The grumpy thread

[Lankytim]

Attention all motorists. If you drive your car at me on a pedestrian crossing and try to mow me down I may just call you a "fucking stupid bitch" and try to rip your mirror off. Waving your finger at me will only result in me shoving said finger up your arse if I get hold of you.

[Jazoli]

I sold my '05 focus mk2 in Feb to another manager at work, its now shit its engine 4000 miles later and he's not happy, I suspect he's been ragging it to death and has never checked the oil in the time he's had it, it was perfect when I sold it and I had spent loads on preventative maintenance, I even replaced the wishbones the day before he collected it at £200 because there was a small knock and I wanted it to be right for him, on a £1000 car!

 

I broke my rule of not selling a vehicle to anyone I know or work with, I won't be doing that again, I've told him to fuck off and its his problem, makes work a bit difficult mind as he does all my HR stuff.

[DodgeRover]

Not your problem. You wouldn't get that warranty if you bought it from a dealer!

[bramz7]

Just had to send the DVLA an email/form about not getting a tax refund for the ZX still, despite selling it nearly 8 weeks back. Had to pay for 6 months in one go due to the taxation class changing when I bought it.

Knew this would happen. Insert generic 'easier to take my money than give it back' drivel here

Got a reply today saying they did send a cheque, but they will send another now. Odd. Wonder if a disgruntled ex housemate binned it?

[5speedracer]

I sold my '05 focus mk2 in Feb to another manager at work, its now shit its engine 4000 miles later and he's not happy, I suspect he's been ragging it to death and has never checked the oil in the time he's had it, it was perfect when I sold it and I had spent loads on preventative maintenance, I even replaced the wishbones the day before he collected it at £200 because there was a small knock and I wanted it to be right for him, on a £1000 car!

 

I broke my rule of not selling a vehicle to anyone I know or work with, I won't be doing that again, I've told him to fuck off and its his problem, makes work a bit difficult mind as he does all my HR stuff.

6months for a grand, wtf is he moaning about the test!

[5speedracer]

^^^^^

Not test obviously. TWAT!

[Mr A Lawrence]

Fucking washing machine shit its self this morning.

 

Total electrical failure.

 

Missus phoned her mum to tell her what happened and she said she'll buy us a new one.

 

Grin time.......

 

New one coming Wednesday.

 

£350!!

[AlabamaShrimp]

^^this is why we've got that guarantee that no matter what happens it'll be fixed or replaced.

 

We've had all the motor and belts for the dryer and a total new washer for nothing so far.

[plasticvandan]

This is why I wish my Mrs would let me have a Hoovermatic. My Hoover Junior?1958.My Phillips tumble dryer? 1976. Guess what, they both still work AND I can still get parts for them! #householdshite

[mat_the_cat]

I don't normally read this thread, but had to have a grump after Sunday afternoon. 

 

We were out driving in my wife's (diesel) car, and stopped to fill up. Being truly awful weather I offered to fill it up for her so she could remain in the dry. 43 litres later, I replaced the unleaded nozzle, and promptly shouted "FUUUUCCCCCKKKK!"

 

Fortunately didn't try and start it, so got a recovery back home (apparently now the most common breakdown they see, but we were the first to get recovery back home rather than to a garage!) First thought was to siphon from the filler neck, but there appeared to be baffles present solely to piss me off.

 

Next step was to disconnect the pipe from the tank pickup, and siphon from there. That went well, albeit slowly due to the size of the pipe. Until the tank level got lower - as there is a 'hump' in the centre of the tank to clear the exhaust/propshaft and the fuel is transferred to the pickup side via a pump. This was not enough to keep up with the rate I was siphoning off, so the flow kept drying up. Followed by lots of sucking, and mouthfuls of petrol as the bubbles formed and the fuel shot up the pipe

 

So followed a minute or so of draining, with several minutes with my finger over the pipe to block the flow. This worked until the car decided the level was too low for the in-tank pump to run, but by reckoning there was still another gallon in there. So removed the pickup/level sender assembly, and bent a length of copper tube to go in the top, over the hump and down the other side.

 

57 litres later it was dry, and filled with 25 litres (all I had) of diesel. I've put in more today, and all seems fine but it's a waste of 6 hours. Plenty of dieselly petrol (~20% mix) which I reckon will be OK to put in the Stellar. Maybe a bit smoky but hopefully not too bad?

[Guest Hooli]

Only one reply to that - you silly daft sod!

[danthecapriman]

Shit!

Someone at work did it the other day so don't feel too bad. He put a full tank of unleaded into a Sprinter!

 

Would the diesel and unleaded separate on their own if you leave it stood for a while?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Not a grump just a aren't people strange thing.

 

We were watching a programme that can only be described as bake off but with Lego on channel 4 (by sky plus) and one of the teams is a Farther and son.

They do an interview with his wife and she was saying along the lines of that people* think it's weird that her husband builds stuff with Lego.

 

Got us talking as to why? I mean if he was into some 'game' where 11 blokes kick a sack around a field and knew some very in depth details about the players and their lives no-one would say anything but, build really complicated and imaginative things from what's seen as a child toy and he's a nutter?

 

Made me think about here. Bloke pisses his pants over some 'super car', that's good, shows appreciation for a Maestro etc he's a cock?

[M'coli]

Shit!

Someone at work did it the other day so don't feel too bad. He put a full tank of unleaded into a Sprinter!

 

Would the diesel and unleaded separate on their own if you leave it stood for a while?

No - if it did, then there would be no need for fractional distilation at oil refineries, and 2-stroke premix would separate out too.

 

Mat - don't stick the whole lot straight into the Stellar, it'll pink like buggery!

[DodgeRover]

Shit!

Someone at work did it the other day so don't feel too bad. He put a full tank of unleaded into a Sprinter!

 

Would the diesel and unleaded separate on their own if you leave it stood for a while?

No but a low compression transit will slurp it down happily, mine if not yours

[Sheefag]

I can confirm that an 03 Diesel HiAce will run quite happily on a tank of unleaded.

[wuvvum]

Amazingly, given the number of vehicles I've owned and how much of an absent-minded fuckwit I am most of the time, I've never managed to put the wrong fuel in a tank.  I do remember reading in the handbook for my old VW LT though that it would run happily on up to 1/3 petrol - assuming Mrs_the_cat's car is a bit more modern than that though?

[Ghosty]

I can confirm that an 03 Diesel HiAce will run quite happily on a tank of unleaded.

 

Invincible, innit.

[DodgeRover]

Invincible, innit.

That would be a Hilux

[Cavcraft]

The last Hilux we had at work was anything but invincible.

[beko1987]

Been sitting here for 20 minutes and this cock has been on the brakes the whole time!

 

[Mr A Lawrence]

^^this is why we've got that guarantee that no matter what happens it'll be fixed or replaced.

We've had all the motor and belts for the dryer and a total new washer for nothing so far.

We had it on our last one and had loads replaced under warranty until it went pop a month after it ran out.

 

We got it on this one but due to a house move and some shit administration skills it got cancelled without our knowledge.

 

Expensive lesson learned.

 

The new one is a multi load 10kg wifi enabled British* made "rolls royce" of a machine!!

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Well it looks like me and the wife are calling it a day . All amicable so far but I expect that will all change

ANother one with the book, t-shirt etc....

From my 'time' - implode - nuclear war - chernobyl type exclusion zone helped a fair bit - only comms via text or email so it's all on record.... then nuclear winter set in and eventually mutated natural growth re-appeared......  luckily (and it was/is bloody hard work) my son was kept out of it as much as possible (as I'm sure all parents try).

 

very best of luck fella.

[5speedracer]

Been sitting here for 20 minutes and this cock has been on the brakes the whole time!

 

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Probably "hold" function rather than using handbrake and flipping it into neutral. Lazy!

[gordonbennet]

I don't normally read this thread, but had to have a grump after Sunday afternoon. 

 

We were out driving in my wife's (diesel) car, and stopped to fill up. Being truly awful weather I offered to fill it up for her so she could remain in the dry. 43 litres later, I replaced the unleaded nozzle, and promptly shouted "FUUUUCCCCCKKKK!"

 

Fortunately didn't try and start it, so got a recovery back home (apparently now the most common breakdown they see, but we were the first to get recovery back home rather than to a garage!) First thought was to siphon from the filler neck, but there appeared to be baffles present solely to piss me off.

 

Next step was to disconnect the pipe from the tank pickup, and siphon from there. That went well, albeit slowly due to the size of the pipe. Until the tank level got lower - as there is a 'hump' in the centre of the tank to clear the exhaust/propshaft and the fuel is transferred to the pickup side via a pump. This was not enough to keep up with the rate I was siphoning off, so the flow kept drying up. Followed by lots of sucking, and mouthfuls of petrol as the bubbles formed and the fuel shot up the pipe

 

So followed a minute or so of draining, with several minutes with my finger over the pipe to block the flow. This worked until the car decided the level was too low for the in-tank pump to run, but by reckoning there was still another gallon in there. So removed the pickup/level sender assembly, and bent a length of copper tube to go in the top, over the hump and down the other side.

 

57 litres later it was dry, and filled with 25 litres (all I had) of diesel. I've put in more today, and all seems fine but it's a waste of 6 hours. Plenty of dieselly petrol (~20% mix) which I reckon will be OK to put in the Stellar. Maybe a bit smoky but hopefully not too bad?

Top man i'm bloody impressed, got the stuff out and going to use it in the other motor.

 

Always worth asking a car transporter driver of a certain age how to get fuel out, they usually can guess* the best method, so i'm told.

 

Like Wuvvum how the hell i haven't done it as i get increasingly more forgetful as i get older, if that were even possible, is amazing.

[bub2006]

Well im home. Bored shitless. Cant get out. Hopefully someone shoukd be herevto look at the focus so if it goes ive got to find an auto. Knowing my bloody luck though it wont

[Guest Hooli]

I can confirm when a garage uses a green nozzle for diesel a '76 Bonnie will idle on diesel with a lot of smoke. Pinks like feck if you touch the throttle though.

[Supernaut]

The new one is a multi load 10kg wifi enabled British* made "rolls royce" of a machine!!

AAARGH INTERNET OF THINGS!

 

*has a nervous breakdown*

[D Spares & Tyres]

A V8 Landrover will run on 60% diesel so long as you leave the choke out☺

[wuvvum]

The new one is a multi load 10kg wifi enabled British* made "rolls royce" of a machine!!

Why the actual cunting fuck do you need wifi on a fucking washing machine???