The grumpy thread

[Christine]

That's why its best to powershift  ...so long as it's not your car 

[barefoot]

Waiting for a pedestrian crossing a Mercedes estate with 63 on the back went past and the woman next to me said to her friend, 'see that? Same as any other car, you're just paying for the name'.

[dollywobbler]

FFS. Tom Petty ISN'T dead, so I've had to suffer woeful status updates all over Facebook and Twitter for no bloody reason at all. FAKE NEWS!

[BavarianRetro]

Boris Johnson

£144k is not enough?

Really?

£144k is not enough to spend on the one way air fare to get him to fuck - as far away and as quickly as possible.

[Doctormop]

Went to look at a 1986 Sierra estate in 1992 and was surprised to see that the odometer read 217.000 miles despite having "one careful owner"

Aforementioned vehicle was shown to me by none other than the fully trained mechanic Brother in law of said, unavailable one careful owner who explained to me VERY SLOWLY  that the speedometer over read by 50% for the first five years of this lovely car's early existence  until they had it fixed so the 'ahem' true mileage was less than 60k

 

Car had been a local Private hire from 6 months old, sold for next to nothing to a wannabe back street trader who didn't even know how to turn the clocks back for Autumn.

[Ghosty]

My mum used to do emergency stops for amber lights.

[Lacquer Peel]

It's okay lads, we can trust the press to be impartial about this cretinous shit show.

Oh...

[Dirk Diggler]

1986 Sierra estate odometer read 217.000 miles .

Special order 6 digit odo?!

[Stebob]

Isn’t this another thread that could be classified as grumpy old man thread?

 

Steve

[AlabamaShrimp]

So this thread has now turned into an argument about guns and some political icing on top?

 

Well that'll go down well....

 

Can't we get back to normal grumps like it's been windy as chuff today or something equally as grumpy?

 

Sick of people either falling out, sucking up way too much or just being general twats on here lately. Fuck me now I'm starting sound like Mr bollocks

[Guest Hooli]

Hang on, did someone just class the Sun as journalism? I'd rather trust Viz to get things right.

[MrDuke]

Have you cleared the browser cache then run through the quote process again?

 

I did clear the cache/cookies at some point prior to getting the bigger quote. All things considered, I reckon the Flux policy was probably the right one anyhow for several reasons, I just hope I never have to make a claim on it.

[Kiltox]

People pissing and moaning about cancelled flights when 2000 people are now unemployed

 

One bloke on twitter even moaning he lost a days pay

 

Fuck off.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I think theyve got a case tbh

[Guest Hooli]

Being stupid enough to say yes to out of hours work to sort a SAN, ESX host AND Wireless controller. I've been back in the office since 1:15am, won't leave till gone 9am & I only finished monday's shift at 2:30pm.

 

The only bright side is the PC speakers I rescued from the scrap tin ages ago play AC/DC loud enough to make my desk shake so I might stay awake...

[taxi paul]

While I had a minute I thought I would phone Adrian flux, out of curiosity . Get a price for the corolla in case it doesn't sell and I use it through winter. So it's a 1.3 auto and a 1994 worth circa £500. For a classic policy for me age 53 with 15 yrs no claims bonus, 2000 miles a year, no business use and TPFT. It was only £1,150.feck me when did a old jap car turn into some very rare ferrari or something. Well it looks like less money for me to waste on drugs and stuff.

[sierraman]

My driving instructor told me that 'engine braking was bad and wore the gearbox out, you should sit on the brakes down a hill as brake pads were cheap' Fuck off Ken.

[sierraman]

What pearls of wisdom have you come across?

 

Had this one today from guy with an imprezza

" why can't you tow my imprezza by lifting the front wheels?"

"Because it can damage the gbox on some 4wds if one end isn't turning by being lifted"

"But this is all wheel drive not four wheel drive"

 

& we share the roads with these people!

You ought to have said go on then we'll do it your way.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

My driving instructor told me that 'engine braking was bad and wore the gearbox out, you should sit on the brakes down a hill as brake pads were cheap' Fuck off Ken.

Mine quoted the same, word for word.

[Split_Pin]

My driving instructor, good though he was, said I would get a minor if I didnt depress the handle on the handbrake when applying it as this caused "very slight wear and tear on the ratchet" and showed "lack of mechanical sympathy".

 

I thought about being facetious and coasting to the side of the road and turning the engine off as having it switched on caused very slight wear and tear to every single part of the engine. Wanting to get on the road stopped me acting like that though, I just inwardly rolled my eyes and got on with it.

[Tamworthbay]

My driving instructor told me that 'engine braking was bad and wore the gearbox out, you should sit on the brakes down a hill as brake pads were cheap' Fuck off Ken.

That seems to be a new way of thinking in the training of driving instructors, a few of the lads at work have had lessons and been told not to use engine braking. The reason though is usually that it doesn't illuminate the brake lights so can be dangerous. Still bollocks.

[sierraman]

It's absolute bollocks, try going down Porlock hill in 4th sitting on the brakes.

 

Says it all with the stuff about brake lights not being on. Otherwise do you just keep going if traffic in front is getting closer if they don't have the brake lights on?

[Lacquer Peel]

My driving instructor, good though he was, said I would get a minor if I didnt depress the handle on the handbrake when applying it as this caused "very slight wear and tear on the ratchet" and showed "lack of mechanical sympathy".

 

I thought about being facetious and coasting to the side of the road and turning the engine off as having it switched on caused very slight wear and tear to every single part of the engine. Wanting to get on the road stopped me acting like that though, I just inwardly rolled my eyes and got on with it.

My driving instructor told me the same thing, which suits me fine as I hate the noise of the handbrake ratchet, I still use the button to this day.

Has anyone ever had to replace a handbrake ratchet?

 

Engine braking is vitally important, try using the brakes alone to stop in the ice or snow, especially the over-servoed units we have today.

[dollywobbler]

Aye. Had to deal with this 'brakes to slow, gears to go' bullshit when I was a MiDAS instructor. Utter crap, which I can now completely ignore.

 

Once pulled up at a petrol station in the 2CV. A small, rural one and I was on full lock to get next to the pump. When you do that in a 2CV, the wheel leans. Chap in a Land Rover told me I needed to get my wheel bearings replaced...

[Lacquer Peel]

Everyone's an expert.

[dollywobbler]

Try Peter S Taylor or Peter James instead.

[tooSavvy]

I'm a 'buttoneer' aka hold it down/lift.

 

No particular phobia... Just prefer quiet arrest - not 'Graghh!'.

 

 

TS

[bub2006]

The brakes to slow,gears to go are what i was told while i had an in house driving lesson for a company in a sprinter. Ive some steep hills round this way and if im over 3 ton laden id like to know that my brakes will stop me in an emergency so i will go down the hill on the box. He told me if i keep doing that then its over 2k for a clutch replacement and 9k for a gearbox. Only 150 quid for new pads. I replied with if the brakes fade you will have more than new pads and discs to worry about.

[SiC]

Apparently it's up to instructor nowadays to decide and you shouldn't get a minor either way.

 

I now let it click on the ratchet after having a car come off it's handbrake because it didn't engage properly when pushing the button. Luckily I had it in gear at the time. I think it can happen if you get it half way between engagement points which is a lot easier to do when pushing the button and engaging.

 

Wasn't there a bunch of cars prone to coming off the handbrake if pulled with the button pushed? I seemed to remember some Vauxhall's had this problem.

[bub2006]

Its been said that some vauxhalls with rear discs can release the handbrake if the brakes are hot when applied so leave in gear. Im sure the ex wifes vectra had something similar in the owners handbook!