The grumpy thread

[taxi paul]

So this is where the term "got a cob on" comes from

It's a sausage barm. Everyone knows that. None of this cob or bap business.

[MarvinsMom]

yes drums all round.

 

the other mini's that i've had (and kerry too) have all had discs on the front, and all had a brake servo too.

 

this one has no servo, and 7 inch drums,

 

and while i wasn't expecting a great deal i was expecting them to at least do "something"

 

i've also driven the likes of a morris minor, and the brakes on that were hopeless, but on the black mini, the brakes are in another league of hopelessness!

[Tamworthbay]

Yeah, I had to go to the docs today. It was odd, one day I felt I was a wigwam and another I felt like a teepee.

He said I was too tents.

I went just covered head to toe in cling film, I asked him to guess what was wrong with me, he said ‘well I can clearly see your nuts’

 

I went the next day as I got a steering wheel stuck on my dick, I asked the doc to remove it as it was driving me nuts.

[twosmoke300]

Yeh I expect you are too used to modern stuff . My ex’s old mk1 fiesta was shocking to try and stop and at least it had discs up front .

Modern car brakes are so good ( and over servod) that it spoils you

[Tamworthbay]

Minis with drums all round can stop (almost)as quickly as disc models BUT they need constant fettling and adjustment. I hate them for that reason and sack them off but they can stop well if properly maintained. My first ever mini had drums all round, when driving it home after buying it the lights changed to red and I stood on the brakes only for it to take an age to stop and leave me in the middle of a pedestrian crossing getting black looks, the best of it was it was right next to the old cop shop in Derby on St Mary’s gate so I was expecting plod to run out and nick me at any second. I quickly learnt how to set them up after that.

[Mally]

But the garage has set them up so they should be ok.

You do need to stand on the pedal for instant* response.

[chaseracer]

Even a disc/drum combo can be a bit shit.  I present Exhibit 205...

[mercrocker]

yes drums all round.

 

the other mini's that i've had (and kerry too) have all had discs on the front, and all had a brake servo too.

 

this one has no servo, and 7 inch drums,

 

and while i wasn't expecting a great deal i was expecting them to at least do "something"

 

i've also driven the likes of a morris minor, and the brakes on that were hopeless, but on the black mini, the brakes are in another league of hopelessness!

 

No reason any of these vehicles should have hopeless brakes......They do take a bit of patience to set up, though - and properly round drums!

[Fat_Pirate]

Ever since Disney bought the rights to Star Wars, my son has been adamant it was just a matter of time before they destroyed the franchise.  I've argued against this... until today, when I saw Chewbacca in an advert for a fucking Renault crossover.  It's the Holiday Special all over again.

[iainrcz]

Ever since Disney bought the rights to Star Wars, my son has been adamant it was just a matter of time before they destroyed the franchise. I've argued against this... until today, when I saw Chewbacca in an advert for a fucking Renault crossover. It's the Holiday Special all over again.

First three for me, no more. The ones after had that much shit CGI in the effects are outclassed by the ones in the originals.

[D Spares & Tyres]

Even a disc/drum combo can be a bit shit. I present Exhibit 205...

Lada Niva brakes are scary. The rear drums are usually better than the front discs,resulting in some interesting sideways emergency stops

[Noel Tidybeard]

When on a roundabout, do not suddenly stop in the middle of the roundabout to let some random car out and expect me not to blast my horn and overtake you because I nearly smashed into the back of you

 

yes thats how the handbook tells you how to do it in a rover 800!

[dozeydustman]

Probably stolen if they're driving it like twats

See the car regularly in the area beimg driven twattishly, though this time was eleventy million times more twattishly than before

[SiC]

See the car regularly in the area beimg driven twattishly, though this time was eleventy million times more twattishly than before

Pool car for the local scroats?

[Lacquer Peel]

Ever since Disney bought the rights to Star Wars, my son has been adamant it was just a matter of time before they destroyed the franchise. I've argued against this... until today, when I saw Chewbacca in an advert for a fucking Renault crossover. It's the Holiday Special all over again.

Hasn't Star Wars always been used to promote utter shit? I have never watched Star Wars and don't intend to.

[omegod]

My driving instructor told me , if the exit you want is past 12 o'clock then get in the right hand lane , I must have seen a dozen morons sailing right the way round in the left lane today

[panhard65]

yes drums all round.

 

the other mini's that i've had (and kerry too) have all had discs on the front, and all had a brake servo too.

 

this one has no servo, and 7 inch drums,

 

and while i wasn't expecting a great deal i was expecting them to at least do "something"

 

i've also driven the likes of a morris minor, and the brakes on that were hopeless, but on the black mini, the brakes are in another league of hopelessness!

Has it had new shoes all round ? It could be they need to bed in. Drums are just as good as discs if they are adjusted properly. As for the bill it sounds about right and I expect the reason it had a wheels bearing was to change the brake back plate. You have to pull the hub off which probably meant the bearing fell apart. The brakes can't be any worse than the ones on my Seat just leave more room and put some miles on them to settle them in.

[artdjones]

Even a disc/drum combo can be a bit shit. I present Exhibit 205...

Or a MK1 Polo/Derby.The first time I tried to stop my mate's Derby it felt like someone had slipped a block of wood under the pedal.

[Parky]

I have always loved the whole Star Wars shizzle personally although the merchandising is no longer there to provide a treat for younger fans, but an obvious money making opportunity for corporate shareholders.

 

Yes I still watch the films but for me the purity and innocence died with the introduction of those three little words:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jar

 

 

 

Jar

 

 

 

Binks

[MarvinsMom]

i used to be, and i reiterate, use to be a MASSIVE starwars fan,

 

but, 

 

i've not watched any of the recent films.

 

i've got little or no interest in them.

 

not a jot..... (and prowed to announce to all that i've not seen any of them)

 

dunno if its the hact that Disney are rapeing the fuck outta them with product placement and the rest

 

or that i've grown up.

 

or that i've just lost interest after the prequils that, 

 

CONTROVERTIALLY.

 

i enjoyed.....

 

plus the first cari owned and used properly was a mark 2 polo.

 

no servo assistance on them and with woefull brakes, yet at the time they seemed fine to me. i suppose you get used to it (them?) plus the black mini is on new shoes and new drums, so maybe they will get better with some use.

 

odd uh?? i guess i have been spoilt by newer, modenr motor machines!

[dollywobbler]

Courtesy leads to confusion and crashes

 

I don't let anyone out anymore unless I'm stationary and they arrive at a junction before I move , I don't even alter my speed or lane on a motorway anymore , they either accelerate and get in front , slow and go behind or hit me

 

I've lost count of the many utter fuckwits I've encountered where you try and let them in and they start braking so you brake because now you're not sure they're not just going to run into you if you pass them

 

Be careful if you ever visit Aberystwyth then. People are so courteous on roundabouts that it's almost 'priority from the left' in places. AND they leave gaps for traffic instead of blocking the entire roundabout up. It's like another planet after you've driven through a city or two.

[Des]

See the car regularly in the area beimg driven twattishly, though this time was eleventy million times more twattishly than before

 

I used to regularly hear some twat giving it the whole drift wanky bollocks about  a quarter mile away, one of those Jap import things all stickered up like a childs schoolbag. I did ponder going down and ramming the cunt or something as some years ago a similarly tedious little prick took out an elderly couple. No need, wanker took himself out.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I have always loved the whole Star Wars shizzle personally although the merchandising is no longer there to provide a treat for younger fans, but an obvious money making opportunity for corporate shareholders.

 

Yes I still watch the films but for me the purity and innocence died with the introduction of those three little words:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jar

 

 

 

Jar

 

 

 

Binks

 

You monster.  How dare you bring his name into this innocent place.

[sierraman]

Yeh I expect you are too used to modern stuff . My ex’s old mk1 fiesta was shocking to try and stop and at least it had discs up front .

Modern car brakes are so good ( and over servod) that it spoils you

All Fiesta brakes up to the Mk6 are fairly bad. In true Ford tradition, really wooden. Unless you are used to them its difficult to say whether they are fucked is not from a test drive.

[AlabamaShrimp]

^^this is sort of true as although shit* they pass the test every year.

 

What driving a Fiesta is about is looking what's happening and braking, what can only be described as, fucking miles away. That and not using the accelerator when you don't need to. Oh and don't forget gear braking too.

 

As it's been years since I owned a Mini I should imagine it's the same.

[Pillock]

Sadly it sounds like the spider (the plate at the back that attaches the drum to the spindle) has broken. They're usually just made of aluminium these days, and they essentially dissolve over time.

 

The plate is usually triangular, with an attachment point to the drum at each tip - it's one of these that has most likely come away. Beyond economic repair as you'd need to replace the whole drum assembly.

 

The bearings often as not outlast the structural components in washing machines these days!

 

Bearing! Well.... either the bearing or it had somehow mashed up whatever it sits in. Can't yet separate the drum from the rear part of the tub but I can see the spider through the water outlet and spinning the drum suggests that it's all in one piece. There is however a lot of lateral movement of the drum (and spider) inside the tub and a corresponding movement of the pulley on the back. It also seem that there's been water coming out of the tub via the spindle as there's a black mixture of grease and water been splattered all around the inside of the machine in a perfect 2D spray pattern off the pulley.

 

Have smashed the front off the tub - it's surprisingly brittle plastic and the rest of it has gone to the tip. Turned the washer shell upside down, filled it with an old induction hob and some random scrap from the garden and tipped the lot. Just kept the drum, motor and PCB that I'll put on ebay along with the PCB from the hob. 

[BavarianRetro]

Couple of months ago I spoke to a letting agent - our absolute dream house (in the grounds of a National Trust property) was coming up for let shortly. I told them we would 100% take it, just let us know as soon as it became available.

 

Rang them a few times in the meantime to check up and remind them.

 

 

Found it on rightmove last night.

Rang this morning, They've only let it to some other fucker! the office manageress's pal's mother's new boyfriend.

 

FFS

[Doctormop]

^{The super new Walt  Diisney  Dictatorship took over The Muppet Show and tried a new take on Jim Henson's masterpiece, Good God Mr Henson (Genius and hero of mine) must be spinning in his grave.}

^{Don't ever mess with perfection It can  never end well.}

[madrat]

It's a sausage barm. Everyone knows that. None of this cob or bap business.

It's a batch, where I'm from. Called a roll or cob where I live now. How can the name of things change in 9 miles???

[madrat]

But the garage has set them up so they should be ok.

You do need to stand on the pedal for instant* response.

Are the shoes new? Will take a time to bed in.