The grumpy thread

[Talbot]

Grump. FTP over the weekend which was essentially my own fault.

 

Running a vehicle with a known-shite fuel delivery system very low on fuel is not a clever thing to do. Having to then swerve to avoid a nobber who's pulled out on you then means what little fuel remains gets sloshed to one side of the tank, and the bubble of air that the system drags in is enough to then stall the engine, which won't then re-start as the fuel level is sufficiently low that I'm pulling in an aerated mix rather than good fuel.

 

Cue rescue by Mrs. T, aided and assisted by the two Mini-T's. Filling a car with fuel from a jerry can when the fuel door is on the offside and the car is parked just 8" in from the edge-of-lane white line on a 50mph single carriageway was fun*

 

Note to self: Don't run it that low again, dickhead!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Well, I just rang him about the 929. He was pretty cagey about giving me a price and he says the CoD has already been issued, but seemingly he would sell it whole for parts. Apparently someone else had just rang about it before me! I think he’s probably trying to get a bit of a bidding war going, but he did promise to ring me back about it when he knew what he was doing with it or whatever. So we’ll see. I am up for paying a reasonable ‘2018’ price for it as opposed to a 2003 price, but I am not up for the stress of being played off against other mystery bidders, so if he comes back and says ‘OK Richard the price is X if you are interested’ maybe something will happen.

 

SL: Offer noted and highly appreciated!!! If a deal is done I will defo be calling in that favour! Thanks!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

If anyone local fancies popping in and bartering with him face to face I am up for 'employing' an agent!

[Talbot]

Well, I just rang him about the 929. Apparently someone else had just rang about it before me!

Was that not DW above?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Maybe, I got the impression that the someone had called within the last 15-20 mins or so. Was that you wobbler?

[dollywobbler]

It was. Sorry Mr Boll! I'm officially out, but felt bad not calling back after the initial enquiry.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Ok thats great! no problem.

[ShiteRider]

Fucking smackrat bastards have turned over work at the weekend. Crowbarred the robin door and bonnet, then nicked the battery.

Put the back window through on my mates mint hiace and nicked his batteries (twin)too.

Did some customer cars as well, just cut through the battery cables...cunts

This is my mate martins' hiace, previous owner used it as a car, 25k from new with history.

This morning

When he got it the other week

[dozeydustman]

Mr Boll That old Mazda is epic. I wish I could help with that, alas funds and space doesn't permit. Wish you could reverse the CoD easily, unless you bung the guy a fiver* to say he put that in the 'restore' pile and issued it in error.

 

Shiterider, I hope you catch the arseholes who did that and make them suffer a long and slow torture of some kind.

 

*other denomination banknotes are available

[BorniteIdentity]

There’s a breaker near my work who deals specifically with Granvia and imports etc. He may have a rear Hiace screen; if you struggle then I can help.

[dozeydustman]

Useful info I just found reversing a CoD, Mr Bo11ox. It's a few years old now but it might help if you persue the Maz.

 

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=207228

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Yeah the CoD thing is a pain in the ar5e, but I will worry about that if I can get it out of the yard!!! Cross that bridge etc etc.

[cort16]

You need to stop it crossing that bridge .

[ShiteRider]

Probaly the mintest one you'll ever see

[iainrcz]

Had a week off. Fine. Too fucking tired to do anything meaningful on the Triumph apart from paint one bit of the headlight bracket. Just need to re-connect the wires and bolt it in properly. Drivers side is done then.

 

Then to do the other side.

 

This heat really isn't helping me at all. I just want to sleep.

I'll join your club.

I'm absolutely fucked today. I'm that tired I've just fallen asleep on the floor in the hallway.

I thought it would be a bit cooler in there for a bit. I knew putting a folded up towel under my head would be a mistake.

Cold tiles are surprisingly soothing when it's 30 pissing degrees outside.

 

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[oldcars]

Yeah the CoD thing is a pain in the ar5e, but I will worry about that if I can get it out of the yard!!! Cross that bridge etc etc.

LOL pun intended.

[DodgeRover]

Mr Boll That old Mazda is epic. I wish I could help with that, alas funds and space doesn't permit. Wish you could reverse the CoD easily, unless you bung the guy a fiver* to say he put that in the 'restore' pile and issued it in error.

 

Shiterider, I hope you catch the arseholes who did that and make them suffer a long and slow torture of some kind.

 

*other denomination banknotes are available

CODs can be reversed if issued in error

[greengartside]

If anyone local fancies popping in and bartering with him face to face I am up for 'employing' an agent!

I can pop in Saturday and have another word with him if you want?

[Bren]

Our dvd player is kaput.

 

I feel like ringing round various outlets in my best fonejacker voice and enquiring how much a "doovde" is.

[xtriple]

Was checking how dire my bank account was looking last night (dire indeed!) and noticed the AA had taken twice my usual monthly payment! Rang them this A.M. and asked why and was told it was the new renewal price as it had just renewed.

 

At this point I was expecting a bit of a punch-up as I had not received anything from them about the renewal and said so to the chap. He was instantly apologetic, brought the price down to a quid a month more than last year and refunded the difference they had just charged me.

 

So I started out fine, got grumpy (but not with the agent on the phone) and ended up fine again. Does that count as  'grump'?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Cheers GG! I hope this will be sorted one way or t'other by then, but if not I might take you up on that!

[greengartside]

Cheers GG! I hope this will be sorted one way or t'other by then, but if not I might take you up on that!

Not a problem boss, good luck!

[Captain Furious]

My ST220 has had a weak battery for a while now, its never actually FTP'd but has given ample warnings that its on the cards.  No problem though, because when I was having some battery woes on the Mk2 Granada a year or so ago I bought a brand new battery -  it later turned out that the battery wasn't the issue so its spare, it is also the correct size for the Mondeo.

 

So last night I fitted it, nothing, just a click from the starter motor.  So I hooked it up to another car using some substantial jump leads and left it running for 20 minutes, still nothing, just the exact same click.  Weird, I have never not been able to jump a car before even if the battery is completely borked.  What are the chances that the starter motor has decided to pick this exact moment in time to pack in?  I did the usual wiggling the gear leaver, rocking it in gear etc.

 

So I currently have the original battery on charge so I can swap them back and try it, I can't really believe the new battery is completely dead because I use it reasonably regularly to jump start the Mk2 and keep it charged up.  Also when the battery is completely flat the dials start going crazy and doing sweeps of the gauge - which they're not doing

 

This car is being a real fucking problem child since its MOT...its only because the air-con and heated seats still work that I persevere, as soon as either of those fail its game over.

[Lankytim]

Wasn't that old Mazda featured about 18 months ago? Someone spotted it in a bus breakers and a deal was done over the phone but when they went to collect they found the dozy secretary had told the DVLA it had been scrapped- when she saw the logbook she thought it was an old bus? I think the breakers refused to sell after that.

 

I can't be the only one that remembers that escapade?

[bramz7]

Pretty sure that was an old Corona...or something. That was up in Scotland I believe.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

correct, i remember that Corona

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

I found out I was a serious chunk of cash down on what should've been in the account....... WTF!

AHA - they're still paying into a pension fund I distinctly cancelled 6mths back - it's crap - so bad they themselves don't bother trying to punt it on to anyone...... I'd asked local blonde bimbo to cancel it whilst in the branch for another of their fuckups. She went and got advice from senior colleague.... clicked around, website was useless and not working. Internal system then.... click x 5 or so - All done Mr W..... 

I, of course, being a fucknugget, didn't check. 

Now, over 1200 down into a fund that is total shite.... went in - guy in nearby branch looks - sees and sorts problem in 5secs flat. 

Meeting arranged - I want my fucking money back you cunts - or words to that effect but in a less 'get arrested for threats' kind of way.

Not a fucking chance apparently......... 

 

Bank guy (BG) - I see it's been paid over the last 6mths.....

Me - yup - while it was apparently blocked by your colleague over there....... 

BG - so we paid it when we shouldn't have.....

Me - yup - that's about the size of it....

BG - calls centre...... 

 

 

BG - sorry sir - we can't just refund it like that - it isn't that simple.

Me - So, your colleague didn't do her job - I pay something I wanted blocked - losing my money - and it's somehow NOT your banks fault.....? ( I lost patience then ) - Sorry - but how the screaming FUCK does that work then?

BG - no need to be offensive sir....

Me - I appreciate your view on that - but you're not the one looking at a loss of that much because your company employs fucking morons - are you?

 

Meeting with manager for next week - see how THAT works then! Cunting bank charging, incompetent thieving cunting arseholes!

and breathe.........

[Guest Hooli]

Liked for how entertaining it would have been to watch you.

[Lankytim]

Aha, Corona- same colour though I think!

[Supernaut]

Not a grump from me directly, but I'm currently watching a colleague go through the pain of getting a 2006 Seat Leon TDI through the new MOT regulations.

 

It keeps failing on emissions, even though it would have passed under the old regulations. The mechanics are on about their 3rd attempt now, after putting snake oil down it, and taking it out for a thrash to get it up to temperature. My colleague is now in great danger of having an otherwise usable car that's utterly worthless. This is after spending £300 on this MOT so far, on brakes and suspension work.

 

 

I'm NEVER buying a modern diesel.