The grumpy thread

[Pillock]

Another reason I'm wary of tech-laden moderns.

Indeed. It's what happens with clever boffins make stuff that gets used by everyday folk.

Maybe it says somewhere in the manual about unbinding it. Maybe the dealer is meant to do it. Either way the boffins just assumed everyone had their level of knowledge.

 

I once registered a Nissan Juke for all the connected stuff. It was a hire car I had for three days, but I've got an account with that car registered. "Oooops"

[Craig the Princess]

Because nobody is interested in history any more, nobody wants to listen to Raymond Baxter-types telling us of things that require a little thought or imagination to comprehend. Nobody wants any of that...

 

Actually the BBC4 timeshift documentaries on British Rail, coaches, motorways and Britain's atomic bomb were really very good. Last the channel 5 program with the rubbish cut out.

[Supernaut]

Indeed. It's what happens with clever boffins make stuff that gets used by everyday folk.

Maybe it says somewhere in the manual about unbinding it. Maybe the dealer is meant to do it. Either way the boffins just assumed everyone had their level of knowledge.

 

I once registered a Nissan Juke for all the connected stuff. It was a hire car I had for three days, but I've got an account with that car registered. "Oooops"

Just fuck all this connected, smart, internet of things bollocks.

 

This is coming from a network technician. I hate all of this shit because of how unsecure it all is. It makes my teeth itch and my toes curl.

It's also just yet another thing to support (l)users with!

[Tamworthbay]

Timewasters - do they not realise they are wasting their time as much as yours? Had an hour long pm conversation with some moron on Facebook over a £70 thing, sent pics answered questions. Then nothing but a thumbs up sign. Wtf does that mean? Sadly I know it means, can’t be arsed. Why can’t everywhere be like Autoshite?

[sierraman]

FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

 

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Oh dear.

[SiC]

Whoever on earth thought this was a sensible way to join two pipes together?

 

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What a faff that was (perished O-ring) getting it back together.

 

The scratches on the surrounding pipework suggesting I'm not the first one to do battle with it.

BMC. It's a similar idea to how the 1100 downpipe attaches to the manifold.

[purplebargeken]

I'd been driving to work in the MGF, lovely despite a blowing exhaust. Day before yesterday the handling didn't feel quite as sharp, not by a huge amount mind. 

 

Got to work and thought I'd have a quick look at the tyres just to make sure they were okay. Check, good, check, good, check. good. Check, goo....... WTF??

 

N/S rear only had two wheel studs/nuts intact. The other two had sheared off. Luckily they were opposite ones, not on the same side. I drove home like a very sedated 'driving Miss Daisy' type. I have never, ever had a wheel stud shear off. Now I have two on the same wheel. How the hell could that have happened? 

[SiC]

Done up far too tight, far too many times with the air impact at tyre places?

[purplebargeken]

Highly possible mate but not sure. I will check them all ASAP. It was a bit of a shock to be honest.

[angle]

Politely information that you will need £x to cover buying am equivalent vehicle within 30 miles of your home address supported by copies of relevant ads. Add that if £x is not offered then you will be providing the same information to the Financial Ombudsman service with an additional complaint and costs associated with the length of time that your case has taken to be processed.

That should get them to understand that you are not taking the piss and that you know where to go next.

 

www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Might not get you very far...

 

http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/technical_notes/motor-valuation.html

 

'We don't usually find adverts helpful to judge a vehicle's value, because the selling price usually turns out to be lower'

 

'To decide whether an insurer's valuation is reasonable, we compare it with prices in specialist motor trade guides - called Parkers', Glass's and CAP. We’ll generally look to see if the insurer’s valuation is in line with what the guides say'

 

Do you have a tame car dealer who can pull some retail valuations for you? IIRC it had silly high miles though, so I think you might be a bit stuck, sorry.

[Wack]

There are some knowledgeable people on here when it comes to legal matters

 

On one of the mustang forums a guy bought a 2014 mustang LHD from a U.K. Dealer , he's had it 2 years but it's still on finance , had no end of problems with it, latest being the steering rack failing at 35,000 miles

 

So somebody in the US puts his vin number into a database and finds this

 

 

Other side is worse

 

He's found out it was bought to the UK like that , fixed and sold on but as it was written offoutside the UK doesn't show up on HPI , not sure if the dealer that sold it fixed it

 

Finance company say he's had it too long to do anything about it but there must be something he can do, I thought finance co were jointly liable

[MikeR]

Whoever on earth thought this was a sensible way to join two pipes together?

 

IMG_20180808_181249.jpg

 

What a faff that was (perished O-ring) getting it back together.

 

The scratches on the surrounding pipework suggesting I'm not the first one to do battle with it.

 

here is some information on car electronics , its not getting any simpler !!!!

 

https://training.ti.com/automotive-body-motor-training-series

[Marm Toastsmith]

Decided to treat the CR-V to a new pair of "shoes" as it's been such a good thing. Went to a new place locally - they'd previously been helpful when I needed to borrow an air line, so I thought I'd give them a try.

 

First he tried to sell me a pair of used, perished Nexen van tyres, claiming they were perfect. They were worse than the tyres on there already! In the end he got a price on a pair of Goodyears which I thought was reasonable enough. Did a lot of complaining when I mentioned having got some (more competitive) online quotes, which is fair enough, I'm not going to begrudge him the small margins he's gonna get on new tyres, and besides I wanted them tomorrow, and online places were saying next week, so in the end I sympathised (I work in a shop, so I get it) and agreed to 2 Goodyears fitted and balanced at £180.

 

Came back today as agreed. The tyres looked alright, but the tyre fitters fucking bashed the car about no end, jacking it up in the wrong place, then changing their minds, while the boss barked orders, chucked tyres at them and showed them how to use the tools... Not exactly confidence inspiring.

 

Before I left I pointed out the centre cap was missing from the spare. "No mate, it didn't have one on the spare". I scratched my head, doubted myself, and decided I didn't need it anyway so it wasn't worth arguing the toss. But when I got home and looked at it I KNOW it did have one before. Or did it? Oh fuck... should I go back and argue with them or accept it as a weight-saving performance enhancement?

 

When I got back I home checked the pressures. It wasn't exactly riding lovely and IME tyre fitters never check the recommended pressures and always over-inflate. But 50psi? For a recommended 26? Strewth...

 

Anyway, I checked the wheel nuts, and they are all tight (probably far too tight) but should I be worried other than that? Got motorway miles to do tomorrow (probably in the pissing rain) and the whole point in getting new tyres was one less thing to worry about.

[tommytwo]

Definitely make sure that you can undo the wheel nuts, if you are using a wheel brace. Its guaranteed that if you have a flat and need to change the wheel, it will be on a dark night, raining, in a very dangerous place to stop and other undesirable circumstances. Best to find out how tight the wheel nuts are before leaving home on a long trip.

[Pillock]

Just fuck all this connected, smart, internet of things bollocks.

 

This is coming from a network technician. I hate all of this shit because of how unsecure it all is. It makes my teeth itch and my toes curl.

It's also just yet another thing to support (l)users with!

I can only imagine your face if you knew I'd just installed a smart connected door lock on my house.

[loserone]

*pulls face*

 

Which kind?

[Pillock]

Yale Conexis, just about the only one that works with UPVC doors and euro locks.

[chaseracer]

[hairnet]

cos jelus?

[chaseracer]

Mate, I struggle making calls on a mobile.  I'd probably blow Chaseracer Towers sky-high if I tried to control bits of it online.

[The Moog]

Yale Conexis, just about the only one that works with UPVC doors and euro locks.

Would love to hear how you get on with it.. itching to get one.

[Christine]

I want to go to Ace cafe with my Fiesta tomorrow night, but driving London scares the shite out of me ! Actually , anywhere beyond Sevenoaks scares the shite out of me ! 

[cobblers]

Driving home from work today in the Talbot, steady away along some road on the way out of an industrial estate, 40mph ish.

Rounded a bend to find see a HGV coming towards me on the wrong side of the road, the driver was texting! Obviously LHD.

 

I swerved and mounted the kerb to try and get out of his way but in the ensuing chaos couldn't find the horn! He looked up at the last minute and swerved back on to his side of the road. It was seriously close.

 

Luckily the only damage is a slightly scuffed wheel trim.

[Simonsays]

Definitely make sure that you can undo the wheel nuts, if you are using a wheel brace. Its guaranteed that if you have a flat and need to change the wheel, it will be on a dark night, raining, in a very dangerous place to stop and other undesirable circumstances. Best to find out how tight the wheel nuts are before leaving home on a long trip.

This. So much this.

 

After my own personal little roadside nightmare that involved a three hour wait for the man in the orange van with the flashing lights I make sure my wheel nuts are correctly torqued and that I have a decent wheel brace in the boot

[Wack]

Driving home from work today in the Talbot, steady away along some road on the way out of an industrial estate, 40mph ish.

Rounded a bend to find see a HGV coming towards me on the wrong side of the road, the driver was texting! Obviously LHD.

 

I swerved and mounted the kerb to try and get out of his way but in the ensuing chaos couldn't find the horn! He looked up at the last minute and swerved back on to his side of the road. It was seriously close.

 

Luckily the only damage is a slightly scuffed wheel trim.

 lucky escape, CAR V HGV = death

[Wack]

I can only imagine your face if you knew I'd just installed a smart connected door lock on my house.

 

I showed one of these to my wife,we used to have a wooden door with a lock that locked when you closed the door , but this new UPVC door is super secure with its 4 bolts, not if you don't fucking lock the bastard it's not so now I'm the door nazi

 

she's such a technophobe , will it have a key, NO

 

a few years ago we got hit from behind, insurance sorted a hire car, we went to collect it, didn't go well

 

A 12 year old with a clipboard took us to the car which was a delivery miles renault scenic

 

he gives her a bit of plastic

 

what's this

 

the key

 

how is that a key

 

it's keyless you just put it in your bag

 

hmmmmmm

 

gets in , how do I start it

 

you press that button

 

hmmmmmm

 

how do I stop it

 

press that button again

 

hmmmmm

 

looks around, where's the handbrake

 

you press that bu

 

forget it, bloody stupid idea, buttons for this buttons for that go and find me a bloody car with a real key and a handbrake

 

comes back with an Astra

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

I want to go to Ace cafe with my Fiesta tomorrow night, but driving London scares the shite out of me ! Actually , anywhere beyond Sevenoaks scares the shite out of me ! 

 

Most drivers in London don't know where they are going or even what they are doing. Get stuck in.

[Marm Toastsmith]

As sensible as the advice probably is.

 

I have a decent wheel brace in the boot

 

Is as far as I'm going to take it. I'll find out if I can't get them undone if and when I get a puncture (hopefully not). Worst case scenario is I have to call the RAC. It's about time I got something back for my membership fee. Shite is far too reliable these days...

 

The good news is - 4 good tyres at correct pressures, plenty of oil water and other required fluids, MOT, tax and insurance. Oh, and Honda. As long as the wheels don't fall off, we should at least live...hopefully thrive. Happy holidays.

 

The tyre place gets glowing Google reviews by the way. These days nobody has a clue...

[Wack]

I want to go to Ace cafe with my Fiesta tomorrow night, but driving London scares the shite out of me ! Actually , anywhere beyond Sevenoaks scares the shite out of me ! 

 

 

watch out for suicidal pedestrians , I was waiting at a roundabout,looking right at car after car diving onto the roundabout then I saw a gap, not big enough but all I was going to get, judged it , turned to the front as my foot started to lift and some stupid bitch was stood right in front of the van in the middle of the road , too lazy to walk round , she was about a second from being under the front wheels

[myglaren]

I showed one of these to my wife,we used to have a wooden door with a lock that locked when you closed the door , but this new UPVC door is super secure with its 4 bolts, not if you don't fucking lock the bastard it's not so now I'm the door nazi

 

she's such a technophobe , will it have a key, NO

 

a few years ago we got hit from behind, insurance sorted a hire car, we went to collect it, didn't go well

 

A 12 year old with a clipboard took us to the car which was a delivery miles renault scenic

 

he gives her a bit of plastic

 

what's this

 

the key

 

how is that a key

 

it's keyless you just put it in your bag

 

hmmmmmm

 

gets in , how do I start it

 

you press that button

 

hmmmmmm

 

how do I stop it

 

press that button again

 

hmmmmm

 

looks around, where's the handbrake

 

you press that bu

 

forget it, bloody stupid idea, buttons for this buttons for that go and find me a bloody car with a real key and a handbrake

 

comes back with an Astra

Sounds like my second daughter.

Normally drives a G- reg Escort cabriolet.  Undergoing some tarting up so has bought herself a newish MX-5 and loves it.

She came up here yesterday but had two of her kids with her so had to use son in law's A6.

 

She was at my youngest daughter's and when they went out insisted on going in her Fiesta as she hates the A6.  Can't park it, dislikes all the automation, flashing lights and the automatic gearbox.

 

She had tried out a couple of TT's Z3's and Z4's.  Hated all of them, especially the keyless entry/start and the electric handbrake.