The grumpy thread

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Picture was on facebook but I guess he's not paying for that fuel

 

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That plate's on a SORN'd Fiesta diesel....

[beko1987]

The Zafira isn't locking again. I'm getting flashbacks!

 

I've just told her to leave it unlocked, save the hassle. Hopefully someone might steal it, I'm sure the insurance is worth more than the £250 we paid for it

[SiC]

The Saab 9-5 I helped a mate buy last month appears to have shat it's clutch..

That's because a manual 9-5 is doing it wrong! Should be all autos.

[320touring]

That's because a manual 9-5 is doing it wrong! Should be all autos.

Regardless the clutch was fine when I drove it, and a month later its fuckernated:(

[SiC]

Regardless the clutch was fine when I drove it, and a month later its fuckernated:(

I can't remember if it is, but given the age it's probably a self adjusting clutch. So you only know when it's knackered when it slips. My Civic had a self adjusting clutch and was fine when I bought it and drove like every other in regards to clutch pedal position. After 6k or so miles the clutch was slipping. Replaced the clutch and the bite point was back to where it was when slipping.

 

TL;DR luck of the draw. Just bad luck this time unfortunately.

[LostnotFound]

It would be a shame* if someone helped that false plate to fall off while he was concentrating on filling that can.

I'd say taking a photo is best practice, I'm not sure I'd bother to get involved with a someone that owned a transit with a dodgy plate.

 

Maybe they can get van drivers to prepay as the odd place does that apparently expects bikers to.

 

I'm not a big fan of the cashless society being forced on us by a couple of companies but pay at pump really does work better for both parties in the transaction surely.

[maxpower]

Sky broadband.... snapped fibre cable means no internet for some in east of londonia.... you would think a company the size of sky would have had a back up plan in place incase of such an eventuality..but no.... it's shit on the plebs and have the joy of still raiding their bank acc's for monthly payment...compo!?! how dare you swear at sky.... so until they fix it ..then it's mrs maxpowers hot spot for the web.

[xtriple]

Just set to and try and change the door speaker grilles, of course, the screws go right through the door and into nuts on the back of the speaker, so door card off and dredge out the speaker. What a faff to get the door card off and once off and all unscrewed, there is ONE long screw and three tiny ones which will not fit the new grill so I need a load of poxy tiny screws and nuts. But, the inside of the door is rust free - is this a first on a 33-year-old Jaguar?

 

I suppose it also gives me a chance to see why the passenger door mirror doesn't work...

 

I did Waxoyl all the bottom of the door just in case and also to make any re-assembly a really filthy job!

[MikeR]

Picture was on facebook but I guess he's not paying for that fuel

 

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you have odd wipers blades as well , I have a normal type on the nearside and a fancy new low life one on the drivers side !!

[Frogchod]

Bloody hitch hiker shat on my dashboard.

[busmansholiday]

I was involved in a case in the small claims court where I was accused of ramming someone who was over taking me.

 

He'd previously attempted to prevent my under powered 1.4 Astra over taking him by accelerating in his much more powerful car so that that I either had to brake or continue to stay on the wrong side of the road round the next BEND.

That I choose to do that sounds bad, but on a flat road where the fields are 8 foot lower than the road, I had full view of the next 400 yards. About a mile further on him attempted an overtake on a blind bend and cut in very sharpish. And I failed to brake so hit the side of his rear wing.

He was adamant that I'd swerved at him and his insurer took it all the way to court.

 

I won.

 

To be fair I should have braked hard when he started to overtake, but I was hoping he would have a head on with a tractor.

 

I'm older and more accepting of twatish behaviour now.

 

My advice is get dash cam. If they pull out and you hit them, there,s some serious evidence stored for plod.

 

Thing is though, it's impossible to overtake safely without going over the limit so that will be on camera too.

When I got wiped out on my motorbike, the dick who pulled out of the petrol station without looking insisted I'd driven around the bend at high speed and he couldn't avoid me.

 

Even back then, around 1991, my insurance company noticed that where it happened was on a very straight section of the A18. His insurance paid out when they pointed this out.

[richardmorris]

Yodel or herpes driver today managed to thump, push and completely drive over a large stone ball protecting the courtyard outside my house this morning. Caught on video going at a hell of a lick. I’ve brushed up the shingle but the ball weighs a lot and will have to be lifted as it’s been sunk.

[privatewire]

Fucking fuckery, my Ovlov has about 2cm of standing water in the passenger side footwells under the carpet. Can't see anything to indicate how it's got there, but kinda explains why the windows are always steamed up.

I hate cars.

[Fumbler]

Relative's Renault Scenic had 15cm of water in every footwell because the sunroof never sealed properly. That was fun when we found it after a week long narrowboat trip.

[taxi paul]

We have the knobheads on bikes by us. Usually peddle bikes not motorbikes though. They like to do wheelies down the road at night in the dark , whilst wearing their all black north face ninja outfits. Occasionally one of them gets knocked off and sadly killed. When I got my foster kid his bike. The first thing he done was to take the front and rear reflectors off. But I'm sure all these " lovely lads" "talented footballer" " loving dad to his little girl" are aware of what's around them .

[The Moog]

I got insurance for the Saab from Grove and Dean.

 

They seem to do the same as performance direct and want you to contact them asap. I tried 3 times holding on for 10 minutes. Then tried live chat with the promise of a call back the following day.

 

That didn't happen. Then got an email and letter stating they were cancelling the policy due to me not confirming my details.

 

Wrote a shitty email with the live chat transcript then 24 later got a call from them confirming details. All good.

 

Nope - I used an old confused.com quote which missed off the claim for the starlet. So now the fraud department want to talk to me about it as they may void the policy. My own fault totally, but this all feels like a mega hassle.

 

Hoping I can just cancel the policy and they will be ok with that.

[Floatylight]

Just watching Modern Wheels Classic Steals on UKTV Play.

 

I've managed to stick it till episode 7 and the spec was to find a car for £10-12k for a bloke who wanted something comfortable for a tall bloke who goes camping and he can carry his Kayak on and needs something practical and wants something more economical & lower tax than his Dodge Nitro..

 

The cars they propose:-

Classics

1984 1.6 Capri for £8k which is described as an absolute bargain...

VW LT35 Homebrew camper conversion (converted in 1993) with Dalmation Interior for £9k

 

Moderns

2003 Jag XKR V8 for £13k and the suggestion of towing a trailer

2009 Jeep Commander for £12k

 

So in terms of meeting the spec and the moderns being modern I would say the whole show has completely missed the mark!

 

What the heck!!!

 

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[rainagain]

Fucking fuckery, my Ovlov has about 2cm of standing water in the passenger side footwells under the carpet. Can't see anything to indicate how it's got there, but kinda explains why the windows are always steamed up.

I hate cars.

Leaky heater matrix or blocked matrix drain?

[nebuchenezer]

Ahhh!

 

Ninja cyclo cunts in the dark.

 

Fair meat I say.

 

Interesting conversations with people from all walks of life while on holiday....it is not just me that thinks most of the the current youth (and to a certain extent their parents) need attitude readjustment with a blunt instrument.

 

Why do i think it is Sunday today.........

[New POD]

Overheard a conversation between my hiring manager and his boss about a problem employee.  Someone who will end up without a job if they don't change. 

 

Ironically this person is the "poster girl" for the Technical Apprenticeship scheme, and Women in Engineering etc. and recently got a degree in engineering from a local "polytechnic" 

 

I guess this is going to be painful for all concerned. 

[anonymous user]

Just watching Modern Wheels Classic Steals on UKTV Play.

 

I've managed to stick it till episode 7 and the spec was to find a car for £10-12k for a bloke who wanted something comfortable for a tall bloke who goes camping and he can carry his Kayak on and needs something practical and wants something more economical & lower tax than his Dodge Nitro..

 

The cars they propose:-

Classics

1984 1.6 Capri for £8k which is described as an absolute bargain...

VW LT35 Homebrew camper conversion (converted in 1993) with Dalmation Interior for £9k

 

Moderns

2003 Jag XKR V8 for £13k and the suggestion of towing a trailer

2009 Jeep Commander for £12k

 

So in terms of meeting the spec and the moderns being modern I would say the whole show has completely missed the mark!

 

What the heck!!!

 

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OK who is it off here who is picking the cars for them?

[stonedagain]

Yodel or herpes driver today managed to thump, push and completely drive over a large stone ball protecting the courtyard outside my house this morning. Caught on video going at a hell of a lick. I’ve brushed up the shingle but the ball weighs a lot and will have to be lifted as it’s been sunk.

Replace it with a land mine!

[dozeydustman]

Yodel or herpes driver today managed to thump, push and completely drive over a large stone ball protecting the courtyard outside my house this morning. Caught on video going at a hell of a lick. I’ve brushed up the shingle but the ball weighs a lot and will have to be lifted as it’s been sunk.

 

 

Find out who he delivered to (if not you) and where the purchase was from. Tell them the courier they chose to deliver to you/neighbour has damaged the property and you want recompense.

[beko1987]

Went out in the pissing rain to fuck about with the 'repaired' wires on the Zafira. It now locks again.

 

Fucked around with the rear indicator wiring on my Laguna. They now flash again (bent the contacts in the plug and they flash brightly/at all now

 

 

Fitted the 'for 2006-2012 Zafira B Rear Wiper Arm GUARANTEED TO FIT M9' to the Zafira that came last week

 

 

Can't send it back now as I threw it across the garden and fitted the new blade to the old arm and holder, it's still shit but not as shit. Left negative feedback though, tosser.

 

Can I have beer for lunch? Is that allowed?

[beko1987]

Gah not even the picture of my brightly flashing rear indicators came out! Fuck it

[chaseracer]

Gah not even the picture of my brightly flashing rear indicators came out! Fuck it

 

We believe they work, though!

 

Yes, we do.  No, we don't.  Yes, we do.  No, we don't.  Yes, we do.  No, we don't.  Yes, we do.  No, we don't.  Yes, we do.  No, we don't.

 

Etc.

 

[nebuchenezer]

So,

 

Many moons ago I gave up rallying (navigator - my driving is shite) as a sport as it cost an arm and a leg and, to be frank, the advent of group A and N made it quite boring, but I understand the challenge and appeal of driving a loose approximation of a road car down in-feasibly rough tracks (I once had the pleasure* of driving the closing car round one of the Granite City Rally's Bin Forest stages in a 4 wheel drive - ye gods!) and i bow to those who have the skillz to do so (looking at you Paul Cook, passing the flying finish of a forest stage at 70 mph while upside down and 4' off the deck).

 

How is it then that the once mighty RAC, the absolute nadir of UK rallying has been emasculated to a bunch of johnny foreigners scuttling around a couple of muddy welsh tracks in their uber technomobiles. It makes F1 look positively interesting.

 

Meh!

 

And i still think it is fucking Sunday......

[nebuchenezer]

Went out in the pissing rain to fuck about with the 'repaired' wires on the Zafira. It now locks again.

 

Fucked around with the rear indicator wiring on my Laguna. They now flash again (bent the contacts in the plug and they flash brightly/at all now

 

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Fitted the 'for 2006-2012 Zafira B Rear Wiper Arm GUARANTEED TO FIT M9' to the Zafira that came last week

 

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Can't send it back now as I threw it across the garden and fitted the new blade to the old arm and holder, it's still shit but not as shit. Left negative feedback though, tosser.

 

Can I have beer for lunch? Is that allowed?

Of course you can - even better buy some cheap spirits and pretend it is Sunday 

[nebuchenezer]

Of course you can - even better buy some cheap spirits and pretend it is Sunday 

Even Better,

 

Go to Lidls and buy a cheeeeep bottle of coke (flavour is your choice), go to local shop and buy Cheeeeeep Vodka (Glens). get home, skull enough coke so that you can refill with Voddy, when wife/partner comes home present pre made semi shite dinner with glass of wine. State that tonight you will be only drinking cola. Present wife with 2nd/3rd glass, start sculling vod/coke mix. When strictly is finished tell wife/partner to fuck off to bed and spend the rest of the night sculling vod/coke while watching discovery/amazon/netflix of your choice.........

 

Yes, it was not my choice to pull the grin post..........

[Mally]

Wife discharged from Hospital Thurs 8pm. Friday was fine, she did nothing except give orders.

Sat morn 2-30am much pain. Gave Morphine dose, no better, can't move a muscle without it hurting.

999. Ambulance arrived 4am. How much pain 1 to 10?.............10.

More Morphine etc.

Hospital 5-30am, tests and X ray. Liver function problem, possible pneumonia, main problem excessive pain although op seems fine.

Keeping her in. I left her 10am. Premier Inn for my Breakfast on way home. Bed 11am sleep.

Phone rang 11-45am, my son............I'm in bed will ring you .later!

NHS is still brill.