The grumpy thread

[LostnotFound]

22 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

‘kinell 

https://youtu.be/ILYh7zM8Nck
 

At least some people aren't just talking the talk when it comes to fighting back against electric cars Clarkson should take note...

[Supernaut]

28 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

‘kinell 

https://youtu.be/ILYh7zM8Nck
 

Nice Fiat 124 parked on the street though.

 

Also, the fuck is wrong with some people? "Hurr durr I blasted through a give way sign but IT'S THEIR FAULT NOT MINE AAARGH"

[Spurious]

26 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

‘kinell 

https://youtu.be/ILYh7zM8Nck
 

Jesus your woman has some neck there.  He was just plodding along, nothing wrong at all. 

[yes oui si]

I blame the music. 

[Spiny Norman]

Nice Fiat 124 Spyder at 0:24 though.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Typical modern self entitled young woman I'm never in the wrong my parent told me so, shell never admit liability even after seeing the footage.

 

[yes oui si]

6 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Typical modern self entitled young woman I'm never in the wrong my parent told me so, shell never admit liability even after seeing the footage.

 

It's an almost identical response as the middle aged red faced man who drove into the back of me had a few years back. Nothing to do with them being 'modern', young or presenting as a woman; some people are just cunts. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

Wasn't ment to be sexist. But in my part of the world this is a typical young women's reaction to any situation .

[GBJ]

11 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

 Looks like the microswitch beneath the lock/unlock button is banjaxed.

 

I had the same problem with a Subaru key/fob.

 

Took it apart and sprayed the switch with electronics cleaner. pressed it a few times and it started working.

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

53 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Wasn't ment to be sexist. But in my part of the world this is a typical young women's reaction to any situation .

In my part of the World, it's a prick's reaction to any situation.

[somewhatfoolish]

Insurance madness; an acquaintance reversed into an S-Max, smashing the rear windscreen and knackering the tailgate, no other damage to either vehicle. A simple enough repair on the face of it, but no; the repair came in at over £4k and as the wait for a replacement tailgate was 9 weeks(where was it shipped from, the moon?) meant the carhire was over £5k! 

[AndyIggs]

Colleague of mine had something similar, absolute madness that cost of car hire exceeded the repair!

[hairnet]

Bastard

[New POD]

6 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Insurance madness; an acquaintance reversed into an S-Max, smashing the rear windscreen and knackering the tailgate, no other damage to either vehicle. A simple enough repair on the face of it, but no; the repair came in at over £4k and as the wait for a replacement tailgate was 9 weeks(where was it shipped from, the moon?) meant the carhire was over £5k! 

I understand that if it's someone elses fault and you are entitled to a car, you could ask for (a reasonable) payment instead and make your own arrangements.  Would reasonable look like £80 a day? 

[New POD]

That said my mate had a Duster under warranty and the number plate lamp went. It wasntbthe bulb. It was a problem.with the wiring. They let him drive around like that until it's MOT was due and then he refused to drive it. They gave him a suitable hire car for 8 months whilst the part was on back order.  It was a length of cable.at one point. they tried to get him to agree to them getting an auto electrician to make up a new cable, but he reminded them that he suggested that to them and was told that wasn't ever allowed. 

Dacia will have paid more than the cost of a new car for that rental. 

[chaseracer]

I'm surprised the dealer didn't just find a Clio in a scrapper and chop a bit out...

[New POD]

In aerospace, there would be a technical variance raised, because air craft on ground justifies sending a one off repair scheme. 

I used to do a little warranty cost analysis on parts for diggers and that would have been flagged and vigorously returned to the dealer with a note saying WTF no. 

[Kiltox]

8 hours ago, New POD said:

That said my mate had a Duster under warranty and the number plate lamp went. It wasntbthe bulb. It was a problem.with the wiring. They let him drive around like that until it's MOT was due and then he refused to drive it. They gave him a suitable hire car for 8 months whilst the part was on back order.  It was a length of cable.at one point. they tried to get him to agree to them getting an auto electrician to make up a new cable, but he reminded them that he suggested that to them and was told that wasn't ever allowed. 

Dacia will have paid more than the cost of a new car for that rental. 

Would’ve been easier for them to give him another car and then sell the fucked one at auction once the warranty ended!

[New POD]

Daft thing Is that it went in for a service and MOT and they passed it on the MOT.  He rang up to say, "So you've fixed the number plate light? " cue, panic. "How did it pass the MOT then? You aint fobbing me off again" 

[Timewaster]

More madness, my outlander got a van door whack on the passenger side on a windy day. 

Company admit full liability and arrange repair and a hire car. 

Body shopsay it will take a week. 

Hire company say "Mercedes A class okay for you? 

I say" No, not really.  3 kids and I can barely get all my work stuff in the outlander, I need an estate or an suv or something "

They gave me a 19 plate Discovery HSE 3.0tdi. List price £65k!

I"ve had it 2 weeks now. 

I'm quite bored now of :

A:  Putting diesel in it. 

B: Explaining to customers that it is not my company car, and that they are not paying for me to drive around in it. 

? People assuming I'm in charge of whatever is going on when I appear. 

D:My colleagues calling me a spawny bastard. 

E: Putting diesel in it. 

[Saabnut]

0.5 litres of shite carlsberg in plastic glass

x2

17 bleeding quid

welcome back to Norway!

[twosmoke300]

3 hours ago, New POD said:

Daft thing Is that it went in for a service and MOT and they passed it on the MOT.  He rang up to say, "So you've fixed the number plate light? " cue, panic. "How did it pass the MOT then? You aint fobbing me off again" 

Only one no plate lamp out of two is an mot pass now . 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

36 minutes ago, Saabnut said:

0.5 litres of shite carlsberg in plastic glass

x2

17 bleeding quid

welcome back to Norway!

Do they still have a high suicide rate in Norway? I have a feeling the two might be related.......

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, twosmoke300 said:

Only one no plate lamp out of two is an mot pass now . 

Yup, that's one of the things that's actually better about the new rules.  Came in handy with the A4 - the bulb on the nearside light had gone and there was no way the retaining screw was going to come undone.

[loserone]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Do they still have a high suicide rate in Norway? I have a feeling the two might be related.......

Yes, the high suicide rate caused the extremely high taxes on alcohol.  

[Richard]

On 2/12/2020 at 6:56 PM, Kiltox said:

‘kinell 

https://youtu.be/ILYh7zM8Nck
 

Obviously it's the woman's fault but the BMW driver seems to have made no attempt to slow down either before or after the collision, just ploughed into her and then into a parked car that wasn't even in the same street. Was he even awake?

[DeeJay]

Probably shock. 

[Snipes]

The peugeot crossed give-way lines whike the BMW was on the main road. Clear cut, one and done. Next!

Edit: it's not possible to "plough into her" when the other car hits your door. You might say the BMW "ploughed into her path" but you'd be wrong. 

[wuvvum]

Those i3s are on what are basically bicycle tyres, so I shouldn't think it takes much to send them sliding down the road.

[Snipes]

Just now, wuvvum said:

Those i3s are on what are basically bicycle tyres, so I shouldn't think it takes much to send them sliding down the road.

195/50 20 last time i looked at one. Same width as a sorted Mk5 mk1 or 2. Just a he'll of a lot taller.