The grumpy thread

[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.

[eddyramrod]

Live update!  I'm listening to Radio2 and Zoe Ball is playing the new Bond song.  It confirms what I've believed since Casino Royale: that Daniel Craig's excellent portrayal has been hamstrung by the worst possible selection of themes that any Bond has had to suffer.  In my innocence I thought they couldn't go any lower after Mad Donna's Die Another Day, but time after time I've been proved wrong.  How low can they go?  The answer seems to be  always, Lower.

[sierraman]

If there are a dozen lengths of 2.4m 3x2 CLS in Wickes, how many are we saying will be a) straight b) not split or sappy? 

Not one single fucking length. I mean what are you honestly expecting to build with fucking bowed stud timber. 

[adw1977]

A Persimmon house?

[cobblers]

Wickes timber really is dogshit sometimes. I remember ordering a load from them a few years back, probably 40x 4x2s. The bloke turned up to deliver it and after picking through them I just told him to take the lot back - they were all so bent they wouldn't even flipping stack! you'd think twice about using it for firewood!

[SiC]

4 hours ago, Richard said:

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?

Maybe he got a face full of airbag and pushed his hands away from the wheel? Also might have bent the rack/suspension and so couldn't steer where he was going. 

[Marsh]

1 hour ago, sierraman said:

If there are a dozen lengths of 2.4m 3x2 CLS in Wickes, how many are we saying will be a) straight b) not split or sappy? 

Not one single fucking length. I mean what are you honestly expecting to build with fucking bowed stud timber. 

The thinner lengths are even worse. Great if you want to build a large egg, otherwise......

[wuvvum]

4 hours ago, Sir Snipes said:

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.

Google is saying 155/70 19.

[artdjones]

6 hours ago, Richard said:

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?

Yes,he was belting along at 21mph when she drove past a give way into him.

[Richard]

Yes, and made absolutely no attempt to avoid a collision. Driving at a sensible speed is no good if you don't pay attention to what's going on around you.

He's a serial dashcam video poster too.