Bren Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Despite this vectra being our second estate it is the first time we have travelled down to Devon in one. You only realise how big it is when you completely fill a parking space with it. Plus the 19" wheels mean that getting out of tight spaces is a pain in the arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Some bastard ripped a wing mirror off my mum's Civic when it sat parked. Brilliant. New base/mount is just shy of 300 quid. This is probably 'get it sorted through insurance' territory. paulplom, myglaren and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I can't imagine claiming through the insurance will cost you less than £300 in loaded premiums and unless you have a zero excess on your (her) policy it wouldn't make any sense to claim, put it on an 0% ccard if you have to. loserone and juular 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Jazoli said: I can't imagine claiming through the insurance will cost you less than £300 in loaded premiums and unless you have a zero excess on your (her) policy it wouldn't make any sense to claim, put it on an 0% ccard if you have to. There's indeed zero excess on her policy and her premiums are insured as well, that means they won't be increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 21 hours ago, Bren said: Despite this vectra being our second estate it is the first time we have travelled down to Devon in one. You only realise how big it is when you completely fill a parking space with it. Plus the 19" wheels mean that getting out of tight spaces is a pain in the arse. Pain in the arse? Must be something loose under the seat. Maybe a pre-tensioner? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I nocked the wing mirror of an old nissan xtrail in my van about 8 years ago. It was parked like a cunt but that's no excuse. I went and knocked on the owner. The guy actually worked at nissan and said he wanted £370 for a new one as it was electric. Fuck off says I, we'll have to go through the insurance. If he'd said £100 or so, I would have tipped up. It still had the mirror taped on for six months or so then the car dissapeared. I never heard from him again strangely. It's always better to have a little bit of something than all of nothing. Borsuq and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 The mirror on the Civic is power folding, hence the cost. I actually hate that function in cars. It's pointless and makes mirrors stupidly expensive and more fragile. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Its not pointless at all, it stops mirrors getting damaged when parked on roads most of the time, I had the glass smashed on my car last week, had it had folding mirrors it wouldn't have happened. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This begs the question; if the mirrors are so expensive because they're power folding... how did it get ripped off if it was power folded in? Was it folded in? Also, I'm amazed at the skill of somebody who can rip off a folded-in mirror without causing any other damage to the car. They must have been really close. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 You atually have to press a button on the van to get them to fold in. I guess most people can't be bothered to press it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 minute ago, paulplom said: You atually have to press a button on the van to get them to fold in. I guess most people can't be bothered to press it. Aaaah. My parents have a C3 Picasso and the mirrors on that just fold in when you lock it. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Fuck this heat. I think I'll go mad if it's like this for the next predicted 4 or so days, even with the thunderstorms. paulplom, sheffcortinacentre, HarmonicCheeseburger and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Supernaut said: Aaaah. My parents have a C3 Picasso and the mirrors on that just fold in when you lock it. Very posh! You had to press a button on my '55 v70 as well. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 37 minutes ago, Supernaut said: Was it folded in? It was not. They don't fold in automatically when you lock the car, you actually need to press a button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, paulplom said: Very posh! You had to press a button on my '55 v70 as well. Same, bad design in my opinion (but then I know nowt). You can't give a courtesy glance in the mirror before you jump out as your too busy flicking the button. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 There are ways to make at least some of them, from push button to auto fold, I looked into it when I changed from C4 Picasso (auto fold) to Alhambra (push button). Must have been difficult, I never bothered doing it. paulplom and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnotFound Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Last week we had an Ice Cream van stop outside for the first time in the 3 years we've lived here. Didn't have time to nab one then but stuck a tenner on the fridge in prep for next time. Since then not a sausage, even when it's just under the temperature of the sun, I'm worried I've been affected by the heat and it was actually just a mirage. barefoot, eddyramrod, paulplom and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 its my birthday, and its been crap. Missus is in Aberdeen which is now back in lockdown so I got a short and very cold facebook message last night saying she wasn't a rule breaker so id have to have my birthday some other time. She hasn't even phoned today. Supposed to be off work but got called in because theres been an Internet meltdown and when I went to get in the car I saw a huge nail in my front tyre. Worst birthday ever. Fumbler, wuvvum, GMcD and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Mally said: There are ways to make at least some of them, from push button to auto fold, I looked into it when I changed from C4 Picasso (auto fold) to Alhambra (push button). Must have been difficult, I never bothered doing it. Yeah, it's like that on my dad's Auris. You can disable autofold and have it button only, which we do for winter in case the mirrors ice over and break cogs trying to unfold. I'm not aware of a way to make the Civic fold its ears automatically. That said, the mechanism isn't very robust to begin with so I'm not sure it could take heavy use for very long anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 hours ago, LostnotFound said: I'm worried I've been affected by the heat and it was actually just a mirage. Was it a Mitsubishi? LostnotFound and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Was it a Mitsubishi? It was marketed to change perceptions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 hours ago, CortinaDave said: its my birthday, and its been crap. Missus is in Aberdeen which is now back in lockdown so I got a short and very cold facebook message last night saying she wasn't a rule breaker so id have to have my birthday some other time. She hasn't even phoned today. Supposed to be off work but got called in because theres been an Internet meltdown and when I went to get in the car I saw a huge nail in my front tyre. Worst birthday ever. Ouch! Deffers worthy of a rant!☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 29 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Was it a Mitsubishi? Or maybe a Dassault? GrumpiusMaximus and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 14 hours ago, Borsuq said: It was not. They don't fold in automatically when you lock the car, you actually need to press a button. I have found that. I have also found that I invariably forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 The Citroen Relays at work are notoriously unreliable (and just generally horrible to drive in every single way), but this week they really excelled themselves. Backtracking to 6 weeks ago, one of the Lutons had been jumping out of 2nd with increasing regularity, to the point that you had to hold the shifter in place until you could use 3rd. One day in the depths of rural Kent, while in 2nd, it uttered a loud bang and proceeded to empty its gearbox of oil (fortunately we were about to park up anyway). RAC patrol arrived and surmised that the 'box did in all probability have a fairly big hole in it. Oh well, off it goes to Citroen for a new 'box. Ffwd to this week, and I've been in the very same van since Tuesday. Except it can't be the same van, can it? Because whenever I put it in 2nd, it makes a horrible knocking noise and the shifter jumps halfway out. Must be another one with the same issue, right? On Thursday afternoon, I'm cruising homewards on the M25 when I hear a weird whining noise, which becomes a rattling hum, which becomes a loud grinding. I start to make my way towards the shoulder, when I notice that it really doesn't want to change gear. As I get off the carriageway, it utters a mahoosive bang, and starts sounding like a large bag of hammers inside a washing machine. It's only dribbling a bit of gearbox oil, probably because most of the oil is spread along 2 miles of the outside lane. When I eventually get back to the yard, the supervisor confirms that it is indeed the same van that had a "new gearbox" 6 weeks ago. I don't even want to imagine what his conversation with the dealership sounded like. The directors have (reliably) promised us that they will be replacing the fleet with either Transits or Sprinters in the next month or so, which explains the very shiny demonstrators that have been parked in the yard for the past few days. Every cloud, I guess... paulplom and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Bloody Microsoft. Server 2019 has this stupid issue where the file explorer windows don't have a border. It means that if you put one window on top of another, you can't see where the edge is. Infuriating. I eventually found a window shadow preference to turn on (I say "turn on", the box was already ticked, but I had to click "apply" without changing anything else). Then the shadows appeared. I could have had the borders (like every other fucking OS in the world since 198? has) but I would have had to REINSTALL THE SERVER. Outlook won't let you select more than one folder of emails to drag to elsewhere. I have well over 2000 folders of emails to move from the old server. I'm going to have to drag them one by one. Outlook can't deal with .mbx files, I have to use a third party converter to get them to .pst (which doesn't seem to achieve anything apart from doubling the file size). Outlook won't import ITS OWN .PST FILES if there are more than 512 messages in a folder. More than 512 messages? Sorry, unspecified error, but you've definitely only got 512 messages in that folder. But we won't tell you that, you'll have to work it out yourself. FFFFFUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKK HOW DOES ANYONE LIVE LIKE THIS Remspoor, myglaren, Talbot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 In Windows, you can't see the Edge? I'm sticking to 7 and chrome. Remspoor and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Spent ages rebuilding the passenger door of my c15 van. New lower door skin, and most of the bottom quarter of the door frame itself. Painted it and other than a little wobble it didn't look half bad. Today, nipped round a mates to collect some tools I'd lent him. Car parked outside his house, wheels up kerb. Drinking a coffee and there's a big bang in the road outside. Woman reversed off her drive at a fair rate of knots straight in the side of my van. Newly rebuilt door is now all caved in. Pissed off isn't the word. If I claim on her insurance it will likely get written off, so I'll see if any cash is forthcoming. myglaren, BorniteIdentity, Borsuq and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Can you not insist on her insurers repairing it? loserone and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Will still have to declare it on renewal. It's not worth the hassle. Have offered to take a cash payment. It's just another dent after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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