The grumpy thread

[Angrydicky]

35 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Nor even a Susie!

Oooh yes, great call. Susie is lovely. The “thinking man’s crumpet” as I once heard her referred to!

[5speedracer]

9 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

Not really a grump as such because it's not as stupid as some of the new words people use, but we seem to have a new car-related word in the English language. "FRUNK"

Obviously from the USofA, a  portmanteau of 'front' and 'trunk' used to describe the extra luggage space in an EV where the engine would be if it had one. Never heard the one in the VW 411 described that way but hey...

UK version = Froot.

[outlaw118]

On 8/27/2021 at 6:30 AM, Angrydicky said:

She's cute, but she's no Carol 

I'm assuming you're aware of this....

If not, ABSOLUTELY NSFW

 

[Angrydicky]

6 minutes ago, outlaw118 said:

I'm assuming you're aware of this....

If not, ABSOLUTELY NSFW

 

Of course! Seen him live I think three or four times 😂 such talent!

[robinmasters]

On 8/26/2021 at 11:17 AM, outlaw118 said:

Yeah, with the utter fucknugget Jamali Maddix as a regular. Will record and fast forward his bits; he totally ruined last series of Taskmaster.

Sky are making it, so obviously they've got to make it worse in order to appeal to their target demographic. 

[sierraman]

Wife’s grandmother came back from test station, passed advise discs pitted/worn. Quote for £280 to replace! It’s done 20k from new, discs had a slight lip but good for a good while more. Don’t know about pads as I haven’t had the wheels off but worse case another set of pads for £15. 

[Mrcento]

3 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Wife’s grandmother came back from test station, passed advise discs pitted/worn. Quote for £280 to replace! It’s done 20k from new, discs had a slight lip but good for a good while more. Don’t know about pads as I haven’t had the wheels off but worse case another set of pads for £15. 

Let me guess, a fast fit centre?

Typical 'KERCHING' job they'll manufacture.

Only surprise if so, is that they didn't say a couple of tyres were needed too.

[Kiltox]

15 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Wife’s grandmother came back from test station, passed advise discs pitted/worn. Quote for £280 to replace! It’s done 20k from new, discs had a slight lip but good for a good while more. Don’t know about pads as I haven’t had the wheels off but worse case another set of pads for £15. 

Probably worth just spending the £40-£60 on discs and pads and doing them both, discs deteriorate pretty badly with light use these days, much more so than heavy use! I reckon a rusty lip that starts crumbling away kills more discs than wear does. 

[sierraman]

9 minutes ago, Mrcento said:

Let me guess, a fast fit centre?

Typical 'KERCHING' job they'll manufacture.

Only surprise if so, is that they didn't say a couple of tyres were needed too.

Of all the jobs though to try and find... those discs are a press fit into the hub, once you’ve pressed the stub off the disc and carrier it’s fucked the bearing up. Couldn’t see that itemised on the bill. That’s be another xxx added on I expect. 

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, Kiltox said:

Probably worth just spending the £40-£60 on discs and pads and doing them both, discs deteriorate pretty badly with light use these days, much more so than heavy use! I reckon a rusty lip that starts crumbling away kills more discs than wear does. 

It does 500 miles a year if that, she’s 84 so realistically giving them a clean up will see her driving days out. There’s no scoring on the disc just very very light pitting - probably through lack of use. 

[Mrcento]

10 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Of all the jobs though to try and find... those discs are a press fit into the hub, once you’ve pressed the stub off the disc and carrier it’s fucked the bearing up. Couldn’t see that itemised on the bill. That’s be another xxx added on I expect. 

Probably exactly why they want to do it.

2 options.

A) They don't do it and bill for it, knowing the discs were ok all along.

b) They do it knowing extras can be stung into the bill.

KER-CHING.

All the scummy fast fit places do it at MOT's. Especially when they know the car belongs to somebody older.

[hairnet]

Ohh ffs

[beko1987]

Just now, hairnet said:

Ohh ffs

But is it better than a bus? 

[hairnet]

Teuchters don't use buses

[iainrcz]

What is it that compels a grown fucking bloke to act like a fucking helpless baby.

[somewhatfoolish]

  

On 8/22/2021 at 10:03 PM, BorniteIdentity said:

I would sell up and see how you feel after six months cold turkey. Only then will you know. It’s not a life sentence; if you want another car then you’ve saved up some pennies. If you don’t then you’ve saved some pennies. 

You can’t lose. If you really mean it, get the car on eBay auction and it’ll all be over soon.

Keep truckin man.

Get it over to Mathewsons or one of the other flesh-and-blood auctions; that really will get it over with pronto and zero need to interact with bellends.

[sierraman]

17 hours ago, Mrcento said:

Probably exactly why they want to do it.

2 options.

A) They don't do it and bill for it, knowing the discs were ok all along.

b) They do it knowing extras can be stung into the bill.

KER-CHING.

All the scummy fast fit places do it at MOT's. Especially when they know the car belongs to somebody older.

Had a look at these brakes this morning, Chevrolet specify the discs are originally 12mm and require replacement at 10mm. These were at 11mm so roughly 50% worn, pads look like they’d got thousands left in them. Absolutely nothing wrong with them, perfectly serviceable. No actual scoring, some very minor pitting that you’d get with a car used infrequently. 

Verdict: Robbing bastids

[3VOM]

MOT today on Golf. Abandoned by tester as he's getting petrol leaking on him. Flippin' H&S. At least he's tipped me off about another issue.

[High Jetter]

^^^ That's pretty unreasonable. Especially on a Sunday.

[mitsisigma01]

A mate of mine had a mot at KrapiKwikfit on a group-on voucher for £18.99. His Skoda Fabia is a £600 a year to pass every year.... This year nothing, zilch, nada..... 

Unbelievable... 

He didn't even spot the bald tyre and split wiper blade 

[Bren]

The vectra is making a mess. The two outermost injectors are at fault - they were all removed so the broken rockers could be replaced last Christmas. The car still runs very well but I suspect if I bury my head in the sand things will get worse.

We discussed replacing the vectra with something newer - however I do not like debt and if I spend £5-6 k on a replacement there is no guarantee it will be trouble free.

[Wack]

What is it with owners(renters) of powerful 4x4 cars 

Called into the Chinese , as I walked out I heard this grumbling exhaust , petrol range rover driven by a wanker ,narrow side street with cars parked the whole length either side and this cunt decided to boot it ½ way round the corner 

It squirmed about ,out of its comfort zone  , almost hit a parked car then like he meant to do it he booted it , must've got to 50  between the cars before the bend at the end 

 

What a twat 

[Fumbler]

Fucking car. After a week of starting well it now decides to throw it's toys out of the pram and sputter and die after it catches. Hopefully it gets its act together for tomorrow.

[sierraman]

15 hours ago, Bren said:

The vectra is making a mess. The two outermost injectors are at fault - they were all removed so the broken rockers could be replaced last Christmas. The car still runs very well but I suspect if I bury my head in the sand things will get worse.

We discussed replacing the vectra with something newer - however I do not like debt and if I spend £5-6 k on a replacement there is no guarantee it will be trouble free.

£5-6k is that awful ‘in between’ area where it’s old enough to shit itself but it’s still a big enough chunk of money to lose. I’d just fix the injector seals. 

You can do it. Get in the right frame of mind and the tools together and get it done. 

[mitsisigma01]

7 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Fucking car. After a week of starting well it now decides to throw it's toys out of the pram and sputter and die after it catches. Hopefully it gets its act together for tomorrow.

It's a Citroën... don't they all do that 

[chaseracer]

3 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

It's a Citroën... don't they all do that 

I have no idea what you mean! 😆

[3VOM]

On 8/29/2021 at 3:06 PM, 3VOM said:

MOT today on Golf. Abandoned by tester as he's getting petrol leaking on him. Flippin' H&S. At least he's tipped me off about another issue.

Can't see a leak from the fuel filter despite the car not being moved for hours and running the engine for 5-10 minutes. Yes it's a bit rusty but where is the leak?

[Split_Pin]

We had our shower room renovated last July as the guy that did it in 2016 was a cack handed fool and didn't fit anything correctly. As such the shower tray leaked into the living room below. The whole floor had to be replaced as well as everything else as it was falling apart.

Fast forward to last week and we smelled damp and there were a noticeable amount of tiny flies. My wife lifted the lino and:

Although the shower door doesn't fit the best, water has always stayed inside. What has failed here is the seal around the frame. It was only sealed from the outside, not on the inside as well. Where you can see the little right angle there is a black line, water has been seeping out there and under the lino for quite some time. The floor is rotten and will all need to be replaced again. Lino went straight in the bin.

The guy that fitted it all blamed shampoo and shower gel for degrading the sealant and isn't interested in fixing it, even although I have offered him money.

I'm not sure what it's like everywhere else but tradesmen where I am are incredibly busy right now and as such they seem to think they can either charge an absolute fortune or just aren't interested.

With the shite that happened with our garden earlier in the year, the Mini borking up and having to be sold and me getting diddled with the Civic, its all getting me rather down in the dumps. 

[3VOM]

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Although the shower door doesn't fit the best, water has always stayed inside. What has failed here is the seal around the frame. It was only sealed from the outside, not on the inside as well.

The guy that fitted it all blamed shampoo and shower gel for degrading the sealant and isn't interested in fixing it, even although I have offered him money.

First part - it varies on the frame, not all need sealing internally and it can cause problems if you do it when it's not needed. However, second part - complete bollox. My bet is the corner, and associated seal, tiling, whatever isn't watertight.

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Took the Rover to a local garage for a back box to be fitted (I'd  managed  to get the old one off and grind of the well rusty bolts to find the replacement was for an "S" and a 1/4" larger diameter and wouldnt fit, so I gave up) get there to be told the welder was broken sorry.. cant help.