The grumpy thread

[iainrcz]

I had that with a Peugeot 407 I bought.

I rang the garage, in Nottingham, and kicked off.

They sent a low loader to pick it up, and drop me off a courtesy car.

They had shagged the locking bolts.

[junkyarddog]

One vastly over priced tyre.

Still,at least it's fixed now.

Could have been a lot worse. 

Everything is really going against me lately, my mental health is taking a battering.

 

[Supernaut]

2 hours ago, iainrcz said:

So for some reason I've been failing to identify this red car for about 3 hours and it's doing my tree in. It was posted on a Facebook group.

Anyone know?

That looks familiar.

I'm sure there was a thread about that a while ago. IIRC it's a one-off / very limited run thing.

[iainrcz]

It looks familiar to me too. I'm buggered if I can remember what it is though.

[dozeydustman]

The C2 has gone all French on me and locked it passenger door on its own while driving home from work.

Got to strip that down tomorrow and do what @wuvvumdid to get it open. Hoping this is a Lexia job to reset the locking part of the ECU

[anonymous user]

2 hours ago, iainrcz said:

I thought that, but  the front looks like it's more curvy.

My thought was a Matra mx530 but the back looks wrong 

Second thought a bollocksed up Capri

Third thought where's Barrett

[iainrcz]

Apparently, according to the hero on Facebook it's a VW based Sokol coupe.

A tentative Google and I think he's right.

[Bren]

I had to travel to Chester. Sadly most of the centre appears to be holes with fences around. If you are thinking of going I would leave it a couple of years.

[goosey]

2 weeks ago I had an MRI scan on my left knee, 

this evening the doctor phoned me on the way back from work to discuss the results,

apparently I have torn a muscle in my knee which is very serious and burst a couple of the anti friction sacks within the knee, doctor reckons it’s a lot worse than they were expecting 

they are going to refer me to a specialist who will discuss possible surgery if they think there’s a chance it might work 

not really grumpy as such just a bit numb,   I know there’s people with worst problems then me and I should just shut the fuck up and just get on but I can’t stop thinking about what’s going to happen, work family life etc 

I’m going to Taunton early tomorrow for a couple of days for work, which is probably good as I can be on my own 

 

 

 

[LightBulbFun]

On 04/10/2021 at 16:13, Zelandeth said:

These are both runs of around that distance and involve a minimum of one passenger plus cargo.  So a single seater isn't an option.

Not exactly friendly weather for driving that car either.

Honestly I'm not touching the fuel in the BX unless I have absolutely no other choice.  For all I know it's been in there since the 90s.  It definitely smells like it has been.  Main reason I've not drained it already is that it will be doing a good job of keeping condensation at bay.  No idea whether the car will run on it beyond shunting around the driveway...fresh fuel will be getting added before we attempt to run to the MOT station.

It's not going in anything else unless it's a last ditch life and death situation.  I've got more than enough broken cars right now without tempting fate.

perhaps im a bit late now but during the Zoom call I had another great* idea 

apparently theres still a Petrol station near The 6-Cylinders that still sells 4* star petrol, and my thought was since thats not compatible with anything made in the last 30+ years then they are likely to still have some for sale while all other grades are sold out and that you could fill up TPA via that

but of course that does not solve the cargo/passenger issue, but it was pointed out of course the Jaaaag can run on Leaded just fine  

so ironically perhaps one of the least fuel efficient cars out there, might be a solution to your issues caused by this whole fuel crisis? 

 

of course I dont know what the range of the Jag is like, and I dont want to know what it would cost to fill given the cost of what is now a very obscure/niche fuel these days! LOL

[Fumbler]

Woken up by the fire alarm.

[eddyramrod]

The windows on that Cadillac need winding up...

Also, the red car has me completely foxed, I have no idea what it is.  Very frustrating.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

2 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Woken up by the fire alarm.

When I was a kid this was usually a sign that Dad had tried to cook breakfast.

[Coprolalia]

Octavia shat a brake caliper on my way to clinic, in plumes of whitish smoke.

The door locks also appear to be playing proper silly buggers, locking/ unlocking completely at random.

Is it time for the bridge?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

20 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

.... No Time To Die.  A less-than satisfactory Bond film, despite (because of?) many heavy references to the earlier movies.  Very heavy use of "All The Time In The World" from OHMSS; Also, nice to see B549WUU, Dalton's Aston that can be caught by Lada police cars on ice.  Except it was destroyed in that movie, much like the DB5 was in Skyfall.  Continuity, guys, come on...  A detail I did like was the corridor by M's office, with paintings on the wall of some of his predecessors, specifically Judi Dench and Robert Brown.  I was looking for Bernard Lee but failed to spot him.  I liked Craig as Bond.  I liked the cold hard edge he brought to the part, very much like the character in the books.  But this..... this was just too gloomy, in so many ways.  And the freefalling "quality" of theme song hasn't changed, each one more rubbish than the last by a long LONG distance.  This one being a perfect illustration....

Nearly three hours long, they tell me. Think I'll wait for the DVD.....

[Fumbler]

1 hour ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

When I was a kid this was usually a sign that Dad had tried to cook breakfast.

Fortunately it was the sadist residential team doing the annual drill. I'm definitely feeling the resultant lack of sleep though!

[MikeR]

Ear is still twinging 

Dam Wasps ...

[eddyramrod]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Nearly three hours long, they tell me. Think I'll wait for the DVD.....

I think it's billed as running 2:45.  That's quite enough.

[mintwth]

Changing the the pollen filter on an automatic Saab 9-5. Enough to make anyone grumpy. 

Who thought that was a good design, eh? 

[twosmoke300]

They aren’t great but plenty worse ! RHD fiat 500 you have to take the steering column knuckle off ffs

[mintwth]

It'd be easy* if you were a contortionist 

[Remspoor]

3 hours ago, MikeR said:

Ear is still twinging 

Dam Wasps ...

You might be allergic to wasp stings. Best get a check to see if you are.

[MikeR]

1 minute ago, Remspoor said:

You might be allergic to wasp stings. Best get a check to see if you are.

Had a few stings now , must admit the side of my face went a bit and my eye started stinging , seems ok now .

Last one was on my elbow whilst driving !!!!

[Blake's Den]

I've been chasing an intermittent starting problem on my Mini MPI. Sure enough, when I turn the key to start it fires up first time 🤦‍♂️. Now I have to remove the dashboard to get to the immobiliser. Normally this isn't and issue but I'm really struggling with back pain and Mini's are not known for being the most comfortable of vehciles to start off with.

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, Blake's Den said:

I've been chasing an intermittent starting problem on my Mini MPI. Sure enough, when I turn the key to start it fires up first time 🤦‍♂️. Now I have to remove the dashboard to get to the immobiliser. Normally this isn't and issue but I'm really struggling with back pain and Mini's are not known for being the most comfortable of vehciles to start off with.

You need a bigger car......😉

[GrumpiusMaximus]

3 hours ago, mintwth said:

Changing the the pollen filter on an automatic Saab 9-5 automatic. Enough to make anyone grumpy. 

Who thought that was a good design, eh? 

Mk2 Focus is an absolute arseache.  Actually, it's more of a headache as you have to dangle yourself upside down into the passenger-side footwell after hinging the fusebox down and cutting your knuckles in the dark.  It's behind the centre console.  Much worse if you're a fat fuck like me and all the blood rushes to your head.  Once you've done it, you'll get up and fall over with the headrush.

Then never, ever do it again.  Sod that.

[mintwth]

In a fit of jealousy (and maybe due to not having been used much for a few weeks as it's almost empty and fuel crisis) the modern's decided to have a battery crisis. It's not even 4 yet ffs.

Guess that'll be needing a new battery. 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

You need an older car......😉

EFA

[Minimad5]

House.

These all happened over a few weeks..

Shower started leaking- fixed

Bath cold feed - Burst pipe, so replaced

Bath sealant- split, ragged out and re-sealed.

That must be it right? . NOPE.

Shower switch failed (1hr before i needed to be in work, so mad dash to screwfix etc before work)

Front door barrel failed - Replaced

And last week the boiler 🙈

So yeah, I'm now piss poor 😅

 

.... ooh yeah and the dog decided to cost me £65 at the vets too 😲😅. No more horrible surprises please life 

[High Jetter]

Your dogs can decide such things?