The grumpy thread

[RoverFolkUs]

43 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Are these people nuts? 😂

He must be something or other 🤣

Thing is, he's reasonably car-competent, he knows what the cambelt is and had it changed a bit early just in case, he changes bulbs himself, he tops up his own screenwash and I regularly see him out there checking tyre pressures, but he went and did that 🤷🤣

[wuvvum]

I went out to the Toyota earlier to see if it'd taken in any water during the recent inclement weather or if the door seals had decided to do their job properly again.

It was rather damp in there, but that was mainly because I'd left the front passenger window open all week.  Twat.

[GeordieInExile]

Yeah that's fine, we don't use the drive or need access to it anyway. Prick.

 

Contrary to the note she put through my door in response to the note I left asking her not to do it again, she cannot "park where she fucking likes" because she has a Blue Badge. Let's see what the council has to say about that, eh?

[Rust Collector]

Today I drove the discovery 3 out.

I was mistaken in my confidence that it could traverse puddles without an FTP.

Fucking land rovers.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

1 minute ago, Rust Collector said:

Today I drove the discovery 3 out.

I was mistaken in my confidence that it could travel more than 20 feet without an FTP.

Fucking land rovers.

FTFY.

[horriblemercedes]

My mum has a rental 72 plate BMW 3 Series while her car is being repaired (a Hilux reversed into it in a supermarket car park) 

 

She and I went to the theatre this evening in the BMW. I was driving. I noticed it had a button for automatic high beam. I love that feature so thought I'd use it. 

 

It popped up a screen explaining how to pay to get it activated. I knew of this shittery but it's the first time I've seen it for myself 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Rust Collector said:

Today I drove the discovery 3 out.

I was mistaken in my confidence that it could traverse puddles without an FTP.

Fucking land rovers.

Ah, how big was said puddle?

[Rust Collector]

2 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Ah, how big was said puddle?

A toddler in wellies wouldn’t have any trouble with it.

I’m sure theres a shitty connector somewhere on the car, and when water gets into it then all hell breaks loose. Hazards stuck on, gearbox in limp mode, temp gauge at max, speedo having a fit, doors locking and unlocking rhythmically, air suspension on bump stops at front and full extension at rear, handbrake fully applied and unable to be released by the switch… bastard of a machine.

limped it home and took the Lexus.

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, GeordieInExile said:

Yeah that's fine, we don't use the drive or need access to it anyway. Prick.

 

Contrary to the note she put through my door in response to the note I left asking her not to do it again, she cannot "park where she fucking likes" because she has a Blue Badge. Let's see what the council has to say about that, eh?

 

we have permit parking here cos of footy and its happened only once in 9 years

all the tyres down and if its not moved it gets tugged out the way - we moved it onto the main rd  where it was left blocking the road

 

[Gaffer]

2 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

A toddler in wellies wouldn’t have any trouble with it.

I’m sure theres a shitty connector somewhere on the car, and when water gets into it then all hell breaks loose. Hazards stuck on, gearbox in limp mode, temp gauge at max, speedo having a fit, doors locking and unlocking rhythmically, air suspension on bump stops at front and full extension at rear, handbrake fully applied and unable to be released by the switch… bastard of a machine.

limped it home and took the Lexus.

You’ve got water getting in a connector or wiring loom causing canbus failure - most common spots are the transfer case ecu behind the battery or the wiring looms in N/S front and rear arches 

[New POD]

1 hour ago, horriblemercedes said:

My mum has a rental 72 plate BMW 3 Series while her car is being repaired (a Hilux reversed into it in a supermarket car park) 

 

She and I went to the theatre this evening in the BMW. I was driving. I noticed it had a button for automatic high beam. I love that feature so thought I'd use it. 

 

It popped up a screen explaining how to pay to get it activated. I knew of this shittery but it's the first time I've seen it for myself 

I've got automatic high beam on my astra.  If I'd paid extra for it, I'd be gutted. It's far too sensitive. The reflections of my own lights on street signs turns it off. As do any street lighting, cars in the distance going both ways, and it takes what seems like an age to turn on again. 

[High Jetter]

1 minute ago, New POD said:

I've got automatic high beam on my astra.  If I'd paid extra for it, I'd be gutted. It's far too sensitive. The reflections of my own lights on street signs turns it off. As do any street lighting, cars in the distance going both ways, and it takes what seems like an age to turn on again. 

They're so slow to dim though! I'm getting dazzled more often now by modernz than slow dippers

[Rust Collector]

3 minutes ago, Gaffer said:

You’ve got water getting in a connector or wiring loom causing canbus failure - most common spots are the transfer case ecu behind the battery or the wiring looms in N/S front and rear arches 

I sorted the transfer case ECU when I got it, the body wiring was next on the hit list but it never gave me any grief between when I took it in and now so I had daftly assumed I wouldn’t have to fuck around in the wheel arches. That’s my job for tomorrow now…

Blows my mind that it’s so fragile. My similar age Mitsubishi has been used and abused and still doesn’t complain even if you dunk it up to the bonnet.

[RoverFolkUs]

18 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

A toddler in wellies wouldn’t have any trouble with it.

I’m sure theres a shitty connector somewhere on the car, and when water gets into it then all hell breaks loose. Hazards stuck on, gearbox in limp mode, temp gauge at max, speedo having a fit, doors locking and unlocking rhythmically, air suspension on bump stops at front and full extension at rear, handbrake fully applied and unable to be released by the switch… bastard of a machine.

limped it home and took the Lexus.

There's an earth which commonly disintegrates on those, I think it's the chassis earth hidden in the N/S/F wheel arch behind the liner but don't quote me on that! 

[RoverFolkUs]

2 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

Today I drove the discovery 3 out.

I was mistaken in my confidence that it could traverse puddles without an FTP.

Fucking land rovers.

Well it's better than a hydrolock! 🤣

Yes, both of my fleet have survived the floods this time 😳 

*touches large piece of wood*

[High Jetter]

8 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

*touches large piece of wood*

Is that boasting? 🤣

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Is that boasting? 🤣

What goes in dry but comes out wet? 

.....

Your head after I've helped you get it out the gutter!!! 🤣

[w00dy]

Couple of members of the "Travelling community" came down my tiny close yesterday and it's got me rather nervous. They started with the old we'll do your driveway chat (very keen to get on the property to give a quote, they've switched to offering resin, how modern) "Is your Mummy or Daddy in? I want to speak to the organ grinder not the monkey" I presume trying to size me up a bit since I'm clearly in my mid-30s. "Quiet round here isn't it? How long have you lived here?" "Is your neighbour in? Before pounding on their door to ask if they want their back yard clearing and finally "Do you want to sell the van for cash?" I was blunt, but civil, since they know where I live, but perhaps I should've told them where to stick it. Now I'm going to have to keep the van blocked in order to sleep. Brilliant.

[GeordieInExile]

11 hours ago, hairnet said:

 

we have permit parking here cos of footy and its happened only once in 9 years

all the tyres down and if its not moved it gets tugged out the way - we moved it onto the main rd  where it was left blocking the road

 

I don't want to block our street and it's extremely unlikely I would be able to do that without anyone seeing in any case. Next time someone does it I'll just ring the council parking team and they'll be straight out to issue a ticket. I wonder how much my council charges to get a white 'H' painted across the drive as a deterrent, as well. 

[DSdriver]

1 hour ago, GeordieInExile said:

I don't want to block our street and it's extremely unlikely I would be able to do that without anyone seeing in any case. Next time someone does it I'll just ring the council parking team and they'll be straight out to issue a ticket. I wonder how much my council charges to get a white 'H' painted across the drive as a deterrent, as well. 

Have you got a helicopter then?

[DSdriver]

Bought a set of Falken winter tyres for the Saab on Friday because we are going to Germany and Switzerland soon. Just been out to wash the car and noticed they've put on three winter tyres and one not winter. Bugger, that's going to be another half day wasted while I get them to sort it out.

[horriblemercedes]

14 hours ago, New POD said:

I've got automatic high beam on my astra.  If I'd paid extra for it, I'd be gutted. It's far too sensitive. The reflections of my own lights on street signs turns it off. As do any street lighting, cars in the distance going both ways, and it takes what seems like an age to turn on again. 

Some do it better than others. I had a Discovery 4 and it was impossible to catch it out. It seemed telepathic. A similar age BMW was good, but not quite as quick to react and slightly less incisive. Two random examples

[ETCHY]

15 hours ago, New POD said:

I've got automatic high beam on my astra.  If I'd paid extra for it, I'd be gutted. It's far too sensitive. The reflections of my own lights on street signs turns it off. As do any street lighting, cars in the distance going both ways, and it takes what seems like an age to turn on again. 

I never really got what was so difficult about dipping your own lights or indeed turning your own wipers on.

I hate pointless tech.

[Spiny Norman]

6 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

I never really got what was so difficult about dipping your own lights or indeed turning your own wipers on.

I hate pointless tech.

Mine has 'rain sensing' wipers which are so hopeless it effectively mean it doesn't have an intermittent setting. I've got wipers off, slow or fast.

[jakebullet]

Mrs. has started a war with the neighbouring flat. By putting up a door bell with video capability. We was having tea last night and could hear her dozy son shouting in the hallway  "Cathy! You're invading our privacy! We're contacting the police!!!!"

So the dozy fucks have decided it's recording their closed door and we're sat avidly watching for when she takes her empty gin bottles to the rubbish chute. Of course had they decided to be civilised and ask we'd be quite happy to demonstrate said door bell does fuck all until you press the button. It then transmits a live video to her phone, but doesn't save it. It's an amazon cheap piece of crap with bugger all functionality.

Half expecting claims of well if the invisible man presses the button at the same time I'm coming out you'll be able to see into my flat. Why we're supposed to be interested in knowing she's going to the bin I don't know. Same woman that steals Cathy's plants 'cos it's not allowed to have a plant in case it causes a fire.....

[horriblemercedes]

2 hours ago, ETCHY said:

I never really got what was so difficult about dipping your own lights or indeed turning your own wipers on.

I hate pointless tech.

It's not difficult, it's just a convenience feature. And it is great 

[richardmorris]

Plenty of stupid drivers about.

 

[Zelandeth]

Why are people so daft?  Charging into deep water at those sorts of speed in most vehicles is only going to end one way.

You really do have to question the air intake setup on a lot of moderns too.  We regularly used to get one bit of road by where I used to live flooded to I'd say a bit above knee high, and not one of my crappy old Metros, Saabs, a Mk IV Fiesta, Novas or my dad's Fiat Panda had any bother whatsoever with it...The only one which complained once was the Sierra which required the distributor cap attacked with WD40 on one occasion.

I did have great fun attacking it full rally style in the Skoda Estelle's though...rear engine for the win.

The amount of scenes I've seen with HGVs having issues surprises me too, have they tended to go the same way now?  I'm used to seeing their air intakes on big risers on the back of the cab - though my brain does still tend to think of things like the Ford Cargo as being a few years old...

[ruffgeezer]

I find it beyond cunty that these tossers are stood there filming rather than warning folk how deep it is.  Granted the entry speed on a lot of them does them no favours, but it's no excuse.

[goosey]

Applied the parking brake in the Merc earlier and got a load bang and a slack parking brake pedal 

n/s cable has failed, was only replaced 6 months ago 😡will pick up a new genuine one tomorrow