The grumpy thread

[ruffgeezer]

53 minutes ago, Pieman said:

Are you actually 16 years old?

No mention of razz mags or loose floorboards so it doesn't check out.

[Remspoor]

On 19/01/2025 at 06:53, Metal Guru said:

Of course it directs you to a pay wall.

try this.

https://github.com/bpc-clone?tab=repositories

[MikeR]

drivers door on the C1 made a orrid clacking sound as I opened and shut it last night , turns out the two door strap bolts were loose allowing the mounting to move around ...

as was the passenger side door  with one loose bolt 

10 mins with a 10mm spanner fixed in time for the horrid strong winds on Friday ..

[Dyslexic Viking]

Can't go for walks now in all the snow, so today I finally got the motivation to find the snowshoes and the snow is bad so sank into the snow straight away so can forget about using them.

And I'm going to get more snow on Thursday.

I've had enough of winter now and want spring.

[Bren]

Yesterday I contacted my local garage about a rear silencer for the mondeo. They said they would ring me back with a quote.

I rang them again today as they had not  contacted me. I was told they were still waiting for their supplier to get back to them.

If it is becoming difficult to get hold of a silencer for a mk IV mondeo then lord help us.

[Boycie]

Things haven't been the same since covid , we,ve thousands of MG HS/ZS on fleet , it's a month wait to get cars in for warranty work , and that's using a industry only booking system ...

[barefoot]

Please tell us more.

[Boycie]

Dealers can't get through the warranty work , we are even using our service agent to do work which really should be done through warranty , MG,s it's mostly infotainment and electrical issues ( sensors ) new one is air con units draining batterys meaning new units req , last year was ZS clutch fork faults leaving no gears , not helped by most of our dealers being A Clark , they lost Toyota and Ford last few years due to service provided , Toyota is now Maklin , found them to be really good , to be fair all my communication is electronic

[andyberg]

16 minutes ago, Boycie said:

Things haven't been the same since covid , we,ve thousands of MG HS/ZS on fleet , it's a month wait to get cars in for warranty work , and that's using a industry only booking system ...

When I was at Europcar we had the MG ZS/HS.  We had to wait 6 months for an air conditioning relay!

[Boycie]

Funnily enough the fleet im talking about is ...... over 25 years 

[hairnet]

On 21/01/2025 at 17:58, Dyslexic Viking said:

Can't go for walks now in all the snow, so today I finally got the motivation to find the snowshoes and the snow is bad so sank into the snow straight away so can forget about using them.

And I'm going to get more snow on Thursday.

I've had enough of winter now and want spring.

phil would say teh same

[sheffcortinacentre]

21 minutes ago, Boycie said:

Dealers can't get through the warranty work , we are even using our service agent to do work which really should be done through warranty , MG,s it's mostly infotainment and electrical issues ( sensors ) new one is air con units draining batterys meaning new units req , last year was ZS clutch fork faults leaving no gears , not helped by most of our dealers being A Clark , they lost Toyota and Ford last few years due to service provided , Toyota is now Maklin , found them to be really good , to be fair all my communication is electronic

Renault/Dacia are the same there's a flywheel shortage amongst other things over six months I believe on the wonder of modern motoring the DMF.

[Boycie]

We,ve a lot of Dacia to , only issue I've seen with these is alternators  , there a decent motor , well screwed together ,  

[sheffcortinacentre]

Dealer a mate works at has about a dozen that have seldestructed with a report of one place having over 20!

Main Dacia problems appear to be the Renault bits.

[hairnet]

oi mo ya git

reason ive never seen atomium in the flesh

its kin not actually in central brussels

wtf  @Lord Sterling

[EspenO]

It’s out near the exhibitions area, isn’t it? Remember seeing it when I went to the auto show. 

[myglaren]

Saw it when I went to see Myléne Farmer at the former Heysel Stadium (King Baudouin stadium) in 2009. 

It was close to my hotel, as was the stadium.

[myglaren]

Mazda wiped out by a lorry changing lanes.  Fairly buggered.

But the real grump is that my licence had expired.  They always notify me a couple of months before, but didn't.

Got shoved along the road in front of the lorry.

 

[comfortablynumb]

Not good, hope you're ok @myglaren

Found out my license had expired when my dad died, and I needed it for official ID🥺

[loserone]

Ah feck

[High Jetter]

Ouch, I bet that wasn't pleasant. Hope you're ok

[myglaren]

2 minutes ago, comfortablynumb said:

Not good, hope you're ok @myglaren

Found out my license had expired when my dad died, and I needed it for official ID🥺

Yes, no injuries, the car took it all and is in fact driveable, just not by me and is impounded as my son wasn't available to take it away.  That is proving to be a problem to get it back.

Expecting the insurance to be null and void.

[reb]

I was lying on the sofa half asleep listening to an audiobook when my phone (which is permanently on silent) started buzzing and making end of the world noises.

It wanted to tell me it's going to be really fucking windy.

Edit: I've just checked and the red warning doesn't even cover here, the bastards woke me up for no reason!

[danthecapriman]

8 hours ago, myglaren said:

Yes, no injuries, the car took it all and is in fact driveable, just not by me and is impounded as my son wasn't available to take it away.  That is proving to be a problem to get it back.

Expecting the insurance to be null and void.

Glad you’re alright though, which is the main thing.

Hopefully a bit of common sense will be applied to the license and insurance thing (by the authorities I mean)
 

[myglaren]

Hopefully but unlikely.   Went to retrieve my daughter's C3 (with her driving of course) and he has a white Mazda 6 for sale when he has finished fettling it.  Has my name on it as first refusal.

[Boycie]

My Dad died last night , currently sitting in a farmhouse on a hill waiting on 100mph winds to hit , this is safely going into my top 10 worst day lists , only solace is sitting in my dad's chair 

[cobblers]

22 hours ago, myglaren said:

Yes, no injuries, the car took it all and is in fact driveable, just not by me and is impounded as my son wasn't available to take it away.  That is proving to be a problem to get it back.

Expecting the insurance to be null and void.

Just your photocard expired? AFAIK your licence itself is perfectly valid still (unless your licence had expired for medical reasons). I was pulled a few years ago with an expired photocard and the bloke barely even raised an eyebrow about it - just mentioned in passing "get your licence renewed when you can, mate"

[Westbay]

3 minutes ago, Boycie said:

My Dad died last night , currently sitting in a farmhouse on a hill waiting on 100mph winds to hit , this is safely going into my top 10 worst day lists , only solace is sitting in my dad's chair 

Condolences...

[Boycie]

3 minutes ago, Westbay said:

Condolences...

Thank you 

[Wibble]

35 minutes ago, Boycie said:

My Dad died last night , currently sitting in a farmhouse on a hill waiting on 100mph winds to hit , this is safely going into my top 10 worst day lists , only solace is sitting in my dad's chair 

So sorry for your loss. I’m sitting in my Dad’s chair now too, I know how you feel.