The grumpy thread

[Mr H Sceptre]

I might have made an insensitive post; my apologies if it hit a raw spot. I was in an especially black place over the w/e because... actually it doesn't really matter why, as it certainly didn't involve any kind of bereavement.

 

My on-topic grunt(s) are: watching a complete Magnex s/s exhaust for a Mk3 Scrote go on the Bay for £20, and being too skint to bid for it. Also, realising I'm probably not going to get to any meets/shows this year, at all, other than the Gathering in August.

I shall refrain from detailing the reasons why the above are true, lest it spark another political spat - let's just say that despite having paid £££££s in NI/tax contributions throughout my working life, I'm now worthy of nowt but 'bread & water'. Oh well, at least I'm not living near the Syrian border

 

 

Redundancy? Not nice.

[Lankytim]

Welcome back, Pete.

[MrDuke]

Whinge

 

Redundancy? Not nice.

 

No, not yet anyway - my employers are actually being quite reasonable and forward-thinking. Long story, but I'm on long-term sick leave, and find it a bit annoying that despite pouring plenty of my earnings into the public purse over the years, I'm being given barely enough to live on when I need some help in return.

[eddyramrod]

Yeah, that's about the situation I found myself in back in 93-95. There's no justice.

[cort16]

I may be in a bit of bother with insurance.

Say I was driving a car owned by someone else (I was supposed to have it) but not insured and not on MID and happened to go through an ANPR camera if the Rozzers come knocking would i be able to flash my trade insurance policy and not get done.

I checked it this morning and it says it covers me for any car I own or have custody of at the time for motor trade purposes.

[Rocket88]

I may be in a bit of bother with insurance.

Say I was driving a car owned by someone else (I was supposed to have it) but not insured and not on MID and happened to go through an ANPR camera if the Rozzers come knocking would i be able to flash my trade insurance policy and not get done.

I checked it this morning and it says it covers me for any car I own or have custody of at the time for motor trade purposes.

 

I reckon you should be ok, if your trade policy is any good, you should be covered.

[messerschmitt owner]

I'm insured fully comp on any car I drive, whether I own it or not on my fleet policy.

[cort16]

Thanks chaps, It's a long story but the car should have been insured for me to drive it (it's worth a bloody fortune) but wasn't. It's now properly insured and it's just luck I have the trade policy. I know I went through an ANPR trap so if they come looking for me i just want to be prepared.

[cobblers]

They'll go to the registered keeper first surely?

 

I'm pretty sure you'll be Ok, don't the plod usually have a few traffic cars or bike cops just down the road from the ANPR jobs to give anyone who flags it up a tug?

 

I went through a few when my van wasn't on MID (Flux took 3 weeks to put it on) and never heard anything of it.

[Volksy]

Ambulance chasers.

 

Had three phone calls this morning asking about my recent RTA, which I haven't had. Slightly concerned that something has gone on.

[ashmicro]

They'll go to the registered keeper first surely?

 

 

That's what happened in my case a little while ago. I was driving my mate's car and got pulled over at a roadside C&U type thing which was Police and Roads Service (NI Version of VOSA). He had put me on his insurance as a named driver that morning over the phone, and accordingly I had no docs. They kept me waiting for ages while they checked out the insurance on the phone. Fortunately, I had my driving licence with me. When the copper gave me it back, he admitted "We only stopped you because none of us have ever seen a Lamborghini before."

[willswitchengage]

Never get anything done at ATS Euromaster.

 

Four months after I got the to put tyres on my new rimz, puncture appears. Fair enough this happens to everyone, and it's a slowy that I noticed in the drive a few days after last use. Tried to get the spare on this morning... oh hold on a minute, they used their air tools on the classic 1,000,000Nm setting so I have now sheared both the car's own tool and my own socket extender try to get the antagonist off. Tried undoing the other wheels just to see if they're any different - they're not. For fucks sake.

 

The internet says either:

 

1. hit the nuts with a hammer to loosen them

2. pour in boiling water to expand them

3. attack with a penetrative lubricant

 

Anybody else encountered this phail before and manage to remedy it?

[cms206]

Never get anything done at ATS Euromaster.

 

Four months after I got the to put tyres on my new rimz, puncture appears. Fair enough this happens to everyone, and it's a slowy that I noticed in the drive a few days after last use. Tried to get the spare on this morning... oh hold on a minute, they used their air tools on the classic 1,000,000Nm setting so I have now sheared both the car's own tool and my own socket extender to see if that's fare better. For fucks sake.

 

The internet says either:

 

1. hit the nuts with a hammer to loosen them

2. pour in boiling water to expand them

3. attack with a penetrative lubricant

 

Anybody else encountered this phail before and manage to remedy it?

 

I went over to my mates last night to change a tyre on his Focus CC which had last seen work at ATS Euromaster - three missing locking wheelnuts meaning both front wheels and the nearside rear were only held on with four studs, and the wheel which had to actually come off was impossible to remove as they had managed to shatter the locking wheelnut on the the last wheel. I'm fussy who I send my cars to at the best of times without shit like this from alleged professionals.

[willswitchengage]

Edit - they're bolts, not nuts.

 

(front wheel) handbrake on full, car in gear and the force I applied was stillmore interested in just spinning the wheel round and not the bolt

 

Oh well, looks like it'll be just the weekly trip to the air station from now on.

[skattrd]

I had the same sort of thing done by F1 autocentre in Lincoln ... I filled in a customer satisfaction report rather negatively. The next day I got an apologetic phonecall from their area manager and £20 off in vouchers for my next visit.

 

Not much help willswitchengage but I eventually got the nuts off my wheels with the help of an 18 stone mate and 4 foot pole on a breaker bar.

 

 

edit: why not drive back to ats and tell me to get them off?

[alf892]

Hitting it with a hammer will work..........hit it straight on the bolt head pereferably with a drift and sledge to minimise damage.

[AnthonyG]

I may be in a bit of bother with insurance.

Say I was driving a car owned by someone else (I was supposed to have it) but not insured and not on MID and happened to go through an ANPR camera if the Rozzers come knocking would i be able to flash my trade insurance policy and not get done.

I checked it this morning and it says it covers me for any car I own or have custody of at the time for motor trade purposes.

 

I would 'have custody of at the time for motor trade purposes' would cover you - can you make up, I mean back up the motor trade purposes bit?

[Guest]

Listening to a 'recommended' music station broadcasting from Boston.

 

Not a bad playlist, except for one problem. The cunt presenting it is talking over Waiting Room. SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DON'T TALK OVER FUGAZI YOU SEPTIC TUBE.

[Angrydicky]

Never get anything done at ATS Euromaster.

 

Four months after I got the to put tyres on my new rimz, puncture appears. Fair enough this happens to everyone, and it's a slowy that I noticed in the drive a few days after last use. Tried to get the spare on this morning... oh hold on a minute, they used their air tools on the classic 1,000,000Nm setting so I have now sheared both the car's own tool and my own socket extender try to get the antagonist off. Tried undoing the other wheels just to see if they're any different - they're not. For fucks sake.

 

The internet says either:

 

1. hit the nuts with a hammer to loosen them

2. pour in boiling water to expand them

3. attack with a penetrative lubricant

 

Anybody else encountered this phail before and manage to remedy it?

 

Yes, I hate this too. My remedy is a socket on a massive breaker bar (I use and old torque wrench). Jump up and down on said bar. Usually works, eventually.

[willswitchengage]

Yes, I hate this too. My remedy is a socket on a massive breaker bar (I use and old torque wrench). Jump up and down on said bar. Usually works, eventually.

 

Done. Managed to borrow one from from where I used to work, even needed foot on the brake to stop the wheels from spinning... on concrete. Now sensitively re-tightened with a torque-wrench, not the impatient man's airgun.

 

Thanks for the advice people.

[vulgalour]

a picture of Autoshite Head Office

 

 

Woahwoahwoah... since when did ASHQ get to have 8 tellies?

[Timewaster]

Woahwoahwoah... since when did ASHQ get to have 8 tellies?

 

Since they found a freeview box at a car boot for 50p

[Albert Ross]

Woahwoahwoah... since when did ASHQ get to have 8 tellies?

 

Since they found a freeview box at a car boot for 50p

FREEVIEW???? Surely you mean Rediffusion, and a Rumbelows Tellybox on legs...

[Mr H Sceptre]

I picked up Channel 4 for the first time last night at ASHQ. That Damon Grant is a right wrong 'un.....

[MrDuke]

Listening to a 'recommended' music station broadcasting from Boston.

 

Not a bad playlist, except for one problem. The cunt presenting it is talking over Waiting Room. SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DON'T TALK OVER FUGAZI YOU SEPTIC TUBE.

 

Random pointless fact of the day: When I was (a lot) younger, I was a dead ringer for Guy Picciotto. Truth.

[jonathan_dyane]

Listening to a 'recommended' music station broadcasting from Boston.

 

Not a bad playlist, except for one problem. The cunt presenting it is talking over Waiting Room. SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DON'T TALK OVER FUGAZI YOU SEPTIC TUBE.

 

What's the name of the station dude?

 

Ta.

[dollywobbler]

So, the fuel tanker drivers have rejected the new deal. This is a predictive grump about another round of OMG FULE KAOS!

 

Annoyingly, the 2CV and Maverick are both on fumes, but I don't want to be seen as being panicky by going and filling them up. I think I'll rely on the fact that our local station remained very quiet during the KAOS last time.

[messerschmitt owner]

So, the fuel tanker drivers have rejected the new deal. This is a predictive grump about another round of OMG FULE KAOS!

 

Annoyingly, the 2CV and Maverick are both on fumes, but I don't want to be seen as being panicky by going and filling them up. I think I'll rely on the fact that our local station remained very quiet during the KAOS last time.

does the BX run on veg oil? If so, sorted!!!

[Father Ted]

So, the fuel tanker drivers have rejected the new deal. This is a predictive grump about another round of OMG FULE KAOS!

[Formula Autos]

Fecking car tax is doing my nut. Every April I get the reminder through to tax my Cougar. Every time though, the amount stated on the reminder is £5 less than I have to pay when I log in to EVL, because it's gone up in the budget.If it was anyone other than the DVLA I could no doubt insist on only paying the stated price.

 

Other than faffing around with SORN (and leaving it off the road for a month or two) it seems I'm doomed to be ripped off an extra fiver or so every year.

 

Bastards.

 

 

Rant over.

 

I suppose £220 isn't too bad really - I could have an OMG PLNET DESTRYIN 4x4, that could cost upwards of £400 a year to tax.