The grumpy thread

[RoadworkUK]

Just people, generally. On the road, in the shops, whatever. They're wankers.

 

Being tailgated when I'm already cruising at 80 past slower traffic, then pulling in when it's clear only for them to pass, immediately pull in front of me and take the next turning, causing me to anchor and soil my chair. Frequent.

 

Driving to my place with Dad in the car t'other day. I enter the tranquil village of Beaumont Cum Moze. There's a 40 limit. Ahead of me, coming my way and in the wrong lane, is a Subaru Impreza overtaking a line of four cars (who didn't seem to be dithering or going much slower than 40 anyway). The fact that it's yet another Twat In A Scoobyâ„¢ somehow makes it even worse.

 

And finally:

 

Rented a Transit to move house with and did a run to IKEA while we were at it. After spending 400 sovs on chipboard I returned to find that some jism-monkey had dumped their trolley right in front of the van. Annoying enough, but was pushing it all the way to the trolley park that much of an extra effort?

 

 

Cunts.

[tonedepear]

Had a fun morning playing with trailer-tent-shite this morning (yesterday now) at clumber park. Some ebaying in recent weeks mean the poles for the awning now have enough of the right sort of buttons, clips and hooks to put it together without all the poles falling to the floor in a clatter just when I'm putting the last two together.

Like this:

 

120521-IMAG0017 by Tony Lloyd, on Flickr

 

(obviously that middle one with brown tape on being the exception to the rule, but still)

 

So, I managed to get that done, and pulled the awning canvas over and it was tight as arseholes (referring to the kwality xerox'd instructions afterwards I note you're advised to do the canvas before whacking the frame up to full height), I managed to get one corner hooked on to the pointy spike thing on one side, and then the middle. Went to the remaining corner to find the pointy spike thing had made a gopping great hole in the front of the awning for itself. Brilliant.

 

120521-IMAG0019 by Tony Lloyd, on Flickr

 

BOLLOCKS.

[autofive]

that is where you add your 'carry on camping' blue plaque

[Pete-M]

604 has started mixing oil'n'water. Bastard.

 

I really cannot be arsed fixing it. Don't have the time.

 

Anyone wants to buy it, get in touch. It drives fine, it's just the dipstick tube is full of fucking mayo.

 

Also today, I discovered that the cooling fan switch doesn't work. Fan does (when the switch is bypassed). Fucksticks.

[tonedepear]

that is where you add your 'carry on camping' blue plaque

 

That's where I add duck tape, I reckon.

[Cavcraft]

It's not condensation is it Pete? If you've only used the car for short journeys it could well be just that.

[Pete-M]

Don't know, but after a 100 mile round trip (Chodmongely) I checked the oil and discovered mayo. Arrgh.

 

[cort16]

Just people, generally. On the road, in the shops, whatever. They're wankers.

 

Being tailgated when I'm already cruising at 80 past slower traffic, then pulling in when it's clear only for them to pass, immediately pull in front of me and take the next turning, causing me to anchor and soil my chair. Frequent.

 

Driving to my place with Dad in the car t'other day. I enter the tranquil village of Beaumont Cum Moze. There's a 40 limit. Ahead of me, coming my way and in the wrong lane, is a Subaru Impreza overtaking a line of four cars (who didn't seem to be dithering or going much slower than 40 anyway). The fact that it's yet another Twat In A Scoobyâ„¢ somehow makes it even worse.

 

And finally:

 

Rented a Transit to move house with and did a run to IKEA while we were at it. After spending 400 sovs on chipboard I returned to find that some jism-monkey had dumped their trolley right in front of the van. Annoying enough, but was pushing it all the way to the trolley park that much of an extra effort?

 

Cunts.

 

I was on a bit of road this morning that goes from normal A road to duel carriageway. There was a lorry moving slowly so I pulled out to go around it in the fast lane and spot this Fabia VRs in the slow lane (the told turd blower one) He decides he now want to go past the lorry before me so floors it but I'm still carrying more speed than him. No indicators or anything like, he just pulls out right in front of me his turd blower going at full pelt. What a twunt. Then I realise that every encounter I've had with a diesel Fabia vRS has been someone cutting me up, over taking me or generarly driving like a lunatic thus taking it to the NO1 position in my list of cunt cars. Its even abovethe Audi A4.

It's like every single person that owns one has a chip on their shoulder and are thinking this about every other car on the road. "OMG M8 DON'T TRY TO PASS ME DON@T YOU KNOW THIS IS A SKODA VRS WITH PDi 130BHP TURBLOWER ENGINE AND THE INTERNET SAYZ ITS FASTER THAN A FERRARI F430 FROM 55-59MPH".

 

Now awaits for someone one on on here who owns one to come along.

 

Also that trolley thing really boils my piss. You just know that the selfish mong who left it there would think the world was ending should a stray trolley rub down the side of the their own wanker chariot.

[ashmicro]

Maybe it's the car itself, but I've only ever seen bell-endery from Fabia vRS drivers, and that includes the one the police have.

[Cavcraft]

Don't get me started on tailgaters, had a belly full of the wankers recently. I still enjoy just going a bit slower the closer they get, I'm fucked if they're going to bully me out if the way. The selfish gobshites can either get up a bit earlier or learn to drive within the limits on single lane roads with a bad history of accidents.

[Mr H Sceptre]

Mild grump

 

Was driving behind a slightly Mod-d MkV Golf yesterday, single carriage A road in Leicester. Was about 20 yards behind said Golf, doing around 30-40mph (my speedo is in kph so guesswork comes into the equation), when the Golf decides to let a car turning left into the main road in in front of him. Nothing wrong with that at all. Except the bastard didn't have any working rear brakelights. Twat. I luckily hit the anchors just in time - the Simca screeched & slithered to a halt just about in time. when I pulled up alongside the chav driver to politely (I'm not one for confrontation) inform him he had no brake lights he did look genuinely scared. Probably thought I was some crazed Frenchman.....

[messerschmitt owner]

Mild grump

 

Was driving behind a slightly Mod-d MkV Golf yesterday, single carriage A road in Leicester. Was about 20 yards behind said Golf, doing around 30-40mph (my speedo is in kph so guesswork comes into the equation), when the Golf decides to let a car turning left into the main road in in front of him. Nothing wrong with that at all. Except the bastard didn't have any working rear brakelights. Twat. I luckily hit the anchors just in time - the Simca screeched & slithered to a halt just about in time. when I pulled up alongside the chav driver to politely (I'm not one for confrontation) inform him he had no brake lights he did look genuinely scared. Probably thought I was some crazed Frenchman.....

I have seen four or five cars recently with no working brake lights (or just the centre one working)

[willswitchengage]

I have seen four or five cars recently with no working brake lights (or just the centre one working)

 

I often feel guilty about driving a car that was only built with two brake lights for this reason... I imagine many other motorists think my non-existant middle light is broken

[trigger]

I often see this, especially on French stuff like 206's and Clio's, another one was was Mk5 Escorts with no rear lights which seemed quite common at one point.

[Guest]

It is a strange phenomenon that occurs with vRS F[l]abias. Their owners genuinely seem to think they have the fastest car on the planet. They're reasonably gutsy, but nowt special. They also have no suspension travel whatsoever.

 

If you really want to infuriate one, refuse to let them filter into the middle lane from the left. In a Volvo 460.

[Negative Creep]

That really annoys me as well. More than one defective brake light ought to be 3 points

[cort16]

I bet the 2nd sentence out of a Fabia VRs drivers mouth when discussing his/her car is "Did you know it's faster than a Subaru Impreza turbo from 50-70.." OH FUCK OFF!! It's just a small car with a VW Passat engine in it.

[Cavcraft]

Do you think it's because of Skoda's years old rep of being rubbish, so owners sort of think they have something to prove? I'm not saying they're crap by the way, just that plenty of people thought they were.

[Guest]

Do you think it's because of Skoda's years old rep of being rubbish, so owners sort of think they have something to prove? I'm not saying they're crap by the way, just that plenty of people thought they were.

 

I think they're just angry they couldn't get a GOLF YO MOODLIGHTING PINEAPPLE TRAINERS PUMPE DUSE EXPLOSION IN MY PANTS and have to drive faster to make up for the lost time.

 

And GMP can't drive for shit.

[dollywobbler]

Not only have I replaced the wrong bearing on the BX, I've managed to snap one breaker bar and bend another trying to get the 'correct' hub nut off. Sodding thing. My birthday has become a bit of a pain in the arse! MOT booked tomorrow, soon to be cancelled as there's no way I can make it now.

[Guest]

Thicko on RR who can't work out why offering half the asking price on a car might be construed as offensive. Sort of what happened on the VOC ('teacher, teacher, I wound him up and then he punched me in the face and now for some reason I'm really upset!') times eleventy billion.

[TimothyClaypole]

Scraped the side of my van on the gatepost because the nurses opposite parked opposite my driveway.

[Cavcraft]

The reply from the Lada seller was absolutely 100% on the money top drawer stuff. He perfectly captured the majority of timewasting, two bob shit for brains in his reply.

[lancashireclamper]

Have I missed something Mr Cav, which Lada seller?

[Cavcraft]

Retro-Rides car for sale.

[lancashireclamper]

Thanks, goes to squint at Ladas for sale on RR for a good chuckle.

[outlaw118]

I know it's been said before, but someone's coming down to look at the Escort, and rang me, wanting directions, and to get some money knocked off.

"It's up for £666, what's your best price?"

"Well, make me an offer..."

"Well, we're coming from Coventry. Can you go to £500?"

"Nope, that's not going to happen."

"But we're coming a long way...."

"That's ok, I'll sell it to someone closer for more money"

 

Arserammer.

[Volksy]

I had some one do the same with the Hi-Ace. He couldn't get the idea that Geography does not generally dictate the price of a Vehicle.

[morris_ital_lover]

Is that Lada the ex-Count Pnada one of this parish. It is amusing that Dan88 just doesn't get it...

[Angrydicky]

The thing is, when buying cars I have gone in with very low offers in the past and have had the old "that's an insult mate" bollocks several times. But the difference was in my cases the sellers refused to give me a price, they're all like "make me an offer mate". Certainly in the case of that Lada the price was there, it was clear and that bellend was just trying it on. If Dez had sold it to him for £800 it would have been straight on Ebay for double the money, judging by all his other posts (all making low offers in the for sale section).