The grumpy thread

[ProgRocker]

I've been invited to a wedding evening do tonight. I feel like I've been stood on, got a sore throat, and could shit for England. So I'm stopping at home.... is it bad manners? Or am I right to be miserable at home instead?

 

Seems reasonable to me. Nothing like being away from the comfort of your throne when one has the trots.

 

I have three weddings this year (one down, two to go). I'd rather not go to any of them but I have little else in my diary so no excuses.

[Albert Ross]

Well I'm now sat with a hot toddy... so I plan to sit out the evening with a laptop and a pussycat.

[Ross_K]

Fuck all interest in the 604 even at a start price of under half of what it owes me.

 

I'm beginning to understand why Peugeot lost interest in these things. I'm beginning to wish I'd never set eyes on it, not because it's a bad car, just because it's fucking impossible to find a real world buyer for it. I.E. One with actual cash instead of promises.

 

I can see a demolition derby in its future at this rate.

 

Looking at your ebay listing, that car's waaaaayyy to good to strip and banger race.

 

The Sunday Times...

 

There's your problem right there.

[Lord Sterling]

Brilliant. After the bomtastic rain we've had today, I go and find my car is leaking, droplets of water was found on the passenger seat and above, the headlining was soaked, then I pulled up the floor mat to find it soddon through too, the carpet underneath was mildly wet. Looks as if the passenger side sunroof drain has got blocked or come apart at one the joinings.

[Guest]

I'm now £100 lighter after a bad plate in the C4's battery decided to go west. Not far from home when it happened - I'd just gone to the Esso at the top of Altrincham from work to get a coffee on the way back.

 

The bloke working the till was a right bell end, mind. The RAC came pretty quickly but I was still waiting for about 45 minutes at the corner of the forecourt near the air machine. Wasn't in anyone's way and the pumps weren't obstructed.

The battery was drained to the point that all you got was the relays clicking away under the dashboard. The ECU had reset all the displays into French and the speedo and assorted units into metric.

 

So I had no power steering and couldn't get full lock, I wasn't in the way and this cunt wants me to push the car right across the forecourt in the pissing rain so that his delivery driver could park where I was. There was 3-4 car lengths of space behind me, and I couldn't be arsed - the car was a dead weight - how fucking heavy do you think unassisted steering is on 16 x 8" wheels?

 

The delivery bloke arrived and just parked his van behind my [dead] car. He didn't seem arsed. Neither would matey boy give me the postcode of the petrol station when the RAC had trouble finding where I was. An office call sorted that.

 

I was convinced some water had got into the ECU and muntered it. RAC bloke came - he was an ex master Citroen technician - and it started up straight away given a belt from the charge pack. Alternator was putting out a decent amperage \ voltage so it wasn't at fault. With forecourt boy acting the bell end the bloke decided to follow me back to my folks' house to test the battery.

 

Got all manner of error messages going home and lost the power steering mid bend on a couple of occasions. What it must have looked like crabbing all over the road I can't begin to imagine. Still, the battery lasted 6 years and 98k, so I'm not that arsed. Why did it have to die now, when I'm waiting on money from work and others? Why do I have to dip into my bloody holiday fund?

 

Also, the rear wiper motor packed up. In the pissing rain. GR8 4 FREAKS IN MIRROR.

 

AAAAAARGH.

[ruffgeezer]

It's your right to stay at home and be royal miserable cunt. It's the Jubilee FFS!!!!

 

Every time someone trots that little "it's the jubilee" out, I think about doing this:

 

[Guest]

It's your right to stay at home and be a royal miserable cunt. It's the Jubilee FFS!!!!

 

Every time someone trots that little "it's the jubilee" out, I think about doing this:

 

 

It was meant in jest. Because it's the jubilee and I'm sick of hearing about it.

[ruffgeezer]

I know I know, but it is essential for the mindTV for when someone isn't joking

[willswitchengage]

The Sunday Times...

 

There's your problem right there.

 

Parents read it. They live in the kind of area where your car gets "This is OUR part of the road even though we have a driveway!!!!111" written all over it if you park overnight outside the wrong house. If I want xenophobia I'll eavesdrop on other people's conversations in the pub, not pay £2 for the weekly Mein Kampf.

[Ross_K]

They live in the kind of area where your car gets "This is OUR part of the road even though we have a driveway!!!!111" written all over it if you park overnight outside the wrong house.

 

Sounds like the wankers on my street.

 

I like leaving my works van parked on the road outside my neighbour's front window at the weekends so he can keep an eye on it.

[meggersdog]

I too have now found my car leaking rain water inside.The windscreen seal is leaking but not running down the A pillar and making a puddle in the footwell, oh no it is dripping onto the steering wheel,running round the wheel and onto the driver's seat.The backs of my legs are very damp now.

Time to get the silicone out. I shoved the seat all the way back and put a plastic bag around the steering wheel for now.

[The Moog]

Supposed to be driving up to scotland for a few days but feel like shite. Achey all over as if I have been beaten up and my stomach has been swapped for a washing machine on full churn cycle ... bolloxs

[warren t claim]

£65 to travel 256 gently driven miles. I think my W124 might be in need of a service.

[Guest]

£65 to travel 256 gently driven miles. I think my W124 might be in need of a service.

 

No shit.

 

Might be an idea to do that other track rod end while MM5's around too. My Amazon has a steering box, is 46 years old and doesn't wander around like your W124 does.

[warren t claim]

£65 to travel 256 gently driven miles. I think my W124 might be in need of a service.

 

No shit.

 

Might be an idea to do that other track rod end while MM5's around too. My Amazon has a steering box, is 46 years old and doesn't wander around like your W124 does.

 

256 miles to attend Mrs Claims sisters wedding where the bride turns up in a 1969 Beetle Cabriolet was depressing enough. Thanks for ruining my weekend. I was nothing but complimentary about your 460 Turbo. I iz now deprezzed.

[Guest]

£65 to travel 256 gently driven miles. I think my W124 might be in need of a service.

 

No shit.

 

Might be an idea to do that other track rod end while MM5's around too. My Amazon has a steering box, is 46 years old and doesn't wander around like your W124 does.

 

256 miles to attend Mrs Claims sisters wedding where the bride turns up in a 1969 Beetle Cabriolet was depressing enough. Thanks for ruining my weekend. I was nothing but complimentary about your 460 Turbo. I iz now deprezzed.

 

£100 spent at GSF would see it right.

[warren t claim]

Greedy Shithouse Fuckwits? I'd rather meet my end into the crash barrier on the M56.

[Guest]

Greedy Shithouse Fuckwits? I'd rather meet my end into the crash barrier on the M56.

 

The ones in Trafford Park can actually use a computer. Better than getting the bits from your tranny tester in Kensington, surely?

[tonedepear]

I worked at the ECP on Trafford park for a few weeks. GR9 for dicking customers about unless they were trade and spending fucktons.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I worked at the ECP on Trafford park for a few weeks. GR9 for dicking customers about unless they were trade and spending fucktons.

 

BASTARD, I suspect I am a victim of yours

[Cavcraft]

I reckon £100 spent at 'The Bungalow' would sort you out, Wazzer. Failing that use the money as a 40 odd percent deposit on an Audi diesel estate. He said, hintingly.

[scaryoldcortina]

FFS. There is some sort of "do" going on at the cricket club at the top of our street - their music is so loud that we can't have a conversation in the garden despite being 1/4 mile away. This might not be so bad if a/ it wasn't distorting to hell and b/ wasn't total rubbish pop shite.

[Station]

Fully realised today I have a trouble with 'leisure' driving, I go out in the car most nights and have just done my expenses and the amount I have spent on personal use petrol in the past three or so months is in 4 figures. I'm reducing my driving as of now!

[wuvvum]

Fuck all interest in the 604 even at a start price of under half of what it owes me.

 

I'm beginning to understand why Peugeot lost interest in these things. I'm beginning to wish I'd never set eyes on it, not because it's a bad car, just because it's fucking impossible to find a real world buyer for it. I.E. One with actual cash instead of promises.

 

I can see a demolition derby in its future at this rate.

As Hillmanimp spotted, I've been having similar fun and frolics with the BMW. Shedloads of emails and several phone calls, but no f***er actually turning up to look at it (apart from one young lad who didn't have a clue what he was looking at - he seemed to think it was a 5-series). If it hasn't gone by the end of the month I'm going to persuade it through an MoT (hopefully shouldn't need too much apart from the rear brakes fettling and the screenwash sorting out), which might make it easier to sell, although obviously the price will have to come back up a bit to compensate.

[trigger]

Personally speaking I think most people would sooner pay more for a car with 12 months mot then less for a car with none or a short ticket, If it costs, say, £100 to get it though the mot you could still stick another £500 on top of the price and get more interest.

[Station]

I've had a lot of physical timewasters as well with both the Nissan and Skoda. My ads clearly say I'm not arsed if you're 'interested', I only wanted interest from people who want to bring money and buy them. A bit harsh, but I still get bellends who don't know what this means, and it hasn't separated the twats from the genuine ones as there hasn't been any genuines.

I'm not buying another motor until both are shifted though.

[Des]

FFS. There is some sort of "do" going on at the cricket club at the top of our street - their music is so loud that we can't have a conversation in the garden despite being 1/4 mile away. This might not be so bad if a/ it wasn't distorting to hell and b/ wasn't total rubbish pop shite.

 

And that's why the Lord has provided us with milk bottles and petrol.

 

Handy hint; Get the most from your unleaded, and also do your bit for the enviroment by shoving their cars up to the fire exits before you start, and maybe roll a couple into the road to hamper the emergency services.

[Lord Sterling]

Well, further to my Rover 800 leakage discovery, I found this today:

 

 

Bollocks

 

So I spent the whole afternoon clearing up the water and trying to find the source of the problem. Sadly, the bastard water found its way under the carpet, through the insulation to the floor, I tried to clear up as much as I could there but alot of water has retained in the insulation which apparently takes weeks to dry out, it'll have to be removed from the car at some point, along with pretty much most of the interior. Not looking forward to that.

 

The insulation was different to my old Rover Sterling which was just simple, thick insulation, the insulation in this car had some sort of hard (but cracked) top over it.

 

I found a tiny drain hole in the sunroof area which seemed to be slightly blocked up with rust and corroded metal from around the sunroof area, I cleared some of it out and tried to follow the channel, but the sodding thing disappears behind the A-pillar and goes somewhere into the wing. I tried to see if I could see it to no avail.

 

No wonder pretty much everyone who saw my car yesterday were saying - 'It smells like an old Rover' - Now I know why.

 

Shit.

[scaryoldcortina]

FFS. There is some sort of "do" going on at the cricket club at the top of our street - their music is so loud that we can't have a conversation in the garden despite being 1/4 mile away. This might not be so bad if a/ it wasn't distorting to hell and b/ wasn't total rubbish pop shite.

 

And that's why the Lord has provided us with milk bottles and petrol.

 

Handy hint; Get the most from your unleaded, and also do your bit for the enviroment by shoving their cars up to the fire exits before you start, and maybe roll a couple into the road to hamper the emergency services.

 

Nar, we put the petrol in the cortina and went for a drive instead - just got back and it's nice and quiet again.

[Albert Ross]

Hey M'lud, could you not just drill a hole in the floor, and save yourself a world of pain?