The grumpy thread

[phil_lihp]

Well, I might as well go ahead and buy a new water pump for the Rover now, seeing as I've just purged the cooling system by driving 9 miles with the header tank lid sat on the inner wing, it held itself together until I performed a 10-point turn outside my house to park up and then boiling coolant erupted quite impressively all over the road.  Luckily the lid stayed put and the engine didn't overheat which is why I didn't notice until I stopped.  What a muppet.

[RobT]

I was a similar dick a few weeks back when I left the lid off the Sierra's header tank and then lost it on a trip to the shops. I must have left it on top of the engine and it fell off during some high speed cornering on my way to Sainsburys. It was bound to happen seeing as I'm topping it up on a weekly basis these days.

[phil_lihp]

I have no idea why I didn't replace the lid other than it was dark and hard to see under the bonnet, I'm lucky it stayed put and that the car didn't overheat.  Ironically, it didn't actually need topping up anyway.  It certainly does now.

[beko1987]

I was a dick when checking the coolant in the XM after 90 miles of motorway. It was leaking like fuck due to a shagged header cap, but had behaved itself the whole journey so far. Of course, I dont trust this so pulled over, had a fag and thought "oooh, I'll just check the level". Undid the cap which shot out along with 3 litres of boiling hot oily shitty coolant which proceeded to cover me and ruin my nice shorts I had on.

 

Missus just stood there tutting and lit me another fag. Filled it back up and watched the gague like a hawk as I didnt bleed it or anything, just topped up and went back to doing 85-90 to camber sands! Was fine!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

On the older SU carbs, the needle valve can be accessed in about three seconds. Remove float chamber lid, done. On the HiF38, the float chamber is integral and underneath, so you have to remove the entire carb (four pipes and two linkages), tip it upside down (all the petrol and oil spills out) and then you've got to remove a bit of the jet assembly if you want to remove the needle housing bit too. 

 

I have a fierce headache, that was not something I wanted to do today.

[Wilko220]

I'm no particular fan of Ed Miliband or of radical Marxist academics like his father, but I think he's got a point here.

 

I've always thought it quite indefensibly shit to launch character assassinations against those who, by virtue of the fact they are no longer alive, are not in a position to defend themselves.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24343074

[vulgalour]

Conrad, you have my sympathies.  That design of SU Carbs is stupid even without the headache and I avoid fiddling with them as much as possible.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Still prefer it to tuning my old Stromberg. 

[ruffgeezer]

Left my car in a car park, and came back after half and hour to find it missing one chevron.

Why do something so stupid and pointless?

 

 

Because they fall off often, so someone has nicked yours for theirs, is it a normal Xsara? We might have that bit of grille at work.

[trigger]

I'm confused by photos of Mondeo speedos being posted on the AS facebook group by a man in drag?

 

[autofive]

thats not a man....surely

 

not even a crosseyed tranny could look that bad.....surely

 

[Craig the Princess]

Metro broke down on way home with a suspected OMGHGF!!! Right in the middle of nowhere on a diversion so may have been a bit lost.

Was rescued by our ex-housemate in an orange Maestro van, so not all bad.

[Jim Bell]

Pissed off because of mot fail.

Stop writing Dangerous next to everything!

 

[Junkman]

Fuggin newfangled design, fuggin newfangled engineering.

Why is it that everything sold nowadays is either designed by 4-year-olds, or by people who pretend to be stupid as fugg?

Or are they really all fuggin deadfuggs too stupid for anything?

My daugher just bought herself a fuggin newfangled torch light or lamp or whatever that fugg is called in England, you know what I mean. It actually does emit light, much to my surprise, so at least that is something I think nowadays one has to be grateful for.

But for fuggin centuries, you stored a fuggin torch light by standing it upright, lens down, to save space and protect the lens from collecting dust.

Now this fuggin torch light is designed* with rounded ends, which may make it aerodynamically better at 80+ mph or some fugg, but you can only fuggin lay it flat, ffs.

Pisses me off. Not a fuggin thing can be made nowadays that at least partially appears to be designed or engineered by someone with half a brain. I'd be fuggin embarrassed if I had to admit to have anything to do with that torchlight's design and would deny any involvement if I was involved.

[cort16]

Why do they do that? It's not like you're going to read that fail list and think "you know what I'm not going to bother moting it this year"

All the advisories hack me off too, I think they just make them up if they're bored "excessive2p's in ashtray"

[Spiny Norman]

I'm confused by photos of Mondeo speedos being posted on the AS facebook group by a man in drag?

 

 

The AS Farcebook page continues to frustrate and delight in equal measure.

[Junkman]

And to really ruin everybody's fuggin day, I got these fuggin news for you:

 

It's almost Christmas.

 

 

So. Now I feel better.

[vulgalour]

I wasn't grumpy, but now Junkman has mentioned the C word I'm going to bed. *grump*

[cort16]

I'm confused by photos of Mondeo speedos being posted on the AS facebook group by a man in drag?

 

I thought this was a joke but no, it seems not.

[Junkman]

Pissed off because of mot fail.

Stop writing Dangerous next to everything!

 

 

Doesn't look like the end of the world though, no?

Get the bits and a sixpack and fix it on Saturday, then off to the re-test and whooshbonk, no?

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It could just be a mis-spelling of Danger Mouse. I know my MOTs usually have "COUNT DUCKULA" after every fail item. 

[Junkman]

Yeah, but you know what those OMGERFNSERFTEE wussies are like. Fuggin headlight aimed too fuggin low and kittens and nuns will fuggin die.

The only form of banger racing I'd actually approve of is with every car having one of them poltroons strapped in the passenger seat.

[rml2345]

With regard to the OMGMOTFAILZIZDANGERUSWONTSUM1FINKOFDAKITTENZ list, I'd have thought brake imbalance across an axle was more dangerous than a tramp being able to pee in the fuel tank because the seal is a bit perished. 

[meshking]

Why do they do that? It's not like you're going to read that fail list and think "you know what I'm not going to bother moting it this year"

 

Unfortunately, some people do.

 

 

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[alf892]

I had forgotten how shit it was to drive to work in shitty rain and darkness along dual carriageways with worn out white lines...........

[Jim Bell]

Doesn't look like the end of the world though, no?

Get the bits and a sixpack and fix it on Saturday, then off to the re-test and whooshbonk, no?

Doesn't look too bad, no. It's not often you see a 1970s Mini fail sheet with no mention of corrosion!

I'm out of time and love with it though. Weather is turning and only have a tiny yard, limited skill and tools.

 

Really can't be arsed.

 

Might just eBay it.

[cort16]

Definetley get an MOT on it even if you have to pay a garage to do the work (I can't see it being expensive( or you'll just be another "will sail through MOT" candidate on ebay.

[autofive]

do the work, get it MOTted, get the most money possible, spend the profit on beer

[Des]

Don't bother with MOT, sell as tribute car.

 

[anonymous user]

Pissed off because of mot fail.

Stop writing Dangerous next to everything!

 

 

I'd be quite proud to have such a short fail list. Just think being so close to so much danger you must be eligible for some sort of bravery award.