ex car! grr Beware! I'm now on a cycle!

2 Dec 2004

Quote by Shambolic

Seriously tho at the age it is its about ready for being pensioned off..

Not at all! Unless you want to buy the marketing crap the car makers (and the government on their behalf) feed you. Considering the age of my car, 12 years is nothing smile

Even newer cars break down, and they cost more to fix, more to buy, etc.
A bit of basic DIY maintenance and knowledge ought to keep most bangers going for years to come, and a friendly old style garage helps with the tricky bits :)
Oh well............So much for 17 years in the trade then.........

2 Dec 2004

well my car was collected by the phantom pickup truck. It was sat there one minute, a cup of tea and a biccie later, it was gone :shock:
The garage hasn't phoned me so I hope they have it and not the local scally wags..... although it was pointed out to me "gem how would they steal a car that won't start?"
Hmmmm confused

didn't really think of that did I? :doh:
Oh well...... best get down to the shop and invest in some industrial strength elastic bands and an old sewing machine ;) might pick up something for my almighty hangover too. rolleyes

2 Dec 2004

:therethere:

2 Dec 2004

Quote by teddy_bear
Hiya !
New-ish to the forum and thought I'd say hello
Cars eh .... what are we to do without them ? I'm still on this perenial process of looking for a car that cheap to maintain, that'll last a good 10 years and able to burn up n down the motorways. Anybody any suggestions ?

Sent pm pal

2 Dec 2004

Quote by steve-shireen

Seriously tho at the age it is its about ready for being pensioned off..

Not at all! Unless you want to buy the marketing crap the car makers (and the government on their behalf) feed you. Considering the age of my car, 12 years is nothing smile

Even newer cars break down, and they cost more to fix, more to buy, etc.
A bit of basic DIY maintenance and knowledge ought to keep most bangers going for years to come, and a friendly old style garage helps with the tricky bits :)
Oh well............So much for 17 years in the trade then.........
Would that trade be in selling cars, or fixing them? Cause either way I can see how it's preferable for you if people buy new(er). One way you sell a whole car, the other way you make money from them being too scared to take a spanner to it. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just that there are alternatives :)
But thinking about it, carry on putting people off - Keeps the prices down for people like me biggrin

3 Dec 2004

The car is kapput! a gonner! it is deceased! It is an ex car! sad

Right now I've had my blubber, I was kind of hoping for tales of nightmare breakdowns where something hilarious happened like.... oh I don't know...... Like something that should be in one of the pics in Silk and BigG's tips for doggers thread! lol

So, one of my favourite car stories has to be missy pretending to be a car seat :lol:
Do we have anymore?

3 Dec 2004

Aaaw Gem, sorry to hear that it has gone.
Sending you a big hug. Can't offer anything else i'm afraid sad

G x :therethere:

3 Dec 2004

I blame it on the the suitcase of playthings in my boot after Satin's brithday bash! lol

It will be ok. Just fancied a bit of giggle really! biggrin

I'll have snogs and cuddles instead ;)

3 Dec 2004

Quote by little gem
I blame it on the the suitcase of playthings in my boot after Satin's brithday bash!
It will be ok. Just fancied a bit of giggle really! I'll have snogs and cuddles instead ;)

Ok Gem, that has swayed our decision not to bring them next time :twisted:

3 Dec 2004

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Nooooooooooooooo!:doh:
I take it all back! I really do! OMG how killed am I going to be now? Blue will have my guts for garters, Mal will pass his curse to me and I'll never get shagged ever again let alone on a tuesday...., the fluffers will lynch me and.........
Oh noooo...... Please reconsider? what will I have to do to make it up to you G? :rascal:

3 Dec 2004

:laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove:
:undecided: :undecided: :undecided:
Off to work now, will think about it Gem :twisted:
G x

3 Dec 2004

Sympathies Gem, losing a car really sucks. I hate to be without mine and I really don't use it much (it's coming up to 7 years old and I'm only just getting near 30,000 miles!)
I wrote off a car once. I crashed it into a hedge. Yes, a hedge! At about 15 mpg. I never knew hedges could be so... solid.
i was coming up to a 90 degree bend, down in the cornish countryside (not far from Treknow, for the locals) road was damp, I was going quite slow. put my foot on the brake and it had no effect! Slide, slide, THUD.
I didn't see if there was anything in the hedge, but it was solid enough to cause actual structural damage to the chassis of my car. OK, so it was only worth 38 pence so it was more of a laughing matter than anything.

3 Dec 2004

Gem
well, i guess it feels like losing part the family eh ? rolleyes

i don't know whether this is too early but have u started to think about looking for a possible replacement ?
it'll be an interesting thread lol

3 Dec 2004

I have thought about relacing it already redface

I'm not that attached to material things really. It's only money and "stuff" that you can't take with you anyway, I have lots of very good memories and no doubt I will cry as it is put through the crusher! lol

Zootle, hedges are pretty solid things! I have fallen into a good few on drunken walks home from the pub! :lol: Glad to see I'm not the only one who has been introduced to the soilid quality of a bit of shrubbery! :lol:
G, I shall think about it and await my punishment eagerly! :rascal:

3 Dec 2004

Quote by little gem
I'm not that attached to material things really.

It's not so much the materialism, more that once you get used to having a car you take it for granted. So once you lose one you find you feel stranded and can't go anywhere (regardless of how much you really used it anyway). Or at least I do! smile

3 Dec 2004

Quote by zootle
It's not so much the materialism, more that once you get used to having a car you take it for granted. So once you lose one you find you feel stranded and can't go anywhere (regardless of how much you really used it anyway). Or at least I do!

That's true. I don't know about u lot but my schedule goes into turmoil if I've got to bring the car in to the garage to have anything done banghead

3 Dec 2004

Yeah, I didn't realise how much I get travel sick on buses! lol

I very nearly threw up on the poor young man sat infront of me! redface

All that rocking and bobbing around, breaking suddenly and the smell of old ladies perms! :lol:
mmmmmm, more of it to come. Maybe I should write reviews of public transport...... today I took a megabus. it was big, blue and smelled of sweaty teenagers after the school run. I would have sat down but the only seat that was vacant was next to a guy drooling on his collar while asleep...... plus the chewing gum on the seat fabric looked a bit too fresh and lively not to stick to my clothes........ :lol:

3 Dec 2004

I had the pleasure of public transport myself last night <puke> And the government wonder why they can't get people to use it if they have other options - they should try going on a bus full of smelly noisy yucky oiks on a busy shopping day and see how they manage!

3 Dec 2004

you should try the tube in london.
In rush hour.
In summer.
I did actually have to stop using it to stop my blood pressure going through the roof.
I started to walk between the mainline station and work. Did me the world of got as I no longer arrived at the office as a raging ball of intense stress and frustration, and it got me some excercise into the bargain smile

3 Dec 2004

Anyways , needs to go now guys. off to brave another form of public transport .... the trains mad

Have a good w'kend wave

3 Dec 2004

Quote by zootle
you should try the tube in london.
In rush hour.
In summer.

Been there, done that AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Actually it's just as bad in winter cos you are all wrapped up in woolies and coats then the heat is stifling down there and I end up smelling even worse <puke>
They should try those extra strong anti perspirants out of tube travellers, now that would be a REAL challenge!

3 Dec 2004

MQ - that can't be true - a lady has a fragrence like a flower - she never SMELLS - and as the old adage has it - Ladies don't sweat - they perspire.
Or glow even.
Men on the other hand are pongy fellows - they need LYNX - but then all the women that get a niff of their Lynx get turned on - which can be very difficult on the tube in London!

3 Dec 2004

Quote by Shambolic

Seriously tho at the age it is its about ready for being pensioned off..

Not at all! Unless you want to buy the marketing crap the car makers (and the government on their behalf) feed you. Considering the age of my car, 12 years is nothing smile

Even newer cars break down, and they cost more to fix, more to buy, etc.
A bit of basic DIY maintenance and knowledge ought to keep most bangers going for years to come, and a friendly old style garage helps with the tricky bits :)
Oh well............So much for 17 years in the trade then.........
Would that trade be in selling cars, or fixing them? Cause either way I can see how it's preferable for you if people buy new(er). One way you sell a whole car, the other way you make money from them being too scared to take a spanner to it. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just that there are alternatives :)
But thinking about it, carry on putting people off - Keeps the prices down for people like me biggrin

I was more reffering to the fact that in a cpl of years at most new Euro Emissions regulations mean that most old cars will not pass an mot...

3 Dec 2004

Quote by little gem
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Nooooooooooooooo!:doh:
I take it all back! I really do! OMG how killed am I going to be now? Blue will have my guts for garters, Mal will pass his curse to me and I'll never get shagged ever again let alone on a tuesday...., the fluffers will lynch me and.........
Oh noooo...... Please reconsider? what will I have to do to make it up to you G? :rascal:

Have you sweated enough confused

:

:lol: :lol:
Methinks we have something in our case that you are rather fond of :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
I guess we can bring it along next time too but after you have had a wee shot of it the roles must reverse surprised

G x

3 Dec 2004

OMG! :shock:
How cool! You shall have to tell more about these rules! lol

Sounds like a very suitable punishment to me! ;)
Steve, my car sailed through it's MOT not 3 months ago. Not all older cars are the scum of the ear, less to go wrong in my opinion it seems. Too many computer chips and programmed this that and the other in new cars. One tiny little fault can end up costing an arm and a leg. Bet a chip for a new car cost more than my ex-car did to buy! :lol:
Anyway..... looking forward to grovelling for my punishment! :lol:

3 Dec 2004

ops: :oops: You have no idea what is going through my head at this moment :oops: :oops: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

4 Dec 2004

Quote by little gem
OMG! :shock:
How cool! You shall have to tell more about these rules! Sounds like a very suitable punishment to me! ;)
Steve, my car sailed through it's MOT not 3 months ago. Not all older cars are the scum of the ear, less to go wrong in my opinion it seems. Too many computer chips and programmed this that and the other in new cars. One tiny little fault can end up costing an arm and a leg. Bet a chip for a new car cost more than my ex-car did to buy! :lol:
Anyway..... looking forward to grovelling for my punishment! :lol:

The computer chips are there as a means of running the engine....
Engines are managed by ECU's for a reason.....Mainly for emissions purposes as they enable the engine to modify the way it runs to best suit the driving style and maintain emissions levels.....
I have no problem with older cars at all...............Its just as I said earlier.......Many older cars simply will not be capable of producing a low enough emissions level to pass an MOT.........Its as simple as that...........No axe grinding........Just a simple fact...

4 Dec 2004

Quote by JudyTV
Awwwwww Gem,
I am really sorry to hear about your car. Judy

not half as sorry as i am! sad

*sniffs*
no more sunday afternoon strolls through the woods, or tea at my local pub. looks like national express is gonna have a rather regular customer doing the trans-pennine thing from now on! least the coach stops within walking distance of canal street! ;)
n x x x ;)

4 Dec 2004

Actually......... there may just be light at the end of a very dark tunnel!
A friend has offered to have a look at it and it is at this moment in time sat in another garage being diagnosed...... I shall not have it for this weekend... sad

but keep your fingers crossed that I don't have to let Neil take out shares in National Express! lol

I never thought of going for lunch in the village! I think there are a few shops near there that I could scare certain people senseless in! biggrin

Hunnybunch, do you think that 20incher with 12inch girth is too small? :lol: hhehehehe, Oooo a cold doesn't half bring out the cruel streak in me!
:giggle:
G, I look forward to you showing me your thoughts at blues and satins next party! ;)

4 Dec 2004

Hunnybunch, do you think that 20incher with 12inch girth is too small? hhehehehe, Oooo a cold doesn't half bring out the cruel streak in me!

really dunno who this hunnybunch is gem? dunno

but if i were he ((( him? :dunno: ))) i'd say the small flourescent thingumbob was rather large, so bugger the 20 inch thing! and yes i know bugger the damn thing is the point, but you know what i meant! :shock: :eeek: and to think i thought blue was bad! rolleyes

if you're so intent on that kinda thing i'll go shopping for pencils and sellotape and see what i can knock together?
n x x x :P