One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
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Toaster Pilot said:
Greg the Fish said:
My colleague who has just been given a £2k bill for a brake servo, oil rocker gasket and a knock sensor.............on a 12 year old 3 series.
Surely the garage is the knob rather than the person choosing to maintain their car rather than throwing it away?Goldfever4 said:
The knob who took the wrong lane on the M4/M5 interchange today, stopping in the hatched area to reverse back up the motorway to take the M4 East.
How selfish and thick do you have to be to try to join full-pace motorway traffic from outside the outside lane? In rush hour?
With the amount of cameras there, hopefully he will be getting a letter soon.How selfish and thick do you have to be to try to join full-pace motorway traffic from outside the outside lane? In rush hour?
People who drive in the rain with their fog lights on thinking they are being more visible when they are just dazzling drivers behind as the light shines through the water droplets. They're not called 'rain lights' are they but these bell ends don't seem to get that......
Also (and no doubt already mentioned earlier on this thread) those who sit in the middle lane on an empty motorway (typically late at night) and when you approach from the inside lane, pull out and flash, either don't get out of the way or even worse move into the inside lane until you have passed (and you have then correctly pulled back into the inside lane) and then you see in your rear view mirror they have pulled back into the middle lane. Lane discipline saved me many years ago from a speeding ticket as on a busy motorway I was 'travelling a bit' and having noticed a car in my mirrors matching my moves I slowed down in case it was an unmarked Police car and it turned out was when they pulled me over but they had to admit they hadn't got a fix on me so just gave me a (deserved) telling off and let me go. If I'd have sat in the outside lane it would have been a different ending
Also (and no doubt already mentioned earlier on this thread) those who sit in the middle lane on an empty motorway (typically late at night) and when you approach from the inside lane, pull out and flash, either don't get out of the way or even worse move into the inside lane until you have passed (and you have then correctly pulled back into the inside lane) and then you see in your rear view mirror they have pulled back into the middle lane. Lane discipline saved me many years ago from a speeding ticket as on a busy motorway I was 'travelling a bit' and having noticed a car in my mirrors matching my moves I slowed down in case it was an unmarked Police car and it turned out was when they pulled me over but they had to admit they hadn't got a fix on me so just gave me a (deserved) telling off and let me go. If I'd have sat in the outside lane it would have been a different ending
Greg the Fish said:
Toaster Pilot said:
Greg the Fish said:
My colleague who has just been given a £2k bill for a brake servo, oil rocker gasket and a knock sensor.............on a 12 year old 3 series.
Surely the garage is the knob rather than the person choosing to maintain their car rather than throwing it away?g3org3y said:
Ares said:
oceanview said:
g3org3y said:
Cliftonite said:
g3org3y said:
I'm sure most commuters thought I was a knob this morning.
-1.5 degree temps, driving with the roof down in the Z4 (hat and scarf obvs).
And a toasty heater?-1.5 degree temps, driving with the roof down in the Z4 (hat and scarf obvs).
Good for you!
Did you really need to ask?
Unless the question is what's the point of
Because convertible....obviously
Heated seats are also great in a saloon
Greg the Fish said:
Toaster Pilot said:
Greg the Fish said:
My colleague who has just been given a £2k bill for a brake servo, oil rocker gasket and a knock sensor.............on a 12 year old 3 series.
Surely the garage is the knob rather than the person choosing to maintain their car rather than throwing it away?Also, its up to the BMW owner whether he wants to spend £2k on an old car. I know some people who will happily spend that amount without blinking on a turbo for a 20yo jap classic.
Bobberoo99 said:
g3org3y said:
Ares said:
oceanview said:
g3org3y said:
Cliftonite said:
g3org3y said:
I'm sure most commuters thought I was a knob this morning.
-1.5 degree temps, driving with the roof down in the Z4 (hat and scarf obvs).
And a toasty heater?-1.5 degree temps, driving with the roof down in the Z4 (hat and scarf obvs).
Good for you!
Did you really need to ask?
Unless the question is what's the point of
Because convertible....
Kuji said:
The garage is just a business carrying out customer instructions, I don't see why they should considered at fault if someone has accepted a high quote. Contrary to minority opinion, someone else isn't always at fault..
Also, its up to the BMW owner whether he wants to spend £2k on an old car. I know some people who will happily spend that amount without blinking on a turbo for a 20yo jap classic.
I was working on the assumption that the rate was excessive - if it’s a fair rate for a decent job then fair enough. Also, its up to the BMW owner whether he wants to spend £2k on an old car. I know some people who will happily spend that amount without blinking on a turbo for a 20yo jap classic.
I’m still not in agreement with the OP that the owner is a knob for fixing their car rather than binning it
The other morning driving past Millbrook, it's dawn but you can see for quite a distance so I indicated and pulled out to overtake the car I was following as the road straightened. Clean, smooth overtake, pull in...... and HIGHBEAMS!!!!
Thanks knob.
Here's the view I had (except darker)
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0394341,-0.5266699...
Thanks knob.
Here's the view I had (except darker)
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0394341,-0.5266699...
thiscocks said:
Its possible the light was green for the cyclist and it had changed by the time they were still cycling in the controlled area. I've had this happen on my bike on a long controlled length with no path. By the time I got to the other end I had an irate driver shouting at me. I said it was green my end, what do you want me to do, fly? I don't know why the lights arn't adjusted for cyclists to make it through.
Because drivers would get wise and ten cars would pile through once the lights had changed rather than the usual 3I'm sure we've had this one already, but ....
Tw@ts that leave a gap in front of them in multi-lane traffic, then when they see you indicate to pull into it, slam their foot down on the GO pedal.
If you're not gonna let a brother in, don't leave a frigging gap! If you're too stupid to close said gap, accept your mistake and bloody let me in FFS.
Tw@ts that leave a gap in front of them in multi-lane traffic, then when they see you indicate to pull into it, slam their foot down on the GO pedal.
If you're not gonna let a brother in, don't leave a frigging gap! If you're too stupid to close said gap, accept your mistake and bloody let me in FFS.
markyb_lcy said:
I'm sure we've had this one already, but ....
Tw@ts that leave a gap in front of them in multi-lane traffic, then when they see you indicate to pull into it, slam their foot down on the GO pedal.
If you're not gonna let a brother in, don't leave a frigging gap! If you're too stupid to close said gap, accept your mistake and bloody let me in FFS.
When I get into gaps like that, I make a point of letting someone else in front of me just to piss them off a bit more Tw@ts that leave a gap in front of them in multi-lane traffic, then when they see you indicate to pull into it, slam their foot down on the GO pedal.
If you're not gonna let a brother in, don't leave a frigging gap! If you're too stupid to close said gap, accept your mistake and bloody let me in FFS.
markyb_lcy said:
Grahamdub said:
When I get into gaps like that, I make a point of letting someone else in front of me just to piss them off a bit more
Yep, I'm with you on that one! It's like a reverse karma thing ... turning their negative behaviour into a positive for someone else.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff