What's made you grumpy today?

[bugsymike]

I would just love to see a transcript of a conversation between you two, with your accents, and that voice recorder. There is a great video on hte U Tube of a scottish man trying to converse with his Vauxhall Astra which gets me in stitches. Niot so funny when you want to dial a number in the car and it wont comply. Noops voice activated stuff varies from month to month, it will do exactly as asked for ages and then goes on a bender and wont do anything. except

"Copy fon book??"

After a few months of me not speaking to him at all he behaves again. Try as I might I cannot see any pattern or trigger to his behaviour. Maybe one over quick stop too many?

Don't worry after a short while listening to you guys, AI will be able to converse with your wife and kids on your behalf, oh! and your bank.

 

[SB1500]

AI will be able to converse with your wife

...can already confirm that AI is much more useful than I am / ever was in the art of the domestic argument

 

[StevenRB45]

Should have bought a smaller car..

Can confirm 80kg of sand fits in the boot..as well as a pram and all the spare clothes.

Also can confirm heavy sand is heavy although the car didn't notice it at all.

 

[The Panda Nut]

I KINHATE getting old. Hot and flustered after a tip run I set offhome with Mrs PN. Lets go buy ice cream I say. So we make the 5p yard detour tothe local farm shop. 3 tuns for tge freezer and 3 small tubs of doggy ice cream. What a price! Thats not tge story though. The grumpy old git driving totally forgot the trailer and tried to back into a parking space. Result. One Panda with the bumper half ripped off. Every hole in car and bumper ripped open. The main bottom fixing broken too wheel.arch liner has the captive 'nuts. It looks totalled. The white and black bit are separated abd some tangs ripped away.

Thegood news is after 4 and a half hours of unpleasantness temp 32.5Cs Its back together. Virtually all mended. THANKS GOD FOR SPEEDY FIX. The bumper fits better than before Guide in Panda Cross bumper removaland replacemeny is now on the stocks. I suppose its good it was made of plasticine. One broken bitstill.needs fixing, I didnt see that until was done. Thats about £750 I saved my self this, afternoon. Just about balances the £750 of h
damage I caused this morning....

 

[bugsymike]

Thats about £750 I saved my self this, afternoon. Just about balances the £750 of h
damage I caused this morning....

That's about the value of most of my vehicles.
I am sure like most of us , if we made a claim the write off value would be less than we have paid out in insurance over the last few years, plus they would soon re coup that with jacked up premiums.

 

[The Panda Nut]

That's about the value of most of my vehicles.
I am sure like most of us , if we made a claim the write off value would be less than we have paid out in insurance over the last few years, plus they would soon re coup that with jacked up premiums.

i seriously thought this was an insrance job.It looked dire. Some PTFE tape, a pop rivet stem and a lot of peedy fox though, and its just a scuff on the smallest wheel sarch trim fitted to the bumper. I shall replace it as it also broke the already broken and mended end loop that locks bumper to win. But a quick polish and its probably un necessary.. As you say pointless claiming that amount as they hammer you into the loor afterwards. Insurance really is a bad deal for all of us.

Silver lining is I did get to check the rear pads,