Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Doozergirl

lostinrates wrote: »

Cannot cousin do some of your car stuff...isn't that up his street?

I think he might be coming here next week. He's stayed in London for the past month. He needs to do my rear beakes. The car is in warranty still so some of it is their problem to sort. I was hoping they'd find the money while they were sorting the more engine based rattle. There's something loose in there as well.

Just saw a bed frame and thought of you. French, ready for reupholstering. It has the hessian stuff on it right now. I still think that stuff could look great just left alone and accessorised well with plush cushions.

lostinrates

I'd prefer it just with the hessian. ( visually)


We have an upholstered bed head ATM because its a hand me down though, and I'd not buy one because DH won't out his nasty head on a pillow when he sits up so it always looks grubby and in need of a steam clean and life is too short.

In fact, not sure whether when in the distant future we do our room and a bed we should reupholstering this and put it in a guest room or whether nasty greasy guests do the same too.

Nikkster

Generali wrote: »

How much is ouch precisely?

4x brake pad change and align is about 20 mins work. Parts cost? Tenner perhaps (Google it)

2xnew tyres cost what they cost.

Alignment? Thrown in with the tyres.

Ouch is half a front door and doorframe. In fairness they had me there for 5 hours, so I'm sure I got value for money in terms of £ per hour (rolls eyes).

Doozer - yes.

lostinrates

Officially, pills are not as good as sr capsules. I thought would be fine for at least a couple of days!

michaels

Nikkster wrote: »

Ouch is half a front door and doorframe. In fairness they had me there for 5 hours, so I'm sure I got value for money in terms of £ per hour (rolls eyes).

Doozer - yes.

WE have done 850 so far with latest issue and still need to spend another 150 (at least) then there is also possibly a dpf (300) and that is on top of a cambelt this year (350) and normal service and mot 150.

Last year was 4 tyres, normal service and clutch and flywheel and springs and engine mount (800)

Ooops forgot the suspension arms this year (3) total about 250

Masomnia

This is exactly why I got rid of mine, I was just waiting for bills like that...

I used like doing little odd jobs on it. I always thought one of the benefits of having a ten year old Peugeot was that little things that you could fix yourself kept going wrong

Wouldn't have done anything brake related though, even though changing pads is pretty straightforward I wouldn't want to risk it.

LydiaJ

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm being driven to distraction by two rattles. I considered taking mine to a dealer today now that I've identified where they come from.

For months and months I have been being driven to distraction by an overzealous seatbelt locking mechanism. On a good day it would "only" lock 5 or 6 times while I was trying to put it on; on a bad day it would be more like 50. Well meaning friends hearing of this problem would advise me to pull it more gently, and I would invite them to try it themselves, whereupon they would realise things about grandmothers and sucking eggs.

Last time it was serviced I asked the man at the (small independent) garage to sort it out for me, and he said he couldn't - it would involve taking the side of the car completely apart to get at the troublesome part, he said. So last month I decided enough was enough. I phoned the main dealer to discuss the problem and ask how much it was likely to cost etc. I didn't manage to pin them down on cost - they said they'd have to examine it first, which is silly, because there's nothing to see beyond what I've described, unless you take it apart to get at the place where the mechanism is, so why couldn't they tell me how much labour it was likely to take to do that? Anyway, I had a preliminary chat with them and decided to take it in to be looked at next time I had a day off.

The next time I got into the car I put the seatbelt on without it locking at all, for the first time in well over a year. Since then it has been fine - sometimes it locks a few times while I'm putting it on, but never more than half a dozen or so, and often it doesn't lock at all.

As a scientist I know I ought not to believe that it somehow knew what I was planning to do to it and has been terrified into knuckling under and submitting to my wishes, but it's awfully tempting.

Yorkie1

Masomnia wrote: »

Just applied for a job that's absolutely perfect for me, and it's based in inner Herts! The dream is not dead.

:j Good luck :T

GDB2222 wrote: »

I'm sorry, Maggie, that you are having to cope with your illness. However, the way you are coping with it so cheerfully is something I admire tremendously. You really are wonderful.

Plus the photos are lovely. Please keep posting them.

+1 (or even 10 )

lostinrates wrote: »

I cannot remember what I had for supper. Did I have supper? I dunno.

I had an all-day meeting on Wednesday. Couldn't for the life of me remember whether I had washed my hair the day before or 2 days before. So, to be on the safe side, I washed it again. At least I was clean

GDB2222

LydiaJ wrote: »

For months and months I have been being driven to distraction by an overzealous seatbelt locking mechanism. On a good day it would "only" lock 5 or 6 times while I was trying to put it on; on a bad day it would be more like 50. Well meaning friends hearing of this problem would advise me to pull it more gently, and I would invite them to try it themselves, whereupon they would realise things about grandmothers and sucking eggs.

Last time it was serviced I asked the man at the (small independent) garage to sort it out for me, and he said he couldn't - it would involve taking the side of the car completely apart to get at the troublesome part, he said. So last month I decided enough was enough. I phoned the main dealer to discuss the problem and ask how much it was likely to cost etc. I didn't manage to pin them down on cost - they said they'd have to examine it first, which is silly, because there's nothing to see beyond what I've described, unless you take it apart to get at the place where the mechanism is, so why couldn't they tell me how much labour it was likely to take to do that? Anyway, I had a preliminary chat with them and decided to take it in to be looked at next time I had a day off.

The next time I got into the car I put the seatbelt on without it locking at all, for the first time in well over a year. Since then it has been fine - sometimes it locks a few times while I'm putting it on, but never more than half a dozen or so, and often it doesn't lock at all.

As a scientist I know I ought not to believe that it somehow knew what I was planning to do to it and has been terrified into knuckling under and submitting to my wishes, but it's awfully tempting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78b67l_yxUc

Basil Fawlty knew how to deal with cars.

Nikkster

LydiaJ wrote: »

As a scientist I know I ought not to believe that it somehow knew what I was planning to do to it and has been terrified into knuckling under and submitting to my wishes, but it's awfully tempting.

Of course that's what happened. It's like when you're ill and you finally go to see the GP and you realise when you're sat in reception that you feel a lot better