Random Irritations

[Jimaroid]

Rear brake caliper on the Wife's car has seized. Had her work, garage and school drop-offs nicely aligned to drop it off at 8:30 this morning to get it sorted but the car won't start, the battery has gone flat. Because of course it has! I fetch the emergency jump starter out my car and the battery on that has gone flat too. Gnng! OK fine!

I'll get the jump cables out, I'll just jump it from my car. Except I can't because they're not long enough and the bloody camper van is in the way. OK. We'll just push her car out the drive a bit. But no, the siezed brake caliper has now bound onto the disc f-tight. It won't budge. Gnnnnnnnnngggggg! FINE!

Oh! You think I'll just move the camper van? No. It's got its covers on and is tucked away for the winter.

OK FINE! We'll just push the car down the hill and jump start it. NO YOU WON'T YOU'VE ALREADY TRIED PUSHING THE CAR AND IT WON'T MOVE.

"Shall we phone the RAC?"

I love you my dear but please stop helping.

So after doing the work and school taxi duty, I've now got a cup of tea with everything charging and am about to go and rip the battery out of the camper van and put that in the wife's car...

I hate cars.

 

[GreiginFife]

Rear brake caliper on the Wife's car has seized. Had her work, garage and school drop-offs nicely aligned to drop it off at 8:30 this morning to get it sorted but the car won't start, the battery has gone flat. Because of course it has! I fetch the emergency jump starter out my car and the battery on that has gone flat too. Gnng! OK fine!

I'll get the jump cables out, I'll just jump it from my car. Except I can't because they're not long enough and the bloody camper van is in the way. OK. We'll just push her car out the drive a bit. But no, the siezed brake caliper has now bound onto the disc f-tight. It won't budge. Gnnnnnnnnngggggg! FINE!

Oh! You think I'll just move the camper van? No. It's got its covers on and is tucked away for the winter.

OK FINE! We'll just push the car down the hill and jump start it. NO YOU WON'T YOU'VE ALREADY TRIED PUSHING THE CAR AND IT WON'T MOVE.

"Shall we phone the RAC?"

I love you my dear but please stop helping.

So after doing the work and school taxi duty, I've now got a cup of tea with everything charging and am about to go and rip the battery out of the camper van and put that in the wife's car...

I hate cars.

Jim, did you know the caliper was seized before the battery issue? Is it an electronic parking brake?

Careful with the camper van battery, bigger (I assume older and diesel) engines often require high crank amp batteries. If it's not a high crank amp in the car it can cause damage (as I once found out).

 

[drdel]

Rear brake caliper on the Wife's car has seized. Had her work, garage and school drop-offs nicely aligned to drop it off at 8:30 this morning to get it sorted but the car won't start, the battery has gone flat. Because of course it has! I fetch the emergency jump starter out my car and the battery on that has gone flat too. Gnng! OK fine!

I'll get the jump cables out, I'll just jump it from my car. Except I can't because they're not long enough and the bloody camper van is in the way. OK. We'll just push her car out the drive a bit. But no, the siezed brake caliper has now bound onto the disc f-tight. It won't budge. Gnnnnnnnnngggggg! FINE!

Oh! You think I'll just move the camper van? No. It's got its covers on and is tucked away for the winter.

OK FINE! We'll just push the car down the hill and jump start it. NO YOU WON'T YOU'VE ALREADY TRIED PUSHING THE CAR AND IT WON'T MOVE.

"Shall we phone the RAC?"

I love you my dear but please stop helping.

So after doing the work and school taxi duty, I've now got a cup of tea with everything charging and am about to go and rip the battery out of the camper van and put that in the wife's car...

I hate cars.

If you take battery out of camper you can jump start wife's from that - No?

 

[Jimaroid]

Jim, did you know the caliper was seized before the battery issue? Is it an electronic parking brake?

Careful with the camper van battery, bigger (I assume older and diesel) engines often require high crank amp batteries. If it's not a high crank amp in the car it can cause damage (as I once found out).

Yeah the mrs said the car was making a funny noise last week. Uh oh, I think, so I took it out for a spin and came home after about 2 minutes. Disc was nicely hot. But it was cold and raining so I just left it in the drive and ignored it. Entirely my own doing. ? it’s not a electronic parking brake.

Thanks for the heads up on battery, it should be fine, the vans a brick, VW T3 1.8 petrol waterboxer. But I got enough charge in the car battery after an hour to get it going so all good again.

New random irritation: forgot my hat for the long cold walk home. ?

 

[Neilds]

Yeah the mrs said the car was making a funny noise last week. Uh oh, I think, so I took it out for a spin and came home after about 2 minutes. Disc was nicely hot. But it was cold and raining so I just left it in the drive and ignored it. Entirely my own doing. ? it’s not a electronic parking brake.

Thanks for the heads up on battery, it should be fine, the vans a brick, VW T3 1.8 petrol waterboxer. But I got enough charge in the car battery after an hour to get it going so all good again.

New random irritation: forgot my hat for the long cold walk home. ?

Just give up on toady and go back to bed - safest thing to do!

 

[GreiginFife]

Yeah the mrs said the car was making a funny noise last week. Uh oh, I think, so I took it out for a spin and came home after about 2 minutes. Disc was nicely hot. But it was cold and raining so I just left it in the drive and ignored it. Entirely my own doing. ? it’s not a electronic parking brake.

Thanks for the heads up on battery, it should be fine, the vans a brick, VW T3 1.8 petrol waterboxer. But I got enough charge in the car battery after an hour to get it going so all good again.

New random irritation: forgot my hat for the long cold walk home. ?

Glad you got it sorted mate. you're lucky it's not an EPB - I had to replace one on HIDs X4 and it was a total nightmare, traditional cable pull calipers are so much better and easier to change (and usually cheaper!)

 

[Blue in Munich]

..."Shall we phone the RAC?"

I love you my dear but please stop helping.

So after doing the work and school taxi duty, I've now got a cup of tea with everything charging and am about to go and rip the battery out of the camper van and put that in the wife's car...

I hate cars.

An oft-repeated line in the BiM household...

 

[Jimaroid]

Glad you got it sorted mate. you're lucky it's not an EPB - I had to replace one on HIDs X4 and it was a total nightmare, traditional cable pull calipers are so much better and easier to change (and usually cheaper!)

Yup, to be honest it's what irritates me so much about cars, I know I can do a lot of the work myself and enjoy the tinkering but I just don't have time or favourable weather conditions to get it done. Really want to find a larger garage to buy or rent so I can work on the van over winters but nothing's ever surfaced.

 

[Hobbit]

An oft-repeated line in the BiM household...

Reminds me of the day I offered to help Mrs Hobbit put water in the washer bottle. “No I don’t need your help for something so simple.“

Anyway, I called out a mate, mobile mechanic, to drain the water out of the hydraulic system. Apparently it was all my fault for talking to her when she was doing it.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

January. Can we just abolish it?

 

[RichA]

Yup, to be honest it's what irritates me so much about cars, I know I can do a lot of the work myself and enjoy the tinkering but I just don't have time or favourable weather conditions to get it done. Really want to find a larger garage to buy or rent so I can work on the van over winters but nothing's ever surfaced.

Since I sold my last older vehicle (Jeep Cherokee), gave away my trolley jack and tools and swore to let other people service and repair my cars, I've had a lot more free time and a lot less stress. I hate the loss of control, but it's worth the extra money if you find a decent indie garage.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

January. Can we just abolish it?

Can I add February to that as well? No redemption in either month for me.

 

[YandaB]

Can I add February to that as well? No redemption in either month for me.

Hey, I get paid monthly, stop taking them away!

 

[Fade and Die]

January. Can we just abolish it?

Agreed, it’s just endless and I have a Tax bill to pay at the end of it. ?

 

[Imurg]

Radio ad for a Honda car..
Basic story is that you're tired of looking for your keys so your new Honda can be opened and started......with your phone...
1. If you're good at losing your keys you'll be good at losing your phone.
2. If someone nicks your phone they can nick your car too now.

 

[fundy]

Agreed, it’s just endless and I have a Tax bill to pay at the end of it. ?

HMRC are ahead of you, theyve already waived you the 4 weeks of February

 

[Dando]

Radio ad for a Honda car..
Basic story is that you're tired of looking for your keys so your new Honda can be opened and started......with your phone...
1. If you're good at losing your keys you'll be good at losing your phone.
2. If someone nicks your phone they can nick your car too now.

my mate's Tesla is like this and once you're in you then enter a pin on the screen to to start it

 

[PNWokingham]

People commenting on the endings of films or TV!

 

[PJ87]

Radio ad for a Honda car..
Basic story is that you're tired of looking for your keys so your new Honda can be opened and started......with your phone...
1. If you're good at losing your keys you'll be good at losing your phone.
2. If someone nicks your phone they can nick your car too now.

Someone nicks your phone can they suddenly get into your bank? Security is present.

 

[fundy]

Having an eyeball swell up out of nowhere and what appears to be blistered