Random Irritations

[RichA]

First thing I did on both the 3 and the 8 was to get the run flats replaced. Terrible invention. I now have two cans of tyre weld in both cars.

Run flat cost for the 8er was £360. Non run flat equivalent £210, can of tyre weld £15… no brainer.

If the run flat has been driven on whilst flat then they can’t repair it. The inside of the tyre breaks up as you drive and you get loads of little rubber ‘beads’ inside. The tyre is now compromised.

If you noticed it but didn’t drive on it and took the wheel to the repairer then they might (just maybe) repair it if there are none of the rubber beads rattling about inside.

Yep. Tyre dude said exactly that. Ditch the runflats for conventional tyres as they wear out and keep some tyre goo in the boot. Save ~£100 per tyre.
My inflator has a replaceable goo cartridge built into it - I've just never been in the situation to use it with the runflats.

 

[jim8flog]

First thing I did on both the 3 and the 8 was to get the run flats replaced. Terrible invention. I now have two cans of tyre weld in both cars.

Run flat cost for the 8er was £360. Non run flat equivalent £210, can of tyre weld £15… no brainer.

If the run flat has been driven on whilst flat then they can’t repair it. The inside of the tyre breaks up as you drive and you get loads of little rubber ‘beads’ inside. The tyre is now compromised.

If you noticed it but didn’t drive on it and took the wheel to the repairer then they might (just maybe) repair it if there are none of the rubber beads rattling about inside.

just make sure the tyre weld is a water based one.

The latex based ones make the tyres unrepairable as the tyre fitter cannot get it off

 

[Slime]

BMW and tyres. Again.
Low pressure warning this morning and a screw embedded in one of the tyres. It's a 5-Series, so there are thousands of them on the road but nobody ever has the tyres in stock.
And it's the weekend.
And I'm 130 miles from home.
Seriously considering ditching this brilliant car just because of the constant drama with tyres and getting a Focus with a spare wheel.

Is there not a spare wheel well in the boot?
My sister has a spareless car, not a BMW, but there's a wheel well in the boot that would comfortably take a space saver.

 

[RichA]

Is there not a spare wheel well in the boot?
My sister has a spareless car, not a BMW, but there's a wheel well in the boot that would comfortably take a space saver.

No. It's xDrive so the AWD diff gubbins takes up the space that would have been there in a normal car. Losing the runflats and using a can of muck if necessary seems the most sensible solution.

 

[Crazyface]

Stupid stupid weather. For the last few days the weather here has been poor up till about 7/8pm them the clouds disappear and it's blue sky's galore. Whats that about????

 

[Crazyface]

I certainly will
Even the wife who never gets bothered about stuff like this is a bit miffed about it, she will however tell me off if I make a rumpus

Get totally hammered, put a bet on the race and cheer or moan when things go/don't go the way of your bet. They won't invite you to watch it with them again. Lol

 

[Piece]

Car drivers on the outside lane of a dual carriageway going 0.0001 mph faster than the car on the inside.

 

[Crazyface]

Being done by Mr Tyre as I type. Although no guarantee as run flats aren't supposed to be repaired, apparently. The first 3 places I phoned didn't have stock and refused to even try to repair.
I think ditching run flats in favour of conventional tyres and relying on puncture repair inflation juice stuff might be the way forward for me with this car.

Or ...stop driving over nails?.

 

[RichA]

Or ...stop driving over nails?.

It was a screw. Whenever I see a nail or screw on a road when I'm walking I pick it up and bin it. So much for karma. Must be payback for all the other I do wrong.

 

[ColchesterFC]

People that go shopping together and push their trollies side by side, slowly up the middle of the aisle so that no one can get past. Parents that let their kids push the trolley in a busy supermarket. People that leave their trolley in front of the shelves and wander off so that you aren't able to get to whatever it is that you want which is always behind an unattended trolley. People that seem unable to grasp the fact that you are going to be asked to pay for your shopping once it's been scanned. This is usually females who appear to be surprised that they person on the check out has given them the total to pay and then start rummaging through a handbag bigger than the bag I take offshore for a 4 week trip to try to find their purse. Supermarkets that move produce around so it's not in the same place as it was last week. Why have the mushrooms moved to a different aisle? What was wrong with the aisle they were in before?

You may be able to tell from the above my weekly shop did not go well today. I don't think I've muttered "For ***** sake" under my breath so many times as I did today.

 

[Pants]

Car drivers on the outside lane of a dual carriageway going 0.0001 mph faster than the car on the inside.

HGV drivers as their day job?

 

[bobmac]

You may be able to tell from the above my weekly shop did not go well today. I don't think I've muttered "For ***** sake" under my breath so many times as I did today.

I used to have the same frustration until I discovered home delivery.
Asda, which is cheaper for most things, and delivery can be as low as £1.50
I haven't been to a supermarket in months, but when I did go , I would go midweek at 06.15

 

[Neilds]

I used to have the same frustration until I discovered home delivery.
Asda, which is cheaper for most things, and delivery can be as low as £1.50
I haven't been to a supermarket in months, but when I did go , I would go midweek at 06.15

Hope you don’t moan when you get dodgy substitutions

 

[Slime]

People that go shopping together and push their trollies side by side, slowly up the middle of the aisle so that no one can get past. Parents that let their kids push the trolley in a busy supermarket. People that leave their trolley in front of the shelves and wander off so that you aren't able to get to whatever it is that you want which is always behind an unattended trolley. People that seem unable to grasp the fact that you are going to be asked to pay for your shopping once it's been scanned. This is usually females who appear to be surprised that they person on the check out has given them the total to pay and then start rummaging through a handbag bigger than the bag I take offshore for a 4 week trip to try to find their purse. Supermarkets that move produce around so it's not in the same place as it was last week. Why have the mushrooms moved to a different aisle? What was wrong with the aisle they were in before?

You may be able to tell from the above my weekly shop did not go well today. I don't think I've muttered "For ***** sake" under my breath so many times as I did today.

Ooh, I love these people because they give me the opportunity to move their trolly and then see the look on their face when their trolly has magically disappeared ................................. usually just round a corner!

 

[Pants]

Ooh, I love these people because they give me the opportunity to move their trolly and then see the look on their face when their trolly has magically disappeared ................................. usually just round a corner!

I bet you might be one of those jokers who put a few extra items in their trolley when they're not looking.

 

[Hobbit]

Ooh, I love these people because they give me the opportunity to move their trolly and then see the look on their face when their trolly has magically disappeared ................................. usually just round a corner!

I bet you might be one of those jokers who put a few extra items in their trolley when they're not looking.

Some people *cough* might actually takes some things out of their trolley…

 

[ColchesterFC]

I bet you might be one of those jokers who put a few extra items in their trolley when they're not looking.

Normally a large cucumber and jar of vaseline.

 

[bobmac]

Hope you don’t moan when you get dodgy substitutions

Not really.
When I do get a substitute, which is very rare, if I don't want it I send it back.
I certainly don't moan about shopping from the comfort of my arm chair, rather than wasting 2 hours going shopping.
And I definitely do not go anywhere near a supermarket on a Saturday.

 

[Slime]

I bet you might be one of those jokers who put a few extra items in their trolley when they're not looking.

Ooh, never thought of that ............................. great shout!

 

[harpo_72]

Just went to go down the stairs and my knee is agony. Can only think I twisted it or it is a hang over from when my son sat on it…