[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#2740588 7-Jul-2021 14:35

Fred99:

a plastic clip or screw that they didn't tighten properly will come loose and rattle, and annoy the carp out of you,

I hope to Cod that it doesn't annoy the carp out of him

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#2740589 7-Jul-2021 14:37

Fred99:

It's the bit about the techs not being able to establish connection with the ecu diagnostics that gets me.

Assuming the techs knew what they were doing and had the right gear (not guaranteed) then add this to the list of many things I hate about cars these days.

In Europe, the OBD2 connector is required to be in the kickpanel on the driver's side IIRC.

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#2740602 7-Jul-2021 15:01

frankv:

Fred99:

It's the bit about the techs not being able to establish connection with the ecu diagnostics that gets me.

Assuming the techs knew what they were doing and had the right gear (not guaranteed) then add this to the list of many things I hate about cars these days.

In Europe, the OBD2 connector is required to be in the kickpanel on the driver's side IIRC.

The connector might be there, but the actual ECU could be anywhere.
Ranger and WRX connectors are in the drivers footwell area. WRX under the steering column, Ranger on the centre console side.

Sounds like the ECU has borked itself with some sort of meltdown rather than the techs being unable to find the plug.

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#2740662 7-Jul-2021 15:47

geoffwnz:

The connector might be there, but the actual ECU could be anywhere.
Ranger and WRX connectors are in the drivers footwell area. WRX under the steering column, Ranger on the centre console side.

Sounds like the ECU has borked itself with some sort of meltdown rather than the techs being unable to find the plug.

They certainly new where the port was.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2740664 7-Jul-2021 15:48

MikeB4:

They certainly new where the port was.

Would they have known, if it was second hand ;) ?

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#2740666 7-Jul-2021 15:50

MikeB4:

They certainly new where the port was.

on the left hand side behind the rum bottle?

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#2740670 7-Jul-2021 15:54

networkn:

Would they have known, if it was second hand ;) ?

Secondhand port yuck 😀

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2740676 7-Jul-2021 16:03

frankv:
Fred99:

a plastic clip or screw that they didn't tighten properly will come loose and rattle, and annoy the carp out of you,

I hope to Cod that it doesn't annoy the carp out of him

... and then you end up carping about it on some online forum.

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#2740677 7-Jul-2021 16:16

They have managed to connect to the car and there is a very long list of error codes. They have sent them to Toyota NZ. This sounds expensive.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2740679 7-Jul-2021 16:17

MikeB4: They have managed to connect to the car and there is a very long list of error codes. They have sent them to Toyota NZ. This sounds expensive.

But not for you...

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#2740690 7-Jul-2021 16:47

Handle9:

MikeB4: They have managed to connect to the car and there is a very long list of error codes. They have sent them to Toyota NZ. This sounds expensive.

But not for you...

A friend had a massive long list of codes that were wrong and it turned out to just be water in one of the can bus connections between some systems. So not always a huge problem for things like this. Done any deep water driving recently?

Richard rich.ms

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#2740692 7-Jul-2021 16:52

NZPost!

Currently on Hold to them.

Trying to use their Online Portal to send a parcel to Mesquite, TX 75149.

NZPost say's it is NOT a Valid Postcode!

Google say's (And the receiver) that it IS

After 5 minutes On Hold the IVR say's the wait time is 9 minutes!

After 7 minutes On Hold the IVR say's the wait time is 10 minutes!

After 9 minutes On Hold the IVR say's the wait time is 10 minutes!

After 10 minutes On Hold the IVR say's the wait time is 11 minutes!

Sheesh - the wait gets longer as you wait!

Should have spent the logo money on people to actually answer the phone!

Answered after 16 minutes!

NOT RESOLVED - Got the postcode sorted! Drop the TX.

Then won't let me get to a pickup form that it keeps demanding!

Suggested to take the parcel to a NZPost Agent! (There are NO Postshops left in Western Christchurch City!)

The CSR agreed that she in unable to help!

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#2740754 7-Jul-2021 17:36

Fred99:
Despite tracking my every move, when I asked google maps to "drive home" last night via android auto, it didn't know where I lived, asked me to enter (via voice) an address as "home", then that failed as google has no idea how my street name is pronounced, trying to pronounce it different ways failed, its several "best attempts" were close but not found - and that happened despite my home address being already saved as a recent destination.

There's a low-tech solution to that, get some teenagers. They always find their way back home no matter where you send them.

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#2740756 7-Jul-2021 17:39

neb:
Fred99:

Despite tracking my every move, when I asked google maps to "drive home" last night via android auto, it didn't know where I lived, asked me to enter (via voice) an address as "home", then that failed as google has no idea how my street name is pronounced, trying to pronounce it different ways failed, its several "best attempts" were close but not found - and that happened despite my home address being already saved as a recent destination.

There's a low-tech solution to that, get some teenagers. They always find their way back home no matter where you send them.

I usually just want to know the travel time when I ask car alexa to navigate to home, so I know if I should get food on the way or what.

Richard rich.ms

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#2740757 7-Jul-2021 17:43

msukiwi:
NZPost!

Currently on Hold to them.

It's not just NZ Post, it's every large organisation everwhere. When you call, here's what you'll hear:

"Thankyou for calling mrflgurble Corporation. Please listen carefully as our menu has recently changed. We're experiencing a higher than normal call volume. All calls may be recorded for training purposes. The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain. A stitch in time saves nine. ..."

[15 minutes of recording later]

"To speak to an operator, please press the square root of negative one"

To pick this apart: What, since the last time I called 20 minutes ago? You're permanently experiencing a higher than normal call volume, even if I call at 3am on Christmas Day your recording says you're flooded with calls. I know you may be recording this, every company in existence with a voice menu tells me this every time I call. etc.

Suggested musical accompaniment: The alternative Scottish anthem, a.k.a. the Universal Song for All Occasions. Warning: Explicit lyrics, but damn funny, they probably had to do a dozen takes because they couldn't keep a straight face the first eleven times.

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