The Car Thread.

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Finger crossed all's fine!

 

[plastic penguin]

\o/

It lives!!! It's alive

Taken approx 15 mins ago in our village

 

[plastic penguin]

All it needs now is a good valeting, I'm gonner buy a clay bar it and polish it. I'll wait until the Spring.

 

[plastic penguin]

Been out for a fairly long drive earlier today to do a quote. Driving faultlessly, a real pleasure to drive.

And that interior.... (excuse the Basil Fawlty legs 😋)

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Might need to edit the thread title!

 

[plastic penguin]

Where's the edit icon? Can no longer find it on my Smartphone apart from the last post, edit it once and that option disappears

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

It's still there on the website - if you want me to change it, just tell me what to!

 

[plastic penguin]

It's still there on the website - if you want me to change it, just tell me what to!

Okay, thanks, I'll think of a more appropriate title.

Back in a while.

 

[Friesiansam]

(excuse the Basil Fawlty legs 😋)

A hacksaw will soon fix that!

I'm over 6 foot tall, you should have seen me in my first car, a 1970s Mini.

 

[plastic penguin]

A hacksaw will soon fix that!

I'm over 6 foot tall, you should have seen me in my first car, a 1970s Mini.

Haha... the hacksaw's blunt. Otherwise I'll have to change my username to Plastic Bader.

I had a 1977 Mini Clubman 1275 GT, that could be challenging getting in and out. Not been the same since. 😁

 

[plastic penguin]

Just seen this on the internet. It's the new Giulia Touring or Sportwagon.

It's a Mad Max driving a Batmobile. Fabulous looking thing.

View: https://youtu.be/B524Odl1Vv8

 

[WayneKerr]

Just seen this on the internet. It's the new Giulia Touring or Sportwagon.

It's a Mad Max driving a Batmobile. Fabulous looking thing.

View: https://youtu.be/B524Odl1Vv8

Styling is brutish/radical but I like it. Far better than the current styling from BMW with the bunny teeth grill.

 

[Al ears]

One thing about Italian designed cars, irrespective of build quality, is they all generally look good and have 'style'

 

[plastic penguin]

One thing about Italian designed cars, irrespective of build quality, is they all generally look good and have 'style'

Not only styled well but usually understated. They're never normally ostentatious.

 

[Friesiansam]

Styling is brutish/radical but I like it. Far better than the current styling from BMW with the bunny teeth grill.

BMW have really pushed the boat out with the latest model, the XM.

They'll be needing a new ugly stick after that effort...

 

[plastic penguin]

BMW have really pushed the boat out with the latest model, the XM.

They'll be needing a new ugly stick after that effort...

Yep, the grill looks Dame Edna's glasses.

 

[plastic penguin]

On Saturday, while out shopping, I took a couple more pics of the car. All it needs now is a good wash and polish.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Why not treat it to a valet? I've been using the same guy for more than 25 years - costs £25 a time, but I'd never get it looking anything like as 'new' if I did it.

 

[plastic penguin]

Why not treat it to a valet? I've been using the same guy for more than 25 years - costs £25 a time, but I'd never get it looking anything like as 'new' if I did it.

I've purchased a car wash mitt as sponges can hold grit. Instead of using a chamois leather, I have a load of large microfiber cloths.

Use a clay bar to remove any tar and swirls in the paintwork, finish off by waxing and a separate polish. But I need 3 dry days.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Use a clay bar to remove any tar and swirls in the paintwork, finish off by waxing and a separate polish. But I need 3 dry days.

That's love, that is!

Like the new avatar.

 

[WayneKerr]

I've purchased a car wash mitt as sponges can hold grit. Instead of using a chamois leather, I have a load of large microfiber cloths.

Use a clay bar to remove any tar and swirls in the paintwork, finish off by waxing and a separate polish. But I need 3 dry days.

Definitely agree with wash-mitt but not microfibre cloths, they don't absorb water, can't beat a chamois in this respect. Microfibre are great for the final polishing 👍

 

[plastic penguin]

That's love, that is!

Like the new avatar.

Thanks on both observations.

 

[plastic penguin]

That's love, that is!

I could go further with car wash foam but don't have a machine to apply it.

 

[plastic penguin]

Definitely agree with wash-mitt but not microfibre cloths, they don't absorb water, can't beat a chamois in this respect. Microfibre are great for the final polishing 👍

Nearly all the videos on cleaning cars use microfiber cloths rather than chamois.

View: https://youtu.be/d353Y5xx1TQ

 

[WayneKerr]

Point taken, but I've never found microfibre to be as absorbent as a chamois... it spreads the water around as opposed to soaking it up. Try it on a house window and see the results.

I've always been a chamois to dry, microfibre or cotton to buff... but I'm probably talking out of my b*m 🙂