[Panchoa]

Originally Posted by MarkJS

Autosol for the tips.

Lovely cars BTW.

Cheers buddy

[BrennanF30]

[Panchoa]

Originally Posted by BrennanF30

Those wheels are lovely....what are they??

[TodmordenLad]

Bought a plain Golf Mk7.5 - non-GTi, pre-reg - in mid-Jan following a break-in in which my 440i was the target (now sold).

No clean car pics as I haven't washed the Golf yet and don't plan to anytime soon

Having driven/owned and obsessively cared for premium German cars for the past thirty plus years, it is totally liberating having a car you don't give a t*ss about - honestly

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Bought a plain Golf Mk7.5 - non-GTi, pre-reg - in mid-Jan following a break-in in which my 440i was the target (now sold).

No clean car pics as I haven't washed the Golf yet and don't plan to anytime soon

Having driven/owned and obsessively cared for premium German cars for the past thirty plus years, it is totally liberating having a car you don't give a t*ss about - honestly

Agree mate. Why I'm not paying to cost my current car or anything like that. It might even get put through the odd car wash or 2 in winter!

It gets a bit tedious aiming for glossy perfecting in rainy U.K.

Passably clean will do nicely.

Saying that, would just love to get out for a drive right now!

[Broncho]

Originally Posted by JustChris

Agree mate. Why I'm not paying to cost my current car or anything like that. It might even get put through the odd car wash or 2 in winter!

It gets a bit tedious aiming for glossy perfecting in rainy U.K.

Passably clean will do nicely.

Saying that, would just love to get out for a drive right now!

Just go for one, bog roll on the passenger seat and it’s as good as blue lights and a siren.

[TodmordenLad]

Originally Posted by JustChris

Agree mate. Why I'm not paying to cost my current car or anything like that. It might even get put through the odd car wash or 2 in winter!

It gets a bit tedious aiming for glossy perfecting in rainy U.K.

Passably clean will do nicely.

Saying that, would just love to get out for a drive right now!

It's not just the washing & polishing either, Chris.
I don't care about where I park it, about stone chips, about interior mess, about people slamming the doors, about dirty shoes etc etc
It's as cheap as chips to fuel, tax and insure - and another bonus is the fact being the GT version, it's not as completely cr*p to drive as I thought it would be.

[Sennen]

Originally Posted by JustChris

Agree mate. Why I'm not paying to cost my current car or anything like that. It might even get put through the odd car wash or 2 in winter!

It gets a bit tedious aiming for glossy perfecting in rainy U.K.

Passably clean will do nicely.

Saying that, would just love to get out for a drive right now!

Totally agree Chris, if you PX when it is time to change the dealer couldn't care less. WBAC price whether it is gleaming with 100's of pounds worth of products or covered in caked on cow shit!!

There seems to be a massive car detailing scene nowadays which is great if you enjoy it but I cant think of anything I would like to do less.

For me cars are about driving enjoyment not how much shine I can get on it, I suppose it would be a sad old world if we were all the same though.

I say thank goodness for my brilliant Polish and Romanian lads that do my cars every few months

[Bianchi Dave]

Originally Posted by Panchoa

Cheers buddy

If Autosol and a microfibre doesn't fully shift it, use the polish with some 00 grade wire wool before cloth buffing - works wonders

[Panchoa]

Originally Posted by Bianchi Dave

If Autosol and a microfibre doesn't fully shift it, use the polish with some 00 grade wire wool before cloth buffing - works wonders

Just ordered some yesterday....job for next weekend now 👍🏼

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

It's not just the washing & polishing either, Chris.
I don't care about where I park it, about stone chips, about interior mess, about people slamming the doors, about dirty shoes etc etc
It's as cheap as chips to fuel, tax and insure - and another bonus is the fact being the GT version, it's not as completely cr*p to drive as I thought it would be.

The Mk 7.5 is a great car in any guise and the GT is not a poor relation. I think its easy to get blase about the cars we have and always want the next big thing, but sometimes a rebasing against something good but sensible is needed...

[Goneinsixtyseconds]

Can't be bothered to wash my car. Don't see the point in just watching it gradually getting dirtier again sat on the drive not turning a wheel.

Focussing more on garden and house maintenance.

[BrennanF30]

Originally Posted by Panchoa

Those wheels are lovely....what are they??

Thanks, they are Quantum44 SFF1

[mikeoz]

Just washed my 1 today.

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Always think the X3s look good in Silver yet you rarely see them in that colour!

[G50]

I was so bored I cleaned all the melted rubber, tar and brake dust off the track car. I've even bought some Honda Satin Silver and clear coat rattle can paint to have a go at trying to patch up some of the dodgy paint work, for a laugh! The front bumper can only be improved after a few glances with tyre walls/hay bales/other cars(previous owner).

Might even wax it

[teaston]

Mine's still filthy and got the winter wheels on, planning to change that this weekend as the weather forecast looks incredible!

Hopefully will be looking like this again:

[mikeoz]

When you say "wheels" do you mean winter tyres?

[JustChris]

Great to see all the clean beats!

I've a feeling this weekend will see them scrubbed up again too!!

☀️

[Scoobyd]

Originally Posted by EvilDrPorkChop

Always think the X3s look good in Silver yet you rarely see them in that colour!

Agree with this. The fact that you rarely see them in silver only adds to the appeal too.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by mikeoz

When you say "wheels" do you mean winter tyres?

Yes, my winter wheels have winter tyres on them.

[sahajesh]

Didn't wash my car, on the grounds that both Tesco and IMO/ARC car washes are closed