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Old 09 January 2003, 06:59 PM
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I'm one of these sad gits that washes, polishes the scoob at least twice a week. Over the last 10 days between work & travelling I've done about 1500 miles on gritted, slushy, salty roads.
Now the only way you can tell the colour of the car is by looking at the roof - and I must admit - I like it Even the alloys look like anthracite ones instead of their normal shiny silver
It now looks more like what it was built for. Saying that I'll probably be out with the sponge tomorrow.
Anybody else this sad?
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Old 09 January 2003, 07:02 PM
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Nope your not the only saddo

Nick will even wash his in the dark/rain/snow ......!!

Hates to see it dirty

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Old 09 January 2003, 07:05 PM
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Best time to wash it is in the rain. All that nice soft water up here in the Highlands.
Never tried in the dark though
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Old 09 January 2003, 07:07 PM
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I've not washed mine in about 10 weeks

It was off the road for 2 while I was on holiday over Xmas/New Year, but someone pointed out at work that they couldn't read my rear plate. The silver RB5 wheels have turned a nice dark anthracite

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Old 09 January 2003, 07:14 PM
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My floks and Neighbours may I add think I'm mental. If I'm off work and the weather is ok The scoob's in the drive gettin washed.

Priorities I think there called!

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Old 09 January 2003, 07:19 PM
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I take mine to the car wash once a week in brum 4 Kosovos hand clean it £2.50 bargin
Old 09 January 2003, 07:29 PM
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Will post pics of mine at the weekend before and after. Not cleaned it since I bought it so 2k miles of dirt, a lot of which was spent rallying around Dartmoor! Not even Sti mudflaps can stop that ****! Looking forward to testing the Swissol before the Surrey meet on Sunday.

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Old 09 January 2003, 07:56 PM
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I'm forever washing my car, the neighbours think I'm mad and its seems to have turned it to a running joke about rubbing the paintwork off. I'll wash it in the dark, in the rain, in the snow.....

In fact, its going to get washed tomorrow morning before I go out and get it dirty again
Old 09 January 2003, 08:01 PM
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gets washed twice a year when its in getting serviced, gold alloys r usually black by the time it goes in!!
Old 09 January 2003, 08:24 PM
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Once a year, without fail, whether it needs it or not
Old 09 January 2003, 08:28 PM
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i nominate Snowcrash
Old 09 January 2003, 09:04 PM
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i am that sad, was in the new forest at the weekend & couldnt help driving into every muddy puddle in sight to cover my car in mud, thrashed the nuts of it through all manner of country lanes too, thanks too sparshatts in botley for re-setting my engine malfunction light. not that dirty though bit dissappointed, know what you mean about prefering it all muddy. thats what its supposed to look like innit>
Old 09 January 2003, 11:21 PM
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I got my saxo stuck in the mud on Sunday and that got pretty dirty trying to get that out.
Old 10 January 2003, 04:11 AM
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Whilst there is so much salt and crap on the roads, the B is getting a jetwash after use so that minimal muck remains on the car after a run.

There is a place near to me that does an excellent hand wash under inspection by me at a Little Miss Discounted rate, which I now attend to keep the bodywork clean.

Then, when the weather is dry, I use the Wax wizard stuff on the car to keep it tip top.

Trouble is, in this weather it is so hard to keep the cars clean.
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