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Aug 3, 2024 12:22:28 GMT
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Post by WDB on Aug 3, 2024 12:22:28 GMT
Evenings however, can be significantly enhanced by the sound of a cork being removed… Honestly, doctor, I was just tidying up the wine cellar and I happened to slip…
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Aug 3, 2024 12:36:10 GMT
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Post by Humph on Aug 3, 2024 12:36:10 GMT
D’you know I’ve never tried anything like that, but they do say you should try everything once just to check in case you like it. Think I’ll give it a miss all the same. 😂
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Aug 5, 2024 13:26:08 GMT
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Post by dixinormus on Aug 5, 2024 13:26:08 GMT
4 days in England so far and no rain (apart from the thunderstorms over Heathrow that almost prevented my incoming flight from landing 😅).
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 5, 2024 14:24:12 GMT
Shush.... It'll start now..
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Post by WDB on Aug 5, 2024 14:29:59 GMT
It starts tomorrow.
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Post by Humph on Aug 5, 2024 15:49:56 GMT
Of course it will. Our cars missed their summer solstice wash as we were away. Just done them today as they didn’t seem like they’d last until their next due date at the autumn equinox.
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Post by WDB on Aug 6, 2024 8:50:42 GMT
Should get plenty today. I’m sitting 2m from a big south-facing window but it’s so dark outside that I’m having to work under a desk lamp at ten in the morning.
I am rather dreading washing the iX. It’s a similar, dirt-concealing shade of silver to the old E220, which always produced an astonishing amount of filth when I did eventually clean it. And the iX is like that, only bigger. And even I might struggle to reach across its roof.
The CLS and the i3 were both given fancy coatings at the dealers, which supposedly allowed dirt to just wash off in the rain. I could never detect any beneficial effect on either car, so I declined that option this time. Will have to see whether I regret it.
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Post by Humph on Aug 6, 2024 8:59:56 GMT
Well, you could argue that if you can’t see the roof, then very few can, so just don’t bother washing that bit! 😉
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Post by bpg on Aug 6, 2024 9:30:41 GMT
It's much easier to wash polish and apply sealant to a new car with fresh paint than a few months down the line. I picked my car up, took it home, washed and sealed the paint. The sealant can then be diluted with water for a top up autumn and spring, once every six months does it. My car being red I want to see how long it can keep the fade at bay. VW and Vauxhall reds were horrible to keep red, Volvo red held up better.
It's all a question of can I be bothered ? If you're getting rid in a couple or three years probably not worth the trouble.
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Post by WDB on Aug 6, 2024 17:26:02 GMT
Well, you could argue that if you can’t see the roof, then very few can… But I can from the upstairs windows. At least it isn’t made of anything silly, like glass. 😛 Standing by a rear wheel, I can just touch the radio wart on the roof, so it ought to be manageable. Just don’t expect it to happen often!
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Aug 6, 2024 17:40:02 GMT
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Post by Humph on Aug 6, 2024 17:40:02 GMT
Just what is your problem with daylight? Are you a vampire or something? 🤔😉
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Post by WDB on Aug 6, 2024 19:52:08 GMT
My car came with windows on all four sides. Didn’t yours?
Besides, the demo iX had the £3,000 glass roof option. I didn’t notice any benefit then and I haven’t once missed it in my car. Only use I can think of would be if I needed to know what kind of tree I was parked under without getting out of the car.
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Aug 6, 2024 20:50:40 GMT
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Post by Humph on Aug 6, 2024 20:50:40 GMT
You really are beyond help aren’t you? A glass roof, open or closed, let’s so much light into the cabin. I genuinely feel so much happier driving with the sky above me rather than a solid roof, especially on a nice day. ☀️
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Post by dixinormus on Aug 7, 2024 8:56:00 GMT
Back at LHR now - sunny & blue. Not a drop of rain fell during my 5 days. Warmish too 😃
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 7, 2024 11:44:49 GMT
Safe trip home.. leave the sunshine behind please..
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