WDB
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Post by WDB on May 15, 2022 16:40:38 GMT
Steady rain most of today but no sign of the threatened thunderstorms. Anyway, feeling mostly over this week's bug (although MrsB1 seems to have it now) I decided to celebrate the i3S’s first birthday by giving it a wash, and do do the CLS too while I had the bucket out. I always wash the cars in the rain if I can; saves all that tiresome rinsing and wiping dry.
No fancy technique for me. Bucket of lukewarm water, splash of car shampoo, an old T-shirt as a cloth and a nylon brush to clear out the gutters and window seals. The white (and black) i3 is easier to wash than the dark grey CLS because it’s easier to see where I’ve been. But I won’t know till the rain stops which bits I missed.
The CLS’s independent service this year means it’s not had the customary dealer magic done to its wheels and there are a few ugly corrosion scabs appearing again, which the dealer always manages to remove. Perhaps it’s time to find out how the magic works and clean them up for myself.
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Post by Humph on May 15, 2022 18:58:11 GMT
Well done, if it’s not an equinox or a soltice I don’t bother, but it does provide an element of satisfaction. Not really an option for me at the mo. Had a go at driving yesterday, just to the garden centre because apparently we needed some plants and stuff, managed ok but wouldn’t want to go too far just yet. Hurt a bit too much 😕
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Post by WDB on May 15, 2022 19:23:41 GMT
Would you be able to steer the car quickly out of trouble? You wouldn’t want to be deterred by pain or discomfort. Same reason driving without shoes is a bad idea.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2022 19:36:53 GMT
>>Hurt a bit too much
FFS. You know why it is hurting? Because you're doing too much. You run the chance of regretting this for a very long time. You should take every precaution for a month. Hardly the biggest sacrifice.
Nothing will be worth it if you move that wrist suddenly, particularly if you were twisting it at the same time. Driving a car? What could possibly go wrong?
Not the time to be a macho hero who carries on regardless.
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Post by Humph on May 15, 2022 19:41:49 GMT
Yes, of course you’re right. Hard though y’know.
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Post by Rob on May 15, 2022 20:58:46 GMT
So if you had an accident whilst driving at the moment - would your insurance be fully valid? Stop driving and rest.
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Post by Humph on Jan 26, 2023 9:14:45 GMT
I’m not a regular car washer, cars are tools to me and with my outlier usage patterns they don’t stay clean for more than a day or two even when they do get a wash.
My own car still seems to notch up more than 20,000 miles a year despite trying quite hard to keep it down, but I suppose that’s a lot less (roughly half) than pre-Brovid levels for me.
Habitually, if it can be called that, I give it a proper clean four times a year, Christmas, Easter, high summer and around October.
The rest of the time I just give the lights, mirrors, plates etc a wipe over with a damp cloth as necessary.
But, I’m just looking out of my home office window at it right now and having had several weeks of driving on salty roads it looks absolutely bogging in truth.
I’m tight enough not to pay a man to clean it so it might get a bucket of water over it this weekend.
Hope it’s grateful and understands the momentousness of the occasion.
I live in a road where there’s a disproportionate level of Sunday morning company Audi polishing going on around me so it may help me to fit in!
😉
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Post by Alanović on Jan 26, 2023 9:37:49 GMT
The Leaf is utterly crustified at the moment. Buggered if I'm washing it before it gets fixed. After which it might be time to see if a deal can be done for an upgrade to a longer range veehickle. March might be a good time as dealers will have some 3 year old trade-ins in stock after the new reg launches, perhaps.
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Post by Humph on Jan 26, 2023 9:40:23 GMT
Yes, March-ish might be a smart time to look at that.
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Post by Humph on Jan 26, 2023 9:45:56 GMT
Come to think, that’s pretty much what we did with the Jeep in March ‘21. It was then a 3 year old trade in. Blimey, it’s hard to believe we’ve had it nearly two years already. What’s more, it hasn’t broken yet! Is that some kind of record for Jeep/Fiat? 😉
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Post by Alanović on Jan 26, 2023 9:52:32 GMT
For Jeep, maybe, for FIAT, no. Wish there was an EV Tipo.
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Post by Humph on Jan 26, 2023 9:54:48 GMT
I suppose one of those MG EV estates gets close?
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Post by EspadaIII on Jan 27, 2023 12:20:03 GMT
Espadrille swapped her diesel manual Clubman (4 1/2 years old) in March 2021 for a three year old petrol, auto Clubman and got a good deal. We would not have done it but for her breaking her ankle at that time but it has been a good swap for her. We have had it two years already which means that this time next year she thinks we should consider replacing it. I don't see the point. She likes it so why not simply keep it and run it till it dies.
Can't remember when I last washed a car by hand other than gettting the jetwash out. Usually take it an employer of dubious asylum seekers - I know I shouldn't but some of them actually do a decent job. The last one actually bothered to open the doors and jetwash under the door and along the inner cill.
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Post by Humph on Jan 27, 2023 14:08:43 GMT
What do they charge? I swung by one of those yesterday and they wanted £12. Couldn’t bring myself to let them do it! Twelve blinking quid! That’ll be right. 😧
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Post by Alanović on Jan 27, 2023 14:58:50 GMT
They charge more the bigger the car is, and the dirtier it is.
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