Automatice Car Wash

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Morning All,

Having been seasonally helpful, and tugged a neighbours Transit out of a
field backwards (smug grin!), it fell to me to clean the Disco this morning.
Returning indoors soaked to the skin (long story) I am wondering about the
wisdom of using an automatic Car Wash.

So....

Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
Any particular advice

Compliments of the Season to All.
With best regards, Not so Clever Trevor.


 
Not so Clever Trevor composed the following ...
> Morning All,
>
> Having been seasonally helpful, and tugged a neighbours Transit out of a
> field backwards (smug grin!), it fell to me to clean the Disco this
> morning. Returning indoors soaked to the skin (long story) I am wondering
> about the wisdom of using an automatic Car Wash.

I use 'em fine, though I'd guess some might be a tight fit ..

> Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
> Any particular advice

Yeah, shut the windows, 'specially the rear after the kids have been in ..
;)

--
Paul ...
http://www.4x4prejudice.org/index.php
(8(!) Homer Rules ... ;)
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."


 

>
> Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
> Any particular advice


They dont like ariels, especially on my wife/ daughters Festa. Ripped off
two in last few weeks. Yeah i know, but try telling an 18 year old what to
do ( especially female and just passed test !! )


 
Hirsty's wrote:
>> Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
>> Any particular advice
>
>
> They dont like ariels, especially on my wife/ daughters Festa. Ripped
> off two in last few weeks. Yeah i know, but try telling an 18 year
> old what to do ( especially female and just passed test !! )

Christ, I would have to buy my wife a sat-nav system to find the carwash in the first place!!!

I arent joking either!

--
Subaru WRX (The Bitch)

Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)

__


 


> Christ, I would have to buy my wife a sat-nav system to find the carwash
in the first place!!!
>
> I arent joking either!


Daughter finds car wash, wife reckons as I do well with the dishs then I can
do the car as well !!


 
Hirsty's wrote:
>> Christ, I would have to buy my wife a sat-nav system to find the
>> carwash in the first place!!!
>>
>> I arent joking either!
>
>
> Daughter finds car wash, wife reckons as I do well with the dishs
> then I can do the car as well !!

Theres a cracking hand carwash at the bottom of the hill here. Not worth freezing your nuts off for £3!!
No Rollers etc!

--
Subaru WRX (The Bitch)

Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)

"If you tolerate this then your children will be next"


 


>
> Theres a cracking hand carwash at the bottom of the hill here. Not worth
freezing your nuts off for £3!!
> No Rollers etc!

There's one at the bottom of our hill; seems to be run by Albanians or
whatever. Daughter visited and came back with egg still on Headlight. £10 !!
She took it back and after profuse apologies it was cleaned. At that rate I
would want to see bare shiny metal after a wash and wax. Think I'll stick to
me own for the 110, at least I can check for more rust while I'm at it.


 
Hirsty's wrote:
>> Theres a cracking hand carwash at the bottom of the hill here. Not
>> worth
> freezing your nuts off for £3!!
>> No Rollers etc!
>
> There's one at the bottom of our hill; seems to be run by Albanians or
> whatever. Daughter visited and came back with egg still on Headlight.
> £10 !! She took it back and after profuse apologies it was cleaned.
> At that rate I would want to see bare shiny metal after a wash and
> wax. Think I'll stick to me own for the 110, at least I can check for
> more rust while I'm at it.

£10!!!!!!!! Jesus, i could buy a new door my S3 for that! I think the ones that run this gaff are
Albanian or Kosovan. They are always mega busy too.

Nige

--
Subaru WRX (The Bitch)

Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)

"If you tolerate this then your children will be next"


 
So Not so Clever Trevor was, like

> Morning All,
>
> Having been seasonally helpful, and tugged a neighbours Transit out
> of a field backwards (smug grin!), it fell to me to clean the Disco
> this morning. Returning indoors soaked to the skin (long story) I am
> wondering about the wisdom of using an automatic Car Wash.
>
> So....
>
> Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
> Any particular advice
>
> Compliments of the Season to All.
> With best regards, Not so Clever Trevor.

Rangie goes through fine, although it is a very tight fit and the mirrors
always get knocked back. I think they're OK (if you don't mind the tiny
little scratches that develop over time) but my local ones don't like spare
wheels on the rear door.

--

Rich

Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous


 
> Rangie goes through fine, although it is a very tight fit and the mirrors
> always get knocked back. I think they're OK (if you don't mind the tiny
> little scratches that develop over time) but my local ones don't like spare
> wheels on the rear door.
>

I have a friend who got trapped at the pumps in a RRC with a car trailer
in tow. The only clear way out was through the car wash .....

....Engage low box and don't worry about the rotating vertical shrubbery!

 


>
> I have a friend who got trapped at the pumps in a RRC with a car trailer
> in tow. The only clear way out was through the car wash .....
>
> ...Engage low box and don't worry about the rotating vertical shrubbery!
>


LOL


 
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:08:39 +0000 (UTC), Richard Brookman wrote:

I'm still trying to work out what this washing thing is, mine gets
done once a year wether it needs it or not.

> but my local ones don't like spare wheels on the rear door.

Was in a supermarket garage with a car wash the other day, anyone who
came in for the car wash got a slim plastic bag to put the rear wiper
in. Obviously eats them...

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
In message <[email protected]>, Not so Clever Trevor
<[email protected]> writes
>Morning All,
>
>Having been seasonally helpful, and tugged a neighbours Transit out of a
>field backwards (smug grin!), it fell to me to clean the Disco this morning.
>Returning indoors soaked to the skin (long story) I am wondering about the
>wisdom of using an automatic Car Wash.
>
>So....
>
>Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
>Any particular advice
>
>Compliments of the Season to All.
>With best regards, Not so Clever Trevor.
>
>
Don't use them if your vehicle is muddy - the rollers will do a pretty
good imitation of rubbing coarse wet and dry all over your paint work
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting
 
Yes I can vouch for the electric aerial !!! Doh!!! oh and my Disco leaks
into the passenger footwell when I take it through a car wash!!


"Not so Clever Trevor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Morning All,
>
> Having been seasonally helpful, and tugged a neighbours Transit out of a
> field backwards (smug grin!), it fell to me to clean the Disco this
> morning. Returning indoors soaked to the skin (long story) I am wondering
> about the wisdom of using an automatic Car Wash.
>
> So....
>
> Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
> Any particular advice
>
> Compliments of the Season to All.
> With best regards, Not so Clever Trevor.
>


 
In message <[email protected]>, StaffBull
<[email protected]> writes
>Yes I can vouch for the electric aerial !!! Doh!!! oh and my Disco leaks
>into the passenger footwell when I take it through a car wash!!
>
>
>
That's a LR facility - and the amazing thing is that LHDs also leak into
the passenger footwell.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting
 
Mmm! one of those unanswered conundrums - like the meaning of life !!! :)
"hugh" <hugh@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>, StaffBull
> <[email protected]> writes
>>Yes I can vouch for the electric aerial !!! Doh!!! oh and my Disco leaks
>>into the passenger footwell when I take it through a car wash!!
>>
>>
>>
> That's a LR facility - and the amazing thing is that LHDs also leak into
> the passenger footwell.
> --
> hugh
> Reply to address is valid at the time of posting


 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 15:52:58 +0000, Mr.Nice. wrote:

> I washed my land rover once. Just didn't look right some how.

My thoughts entirely, a shiny car just doesn't look right, It doesn't
look as if it's actually used just a "statement". Having only just got
my 2nd hand Disco it's still covered in wax with shiny alloys, the
dirt runs off and the black brake gunge. Though the 250 mile round
trip today has hopefully given it a nice salt sheen. B-)

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm still trying to work out what this washing thing is, mine gets
>done once a year wether it needs it or not.

Our cars get washed every two years; two weeks before the TÜV
inspection (something like MOT in the UK) has to be passed.

The two weeks because a too much cleaned car may look suspicious to
the engineers there :) But the same is with too much dirt, then they
think you want to hide something...



regards - Ralph

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"Hirsty's" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>>
>> Any "Horror" stories about using Car Washes or
>> Any particular advice
>
>
> They dont like ariels, especially on my wife/ daughters Festa. Ripped off
> two in last few weeks. Yeah i know, but try telling an 18 year old what to
> do ( especially female and just passed test !! )
>
>
Make (Sorry 18 yo family member) Encourage her to pay for the parts.
Encourage her to watch you repair it,
"So she will know what to do next time" in case you are not around.

Worth a try - BUT make sure you are around when it next happens.

Gerry



 
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