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The Big Spring Clean

snoop51 said:
How long did you spend doing that?:eek: Whilst I applaud your dedication I just couldn't justify the time to go into that detail.:)

A car is a car, a tool to get you from A to B nothing more nothing less IMHO. Mine gets chucked into the Eastern European car cleaners once a week. £10 inside and out, job done.:D

I guess that's why I'll never have a classic motor though, too much time polishing means less time driving + I'd cry every time a bug splatted on it not for any concern for the poor bug of course:D I'd just be thinking God I've got to clean that little sod off before it welds itself to the car.:D:D
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Well I figure it out this way; time to drive to car wash 15 minutes, time to queue 20mins, time to wash etc 30 mins, time to drive home 15 minutes. Total time taken to not wash car =1 hr 20 min. Result a partially cleaned car, £10 poorer, no calories burnt, no time in the frsh air, no neighbours chatted to.
My method is a normal wash properly done =30 minutes, periodic detailing 3 hours, cost virtually nothing, lots of excercise and fresh air, pleasure in a job well done.

One of my neighbours never does anything to his Mercs, never cleans them, never checks fluids, never lubricates anything but has constant niggles and always loses money on them because they end up as fodder in an auction.

I have people stop and take an interest in the car, none of my Mercs has ever let me down and I never have any bother selling them.

Some people go fishing, some do the garden, I clean my car:)

Edit: I should add that cleaning my car is about the 647th most important activity in my life:)
 
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R2D2 said:
Well I figure it out this way; time to drive to car wash 15 minutes, time to queue 20mins, time to wash etc 30 mins, time to drive home 15 minutes. Total time taken to not wash car =1 hr 20 min. Result a partially cleaned car, £10 poorer, no calories burnt, no time in the frsh air, no neighbours chatted to.
My method is a normal wash properly done =30 minutes, periodic detailing 3 hours, cost virtually nothing, lots of excercise and fresh air, pleasure in a job well done.

One of my neighbours never does anything to his Mercs, never cleans them, never checks fluids, never lubricates anything but has constant niggles and always loses money on them because they end up as fodder in an auction.

I have people stop and take an interest in the car, none of my Mercs has ever let me down and I never have any bother selling them.

Some people go fishing, some do the garden, I clean my car:)

Edit: I should add that cleaning my car is about the 647th most important activity in my life:)
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I always take my car on the way to somewhere else or on the way back, never make a special trip to do so.:D You must have slow car cleaners round your neck of the woods (20 mins queue) longest I've waited is 5 mins if it looks like longer I'll go another time. They do a better general wash than I ever would, 3 1/2 hours to clean & detail a car is a lot more than £10 on my hourly rate.

Exercise/fresh air, I work outside all week in the North Kent marshes, I have a labrador to walk who needs the exercise too. I'd rather be out walking with him for an hour, then in the garden for the other 2 1/2 hours.:D

Checking oil, lubes, air in tyres I have no problem doing that. My car's under warranty (you just reminded me it's due it's 1st service in about 4 wks, must book it in). :)

As you say horses for courses and each to there own. In my case I couldn't warrant spending that much time on a car SWMBO would have my nuts in a slingshot to feed to the crows.:rolleyes:
 
R2D2 said:
LOL. That sounds quite uncomfortable!:)
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Which bit? The taking the car into MB for it's 1st service or SWMBO with a slingshot!!:D:D (Where's the smiley with tears in his eyes) LOL:D
 
snoop51 said:
Which bit? The taking the car into MB for it's 1st service or SWMBO with a slingshot!!:D:D (Where's the smiley with tears in his eyes) LOL:D
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LOL. Fair point!. I'll never look at a MB person again without thinking of a slingshot:)
 
Let's run a 'spot the difference ' competition? Looking good there R2!
 
Mike Walker said:
Let's run a 'spot the difference ' competition? Looking good there R2!
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I was meaning to be a touch ironic with my before photo but never mind the end result is excellent! I need to find time to do the interior next!
 
Nice one R2D2 :)

Just 95k miles young eh? Here's mine at 101k miles :D

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It's obviously the law that silver w203s with AMGIVs must be kept immaculate!
 
What's the offset/size of those rears R2?

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They don't have the same lip as mine (8.5" and ET31)

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My fronts are similar though (7.5" ET37)

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Strange, I'm looking at the AMG brochure and it pictures both the 17" and 18" AMGIV wheels and they are both the same as mine? Could just be lazy editing I suppose.
 
whitenemesis said:
Strange, I'm looking at the AMG brochure and it pictures both the 17" and 18" AMGIV wheels and they are both the same as mine? Could just be lazy editing I suppose.
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Mine are the style fitted to the C32 yours are fitted to the C55:)
 
Guys - It really pains me to hear some of you are taking your cars to the 'valet bays' for the 4 guys for £15 to clean you car on.

Put simply - they are f'king your car up - Harsh chemicals - damage to the paintwork - and talk about not even cleaning it properly..... - All they use are 'quickshine' products on the inside - slippy silicone sprays etc

Each to their own and I need to understand that but I really find it depressing when people with semi decent vehicles take their cars to those sorts of places to be - Do I even say cleaned - ... :O(

Let me put it another way - if you engine or drivetrain needed something doing to it - would you let an untrained / unqualified / uninsured mechanic-technician to work on it ? ? ? - I'd suspect not - The paintwork on your vehicle means the same amount to your car in £££ terms at resale etc

C'mon guys - please don't neglect em

( sorry R2D2 for mini post hijack )
 
You know you have a point Billy, never even thought to ask what the stuff is that they spray on out out that 'pump up' container, or even if they washed off the spnge after they dropped it two cars before!

Wont use 'em again I think. Think my two newphews could reach the roof if they stand on each others shoulders, and a darn sight cheaper too!:bannana:
 
I'd rather my car was dirty than go to a 'valet'. Having seen an immaculate Bentley (my own) be reduced to deep scratching as a result of someone opening up with a high pressure karcher on a dirty surface put me off forever.

Mind you, using the two bucket method parked on the street in South Ken doesn't half get you funny looks.
 
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