Car wash

[RobbieMcVee]

yes or no?

Its got a carbon bonnet and a high rise spoiler - i cant make up my mind if i should or not?

what do you reccon?

[rubberduck_10_4uk]

I'd say no 

[peterp1per]

i wouldn't

[Rob_A]

No, no matter what it has fitted

Not unless you want to slowly kill your paint and cover the car in swirl marks? 

[paul_gt4]

i only wash rmy car by hand, brush washes and automated drive throughs ruin the finish of the paint on the car, it starts with small fine sratches but just gets worse and worse the more lazy sorry you use it, so a definate NO NO here

[madgaz]

A definate NO
As above really. It'll kill your paint.
I only hand wash any of my cars with the finest microfibre available

[RobbieMcVee]

well i didnt do it in the end... its still very durty baby..

[Bubbles]

better dirty than carwashed


I have a step-sister who would never take her estate car to the car wash becase she didn't trust them not to damage the back of the car ("how can it posibly know it is an estate") 

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[ChrisW]

NO!     NO!     NO!     NO!     NO!
I'm too lazy to wash mine at the mo', but still would never put any of ours through any carwash

[Jeff]

Absolutley NO!
I have had a lot of cars and never EVER ever used a car wash.
Hand job only. feel the dirt feel the bumps feel the shape, see the dings see the dints, notice the scratches.... and I thought you were an enthousiast!

[RobbieMcVee]

a hand job is better than a blower?

[Jeff]

Ummm... well ...I dunno?
Anything better than nothing.
Is it better to drive a CS with all it's cudos and <200BHP OR
a faff with 250 BHP minimum?
I am not wise enough to 'tune them up' but expect the pair of them to have been to the moon and back (500K) very soon!.
I would still NEVER use a car wash#!

[RobbieMcVee]

come on then Jeff give us a synopsis of the merits of a 205 and 185 cs and some comparison ..?

[Jeff]

Well, this is a hijack then?
CS is great about town and on the restricted limit roads, low down grunt, seems to handle better in traffic and strangley enought feels lighter for manouvering. (tyres and wheels I know) I feel I know where her corners are too.
205 is a GT it's comfier, lighter, faster and prefers the open road. I havn't driven her for a month as Craig is sorting my manifold studs ETC but I am looking forward to getting her back. She would be my daily and the CS the weekender if I can afford to keep both.
More installments to come.
Think I will stick this in a new post.

[ChrisW]

Washed mine yesterday, lol, yes I know before anyone says anything. Using the two-bucket system as recommended by Driveby, it then rained while I was finishing the wheels, hehe. I need to find the time to get the rest of the crap out from behind the o/s front after my oil leak a while ago, as it makes the cleaning a total 'mare.

Cheers