Dirty Cars - Winter 16/17
Discussion
kdri155 said:
Not my car or really a winter dirty car, but you have to admire the patience to keep it this dirty,
There's dirty, then there's just abandoned. Poor Supra 
Reminds me of a white UK2000 Impreza that I often drive past, it's in a similar sort of state with a space saver on the rear left. Still gets driven about though.
Not anywhere near the level of many on here but it's a start. I don't intend on washing it until spring so it should get a bit worse. It's difficult down here as I'm right on the south coast so it's rare they ever grit the roads. Also the colour seems to hide dirt pretty well somehow.
It's just a workhorse so I'm not bothered about it really, I bought it for commuting and boat towing purposes (I have a towbar to go on) I'm considering taking it out with my brother and his mates in their land rovers, other than ground clearance and deep water issues I reckon it'll do alright, quattro seems to work well on the few green lanes I've taken it down.
It's just a workhorse so I'm not bothered about it really, I bought it for commuting and boat towing purposes (I have a towbar to go on) I'm considering taking it out with my brother and his mates in their land rovers, other than ground clearance and deep water issues I reckon it'll do alright, quattro seems to work well on the few green lanes I've taken it down.
Hrimfaxi said:
There's dirty, then there's just abandoned. Poor Supra
Reminds me of a white UK2000 Impreza that I often drive past, it's in a similar sort of state with a space saver on the rear left. Still gets driven about though.
Space saver Reminds me of a white UK2000 Impreza that I often drive past, it's in a similar sort of state with a space saver on the rear left. Still gets driven about though.
I feel sorry for that poor, poor centre diff!
Nowhere near as dirty as some of your cars but this is about 2,000 miles since it's last wash. The wheels were fully refurbished about 1,000 miles ago so they are less bad. By my standards this is pretty awful.
This afternoon I finally cracked and had to clean it, which was surprisingly hard as the muck seemed to resist coming off and I had to go over the worst bits a few times with the washmitt, anyway, was worth it as the wheels are now bright enough to overwhelm my phone camera
This afternoon I finally cracked and had to clean it, which was surprisingly hard as the muck seemed to resist coming off and I had to go over the worst bits a few times with the washmitt, anyway, was worth it as the wheels are now bright enough to overwhelm my phone camera
Blue Oval84 said:
Nowhere near as dirty as some of your cars but this is about 2,000 miles since it's last wash. The wheels were fully refurbished about 1,000 miles ago so they are less bad. By my standards this is pretty awful.
This afternoon I finally cracked and had to clean it, which was surprisingly hard as the muck seemed to resist coming off and I had to go over the worst bits a few times with the washmitt, anyway, was worth it as the wheels are now bright enough to overwhelm my phone camera
All of those photos are post wash surely?! This afternoon I finally cracked and had to clean it, which was surprisingly hard as the muck seemed to resist coming off and I had to go over the worst bits a few times with the washmitt, anyway, was worth it as the wheels are now bright enough to overwhelm my phone camera
Not even slightly dirty man let alone worthy of this thread!
p1stonhead said:
All of those photos are post wash surely?!
Not even slightly dirty man let alone worthy of this thread!
I did say they aren't as good as anyone's here lol. Although quite frankly if 2,000 miles in between washes isn't enough to get her truly manky then I don't know what is!!Not even slightly dirty man let alone worthy of this thread!
I'll try harder over the xmas period...
Blue Oval84 said:
p1stonhead said:
All of those photos are post wash surely?!
Not even slightly dirty man let alone worthy of this thread!
I did say they aren't as good as anyone's here lol. Although quite frankly if 2,000 miles in between washes isn't enough to get her truly manky then I don't know what is!!Not even slightly dirty man let alone worthy of this thread!
I'll try harder over the xmas period...
Audi is on 12k miles since last wash.
BMW is on 3,500 miles since last wash
Citigo hasn't been washed since we bought it on 3rd of Sept, probably 3k miles on it.
pits said:
Blue Oval84 said:
p1stonhead said:
All of those photos are post wash surely?!
Not even slightly dirty man let alone worthy of this thread!
I did say they aren't as good as anyone's here lol. Although quite frankly if 2,000 miles in between washes isn't enough to get her truly manky then I don't know what is!!Not even slightly dirty man let alone worthy of this thread!
I'll try harder over the xmas period...
Audi is on 12k miles since last wash.
BMW is on 3,500 miles since last wash
Citigo hasn't been washed since we bought it on 3rd of Sept, probably 3k miles on it.
JasperT said:
Hrimfaxi said:
There's dirty, then there's just abandoned. Poor Supra
Reminds me of a white UK2000 Impreza that I often drive past, it's in a similar sort of state with a space saver on the rear left. Still gets driven about though.
Space saver Reminds me of a white UK2000 Impreza that I often drive past, it's in a similar sort of state with a space saver on the rear left. Still gets driven about though.
I feel sorry for that poor, poor centre diff!
kiethton said:
The dark doesn't do much to highlight the level of filth currently on my E39 540i
The window slits are likely the worst bit though!
Combination of no time and a neighbour where I'm currently staying that likes to key anything she thinks looks nice (hence the rear quarter...)
Wtf is wrong with your neighbour?
The window slits are likely the worst bit though!
Combination of no time and a neighbour where I'm currently staying that likes to key anything she thinks looks nice (hence the rear quarter...)
Story time!
AVV EM said:
Wtf is wrong with your neighbour?
Story time!
Currently staying with GF's parents whilst I refurb my flat. Not the nicest area but ok. Residential parking at the front, first come first served. She doesn't drive but believes the space outside her house should be for her sole use as she has bought her house. She is mentally unhinged anyway, having previous police cautions for keying going back 10 years or so having done it to almost everybody in the close. Stupid thing is I wasn't even in her space but around the corner as I was conscious we had 4 cars between all of us (similar to some other neighbours), obviously her husband/friend was forced to park there too and my car copped the key, only a few months after it was partially sprayed to fix all the imperfections!!!Story time!
She now just leaves a bin in "her" space and I park even further away.
Revenge will be had when I move away....
kiethton said:
Currently staying with GF's parents whilst I refurb my flat. Not the nicest area but ok. Residential parking at the front, first come first served. She doesn't drive but believes the space outside her house should be for her sole use as she has bought her house. She is mentally unhinged anyway, having previous police cautions for keying going back 10 years or so having done it to almost everybody in the close. Stupid thing is I wasn't even in her space but around the corner as I was conscious we had 4 cars between all of us (similar to some other neighbours), obviously her husband/friend was forced to park there too and my car copped the key, only a few months after it was partially sprayed to fix all the imperfections!!!
She now just leaves a bin in "her" space and I park even further away.
Revenge will be had when I move away....
When I rented in NW London, small Victorian cottage, I had one next door that did the bin thing & had no car themselves.She now just leaves a bin in "her" space and I park even further away.
Revenge will be had when I move away....
Came home rather late 1 night & only space in the street was that 1.
They left their box for papers that time as it was bin collection next morning & we had to be put them in a certain place or they got left.
I owned a Range Rover at the time with air suspension, I raised it as I reversed into the space & lowered it before I got out....... Next morning when I left for work I raised car & drove off but couldn't understand the scraping noise as I drove, about 500 yards down the road I drove over the box when the exhaust had got hot enough to melt the box as when I lowered the car it collapsed onto the box which then welded itself to my exhaust.
Wish I'd known about frozen sausages!!
kiethton said:
AVV EM said:
Wtf is wrong with your neighbour?
Story time!
Currently staying with GF's parents whilst I refurb my flat. Not the nicest area but ok. Residential parking at the front, first come first served. She doesn't drive but believes the space outside her house should be for her sole use as she has bought her house. She is mentally unhinged anyway, having previous police cautions for keying going back 10 years or so having done it to almost everybody in the close. Stupid thing is I wasn't even in her space but around the corner as I was conscious we had 4 cars between all of us (similar to some other neighbours), obviously her husband/friend was forced to park there too and my car copped the key, only a few months after it was partially sprayed to fix all the imperfections!!!Story time!
She now just leaves a bin in "her" space and I park even further away.
Revenge will be had when I move away....
She doesn't care about that - getting violent/aggressive to the street cleaner each time he moves it or tells her not to - wouldn't have thought it for a 60+ year old sow!
I do leave early doors and chain my motorbike around the corner. When empty (light) it'll be taken away and donated to a local block of flats/the pub
I do leave early doors and chain my motorbike around the corner. When empty (light) it'll be taken away and donated to a local block of flats/the pub
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