Dilema

[martin thomas]

I have been enjoying my gallardo in most weather conditions since i got it a few months ago. Not huge mileage, About 1000 miles in total(mainly weekends). Recently though i've been on a tidying mission. First was the house/attic, Then i minted up the garage and hung some pictures in there. Then a few evenings ago i started on the car, I've got a radio and lpg space heater and have been beavering away detailing my pride and joy like an o.c.d crazy person,Inside,outside,engine bay,underneath. It now looks absolutely brand new which brings me to the dilema. The weather is crap,The roads are covered in crud so how am i going to be able to enjoy my car now? I've spent 3 long evenings on her and she's under cover asleep hooked up to the optimate. All my hard work could be ruined in 5 minutes of driving on these crappy roads.
Am i just being a numpty? should i just get on and drive it, It's only a car after all!! or should i now just wait till spring??

Martin

[XXVIII]

that's a difficult situation to be in...

I'd suggest the following:

wait for a (slightly) 'cleaner' day/weekend than the last few days

belt your Gallardo's little ass all over the place until she squeals with joy...

spend another 3 (or more!) days cleaning her...

repeat as required...



Welcome to the dark side!!

Edited by XXVIII on Thursday 8th January 15:15

[martin thomas]

You're right i'm being a tard!! She just looks so luverley at the moment. I'll make sure i take some pics before i take it out just to give myself the motivation to do it all over again when needed.

Martin

[andrew.]

jfdi man !

[WIJ933]

martin thomas said:

You're right i'm being a tard!! She just looks so luverley at the moment. I'll make sure i take some pics before i take it out just to give myself the motivation to do it all over again when needed.

Martin

No your not - My Muci's put to bed (after some Zymol Royale creaming up!) and I quite happy with that. You've only got to squirt the throttle too hard and you're elegantly pirouetting out of control and wrapping the old gal round the local Oak tree.......... GAME OVER!!!

No thanks - rather keep her in bed until the spring Ta!

[Mattymouse33]

You bought the car to drive it so do just that and enjoy it. I drove my Cobra last winter and have always enjoyed driving the cars in winter, the bright mornings and stars out at night/roof down and all that, just be careful.

Edited by Mattymouse33 on Wednesday 7th January 23:26

[4hero]

Thanks for cleaning it, much appreciated.

1. Give your spotless car to me for a weekend
2. I'll give you a spotless Impreza for that weekend (give me it back as dirty as you like)
3. I bring your car back to you as spotless as on receiving it

How does that sound?

[baguaman]

you got 4wd make use of it...!!!

[Cactussed]

Maybe its just me....

I dug the 355 out and took it for a 200 mile romp, just because. By the time I got back, it was so filthy you couldn't read either number plate.

I quite enjoyed driving it for a few days and seeing what is usually nice and shiny absoutely covered in crud and evidently well used.

I was actually quite proud of myself

ETA: It is now in the garage, nice and shiny again...

Edited by Cactussed on Thursday 8th January 14:26

[Witchbreed]

I'd definitely take it out.

You've worked hard on it and you deserve to reap the benefits!

[clorenzen]

All sports cars depreciate more than 2000 pounds a month at this point in time. No mothballing can make up for that kind of depereciation, so my advice is to drive these cars 24/7 at least that is the best use of your money and you have fun in the process.

Watching your car gain dust in the garage is rather pointless in these circumstances and the car only gets better being used.

[MR CSL]

Alright mate,happy new year!is it cleaner than when i sold it ya?
i have had my csl minted up ,and i want to use it?

[martin thomas]

MR CSL said:

Alright mate,happy new year!is it cleaner than when i sold it ya?
i have had my csl minted up ,and i want to use it?

Hi Matt Yeah i've had bits of trim off and cleaned inside/underneath engine bay. Anything that needed polishing has been polished, Even bits that don't get seen!!Anal i know, I'll definately be going for a raz at the weekend though so hopefully it's dry!

Martin

[MrAbramovich]

WIJ933 said:

martin thomas said:

You're right i'm being a tard!! She just looks so luverley at the moment. I'll make sure i take some pics before i take it out just to give myself the motivation to do it all over again when needed.

Martin

No your not - My Muci's put to bed (after some Zymol Royale creaming up!) and I quite happy with that. You've only got to squirt the throttle too hard and you're elegantly pirouetting out of control and wrapping the old gal round the local Oak tree.......... GAME OVER!!!

No thanks - rather keep her in bed until the spring Ta!

Don't be such a girl Neil and use it, they don't melt ya know in the winter Haaaa !!!!

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I know where ya coming from though mate !

[WIJ933]

Hi Karl

You know what I'm like. Did your wifey enjoy cleaning your Murci for you or did you run it down to Tesco's after your winter run out?

Cheers
Neil

[MrAbramovich]

WIJ933 said:

Hi Karl

You know what I'm like. Did your wifey enjoy cleaning your Murci for you or did you run it down to Tesco's after your winter run out?

Cheers
Neil

I'm not in her good books at the moment so I dare not let her near it, I got the steam cleaner out, set it all up and it wouldn't work, so new valve for it (plastic), £147 robbing gits !!

[WIJ933]

Probably coz the bloody thing was frozen mate!!!