Car/bike advice needed (not normal type)
Car/bike advice needed (not normal type)
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RemyMartin

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6,759 posts

234 months

Thursday 27th January 2011
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All,

I have a bit of a dilemma. My regular car cleaning place I visited has shut(the one opposite pennyhill park in Bagshot) and I really need a heads up of any other decent ones in the Surrey Heath area? My experiences of the car wash next to Mogul wasn't great.

To be honest what I really need is facilities to wash them myself, although my apartment has no outside tap and being on the first floor makes it a PITA. I have tried writing to the water board but didn't get any sort of response :-( anyone had experience of plumbing in some sort of tap or have done this myself? This is the route I'd prefer as at the moment I have to go in and out with buckets, which isn't fun and puts me off doing it.

Any ideas other than simply 'move somewhere else' will be appreciated!

Much love

Luke.

nonuts

15,855 posts

258 months

Thursday 27th January 2011
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They're all ste (from the ones I've tried) other than the chaps just past Pinewood in Crowthorne. Probably worth the drive, the last one I used near bagshot left massive dirty patches on the car.

John D.

20,931 posts

238 months

Thursday 27th January 2011
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Go to your parents house. Was my solution for 3yrs!

klimakool

592 posts

204 months

Thursday 27th January 2011
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since switching off my outside tap from people not asking before they use it, the guy accross the street who lives on the first floor runs a long feed hose out his flat window to his hose reel on the ground. not ideal but it would get you going

RemyMartin

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6,759 posts

234 months

Thursday 27th January 2011
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John, that's just not cost effective any more. It's a 100 mile round trip, not to mention it would be dirty by the time I got home.

In all seriousness though has anyone living in apartments had experience of having an outside tap installed. I really dont want to have to have the hassle of running a hose through my flat from the kitchen.

stevieb

5,253 posts

296 months

Thursday 27th January 2011
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RemyMartin said:
All,

I have a bit of a dilemma. My regular car cleaning place I visited has shut(the one opposite pennyhill park in Bagshot) and I really need a heads up of any other decent ones in the Surrey Heath area? My experiences of the car wash next to Mogul wasn't great.

To be honest what I really need is facilities to wash them myself, although my apartment has no outside tap and being on the first floor makes it a PITA. I have tried writing to the water board but didn't get any sort of response :-( anyone had experience of plumbing in some sort of tap or have done this myself? This is the route I'd prefer as at the moment I have to go in and out with buckets, which isn't fun and puts me off doing it.

Any ideas other than simply 'move somewhere else' will be appreciated!

Much love

Luke.
I dont know where you live or the style of te flats, but when i moved down here and had tolive in a flat for 6 month, the outside cycle stores had a external taps. maybe worth a look around development.

RemyMartin

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6,759 posts

234 months

Friday 28th January 2011
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http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

I guess I'll be buying one of these which will have to do until I get a more permanent solution in place. At the very least it should help.

5harp3y

1,966 posts

228 months

Friday 28th January 2011
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Guys at the texaco near frimley park hospital (tomlinscote side) have always done a good job and always have nice cars going through.

magicrichard

44 posts

209 months

Friday 28th January 2011
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RemyMartin said:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

I guess I'll be buying one of these which will have to do until I get a more permanent solution in place. At the very least it should help.
That looks like the perfect tool for cleaning my bike - cheers! Good luck with your car though.. looks like it would need at least a couple of re-fills with only a 5 litre cannister?

RemyMartin

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6,759 posts

234 months

Friday 28th January 2011
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Lol! I'd imagine 5 litres will rinse the bonnet.... Will be very handy for my bike also.

Also big thanks for the heads up on the Frimley cleaners. Will try them out I thinks.

bmwdrivernigel

8,596 posts

253 months

Saturday 29th January 2011
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anonymous said:
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On the A30 in Bagshot opposite Jacks fish & chip plaice ( smile)