Won't Go Out In The Wet

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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by sam » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:29 pm

Exactly :thumbsup
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Bada Bing! » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:15 pm

We clearly look at cars in a different light then. :)

Whilst I like having a shiny car, I'll take great pleasure in getting it filthy on a good run. And when it does so it doesn't bother me. I care more about the experience I'm having on the inside than what anyone thinks of the outside.
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Modena Scotland » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:37 pm

Bada Bing! wrote:We clearly look at cars in a different light then. :)
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Don't get me wrong. I love driving the CR in any condition and not at all worried about making it look tatty, as some of the SEers here will testify :mrgreen: . I just understand Sam's angle as well.
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by jj » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:39 pm

Bada Bing! wrote:We clearly look at cars in a different light then. :)
I very much doubt that, given mass is regularly seen to be throwing his Exige over gravel and into tyres at KH :lol:

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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Modena Scotland » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:27 pm

jj wrote:

...... mass is regularly seen to be throwing his Exige over gravel and into tyres at KH :lol:
Not that regularly I hope :blackeye
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by renmure » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:35 pm

Modena Scotland wrote: For this reason I keep my 360 in an air-conditioned chamber with flowing air.
Photos!! photos!! I demand photos!! :mrgreen:
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Modena Scotland » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:39 pm

Hi Jim

I'll see what I can do. Are you thinking of getting the same?
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by renmure » Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:25 pm

No Mass.
I was just interested to see how they looked with the car in there.
I have had the 355 and Lotuses sitting outside in all weathers this summer as my garage converted and the new one goes up. Unbelievably the Ferrari hasn't melted in the rain, although I have to confess I prefer when it is all tucked up and snuggly under its little cover indoors :lol:
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Modena Scotland » Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:32 pm

I think the paint work of Fearrai is one of the worst so they need to be looked after very carefully. May be why Ferrari doesn't offer warranty for the paint work. :shock:

Hope your garage is ready soon.
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Andy G » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:50 am

i've spent most of the weekend wishing my Elise was available to take out in the rain, MOT wednesday.

Strikes me that a move of location may be the only way round this problem - do you speak Spanish :damnfunny
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Lazydonkey » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:12 am

renmure wrote:I have had the 355 and Lotuses sitting outside in all weathers this summer as my garage converted and the new one goes up.
Not sure abotu anyone else but i'm struggling to be sympathetic here :lol: :wink:
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Modena Scotland » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:19 am

Martin, we all work hard to achieve our goals in life right :mrgreen: :thumbsup
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Modena Scotland » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:51 am

Jim, here are the photos

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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by j2 lot » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:56 am

8) :thumbsup
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Re: Won't Go Out In The Wet

Post by Rich H » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:10 pm

It rained yesterday, quite hard. Saves me washing the elise and most of the worst filth has washed off :lol:

The clam is to keep the rocks out of the cabin/radiator, the windscreen keeps the flies off your face, the shower cape keeps some of the water on the outside, the roof stops - erm, not a lot... Each to their own of course, but I don't worry about the paint too much :thumbsup

Occasionally I have a minor relapse and clean and polish the car, but not very often! Been about 3 months now...
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