Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

kenjilina wrote:nick heidfeld demoing what not to do at the factory. :hehe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaVzgrKYG-c

Someone posted that before... :beaten:

Hamilton Wins in Germany[/list:u]1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:31:20.874
2 Nelson Piquet Renault 5.5
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 9.3
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW 9.8
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 12.4
6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 14.4
7 Robert Kubica BMW 22.6
8 Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 33.2

gaijinmark wrote:Hamilton Wins in Germany[/list:u]1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:31:20.874
2 Nelson Piquet Renault 5.5
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 9.3
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW 9.8
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 12.4
6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 14.4
7 Robert Kubica BMW 22.6
8 Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 33.2

i have to admit that was a great drive by lewis. well done to piquet, too. :applaud:

gaijinmark wrote:Hamilton Wins in Germany[/list:u]1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:31:20.874
2 Nelson Piquet Renault 5.5
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 9.3
4 Nick Heidfeld BMW 9.8
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 12.4
6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 14.4
7 Robert Kubica BMW 22.6
8 Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 33.2

Piquet practically came outta nowhere to take second... :victory:

kenjilina wrote:

i have to admit that was a great drive by lewis. well done to piquet, too. :applaud:

Yup, after Ron screwed up the pit strategy and Lewis just drove around it. :victory:

have to say it was a nice day for watching motorsports on network tv this morning.

http://www.amazon.com/Prima-Epic-Synthetic-Wax-Protectant/dp/B000GX4AF2]Epic is awesome. All the other waxes wear off after a few days sitting in my back yard. This one's still going strong, even with the daily morning dew and dust from parking on dirt. I can still use a cali duster.
At least as good as the Zaino products.

:shocked:

I mentioned this before... I use One Grand Blitz Carnauba Wax: http://www.carcareonline.com/detail.asp?product_id=10201

Yeah, but you have a garage right? If you used a synthetic, it'd last you at least 3-4 months. I did my mom's car w/ a coat of Hydro and it didn't need a wash for 3 months, and that's because she parked under a tree and got bombed. Even then, 95% of the poop came right off with a good spray.

I've tried numerous carnuba waxes and all have failed to bead water after about a week. I turned to synthetics because they last longer and repel dust (remember, i park on dirt/grass) for a longer period of time.

Hydro will last about 2-3 weeks and then start to lose it's beading. Just from how well the coat of Epic is holding up, i'd expect it to last at least 2 months.

I'm going to try it on the Acura very soon, and then i'll see how well it works on worn paint.

^ What about a car cover?

I suppose there's the concern about the cover scratching the finish, but it's better than having it pounded by the sun daily. :)

Wouldn't work, as soon as i park, a cloud of dust comes up and covers the car. if i used a car cover after that, i might as well not bother.

krim wrote:Wouldn't work, as soon as i park, a cloud of dust comes up and covers the car. if i used a car cover after that, i might as well not bother.

Maybe you should build a garage or a carport for Yuko. :victory:

i'm going to pave the part where i park later in the year and get one of those carport tarps.

krim wrote:i'm going to pave the part where i park later in the year and get one of those carport tarps.

That'll work. :victory:

well, i'm glad that i got that clear bra. i was reapplying wax to where it was stripped off by the installer and I found a 1/16th inch rock chip in it already, right by the passenger side fog light. It was bad enough to go through the clear bra and I think it got some of the paint underneath.

krim wrote:well, i'm glad that i got that clear bra. i was reapplying wax to where it was stripped off by the installer and I found a 1/16th inch rock chip in it already, right by the passenger side fog light. It was bad enough to go through the clear bra and I think it got some of the paint underneath.

They'll be many more where that came from, unfortunately. :sweat:

exactly why i got it. the front of my acura looks like the surface of the moon.

krim wrote:exactly why i got it. the front of my acura looks like the surface of the moon.

Does it have US and Russian flags stuck in it? :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:

Does it have US and Russian flags stuck in it? :hehe:

nope, just japanese. :mrgreen:

Sorry for interrupting the convo, but I'm going to buy a new car for myself, hopefully in September. But I'm not a big car person, so I don't know what's best out on the market.

I was told that the Honda Accord is grand, but my bro already has that.

I wanted something affordable but nice.