The cars and bikes thread!

[happyscrappyheropup]

The shop struggled with the Superwagon. Tire mount and balance was spot on, the alignment was where they were off.

Everything is done, still ended up with -1.4° camber up front. I'll take it to a race shop, it seems like most shops here can't get custom alignments done right.

Big fan of the new Michelins, much stickier than the Continental DW.





-- Wayne

[Samanator]

The shop struggled with the Superwagon. Tire mount and balance was spot on, the alignment was where they were off.

Everything is done, still ended up with -1.4° camber up front. I'll take it to a race shop, it seems like most shops here can't get custom alignments done right.

Big fan of the new Michelins, much stickier than the Continental DW.





-- Wayne

I realize size sometimes limits what tires you buy. I found the Michelin’s and Bridgestone excellent in the dry and unpredictable boarding on scary in the typical hard rains we get here. I preferred the Pirelli and Dunlops much better all around.


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[happyscrappyheropup]

I realize size sometimes limits what tires you buy. I found the Michelin’s and Bridgestone excellent in the dry and unpredictable boarding on scary in the typical hard rains we get here. I preferred the Pirelli and Dunlops much better all around.

I hope the Michelins are at least acceptable in the wet.

That was one of the things the Contis did very well - rain performance was excellent. I ran the Conti DW summers on my M5 and the V wagon with great results - cost/performance was excellent. In spite of my complaints about the lack of traction with them, I was able to clock a 4.0s 0-60 using them on the wagon in the dry. I haven't measured performance with the Pilot Sports yet, but a few WOT blasts in second gear yesterday were promising.

[geoffbot]

Anyone hand-wash their car? I recently discovered water sheeting - life changing stuff! https://youtu.be/PNiJ4TL1BP8?t=02m30s

Then it rained anyway, which is fine.

[Seriously]

I wash my car once a year, whether it wants it or not

And twice a year on the year that I buy a new one.

[geoffbot]

I love washing my car

[tribe125]

It’s mostly the rain that cleans my car, but I’ll hand it over to the blokes in the supermarket car park two or three times a year.

[Pip]

It’s mostly the rain that cleans my car, but I’ll hand it over to the blokes in the supermarket car park two or three times a year.

Me too. Lord knows what I’ll do after Brexit!


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[boatme99]

Anyone hand-wash their car? I recently discovered water sheeting - life changing stuff! https://youtu.be/PNiJ4TL1BP8?t=02m30s

Then it rained anyway, which is fine.

I generally use Starbrite Hull Polish


Hull polish I used on boats. It has Teflon, so once it's applied, nothing sticks! Shiney as hell, too.
It's a polish, not a cleaner so you have to do a thorough job of cleaning before hand.

Post polish bead up!

[Samanator]

Anyone hand-wash their car? I recently discovered water sheeting - life changing stuff! https://youtu.be/PNiJ4TL1BP8?t=02m30s

Then it rained anyway, which is fine.

I’ve been doing this for years. I have the filter for the rinse water. I really don’t touch the car. The foam canon and the pressure washer after the wheels have been cleaned get all the dirt off. Then a spray with a no spot sheeting agent and rinse with the filtered water. I blow out the mirrors, grill wheels, trim and door jambs with the high velocity air blower. I do wipe the glass with a Chamois, but otherwise nothing touches the car.


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