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kiaboy

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Its the First wash.
« on: January 21, 2012, 06:59:09 PM »
Had our car for nearly a week now. Not the best weather fro driving around, so this afternoon i gave her its first wash. :P & the results...
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NinjaUK

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 07:11:09 PM »
Looking 'tidy'  :thumb:
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gemmabone

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 07:17:56 PM »
Very nice  :thumb: This is how I spent my day too but my petals are nowhere near as clean as yours  :(
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J_a_m_e_s

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 09:29:06 PM »
Washed mine today to but didn't have any tar remover left so its covered in tar spots  :thumbd:

Looks clean from 5ft away tho  :thumb:
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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 09:44:48 PM »
Im itching to clean mine but by the time im back from work its pitch black or rainning. :(
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web_monkey

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 08:29:30 AM »
Looks nice, I've vowed to turn my abarth into a bit of a hobby and get into a bit of detailing this year. Think I'll wait till the weather improves though.

Do I spot the type r in the background? How do you find the difference between the two?
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kiaboy

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 08:44:45 AM »
Yeh well spotted the Type R is my eldest sons. Its a lovely drive, But you got to rev it to get the best out of it and its a bit of a jerky ride, i find it hard to drive smoothly. In saying that i haven't driven it loads so i suppose with practice i could improve.
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Roary Abarth

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2012, 09:14:55 AM »
Looking nice and clean, the back doesn't stay clean long which you may have noticed  ;)
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mightydquinn

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2012, 09:44:55 AM »
I can tell you2 ways on how to keep your wheels looking like new

1, wash weekly and do backs also. Remove regularly and polish completely

2, don't drive in bad weather and get a new set every year.
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kiaboy

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2012, 12:32:31 PM »
Quote from: mightydquinn on January 22, 2012, 09:44:55 AM
I can tell you2 ways on how to keep your wheels looking like new

1, wash weekly and do backs also. Remove regularly and polish completely

2, don't drive in bad weather and get a new set every year.
That would do the trick :thumb:
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kiaboy

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2012, 12:33:31 PM »
Quote from: Roary Abarth on January 22, 2012, 09:14:55 AM
Looking nice and clean, the back doesn't stay clean long which you may have noticed  ;)

Your not wrong, its just a magnet for road grime as is the side skirts were it meets the end of the doors.
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SJH

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2012, 02:14:35 PM »
Very nice but my car loves being dirty because that means its been used.... ;D
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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2012, 02:19:26 PM »
As it is a rare sunny day in Scotland today I also washed my a500.  I have had my car just over 3 months now and I normally wash it every week or second week depending on how bad the weather is.  The roads are covered in salt up here so I know as soon as I take the car out on the road again it will get dirty again.   :'(. I'm glad it's a small car so doesn't take long to hand wash! :thumb:
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FWD_Boy

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2012, 03:31:39 PM »
Nice classic colour/wheel combo :thumb:

So whats your sons opinion on the little Abarth compared to his R? I know mine is well down on the sub 200bhp of Type-Rs but Im still waiting to have a play with one as I reckon the low down torque against the Rs high rev range could be for an interesting drive;)

Look forward to seeing more pic's, some next to your sons R would be great :D
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kiaboy

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Re: Its the First wash.
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2012, 04:36:02 PM »
Hes not driven it yet but i took my youngest son out in a500 today and gave it a boot full and he was loving it, he even said its a great car and believe me that coming from a 14 year old who's been out with his brother in the type R is saying something ;D I defiantly think the abarth picks up quicker than the type R but the R is more powerful and driven right will leave the a500 but i bet it won't be too far behind :thumb:
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