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My camera's have just arrived. The guy is here Tuesday to fit it. Just wish the front one was the size of the back one.
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My camera's have just arrived. The guy is here Tuesday to fit it. Just wish the front one was the size of the back one.
Thanks. Looks nice. I’m looking at two Brands myself, hopefully to be delivered by UPS by 6 PM tomorrow, one brand is Vantrue and the other is Aukey. Likely returning one and keeping the other. Curious to know your thoughts on how you like yours when installed. Off to the gym.
Drove this earlier now I have to see if it gets spousal approval.
Nice. I really like the front end look of this Subaru in this model and color. Reliable rides. What year and how many miles?
I just love it when the Postal Service mistakenly gives *your* packages to the wrong address, fortunately my neighbor walked this over to me, as I was not expecting to receive another promo-product tester.
Anyways, I used C.G. VSS S&S remover briefly in the past, (Its a hybrid of their V-Kit restorer line), but what I do like about this specific product is you don’t have to use an orbital buffer, you can actually use this polish [By-hand] if someone desires, which some do prefer.
The Hex-Logic pads are expensive, but effective. There is different colored pads representing measures of applications to apply to the vehicles paint. The ‘white Hex Pad’ is used for removing light defects coupled with VSS or other detailers. In addition, the white pad can also be used to polish chrome accents and wheels.
I really don’t need any of these products currently, but I considered keeping the Hex pad, but being that my neighbor has detailing deficiencies with his vehicles, I think I’m going to regift both these items and give it to him for better use.
But all quality products from Chemical Guys. {Blacklight Being my personal favorite from their line, and their Butter wax is another great product as well.}
Anyways, I used C.G. VSS S&S remover briefly in the past, (Its a hybrid of their V-Kit restorer line), but what I do like about this specific product is you don’t have to use an orbital buffer, you can actually use this polish [By-hand] if someone desires, which some do prefer.
The Hex-Logic pads are expensive, but effective. There is different colored pads representing measures of applications to apply to the vehicles paint. The ‘white Hex Pad’ is used for removing light defects coupled with VSS or other detailers. In addition, the white pad can also be used to polish chrome accents and wheels.
I really don’t need any of these products currently, but I considered keeping the Hex pad, but being that my neighbor has detailing deficiencies with his vehicles, I think I’m going to regift both these items and give it to him for better use.
But all quality products from Chemical Guys. {Blacklight Being my personal favorite from their line, and their Butter wax is another great product as well.}
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I have a loaded Chrysler 300C for a weekend rental. It's comfortable enough and looks great, but handling is disappointing. It drives like an enormous land yacht. It has no steering feel and is sprung too light. One good thing; it had ventilated leather seats which were a delight. That's going to be a must have option on my next car.
Drove this earlier now I have to see if it gets spousal approval.
So my wife thinks it’s ugly as f**k and won’t ride in it...her words
Well WRX is out I’m now limited to 3er or Tiguan and all need to be under 25k out the door
Let her choose the colour! That would work with my wife. She stipulates the colour when I'm car shopping. Doesn't really care about the rest.
Ventilated seats are awesome. Never knew I needed it as an option before trying it out.
On a side note, the 2001 family C180 seems to know that its days are numbered and is playing up massively. Over the weekend we used it as a second car for a wedding we attended and the following issues were noted:
- No A/C whatsoever. It just blows hot stale air no matter what.
- The back window fell out of place whilst rolled down. I need to recover it later on today.
- Not one, but two indicator bulbs decided to go out.
- NEW! The boot now refuses to open electronically. Even with the key, you need to kind of jimmy it open.
Seriously, my Audi dealer needs to get back to me with a delivery window for the A4 sharpish
I agree with her. Subus have almost never appealed to me in terms of design.
That said i agree with the poster above. Letting her pick out some parts like colour could go a long way in persuading her.
I could understand why your wife may not find that specific type of car appealing, but perhaps to you for other reasons.
But the Tiguan is nice, and there is one forum member ‘Pumma1552’ who has a nice review/pictures on his 17 Tiguan he posted months back if you're interested in reading it:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/the-car-thread.1766143/page-310#post-25730338
She keeps coming back to the 3 the Tiguan is new. My FIL has a I believe '15 Tiguan TDI 4Motion and while it's a nice car it has all the appeal of a toaster so I guess I'll just keep my eye on car guru's and wait for a 3 to show in the price range.
Fortunately there's no panic
Fortunately there's no panic
You have to option up to Prestige trim to get the ventilated seats and then you have to buy a few more things to get it. Very pricey. Also, I've heard that google maps will stop working on '18 audis with the virtual cockpit, at the end of 2020.Ventilated seats are awesome. Never knew I needed it as an option before trying it out.
Seriously, my Audi dealer needs to get back to me with a delivery window for the A4 sharpish
Sadly I don't think it's even an option this side of the pond. I wonder what they'll replace google maps with though? Having the full sized map in front of you was one of the reasons I wanted it. Hopefully better CarPlay support.
Appears the Toyota Supra is now confirmed (After much speculation/conflicts) and will be available in a four and six cylinder, estimated date around 2020. Curious to see the reception on this and price range, given it’s rumored it will be using BMW aesthetics and mechanicals, while being tuned by Toyota.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/amp12635049/2019-toyota-supra-what-we-know/
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/amp12635049/2019-toyota-supra-what-we-know/
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The New Q3. probably overtaken the Q8 as my favorite Audi product for one simple reason. It has buttons and knobs for climate control. Halleluyah. I also like the blue and it just looks clean overall. Apart from the fake intakes but...meh.
Oh yeah there's a Macan facelift too
Oh yeah there's a Macan facelift too
Returned the Aukey dash cam. Laggy video quality and cheaply made garbage. The Vantrue N2 Pro is far superior, although it has a strange mounting position on the windshield, but its quality, the Customer service was good so far for tech questions and the 24 hour parking mode is a stellar feature that is a ‘must have’ for me. The Audio is good, but not what others were boasting. Oh, and night sensor works brilliant, where other brands seemingly fall short based off reviews. But the Pro N2 _is_ much pricier, but it clearly shows why.
Ordered some "bling" for the MG. This really isn't so much about bling, but rather the fact that it's all but impossible to get an original that isn't warped or otherwise damaged. I'm tired of oil leaking out from under my valve cover.
With that in mind, I ordered one of these:
I'm also getting some nice knurled polished thumb nuts to hold it on.
Hopefully this will stop leaks and dress up the engine bay at the same time.
Before installing, I'm thinking that I'm going to fill the MG logo in with red pain and possibly do either red or black on the top of the ridges. I'm leaning toward red since the next time the engine is out, it(or the one that goes in to replace it) is getting painted MG Engine Maroon and I feel like the red would complement that. Any thoughts?
With that in mind, I ordered one of these:
I'm also getting some nice knurled polished thumb nuts to hold it on.
Hopefully this will stop leaks and dress up the engine bay at the same time.
Before installing, I'm thinking that I'm going to fill the MG logo in with red pain and possibly do either red or black on the top of the ridges. I'm leaning toward red since the next time the engine is out, it(or the one that goes in to replace it) is getting painted MG Engine Maroon and I feel like the red would complement that. Any thoughts?
You do get what you pay for.
I'll post some footage from mine at the weekend if I remember.
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Should look good. Photos when done please.
I don’t care for Xpel (More or less). I mean, I understand the whole ‘preservation’ side of things for the car against chips, Road Tar, etc., but I don’t like the idea of having a ‘clear plastic sticker’ on my car. But then again, I don’t daily drive the SHO or GT, so its not necessary for me. Most times it never turns out perfect where you can see slight variations of the wrap on the car and edges, and it can look cheap, at least from applications I have observed, but I think its a good idea for a newer car, especially for highway applications where a vehicle is most likely to accrue the most road damage.
Also, Quagmire, (I may be incorrect) but I assume you drive your Camaro through the nicer months, what do you drive during the winter months if you store it? (Do you drive your parents cars since you live at home or something else?)
Also, Quagmire, (I may be incorrect) but I assume you drive your Camaro through the nicer months, what do you drive during the winter months if you store it? (Do you drive your parents cars since you live at home or something else?)
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The car already comes with a factory PPF on the rocker panels. It's just not enough to cover where there are chips. And from what I gather it's not necessary chips from rocks that are kicked up from the tires. But from how air flows around the car and the dust, etc in the air hitting that particular spot. It depends on who does the installation, but if you have a good installer for like the front bumper, they can hide the edge of the Xpel by having it go into the panel gaps. Like I said I think I will just start out with the rocker panels since that is where the damage is occurring right now and the front end is fine.
I drive my parents Suburban in the winter or that is what I did this past winter and then driving the Camaro around for 30-50 minutes when it was dry out and the salt was washed off the roads. I am looking at second vehicles when the time comes. Considering the new Blazer or a Subaru Forester. Any vehicle that comes with full time AWD and has the ground clearance to not plow snow.
Also what is everyone's thoughts on running a fuel system cleaner like Chevron Techron through a DI engine? I know the stuff won't be touching the back of the valves, but it could still benefit cleaning the injectors and pistons. But I also know the carbon build up on DI engines is a harder type where if they break free it can cause damage to the engine. But I can't imagine there being any of those hard deposits built up with only 3400 miles on the car so far.