What have you done to your P5 today?

[magnumP5]

Man, I've been home a whole week and my one thing to accomplish was to wash her and clean out the interior. Damn Nor'easter screwed up that plan...

 

[Kansei]

Yup same here, my car needs to be washed wayyy worse than anyones I can guarantee it.

Wanna put money on that? Mine is bad. I'll try to snap pics of the bad before I wash it tomorrow.

 

[magnumP5]

Wanna put money on that? Mine is bad. I'll try to snap pics of the bad before I wash it tomorrow.

Can I join this bet? I have over 3 months of road grime and interior dirt plus an entire weeks worth of rain-induced grime. There are portions of my rear window I cannot see through, LOL.

 

[Kansei]

three months.. you haven't washed in three months?? I'm out.. you win. Whoa. It's only been 2-3 weeks for me, but even that is really bad. And that's just counting hand washing.. I went to a car wash last saturday right before leaving for the NEPOC meet but it did nothing to get the dirt off the car. I need to clay and seal the car before it gets snowy but I don't have the proper meguiars sealant.. the stuff I have is bad and leaves a terrible white residue, still gotta order their synthetic stuff.

 

[2003newlyack]

Haha I will definitley take that bet.. I'll do the same tomorrow, we'll take votes and see whose is worse

 

[Kansei]

Haha I will definitley take that bet.. I'll do the same tomorrow, we'll take votes and see whose is worse

awesome. I'll leave myself a reminder note on my keys so I don't forget.

 

[magnumP5]

three months.. you haven't washed in three months?? I'm out.. you win. Whoa. It's only been 2-3 weeks for me, but even that is really bad. And that's just counting hand washing.. I went to a car wash last saturday right before leaving for the NEPOC meet but it did nothing to get the dirt off the car. I need to clay and seal the car before it gets snowy but I don't have the proper meguiars sealant.. the stuff I have is bad and leaves a terrible white residue, still gotta order their synthetic stuff.

I know, I should be ashamed (peep).

I just don't have the resources in Blacksburg. Sure there are those drive-in car-washes but I don't trust any since they crashed one of my friends cars, and the "wash-it-yourself" ones just cost too much money for the kind of thorough washing I like to give her. Really does suck though - what kind of apartment complex doesn't have water spickets?! In all seriousness though, she has been wiped down a few times so it isn't as bad as it seems. If it isn't raining yet again tomorrow I'll get out and take some pics too.

 

[BadKarma]

Haha, don't feel too bad magnum, I haven't washed mine in months as well. I should take a picture, the dirt buildup is just incredible. I'm pretty anal about my P5 too. Never satisfied with the job those drive-through carwashes do.

Not to mention that we've been having record rainfall here in Vancouver. Non-stop rain for the past 3 weeks. Nasty storms that have contaminated the water supply, necessitating a boil water advisory. Serious flooding in some areas...

... And all I can think is, "I wonder when I'll get the chance to wash my car?"

 

[Demoniam]

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NC has been having the same weather conditions. and trust me a black p5 is a sad thing to see!

Anyways....Yesterday, I got to drive her like hell through the hills and twisties of Franklin County, NC... My grandparents live there, so I took the wife and kid "backroads touring" Just like driving through the mountains, only not as mountainous. The car definitely held her own, i was truly impressed!

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

Today I dropped the P5 off at home on my lunch break & took the MSP out & back to work hehe

 

[wmbeaver]

replaced the air filter today, sounds a lot nicer

 

[aMaff]

Washed the P5 and the Maffiata (Maffia?) yesterday for probably the last time until it gets warm again

 

[Yaggie1]

Whoo-Hoo !! 50+ degrees today. My baby got a bath and got tucked in the garage until she hauls me back to Chicago next week.

 

[khaosman]

Changed oil and filter today. I was going to take the lip and Apexi filter off for winter, but figured I have a little while before that is needed. Also planned on washing her, but it looks like it will rain in the near future :/

 

[wmbeaver]

i need to rotate my tires, and might as well change the oil since its about time for it

first time i'll be changing the oil myself, ive only owned it for a couple months, so, any pointers? ill probably do it on sun, i know how to do it, but is there anything specific relating to our cars?

 

[Kansei]

Gave my car a nice thorough bath and took some pics... not good pic since they were all taken with my car sitting in the driveway, but I did what I could

http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/November2006TheCar

 

[bazooka joe]

Gave my car a nice thorough bath and took some pics... not good pic since they were all taken with my car sitting in the driveway, but I did what I could

http://picasaweb.google.com/clauretano/November2006TheCar

car looks awesome chris....nice pics ! don;t you wished you lived somewhere that your car could stay like this all year round? i do?

 

[Kansei]

Yeah.. I'm sure in a couple weeks my car will be covered with slush and road salt and just look awful

 

[bazooka joe]

Yeah.. I'm sure in a couple weeks my car will be covered with slush and road salt and just look awful

same here...i'm taking my hood off today...my lip will become my mini snow plow for sure!(glare)

 

[rednecks_r_us]

They don't salt the roads when it snows here they just dump tons of cinders (ground up lava rock) So while everybody gets salted I get rocks thrown at my car from other traffic. I guess on the good side of that I get a new windshield every spring from all the cracks from rock chips.