Every now and again (IMO) car enthuisiasts go through phases, probably first it was engine mods, max power styling, then wacky ICE systems with PS2's etc, now we have glorified valeting or "detailing" if thats what you want to call it, so what's the next phase likely to be???
Predictions???? (Yes I'm bored)

 

You started garage finding lol .

 

Engine mods was a phase?

 

Fitting engines back into cars from which they came from...?!

 

"driving"

 

Returning cars to factory standard.

 

Pmsl, who ever just drives their cars lol

 

So most people don't try and mod a car when they start out?

It's a phase that car enthusiasts go theough for sure if you ask me!

 

Usually the bmw/audi owners whose cars never break

 

Carbon seems to be the latest fad

 

I've got 2 M3s and I still like to mess about with them.

 

totally agree

how many standard 2wd aph cossies do you see now?
they all have 4x4 back lights and vented bonnets(which I do prefer)


steve

 

100% standard cars are super rare these days!!

Or concourse will get more popular

 

vynal stickers on cars, whatever that thing is called

 

wrapping????

Like Vanilla Ice

 

sleepers or mint condition older cars

 

My local Toyota dealer is full of them!

 

I think engine modifications is more than a phase, its been going about 100 years and I dont see it stopping any time soon.

 

I know someone with a mint 'B' plate Toyota "thing" in their garage, sure it's only done about 20k miles, it looks like new.

 

+1

 

Oh yes

 

re-read it. he's talking about what people go through themselves and not engine modding in general

 

LOL

Ive always thought that - its just the job valeters used to do years ago, then they got lazy, so a newer breed of valeter turns up, does a full proper mint valet like we used to get, charges a fortune and calls it fooking 'detailing' what a load of bollocks.

 

Storing ya car due to Tax prices

 

Being on the other sid eof the world I can offer some objective insigh there I hope.

You lot are so into the underbody resto. No one does that crap over here. No one powder coats anything, if they take sometihng off it gets sprayed with some flat black spray paint (rattle can?).

Engine dressup seems to be the norm there as well. You go through colour phases. Never saw a black cossie cam cover until recently. Not really a phase I guess, but you don't mess about.

I can say that a recent "phase" I've noticed is using Ford rims on Ford cars. Like some nice Escos wheels on a Saff. About the only aftermarket company that gets money is Comp and TSW. Over here if it's not 22+ and chrome...

Dash flocking. Where the hell did that come from? NO ONE does that over here. I can't find anyone that even knows what I talking about when talking to the trades.

Anit-lag, launch control. That might be the hint. What's next? I think a lot of technology will make it into older cars. Single din satnav, megasquirt, AL, LC, are indicators. Maybe we'll see more full car rewires with can bus or with the new low voltage systems. The wiring in our cars is getting on in age.

 

Yes

 

very big exhausts on cars with engines smaller than 1.4.

To my knowledge this has never been done yet.

 

Latest fad in the ford world which seems to be about 2-3 years behind most other owners groups , Hopefully we will catch up soon and it will all be about stance and we will finally start seeing more fords with wheels that actually fill the arches

 

full carbon body panels are the way forward....well imo.


cheers glyn..

 

I'd rather have a car that handled thanks

Carbon has been about on Cossies for years! Sure GGR among others have been doing bits and bobs for ages?

 

Oh yes you can't beat a street sleeper! Especially ratty looking cars that look like there fcuked but are works of art underneath. Think when the ERST is done i might have to make one using the spare parts i have left!

 

good stance and good handling should go hand in hand

 

that will be sume shitty run around thing then lol

 

makes me think of mac-dees car park on a sat-sun-mon-tue-wen-thur-fri- night

 

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its all about the mint old sleepers lol

 

corolla ae86? does he want to sell it for next to no mney? i'd love one!
that i disagree with.no "valeter" ever has done what detailers do now.

back then autoglyms mega dust srp was the bollox and swirls in paint were acceptable and just shiney was the way to be.now days paint correction is the difference and the depth paint gets from new products is immense

 

Agreed, with foam lances and two bucket washing to avoid putting swirls into paint, to complete touchless washing. And who 3 years ago had heard of a claybar?

 

I've been using a claybar since 1991. My old retired paint claybars are used for the glass after that. The glass ones get retired to the wheels.

Then this year I went 8 months not washing my Jag. Just sorta got sidetracked working on my cossie & merkur instead of detailing for hours on a Saturday.

 

Ok then smartarse