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Old 31-12-2008, 02:23 PM
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Just been to get both cars washed for £6 a pop, you have got to be flippin mental to stand out in this freezing cold all day washing cars at this time of year.

Did a good job though lol

Old 31-12-2008, 02:44 PM
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6 quid, whats that wash wax and polish ???

its 4.50 for me and thats london prices !!!!
Old 31-12-2008, 02:46 PM
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fuk me it's £6 up here, and they always FUCKING always forget to dry under the spoiler!!!!!
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Old 31-12-2008, 02:48 PM
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simon nobody pays 6quidd on there credit card,,, i use my debit card pmsl
Old 31-12-2008, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
6 quid, whats that wash wax and polish ???

its 4.50 for me and thats london prices !!!!
wash, clean windows inside and out all door shuts and an air freshner, im happy with 6 quid for that
Old 31-12-2008, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Twellsie
wash, clean windows inside and out all door shuts and an air freshner, im happy with 6 quid for that
i insist value for money, wouldnt be paying them ripp off prices, was it a maindealer type car wash with a portacabin office with curtains anda radio in the corner of the yard

for that price id consider washing it myself !!!

this is my last 4.50 wash,, though he robbed me claiming he never had 50p change,,,,,, should have called the police !!!!






or another 4.50 special,,, the amount of times i get them to wash my car,,, if they lived in vietnam they would be able to eat for a few days on me !!!

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The place i go to is £7.50!! For that you get a wash, shammy etc, clean windows, door shuts and get a smelly.

But its not polish, its all the local boys, no johnny foreigners here!
Old 31-12-2008, 03:03 PM
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Gotta love 6 People washing your motor.
Old 31-12-2008, 03:03 PM
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Now wait till daylight tomorrow and look at all your new scratches
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Btw whats that pimp Merc you got Twellsie? C class?
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shorty you obviously get paied too much,, are they some sort of bentley car cleaning specialists or is it a proper valet pmsl
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
shorty you obviously get paied too much,, are they some sort of bentley car cleaning specialists or is it a proper valet pmsl
Just the normal wash place Ginge! Lol.

Must be because they got proper English lads working there so they earn more than £1 an hour unlike the polish!
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btw our polish cleaner charges us 7 quid a hour to clean the kitchen, toilet,bathroom and front room,, but shes quite posh and educated hes we pay her a graduates rate of pay

also pay her well so she would rob off us too
Old 31-12-2008, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by davemark
Now wait till daylight tomorrow and look at all your new scratches
Thats it aint it, thats why id never let 6 guys(or however many) speed wash my car.

Id rather get cold, save 5-6 quid AND do a proper job
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Originally Posted by Shorty
Btw whats that pimp Merc you got Twellsie? C class?
yes it is
Old 31-12-2008, 03:10 PM
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ginge is that bonnet scoop a piss take?
Old 31-12-2008, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Micky The Finn
ginge is that bonnet scoop a piss take?
Id be checking for small animals after a drive
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id rather freeze my own bollocks off and do it myself than pay a pole.
Old 31-12-2008, 03:14 PM
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4 quid round here
Ginge get that monstrosity off your bonnet ffs.
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Originally Posted by BM08
Thats it aint it, thats why id never let 6 guys(or however many) speed wash my car.

Id rather get cold, save 5-6 quid AND do a proper job
i couldnt do it for less than 6 quid doing it myself, the chamois cost 9 quid ffs

as for proper job,, you have seen the photos aint you ?
Old 31-12-2008, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by KSA-Cossie
4 quid round here
Ginge get that monstrosity off your bonnet ffs.
its my anti theft device !!!

also the normal bonnet vent dont work over 110mph, this one seems to so its funtion over form

i would take style hints from someone who drives a sierra saphire either !!!
Old 31-12-2008, 03:19 PM
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oh and my intercooler is a sti V8 cooler on there which is a little bit larger aswell,, hence the need for a scoop a "tiny" bit larger,,, you dont notice is after a while apart from parking as i cant seen where the n/s corner of the car
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Originally Posted by davemark
Now wait till daylight tomorrow and look at all your new scratches

I use them all the time and they do a mint job, no scratches or anything, infact i am more likelly to make a hash of the washing part in summer i get them to wash it then take it home to polish it etc my self
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I thinkl you're just inadequate elsewhere.
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Air scoop is abit on the large size
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The kosovans next door the to unit only charge £3 do a mint job aswell.
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the polish should be the best at polishing a car, FFS they are called polish !!! if anything they should know what to do is wash a fucking car and polish it

its like someone from ireland who cant pave a driveway or a scouser not knowing how to it wire a car
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Originally Posted by paul16v
The kosovans next door the to unit only charge £3 do a mint job aswell.
pm me there address and opening hours pmsl
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
pm me there address and opening hours pmsl

They will want £4 off you for all the extra work envolved it that scoop
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
the polish should be the best at polishing a car, FFS they are called polish !!! if anything they should know what to do is wash a fucking car and polish it

its like someone from ireland who cant pave a driveway or a scouser not knowing how to it wire a car

maybe so, but if i did that i wouldn't be able to stand out on the drive all day drinking beer when the missus wants stuff round the house doing, lol
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Originally Posted by paul16v
They will want £4 off you for all the extra work envolved it that scoop
Pmsl.
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Originally Posted by Twellsie
maybe so, but if i did that i wouldn't be able to stand out on the drive all day drinking beer when the missus wants stuff round the house doing, lol
guess you would have to go to the pub like me and twilse and the rest of the non car washing comuity,, spending the money they saved on buying drinks for the barmaid
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Originally Posted by paul16v
They will want £4 off you for all the extra work envolved it that scoop

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Took my Focus to the Kosovan car wash 2 days ago. Let them stand in the freezing cold and clean the car. £12 inside and out and they do a really good job of it ! Money well spent in my book !
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ive never seen a decent washed car done by cheap labour, i use to be a valeter ad its not poss for £3, i bet under your sills and arches etc are dirty still if not wiped with a leather an scratch car. i wouldnt let them wash my kitchen floor!
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paul i got a car that does 140 on the motorway alot, it is parked on the road and used every day and used on the ring and gonna start getting raped on track

how good a wash do you think it REALLY needs for what i do with it ??

you ever seen a car after going from london to mansifield in 2 hours or from london to durham in 3 hours with stopping for fuel,,,, it gets a few marks on the paint over time
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
paul i got a car that does 140 on the motorway alot, it is parked on the road and used every day and used on the ring and gonna start getting raped on track

how good a wash do you think it REALLY needs for what i do with it ??

you ever seen a car after going from london to mansifield in 2 hours or from london to durham in 3 hours with stopping for fuel,,,, it gets a few marks on the paint over time
I'm a mileage merchant too, and just want the car kept clean inside and out so she looks presentable. I've got a car that I detail and spend ages cleaning properly, my Focus is my everyday workhorse that lives outside and gets used in all weathers. They clean it well enough to keep me happy (and I'm the fussiest fucker you'll ever meet) so that's good enough for me.
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just no point wasting 200 quid on cleaning stuff to have the busses chuck salt all over it or chip the paintwork on having fun with it

tbh it only gets a 4.50 once a month cause i start getting dirty opening the door to let my litle girl in,, otherwise it would live like the cossie did
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Originally Posted by Shorty
The place i go to is £7.50!! For that you get a wash, shammy etc, clean windows, door shuts and get a smelly.

But its not polish, its all the local boys, no johnny foreigners here!
Ditto, gotta love the All American Hand Car Wash!


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