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If you value your car (matte or glossy) and/or you are a car-enthusiast however, you would never do that to any car! My standard, glossy paint-job Audi has not seen an automatic car wash since 2014.
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(If you do - you will simply temporarily(!) ruin the look of the car) Frozen paints are not made out of "frozen yoghurt" guys!
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Not a fan of the new grills but with this color it almost hides it. That is one mean looking machine there...
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Sinister!!! Love It!!
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That car looks awesome minus that one attribute we all hate up front. I really like the side skirts and how they swoop wide smoothly!
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12-27-2020, 11:31 AM | #95 |
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A few cars ago I would go to the DIY wash with my own bucket, soap, mit, etc. I was really just there to use their soft water. It was almost therapeutic bonding time with my car. I eventually realized that I'm not going to stand outside in the winter to wash my car and even in warm weather sometimes just don't have the time. I now have an unlimited monthly package at a local drive through wash. I'll put up with some slight swirls to have a clean car all the time.
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Same here after washing my F82 by hand only for 4 years... By the end I sold it, the guy use it as his track car. |
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How do you keep a car clean in the winter? You don't. But back to the topic - you wouldn't have any problem doing what you do with a frozen. This said - if you don't care about your car exterior, why waste money on anything else than a basic paint-job.
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Probably the best pic I have seen so far
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I think our versions of "don't care about your car" differ. I don't think I'd ever get a frozen color, but had heard that they were rough to care for so I was curious if that had eased up.
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Agree to an extend living in Sweden here, our roads during winter times is horrible with all the gravel, salt, grime and dirt on it. It is really a downer trying to keep a car clean during this time of the year.
I am though one of the lucky few i have an option at both work and at home, when i drive it between these two stops only i can just wash it off with warm water from a hose that's enough to keep it "clean" but it still needs a proper wash every two weeks. And i am able to to this indoors so the car doesn't freeze up when it hits 0c and below. As long as it is water only to keep the surface dirt from sticking to much on the car it won't create to many swirls on the paint.
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For me, it's not only about the grill. The rear quarter section just does not do it for me either, it is heavy set, bulky and very un-BMW. It does not connect properly with the front. The character lines start nowhere and and nowhere, I find little fluidity in the overall design. But that's just my opinion...
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Just look at the G80 compared to the G82, the M3 looks great with bold lines & cohesive design, whereas the M4 is just horrid imo. The grill is the least of the concerns with the M4 design, in fact it may be the only good thing about it. It's so bland with no distinguishing features, it's almost 2 dimensional in appearance & so flat sided, the lines are just so soft & weak. It certainly doesn't appear to have come out of the same design house as the M3. The fact that if you took the badge off it you wouldn't know what brand it is speaks volumes.
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Wish we could find the photographer and car owner. But his signature is illegible to me.
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This said, I haven't seen any manufacturer endorsing the use an automatic car wash on any paint job ....
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