It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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TR4man
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Location: Woore, Near Nantwich, Cheshire

It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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Instead of whizzing my little Z through the local car wash and being hung, drawn and quartered by members of this forum, I succumbed and hand washed it this morning.

No namby pamby snow foam, twin buckets and £50 polish here. :wink:

Just a capful of Turtlewax "Wash and Shine".

Have to say it looks pretty damn good afterwards. :)

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Peter
geminimustang
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Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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I use Simoniz shampoo,turtle wax and then Auto Glym and car comes up a treat.I never use the same sponge twice.I'm always pleased with results.However, I've just ordered some Maguiras wax as it seems popular with the guys on this forum so worth risking £7 incl delivery from Amazon.
Del
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Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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Car looks very good – I know you have said you use it as a working car and clock up some mileage – how do you find it performs as a motorway muncher?
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Badman gee
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Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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Nice colour, use the 2 bucket process though :lol:
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RichP
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:thumb:

looks good.
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OldskoolRS
Joined: Mon 06 Feb, 2012 14:23
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Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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Sorry, I use the 'namby pamby' snowfoam :wink: and two bucket method afterwards, but then I spent last summer working round the car power buffing out the various swirls and micro scratches so I'd be a bit daft to just wash it any other way now. But then mine isn't my main car so it doesn't get that dirty anyway, though I am itching to give it a proper spring clean once the weather improves. My neighbours have had a skip on their drive (right next to mine) so I've had to move the Z out of the way and can't get decent access to wash it properly anyway until their (3rd :shock: ) skip goes. :roll:
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Badman gee
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Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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OldskoolRS wrote:Sorry, I use the 'namby pamby' snowfoam :wink: and two bucket method afterwards, but then I spent last summer working round the car power buffing out the various swirls and micro scratches so I'd be a bit daft to just wash it any other way now. But then mine isn't my main car so it doesn't get that dirty anyway, though I am itching to give it a proper spring clean once the weather improves. My neighbours have had a skip on their drive (right next to mine) so I've had to move the Z out of the way and can't get decent access to wash it properly anyway until their (3rd :shock: ) skip goes. :roll:
Snow foam is good stuff.
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TR4man
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  Z4 coupe 3.0si
Location: Woore, Near Nantwich, Cheshire

Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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Del wrote:Car looks very good – I know you have said you use it as a working car and clock up some mileage – how do you find it performs as a motorway muncher?
I bought it last August and have done around 19,000 miles in it (yes really...) most of which has been motorway driving.

I don't thrash it, but like to think that I drive it sympathetically.

It has sufficient power for my needs, I like rear wheel drive cars and fairly stiff suspension.

It has been a good, solid, dependable workhorse and I've not totted up the receipts but I certainly haven't skimped on it's maintainance. I could have bought a more economical car, but I don't know of one that would have been as much fun.

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Peter
TR4man
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Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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OldskoolRS wrote: But then mine isn't my main car so it doesn't get that dirty anyway,
I suppose that is the difference, mine is my only day-to-day car and as such has to earn its keep.

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Peter
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Post by gookah »

well done. I wont report you now.... but I am still keeping an eye on you :D
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TR4man
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gookah wrote:well done. I wont report you now.... but I am still keeping an eye on you :D
Phew.
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OldskoolRS
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Re: It really is Oxford Green Metallic underneath!

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TR4man wrote:
OldskoolRS wrote: But then mine isn't my main car so it doesn't get that dirty anyway,
I suppose that is the difference, mine is my only day-to-day car and as such has to earn its keep.

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Peter
I know what you mean: My 320d company car hasn't been washed since last October...I think it's grey underneath the dirt, but I'm not sure. :oops: I don't want to take it through a car wash or have the local supermarket guys wash it now that it's so dirty/gritty so it'll have to wait until I feel like doing it myself. :oops:
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