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General => General discussion => Topic started by: edpryce on 24 August 2008, 18:33
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My car has died days before edition 38, After waiting literrally all year
gutted basically
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It's a sign.
Car shows are bollox. You shouldn't go. Not even your car wants to go.
Especially not to one that Best In Show was won by a car with f*cking chromed discs on it last year.
That's chromed brake discs.
The things that stop you, which need to be gripped by linings designed to create friction by wearing the surface.
Chromed.
Now I don't know whether anyone on here saw Panorama about dog breeds last week, but E38 and it's show cars are to the car world what Crufts is to the dog breeding world - described by the RSPCA's chief vet as a 'parade of mutants'. And that's just the owners.
Given that the humour quotient on E38 is generally used up within the first 30 minutes of each month I should probably start checking for letter bombs again......
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It's a sign.
Car shows are bollox. You shouldn't go. Not even your car wants to go.
Especially not to one that Best In Show was won by a car with f*cking chromed discs on it last year.
That's chromed brake discs.
The things that stop you, which need to be gripped by linings designed to create friction by wearing the surface.
Chromed.
Now I don't know whether anyone on here saw Panorama about dog breeds last week, but E38 and it's show cars are to the car world what Crufts is to the dog breeding world - described by the RSPCA's chief vet as a 'parade of mutants'. And that's just the owners.
Given that the humour quotient on E38 is generally used up within the first 30 minutes of each month I should probably start checking for letter bombs again......
Yeah, theyre all so stuck up arent they........... :rolleyes:
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I did see the crufts documentary. interesting comparison, but having not been to a show before, is one i cannot really comment on.
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did you get around fixing it then?
Have to agree with the shows.
The shows are interesting but some are just are like they tried soo hard to get into pvw or something. Chromed disks are gay but i doubt the owner drove it like that. The detail some go into is amazing.
Shame about the bad attitude on the forum. mainly from the mods. I was banned for saying that too. :grin:
Ever tried the technical section on that forum? Dont bother! :grin:
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not fixed yet, cant get a the part until wedneday at the earliest.
Could be do able in time, Assuming i actually fix something first time.
Cant compain, I've recieved a lot of help from this forum as to whats wrong with it.
Ed
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Don't understand "Concours" myself - cars are built to be driven. Chrome discs? Stupid. It's like cleaning your tailpipe with a toothbrush - a bit pointless.
Just as an aside, why E38? (I'm fairly new to the VW scene) :nerd:
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It's like cleaning your tailpipe with a toothbrush :
thats taking personal hygeine to a whole new level ! :laugh:
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"thats taking personal hygeine to a whole new level ! :laugh: "
Also makes your toothbrush taste a bit gritty :sick:
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I personally polished my peashooter exhaust on my mk2 up for VW Festival on the outside and about 2 inches into the inside, because it looked good.. Fully aware that after a few more hundred miles it might be back to black again. So I see nothing wrong with cleaning the inside. If I do it fully once, then I can spend 2-3 minutes every time I clean the car just topping it up, so to speak.
And with regards to the shows being as you described.. You'll alyways get people that do things like chromed discs (which I'm guessing was not driven on and was swapped at the show.. Otherwise it'd wreck the finish of the chrome! ;) Do you not think every car scene in the world is the same though? There'll always people that want to go over the top and push the boundries to create how they want their car to look so I think leave them be.
Fair enough if you'd rather not be at a show.. It's like the people who grumble "VW Internet forums? What a waste of time, they could be using that time to work on their cars!"
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I personally polished my peashooter exhaust on my mk2 up for VW Festival on the outside and about 2 inches into the inside, because it looked good.. Fully aware that after a few more hundred miles it might be back to black again. So I see nothing wrong with cleaning the inside. If I do it fully once, then I can spend 2-3 minutes every time I clean the car just topping it up, so to speak.
And with regards to the shows being as you described.. You'll alyways get people that do things like chromed discs (which I'm guessing was not driven on and was swapped at the show.. Otherwise it'd wreck the finish of the chrome! ;) Do you not think every car scene in the world is the same though? There'll always people that want to go over the top and push the boundries to create how they want their car to look so I think leave them be.
Fair enough if you'd rather not be at a show.. It's like the people who grumble "VW Internet forums? What a waste of time, they could be using that time to work on their cars!"
Well said, each to their own
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edition 38 because its 5 minutes away from me.
and surely, spending time with people who share your interests isnt a bad thing? Its pretty much why everyone is on this forum?
Ed
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Each to thier own indeed.
At the end of the day the person who won the show n shine last year obviously put countless hours of time and effort into his car. That kind of show car isn't really so my taste but i appreciate the ammount of effort these guys put into thier cars.
I went to E38 last year and yeah there are some odd show cars with chromed disks and other pointless additions but at the same time there were hundrends of cars that looked great that could have just been restoration projects track monsters or just dropped with nice rims.
I went with a few mates last year and had an excellent time and would reccomend the show to anyone with an intrest in dubs.
My starter motor went last week. Doh! Managed to get it sorted at the weekend so i'll hopefully be good to go this weekend.
I better start polishing my door pins!
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I hate going to VW shows, meet all these friendly people with the same car hobby as me, such a waste of time.
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^ :laugh:
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Ha. God that sounds like a sh!t way to spend a weekend!
Why would thousands of people bother doing that!
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I personally polished my peashooter exhaust on my mk2 up for VW Festival on the outside and about 2 inches into the inside, because it looked good.. Fully aware that after a few more hundred miles it might be back to black again. So I see nothing wrong with cleaning the inside. If I do it fully once, then I can spend 2-3 minutes every time I clean the car just topping it up, so to speak.
And with regards to the shows being as you described.. You'll alyways get people that do things like chromed discs (which I'm guessing was not driven on and was swapped at the show.. Otherwise it'd wreck the finish of the chrome! ;) Do you not think every car scene in the world is the same though? There'll always people that want to go over the top and push the boundries to create how they want their car to look so I think leave them be.
Fair enough if you'd rather not be at a show.. It's like the people who grumble "VW Internet forums? What a waste of time, they could be using that time to work on their cars!"
Well said, each to their own
Think I may have been taken out of context a bit - I do admire the way people spend so much time on their cars - it's just not for me - I prefer driving them, not cleaning, hence why mine has road grime on it. I used to be well into the Mini scene and read about a guy who was marked down in Concours for having the wrong colour pipe on his brake servo - said pipe was no longer available anyway, so the guy never showed his car in Concours again because he was so disgusted with how ridiculous he found it. Felt for him as he'd spent many 1000's of hours restoring his car only to be told by Mr Snooty Concours Judge that his car wasn't up to scratch due to a part he couldn't get.
However, I love car shows. i don't do many a year as I find they can get a bit "samey" if you do too many. Nice when I can though.
Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike what the Concours guys do (some of the cars are AMAZING!) but it's just not my bag. However, if any of the concours boys want to practice on mine for free.... :wink:
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fook me boys - lets not get too serious
I off to get pi$$ed - meet up with some mates - and have a laugh
God - next we will be talking car preperation for the weekend :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
dont think jetwashing it and filling it up with fuel was the answer they wanted :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Know what you mean ther eis a certain anal retentiveness that can be quite irritating, that said i am a little obsessed with my golf which is quite disturbing however i do like to drive it right too. I went to e 38 last year and found some people friendly some a load of pretentious thingys especially the g60 crowd! i just go to get pissed campa dn have a laugh, :smiley: you going e 38 or action Chuff?
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staying @ E38 - popping to Action on satdee with a few others - maybe :wink:
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i'll have to make sure i'm too inebriated on Saturday to play taxi driver then :afro:
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i'll have to make sure i'm too inebriated on Saturday to play taxi driver then :afro:
Can of stella for brekkie normally does it :grin:
how many can you get in a camper van ???? :wink:
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fook me boys - lets not get too serious
I off to get pi$$ed - meet up with some mates - and have a laugh
God - next we will be talking car preperation for the weekend :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
dont think jetwashing it and filling it up with fuel was the answer they wanted :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Began my prep yesterday, bought £50 of cleaning sh!t, Washed it noticed loads of marks an sh!t, tar an glue didnt remove tar, paint fell off wheels (anyone fancy lending???*AHEM*ROOOBB**) polish was sh!t, then it rained.
End of show prep
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^Eh?
:rolleyes:
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Began my prep yesterday, bought £50 of cleaning sh!t, Washed it noticed loads of marks an sh!t, tar an glue didnt remove tar, paint fell off wheels (anyone fancy lending???*AHEM*ROOOBB**) polish was sh!t, then it rained.
End of show prep
Lol :grin: