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Offline am1w

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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #10 on: 15 June 2010, 22:41 »
I never kerb my wheels by keeping a good distance from the car in front to give me more time to dodge urban craters and park miles away from the kerb(People think I can't park!)
I also protect my wheels by washing it every week and applying sealant on it every month

I thought I had OCD! :rolleyes: :smiley:
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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #11 on: 15 June 2010, 22:46 »
Im terrible! Something that even pills, CBT or pretty woman can't help!

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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #12 on: 15 June 2010, 22:47 »
Im terrible! Something that even pills, CBT or pretty woman can't help!

You are not. Perfectly normal IMO. :cool:
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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #13 on: 16 June 2010, 08:56 »
>>How do you guys avoid kerbing your alloys, like, EVER?  Especially when you have half an inch less clearance on the Shadows?

It helps if you don't live in London. Some of the spaces I've had to get mine into without damaging them, I've actually insisted on having my wife walk round the car to admire my work. Sometimes she humours me, most of the time she tells me to stop being a saddo. :grin:

Actually, I did kerb one of my wheels, it was a slight scratch on driver side front, very minor but I caught an edge on a granite kerb that had fallen forward and when I reversed in, didn't see it but caught it when I pulled forward to straighten up. I wasn't even tight to kerb and just thought I'd gone over road debris or something. Felt  :sick:

What are the best tyres for offering a little protection, I feel I would have been spared with a little more tyre wall. Currently running factory fitted 17" Michelins.
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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #14 on: 16 June 2010, 12:36 »
10 month in and 8000 miles and not one scratch.

Fantastic wheels, look great and just wipe clean.

All look like new.

I think Rolfe is in denial and actually wished he had specced them.
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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #15 on: 16 June 2010, 12:42 »
I think Rolfe is in denial and actually wished he had specced them.

Rolfe is a lady. And that's the problem: if she were a man, she wouldn't kerb the wheels :grin:

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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #16 on: 16 June 2010, 13:34 »
I think Rolfe is in denial and actually wished he had specced them.
Rolfe is a lady. And that's the problem: if she were a man, she wouldn't kerb the wheels :grin:

It's mainly to do with hand/eye cordination :evil:
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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #17 on: 16 June 2010, 13:39 »
I'm really glad I took the Monza II. They looked a lot better in the flesh. Mine is almost 2 months old 9300km. Just had a 6400km euro trip from Norway to Italy and back. Monza II still in perfect condition. :) I treat them the same way as the paint work. My wheels get waxed and polished. I love that they are extremely easy to keep clean and they look great. They are also quite unique here in Norway. I haven't seen any other car with Monza's.
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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #18 on: 16 June 2010, 13:41 »
I've noticed on mine that I've managed to get scratches that must have come from stones or something, actually on the polished part of the rim  :sad:

I guess I'll need to get them refurbed at some point perhaps... just to get that shiny feel back.

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Re: Really glad I don't have the Monza Shadow IIs!
« Reply #19 on: 16 June 2010, 13:42 »
Men, women, young boys and young girls love them.
You can take your pick to satisfy your inclinations! :evil: :laugh:
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