Colour choice

[JBirchy]

The only colour I'm not mad on is the Midnight Blue (I think?) - I love Carbon Grey, but I like Limestone grey even more!

I went for Tornado Red because I had a Mk5 in that colour, and it looks stunning when properly polished and some expensive wax applied (I'm a detailer hobbyist!) but white would also look amazing. The only thing that slightly puts me off white is that the road tar spots are more visible.

[hastd2]

Yup I suppose that's one of the down sides of the White, with the tar spots
It will be a weekly routine to keep on top of the washing & polishing, since the winter is setting in....
What ever colour is choose, am sure I will be over the moon 

[CraigW]

As long as your vigilant and every now and again go over the (white) car in fine detail to remove tar spots then you should be fine. I was at the Scottish Car show earlier in the year (more like a car enthusiasts show) and picked up a few cleaning products including maxolen tar remover which i had never heard of before and i can say it works a treat and smells good as well.

Three months into ownership and im so glad i went with white. It is so much easier to keep clean than my previous three black cars 

[dubber36]

The problem with tar remover is it can't tell the difference between tar and wax.

[monkeyhanger]

My car seems to be dribbling a little bit of cavity wax or something similar every time I wash the car. You just see a little streak of it going down the sill about 6” in from the front edge of the front door. It collects road grime but wipes off quite easily.

[JBirchy]

The problem with tar remover is it can't tell the difference between tar and wax.

Exactly! The best solution I've found is to coat the car in a Ceramic Sealant. My Mother In Law has a White Range Rover Evoque which I've coated in Definitive Wax HCC PRO back in Jan 2013 and it's resistance to tar (and everything else for that matter) is amazing. Even when it's really dirty, a quick snow foam and jet wash and the dirt just falls off it! Tar won't stick to it and it looks amazing when clean.

[CraigW]

The problem with tar remover is it can't tell the difference between tar and wax.

Thats why my car has c-quartz ceramic sealant on it rather than wax. Absolutely no issues 

[Ginagee]

The problem with tar remover is it can't tell the difference between tar and wax.

Exactly! The best solution I've found is to coat the car in a Ceramic Sealant. My Mother In Law has a White Range Rover Evoque which I've coated in Definitive Wax HCC PRO back in Jan 2013 and it's resistance to tar (and everything else for that matter) is amazing. Even when it's really dirty, a quick snow foam and jet wash and the dirt just falls off it! Tar won't stick to it and it looks amazing when clean.

Does the Autoglym Life Shine make it tar resistant does anyone know?

[2014GTi]

The problem with tar remover is it can't tell the difference between tar and wax.

Exactly! The best solution I've found is to coat the car in a Ceramic Sealant. My Mother In Law has a White Range Rover Evoque which I've coated in Definitive Wax HCC PRO back in Jan 2013 and it's resistance to tar (and everything else for that matter) is amazing. Even when it's really dirty, a quick snow foam and jet wash and the dirt just falls off it! Tar won't stick to it and it looks amazing when clean.

Does the Autoglym Life Shine make it tar resistant does anyone know?

I would say it helps a lot, I am getting LifeShine applied but don't go paying £399 for it, not worth it for that price. £200 perhaps 

I have used AutoGylm products since 2001 and they perform well.

[monkeyhanger]

Autoglym doesn’t protect against tree sap or bird sh!te – doubt it’s doing much against tar either.