October 24, 201411 yr Author My dad downsized from a 2L td mondeo, torquey and nice and comfy to drive to a 1.6 focus, just seems a bit gutless and I'm not a fan at all. The misses likes it and wants one when she's finally passed her test
October 24, 201411 yr They're not bad cars, I've had them as hire cars I just don't feel them. They're a bit bland and samy, they're sort of the car equivalent of kitchen roll, very useful, reliable but no one really notices it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 24, 201411 yr I got the medium 200g bar did find it a little difficult to "nead" but i am a newbie and I left it in the sun for a bit which seemed to make it more pliable . Bought some 40% carnauba boat wax of a local forum it smells like marzipan and gives a lasting shine but there's not much left :-( Anybody recommend a good wax for silver cars ? A bit off topic but can anyone point me in the direction of some brighter headlight bulbs ? the hid kit was playing up so I've had to fit standard bulbs in the headlights . My led sidelights now make my headlights look like fooking candles
October 24, 201411 yr Author Sums it up in 2 mate, and rear visibility is terrible out of the tiny rear window. Getting good mpg though. He's not driven mine but everytime we go somewhere he's always saying if he needed a big car agian he'd seriously consider a foz or legacy for comfort and power [emoji2]
October 24, 201411 yr Author Haha, you need h4 bulbs ? Got a pair of ring super brilliance 120% etc... for 20 notes from local auto factors. Great improvement. I've just finished a bar of the regular clay and was considering the medium stuff as in the cooler weather it's a right workout for your hands
October 24, 201411 yr Sorry stants it was the regular bar not medium :-) As for the bulbs I was looking at the led ones on ebay but would prefer to use a type that's tried n tested ;-)
October 24, 201411 yr I got the medium 200g bar did find it a little difficult to "nead" but i am a newbie and I left it in the sun for a bit which seemed to make it more pliable . Bought some 40% carnauba boat wax of a local forum it smells like marzipan and gives a lasting shine but there's not much left :-( Anybody recommend a good wax for silver cars I use Maguiar's (like a few people), my car is pearl White which is similar to silver in terms of waxing. If I clay the car I seal with a heavy carnauba wax (Maguiar's again) then I use their ultimate wax (it's about £26 from Halfords) This gives a shine and beading for 2-3 months, virtually just needs a rinse off to clean it. But this is just my way, others will have theirs no doubt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 24, 201411 yr I used dodo juice light fantastic on my silver forester when I had it....you can get a 30ml pot for £6 that'll do the car 2 or 3 times if you want to try it before buying a big tub Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 24, 201411 yr Thanks for that fellas I normally use auto glym super resin polish and then the boat wax but know a few of you like to keep a sparkling scoob so thought I'd ask you all ;-)
October 25, 201411 yr Thanks for that fellas I normally use auto glym super resin polish and then the boat wax but know a few of you like to keep a sparkling scoob so thought I'd ask you all ;-) I use that autoglym polish as part of my six monthly full-on clean routine [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 26, 201411 yr I Maguiared my wife's can up all shiny and clean. Couldn't do mine as back was giving some jip, looks like mines next, won't be long until I'm claying mine again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 26, 201411 yr Took it off road on a bit of grassy paddock lol. Did it's job perfectly lol Cheers Alan
October 26, 201411 yr Author Discovered that something the size of an eagle or condor has been kind enough to put two saucer sized !Removed! on my roof [emoji35] considering the cars parked inside nearly all the time I'm amazed it's managed to hit me in transit with such accuracy. Off to car wash tomorrow. Hope underseal is dry enough
October 26, 201411 yr I'm ashamed to say mine hasn't been washed for 2 weeks [emoji33] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 26, 201411 yr Had mine washed inside and out. Booked it in for a service. Ordered some quality oil from Opie oils, and ordered a small under seat sub to hopefully improve the music quality in the car. Also went for a drive and fuelled up. Still loving it!
October 27, 201411 yr Discovered that something the size of an eagle or condor has been kind enough to put two saucer sized !Removed! on my roof [emoji35] considering the cars parked inside nearly all the time I'm amazed it's managed to hit me in transit with such accuracy. Off to car wash tomorrow. Hope underseal is dry enough Bird once shat on mine.......finished with her straight away!!
October 27, 201411 yr Had mine washed inside and out. Booked it in for a service. Ordered some quality oil from Opie oils, and ordered a small under seat sub to hopefully improve the music quality in the car. Also went for a drive and fuelled up. Still loving it! You won`t shake off that feeling you know, its the only vehicle that puts that permanent idiotic grin on your face.
October 27, 201411 yr And it doesn't matter which subaru you have its the same Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 27, 201411 yr Thinking about a performance airfilter but do I go for just exchanging the panel to a K&N or similar or do I get the full kit. I like the quietness of the car so I don`t want it any noisier. :)
October 27, 201411 yr Washed the car today,looking lovely now :) Me too about all I have done today :D
October 27, 201411 yr Went to put on my universal bracket for my exhaust hangers and guess what....It doesn't fit at all !Removed! typical.Least it was only £4.So a few tie wraps to tide me over until I find the right !Removed! one!
October 27, 201411 yr took my off side front wheel off in my 30 min lunch break to check the brakes. when arriving in the morning at my work place there was a rubber burning smell coming from my off side front wheel. i could feel the heat from a distance :o when checking i found that the rubber boots from the calliper pins were melted so i guess that the calliper is sticking as also lots of black dust on the wheel. another job to do this weekend
October 27, 201411 yr took my off side front wheel off in my 30 min lunch break to check the brakes. when arriving in the morning at my work place there was a rubber burning smell coming from my off side front wheel. i could feel the heat from a distance :o when checking i found that the rubber boots from the calliper pins were melted so i guess that the calliper is sticking as also lots of black dust on the wheel. another job to do this weekend certainly sounds like it :(
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