I think one of my neighbours is insane

[powelly]

My mrs told me about this, and to be honest I didnt believe here, however today I saw it for myself... twice!

The bloke over the road has recently bought a Focus ST and each time it rains he goes out and drys his bloody car. First he scrapes off all the water with one of those rubber blades then he shammys it dry.

All i can think of is what the fuck is he going to do when it snows
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[Whosthedaddy]

Had a neighbour with a vintage Beetle that did the same and wrapped it up if went on holiday.
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[hellkat]

The beetle I can understand, its vintage.
But (I had to google it) the Focus looks like any boring old POS car.

Definitely a nutter.
I wanna one of them 2007 car of the year thingies - dunno what sort it is ... the one with the nice music in the ad that inanely goes "beep-beep beep-beep go the horns in the cars in the street"

I'd go out in the rain and dry one of them off
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[NSR Mick]

Does he not realise that Ford decided not to put the h and i in the badge.
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[NSR Mick]

[hellkat]

I'm sure I saw it ... I was watching it on DAVE TV last week. I'm sure thats what it was.

*scratches head*
Oh well ... maybe I should pay more attention to wot I am watching, LOL
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[NSR Mick]

The car of the year 2008 is the Fiat 500. And if you look at the list there's not a sports car in sight.

https://www.caroftheyear.org/pages/Voting08.htm
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[AJI]

The R8 was on Dave's car of the year program. But you're right, the R8 wasn't anywhere to be seen in the actual Euro COTY list. But I'm glad the 500 won, they're fantastic little things.
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[ken]

Do you mean this...

https://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3880/caroftheyearlogosmaxru7.jpg


If so I think you will find its a Ford S-MAX. https://www.interford.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?threadid=47904

helkat dont go mouthing the focus st... I drive one
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[powelly]

[McGee]

[ken]

No performance blue that orange was borrowed from lamborghini... there is 24 layers of paint supposedly. but I woudn't trust many paint shops to be able to colour match the paintwork...
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[ken]

Mcgee... UK st >>>>>>>>>>>>> usa st
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[McGee]

Numb nuts I'm English and worked for a ford garage in the UK.

Focus here is shite.

Still wants me a Mondeo st220
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[powelly]

[McGee]

My favorite part of new cars is you cant slam the bonnet like you can on an old car other wise you crease or dent it on a newer one.

Ooo and the focus's like to eat the bonnet catch (the handle I think) so you don't have to worry about opening them any ways.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[ken]

galvanized dear fellow they aint rusting

put it another way... if say for arguments sake... you bought yourself a brand new bike, had no shed/garage or a bike cover and had to be left out to the elements, and it was your pride and joy, and every time you saw it rain on that precious part of your life. wouldn't you get the urge to dry her off and put her back to former glory... nah didn't think so.
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[powelly]

[gemma1675]

[MattHirst]

Speaking of protecting cars/bikes and stuff, i was riding to work from the dentist this morning only to get stuck in traffic (cars coming other way and road to narrow to filter)

And there it was, at the side of the road. A bike covered in bubble wrap. I did almost drop my bike from laughing. I mean it must of been a mid 90's cg125 or something but still!
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It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt, then it's bloody hilarious!!!

[cagiva gezzer]

Rain has minimal impurites in it, so it's not really going to leave any water marks like mains water....


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[NSR Mick]

The thing that is the ST is on Top Gear on Dave now.
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