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She's turned six...

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by jamesbond » Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:05 pm

Have you noticed the bonnet design on the z4 e89 is very similar to the Z3 ??
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by imported » Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:22 pm

If you get your car washed at one of those hand car wash places (the ones with 4-8 east european lads) they will clean up under the bonnet for an extra fiver.
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by Maniac » Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:15 pm

imported wrote:If you get your car washed at one of those hand car wash places (the ones with 4-8 east european lads) they will clean up under the bonnet for an extra fiver.
Not a chance... Ever...
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by imported » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:37 am

Maniac wrote:
imported wrote:If you get your car washed at one of those hand car wash places (the ones with 4-8 east european lads) they will clean up under the bonnet for an extra fiver.
Not a chance... Ever...
I've had it done a few times. The first time I asked how much to clean the engine bay they said £5 then I said okay.

What I thought would happen:
Lightly spray shampoo directly onto the cloths first and then wipe everything under the hood.
Gently rinse avoiding the electrics.
Dry up with microfibre or similar cloths
Wax protection and final wipe (this was more of a 'hope' really).

What actually happened:
Blasted their wash foam all over the engine bay, as if they were washing the exterior.
Blasted their pressure washer all over, including the electrics and the light-beam covers for 2-3 full minutes, as if it was riot-control.
Quickly wiped up with a dirty cotton rag.
They did however get into all the seams including the areas that are almost impossible to get dirt off of and the engine bay does look almost like new.

So far the car still works :P
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by Maniac » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:03 pm

You highlight why I would not have it done by anyone but me wonderfully... ;)
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by sars » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:59 pm

6 years, wow time flies when you're having fun, still looks good though
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by ronk » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:32 pm

Maniac wrote:You highlight why I would not have it done by anyone but me wonderfully... ;)
Ditto!

I think I would rather have a dirty engine bay!
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with. :thumbsup:
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by ronk » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:34 pm

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You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with. :thumbsup:
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by DPG » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:09 pm

What mileage has it covered in 6 years?
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by Maniac » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:15 pm

It's just about 33K now.
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Re: She's turned six...

Post by andya1 » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:37 pm

jamesbond wrote:
Maniac wrote:So the old girl has been kicking about on the various driveways I've had over the years... I thought it was time I treated her heart to a quick spruce up... She cleans up well for an old un.

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Hello .. I would not say 6 years is old for a car these days :)
I agree as I also have a six year old 35i and it looks pretty much new and I totally adore my car :)
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