Do you know what...

[Busman]

I do like a nice tidy work station. Well done young Bailes.
I'll never have one, but I Do like to see one.

[Sonia406]

Very tidy work station.. shame about the Ford

[Bailes1992]

Oi Oi OI... Won't have any slating of my Mondingo! I'm a Peugeot man through and through.
The only reason I don't have a PSA car now is because the C5 felt like it was going to fall apart and the 407 just felt dated. I hate to admit it but Ford actually got it right with the Mk4 Mondeo.

[Sonia406]

Oi Oi OI... Won't have any slating of my Mondingo! I'm a Peugeot man through and through.
The only reason I don't have a PSA car now is because the C5 felt like it was going to fall apart and the 407 just felt dated. I hate to admit it but Ford actually got it right with the Mk4 Mondeo.

Funny you mention that, I have a friend who is selling his Ford and looking at a 406 estate tomorrow - all being well he shall join the forum in due course

(He knows which sides his bread is buttered shall we say) His Ford was un-Forded, lost it's badge

[GingerMagic]

Okay Sam, if you lost space in the garage and could only have 1 polish / wax, 1 interior cleaner and 1 cloth - what would you choose...????

My Autoglym has turned to water since I bought it - it was a long time ago - and I'm looking to replace it and maybe actually wash and polish my car.......

You obviously know your stuff by the way, cars and car care.

(I only bought a 406'cos I couldn't afford a Mk4 Mondy)

[Bailes1992]

My bare minimum would be hmm... Errr

Shampoo - Meguiars shampoo plus
Cloths - Meguiars mf towels (3 pack)
Applicators - Meguiars foam applicators
Polish - autoglym super resin polish
Wax - Meguiars #16
Wash MIT - lambswool
Interior cleaner? Er... Cheap all purpose cleaner from tesco
And various brushes!

[robb]

I got a cheap go faster scratch the length of the car sometime this week the rotten barsturds

[lozz]

Idont know what they get out of scratching peoples cars,

Noticed yesterday someone's scratched mine possibly with a trailer
Full length of the side skirt and front corner bumper

I'm not arsed really but iwouid be if it was a newish car,

[Welly]

I dont know what they get out of scratching peoples cars

There's two main reasons normally;

First is - you've pissed someone off and they want revenge (to create an expensive repair for you).

Second is complex - a social problem, and a psychological one, some person with 'issues' see's an expensive shiny car and it represents everything that they perceive to be wrong in their own lives so, for them, a coping mechanism is to damage the car as a way of instantly de-valuing it or in other words "if I can't have it then neither can you". Taken to an extreme every decent car out there would be burnt to the ground, this isn't practical but a sneaky scratch works for them and they feel better for it

It's my biggest fear when parking near passers by, even outside my work in on the cut-through to the college down the road but I've never had any bother - in fact my car attracts very little attention and I like it that way.

[benczuk]

I'm not arsed really but iwouid be if it was a newish car,

I occasionally go off on a day dream (ebay search) of picking up a Disco 3 or 02/03 Range Rover. I do little enough miles that I could in theory stomach the abysmal MPG and I spend most of the winter weekends towing my caravan to one muddy field or another...

But if I had spent 10k+ on a car I don't think I would ever park it anywhere. At least the 406 with it's lightly customized front wing I don't think twice about abandoning on the side of a road.

[robb]

I dont know what they get out of scratching peoples cars

There's two main reasons normally;

First is - you've pissed someone off and they want revenge (to create an expensive repair for you).

Second is complex - a social problem, and a psychological one, some person with 'issues' see's an expensive shiny car and it represents everything that they perceive to be wrong in their own lives so, for them, a coping mechanism is to damage the car as a way of instantly de-valuing it or in other words "if I can't have it then neither can you". Taken to an extreme every decent car out there would be burnt to the ground, this isn't practical but a sneaky scratch works for them and they feel better for it

It's my biggest fear when parking near passers by, even outside my work in on the cut-through to the college down the road but I've never had any bother - in fact my car attracts very little attention and I like it that way.

I think we can disregard the first reason as three of the neighbours were done as well ,I live on a busy street so anyone could have done it