Jake
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so cold the flame on my lighter froze Went out to wash the arches on the mk2 and the hose was frozen solid all 15meters of it. If youre planning on washing your car..dont, if youre planning on going outside..dont.
-3 when i last looked bbrrrrrr
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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The A3 needs a wash but like you say its too cold
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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thought you was putting it away for winter?
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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ive just got mine out the garage to give it a wash but I cba, gonna go drive it instead
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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yeh i did, and then i took it out for 5mins and covered it in salt
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Cosmo
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Will only be dirty 5m down the road with the amount of salt out there!
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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southern fairy
[corsasport] man up ffs! [/corsasport]
but ermm yeah.. i was gonna clean the corsa so its ready for people to view but its cold, grey and foggy in stoke.. dad advised me against it..
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by Matty G
The A3 needs a wash but like you say its too cold
its probably alot colder up there aswell stay in mate. i regret getting out of bed this morning
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Aaron
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Fag
I'll be in a -10 environmant in 2 weeks ( )
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by Aaron
Fag
I'll be in a -10 environmant in 2 week ( )
i was only wearing a pair of shorts though
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by Aaron
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Fag
I'll be in a -10 environmant in 2 weeks ( )
Scotland?
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Aaron
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No. France
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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poor boiling water on the hose, and get those arches cleaned.
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by Aaron
No. France
What have you done to deserve to be sent there? Raped some young kids?
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Aaron
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quote: Originally posted by Cosmo
have you done to deserve to be sent there? Raped some young kids?
No, your sisters. ( )
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by Aaron
quote: Originally posted by Cosmo
have you done to deserve to be sent there? Raped some young kids?
No, your sisters. ( )
I hope the French eat you alongside their frogs and snails tbh
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Aaron
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It will be worth it TBH
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by jonesy_sri
poor boiling water on the hose, and get those arches cleaned.
mate i was there for about 15mins trying to do that, all 20meters of it was solid used buckets of water in the end. When are you getting that inlet done?
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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I washed mine a couple of days ago and a couple of days commuting means it worse than before I washed it. I cba.
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daymoon
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i washed mine probably two weeks ago, it wasnt freezing ut i am notgonna wash mhy car again in weather like that! sod it! withing 2 minutes my hands went blue and really painful!!!
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sand-eel
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I use the powerwasher to suck all the water out the hose so it doesn't freeze as much
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
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quote: Originally posted by jake
quote: Originally posted by jonesy_sri
poor boiling water on the hose, and get those arches cleaned.
mate i was there for about 15mins trying to do that, all 20meters of it was solid used buckets of water in the end. When are you getting that inlet done?
not sure yet mate. going to give it a service, and do it then. probs end of the month-ish. might need a hand if your free?
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by sand-eel
I use the powerwasher to suck all the water out the hose so it doesn't freeze as much
normally i jam open the hose gun trigger and when the hose is wound in it pushes all the water out, the one time i didnt do this and freezes the whole lot. lesson learned
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by jonesy_sri
quote: Originally posted by jake
quote: Originally posted by jonesy_sri
poor boiling water on the hose, and get those arches cleaned.
mate i was there for about 15mins trying to do that, all 20meters of it was solid used buckets of water in the end. When are you getting that inlet done?
not sure yet mate. going to give it a service, and do it then. probs end of the month-ish. might need a hand if your free?
no worries just give me a bell. Did you get all the vacuum pipes with it?
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
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no? only one fitting on it
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