Gave the 8 a good scrubbing today and took her out for a nice 50 mile curvaceous ride.

Round House Bar - 'nuff said

Peter Gabriel 3

Grrrrr

 

Had a buddy wash mine when I was in Victoria before, it looks great coming out of a bath.

And I see that I am not the only one who has(well, had now) the OEM splash guards.

 

Ya look at her all soapy.

 

I have those too; I think they look rather unobtrusive while definitely protecting the car from splatters and at least some dings from road junk.

And back on the original topic, my 8 really could stand a thorough hand washing. It's been a while! I'm glad to see some other folks in NE still have their 8s and are still keeping them in good condition. It used to be that I could drive down Rt. 3 and end up next to another RX-8 once in a while. Now, it's been years since I saw another one in person no matter what car I'm driving. It's starting to feel lonely out there!

 

It's hilarious - most of my neighbors don't wash their cars anymore at home...a trend I've seen "fall off the map". I think washing a car is like doing an oil change - it's a critical change to look over your car and check for obvious issues (oil dripping, coolant leaks, exterior rust, ...).

 

I wipe my windows and interior down from time to time, but depending on where I live, an exterior wash and detail isn't worth it IMO.

In Victoria, BC summer, it makes some sense to give the car a good scrub. In Fort Mac, AB summer? Forget about it, your car will be covered in light dirt in 10 seconds. Not worth the effort IMO.

 

when I asked where the car wash hose spigot was here at the apartment for washing my car they looked at me like I was an alien from another solar system

yet we have a fancy pet wash room with blow dryer etc. I must say it works pretty good for washing down and drying my mountain bike . Like most pet owners though, they are the messiest bunch never cleaning up the mess they made or even caring. Ugh, hate to think how they live, though I tend to shed hair like a dog myself if I’m not wearing a shirt or pants 😂

 

i dropped in here hoping for a thread about sexytime or at least a steve miller song

 

we have the same color and mines a 2010 aswell

 

who is Steve Miller?

 

steve miller band, its a line from the song jungle love. last week they canceled their 31 stop tour cause of "climate change" bs . saw they twice many many years ago

i need to wash mine but still trying to get an inspection appointment at my brothers shop, only been asking for ~2mo.