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I'm dealing with Just Cars now after a random woman love tapped my passenger quarter panel. Pretty smooth sailing except they want me to go to one of their "smart" shops where cars are done in two days... Some net research suggests they are run like prisons, do everything on the cheap and have a bad name in the industry. So, I'm not very keen, as I'm very fussy with any work

The goal is to take off the least amount possible. But as far as I know even a fairly aggressive buff will only take off about 10 microns, however, its not something you want to do every 6 months... Sometimes better to leave some swirls behind.

People who "fall" into seats instead of gently sitting their wide arse down.

Could be missing anti-rattle clips on the rear brake pads. Some monkey mechanics simply leave them out

High quality work - many people don't realise how much time and effort goes into making a car look that good, especially when you pay attention to all the small details

I had some random dude at a BP servo try to demo the FW1. Mind you my Skyline was washed the night before, waxed a week before that and had rain-x on the glass. He sprayed some on the glass and wiped it off and I go meh... Don't see any difference. Then he tried it on my paint, same result. The he goes oh this stuff will really bring up your yellow lights. And... No difference (the lights are actually yellow thru the plastic) He gave up after that. LOL. As far as the product itself, don't know much about it but heard its pricey

I was looking at this product which looks exactly like what you are after: http://www.chemguys.com.au/Waterless_Wash_And_Wax_With_Kaolin_Clay_p/wac_100_16.htm

using magazines and tea or bathroom towels as a sun shade on drivers window. dafuq???

Great cars, just be careful with the "glass" gearbox. Has a rep for being very fragile and unable to handle the all wheel drive grip with some lead footed driving (as MCM Marty found out)

Ah yes makes sense... Sorry disregard my previous comment. Just thought it was odd to have such high rent

Well, you say it costs you $11,000/month to rent the site you are at now However, your site is currently advertised as $6,000+GST/month http://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-nsw-strathfield-500953011

Clean, rust free factory grounding points will do just fine. The grounding kits were all the rage ages ago, then people released they are about as useful as the "energy polariser" on hdt vl commys, fuel line magnets and vortex generators for your intake

Price up, mileage down. Sounds like a typical Sydney import dealer LOL

Nice work gents. I've been mega lazy lately and only doing some basic washing... nothing pic worthy

LOL How about the white RX-7 on the website? 56,000km and steering wheel and drivers seat have double the wear of my 200SX thats got 115,000km now. There is also a black FTO with 68k - judging from pics, in the same condition as my woman's Mirage, that rolled over 165k now, and been used daily without much special care. What a joke

Took them long enough... about freaken time. Now, watch half the import dealers bail and disappear

great way to entice people out of their skylines

Fark... some epic research there. Well done

Shannons wanted $2700 for my taxi spec 35, which must also be garaged at night. No thanks... They also bumped my s14 premium from around $1500 to almost $2000 when I moved out to Bankstown, thats for a car thats always garaged and under limited use policy. Yes I know the area plays a big role but thats just way too much of a price jump Made the move to LSV, half the Shannons quote and pretty much the same benefits. Dont have any issues chaning companies now, loyalty counts for squat these days

I'm from Bankstown!! One thing ive noticed here, ever since the turbo restrictions, is a crapload of late 90s civics and pulsars full of p-platers who try out-penis each other with their awesome "flooring it" in first and second skills On friday was on the M4 with my 35, and some dopey ass red p-plater did three fly-bys in the space of a few mins, with me doing a constant 110. He would just slow down then go around me, nearly falling over on the side in the process. The retard was on a mission to impress me with his triton ute. I thought, meh, dont care, youre not worth my time and energy. Pretty much the same with most people who wanna race. Dont give a sh*t, i enjoy my cars in my own way, got nothing to prove to random tossers

My current gear consists of... Polishes and Compounds - Menzerna and Meguiars Wax and Sealant - Chemical Guys, Dodo Juice, Optimum and Collinite Engine bay cleaning - Autoglym Clay - Clay Magic and Meguiars Wheel cleaning - Bowdens Own, P21s and Sonax Tyre Dressings - Meguiars and Bowdens Own Car Shampoo - Meguairs and Bowdens Own Plastics - 303 Aerospace for the inside and Black Wow for the outside Glass - Meguairs and Rain-X Buffing pads - Lake County and Edge Lots of other brands I want to try but need to use up some of the current stuff first... want to look into the nano coatings next they are meant to be excellent, but at a price

More hates of mine: Treating the car as a trash dump. Shoes, towels, gym gear, socks, drink cans, maccas wrappers, pubes, boogers, sneeze, baby puke, spilt and dried up drinks, and the awesome smells that inevitably turn up after a few days in the sun People driving without tshirts or singlets and the seats absorbing all the sweat, BO and human slime People who don't bother to avoid large potholes or slow down for speed humps and just crash over whatever is in front of them, then complain about rattles Touch parkers with tow bars that put huge dents or holes into the number plate or the front bar of the car behind People who keep mashing the gas or the brake while driving at constant speed

Just general observations of peoples behavior, with all sorts of cars including their own. Doesn't happen to my cars very often thankfully... But I expect it from non car people so I try to avoid having them anywhere near LOL

In car etiquette that drives me insane: Jamming the passenger door into the ground then getting into the car, putting more weight on the side of the car and jamming the door deeper, then pulling hard just to get it unstuck. Extra nasty if the door is stuck against the concrete sidewalk Dragging shoes and bags over the door sill plate, door trims and glove box lid while getting into the car Jamming the seat belt buckle into the centre console since they can't be bothered looking where the clasp is Playing with sun visors or power windows non stop Dragging stuff over the boot loading lip or bumper bar while loading and unloading Leaving windows partially open during rain I hate passengers!

3. People using your car as a touch parking guide