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In light of recent comments regarding the paucity of social meets, i thought it'd be a good time to post one up for those of us in the north east (and others who are keen)

DATE: Tuesday March 16

TIME: 8pm

PLACE: The Water Tunnel Carwash, Cnr Fitzsimons Lane and Porter St, Templestowe CLICK for google map

BRING: Car, buckets / washing paraphernalia, gold coins for carwash, bitches etc

For those not from the area, the 'apple peel' bit refers to a large, unsightly sculpture atop the roundabout on the corner:

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When you see this monstrosity, you aren't far away :D

OTHER INFO: Going east along Porter St leads to Warrandyte, where there are some nice windy roads. So if anyone is keen for a bit of a squirt afterwards, it's fairly convenient.

Get on it.

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Great idea Ric, I'll be in for this. Haven't met anyone from here yet!

I'll bring my camera, maybe after everyone is done washing we can set up the cars in the professional wash area for a group photo.

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Yeah I think he leaves by 4 or 5pm.

Is the new windshield in yet? Good luck with it all! Maybe see you there :)

Yeah man!

Windscreen is in.

Got an assessment tomorrow with the panel beaters, Graeme Cuthbert Automotive Prestige Repairs, in Box Hill.

Hope the dents in my bonnet, roof and front panels are not all that sever and should not take too long.

Or I can roll in my Corolla to the car wash.

Watch out for my 4A-C POWAH!

I will Touge run you in your R34 GTR on Heidelberg Warrandyte Rd. / Newmans Rd. / Porter St. to the car wash!

Ah damn it's not an AE86 :(

I'll come down to meet some more people :P

More GTR buddies to meet.

:)

Good initiative man...I'll come along provided I have my car on me (also might be in panel beaters for hail damage).

How bad is your's Birds?

the owner's gallardo is never there outside of business hours unfortunately :D neither is the m5, e63, 911 etc etc i see there most days

The owner has that many cars?

Damn, I need to own a carwash.

Oops, scratch me on this one, SAU Vic monthly general meeting falls on the same night.

My hail damage is a few (15-20) dints on the roof and bonnet, couple on fenders. Not huge but enough to spoil the car that's for sure. I read about your damage...bad luck brother :(

The owner has that many cars?

Damn, I need to own a carwash.

The owner came up to me when I went there once to wash. He said he used to own an R34 GTR as well haha.. what are the chances I can go on the same path as him :(

The owner came up to me when I went there once to wash. He said he used to own an R34 GTR as well haha.. what are the chances I can go on the same path as him :)

Hah!

You can work something out...

The sign at that carwash says no bucket washing at all.

I think the chances of the owner being there at that time is slim.. unless there's some high tech surveillance system with automatic bucket detection lol.

I'm not sure of their policy on buckets.. i always go when it's not busy so it doesn't matter.

I don't think there will be too many people there on a tuesday evening, so we should be fine

:down:

True that!

The sign at that carwash says no bucket washing at all.

I think the chances of the owner being there at that time is slim.. unless there's some high tech surveillance system with automatic bucket detection lol.

Well I guess the owner wants every dollar in the car wash, so you use the foam brush and high pressure hose... The Gallardo ain't cheap to run... :blink:

BTW I can make the car wash meet with the GTR as my assessment on my car from Just Cars is not till the Friday.

Well I guess the owner wants every dollar in the car wash, so you use the foam brush and high pressure hose... The Gallardo ain't cheap to run... :blink:

BTW I can make the car wash meet with the GTR as my assessment on my car from Just Cars is not till the Friday.

Haha that's in slight contrast to the owner of Sparkling Carwash on Burwood Highway where it says you can use buckets when it's quiet.. the owner there always comes in an X5 haha.

Awesome :down: be good to see your car!

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