Some pics....finally...

[flak monkey]

Seeing as the weather was good and I had some spare time, I thought I would give the Mk1 a wash and take some pics....

Could do with a proper clean and polish really, but times running a bit short at the moment. Plus I really want to get the engine bay cleaned up and tidied, looks like it might be a long job though.

My major problem is I seem to be putting a lot of miles on the car, which I dont really want to be doing...















David

[IanClements]

You're in the same position as me a while back when my 2 was my only car and I had to use it for work. I bought myself a 106 diesel for £300 and the 2 only comes out on sunny days now, needs cleaning about once every 3 months.

I actually spent less on cars last year because of the fuel saving and it gets better as fuel prices rise. I'd guess you need to do at least 10k a year for this to work though.

You car looks good by the way.

[SuperRedMR2]

Yeah I don't like putting mileage on mine, I've done 26k in 13 months

You have the same problem as me with the rear bumper. It doesnt line up properly

Rest looks good. I don't like the fact the pinstripes aren't there

[Mk1 Turbo Powered Steve]

Yeah I don't like putting mileage on mine, I've done 26k in 13 months

You have the same problem as me with the rear bumper. It doesnt line up properly

Rest looks good. I don't like the fact the pinstripes aren't there

I would never have noticed the rear bumper didn't line up unless you had mentioned it and i agree with you, i think the pinstripes set the car off better but still a very tidy looking Mk1

PS, i see it has the good looking Jimi bracket

[coverco]

Pinstripes are not needed, the lines look better IMO without (I have removed all mine)
Photo opportunity

Looks really tidy, don't worry about the bumper they are quite easy to alter if it bothers you, just loosen the top and bottom strips move and fix

[Blue1984]

Looks good - I really like them in white, saw one at the Garage yesterday as I had to take the Yaris for a service and thought the same then.

Did you use anything fancy to clean it, or just normal car wash?

[donna]

Looks lovely

[PW@Woodsport]

the bump strips are gone too,looks much cleaner in my opinion,im also de-swaging mine for an even cleaner look.

[flak monkey]

It had a professional re-spray a few years ago, hence the lack of pinstripes. I prefer it without anyway!

I should realign the rear bumper really, it looks worse in that photo than it does in real life! Lol. I will look into it next weekend.

To clean, did it with clay bar and 3 step about 5 months ago, could do with another going over really. Wash it with Meguiars NXT which is excellent.

Thanks for the kind comments chaps

David

[LukeQuake]

She's looking really good mate! Glad to see that she's in good hands!

[j0nathan]

David, nice looking condition on that car!

the bump strips are gone too,looks much cleaner in my opinion,im also de-swaging mine for an even cleaner look.

I'm not sure about the de-swaging. Saw this on a car at Tatton, Kirsty's SC I think, and I think it makes the car look a bit boxy. More boxy than it already is. Not sure on this one. Each to their own I suppose but definately individual if there are few around.