What we all driving out of work time .

[king of pipes]

With my first grandchild due in October and a 2.5 hour journey each way to visit my son his partner and new granchild I need to upgrade my ageing Honda CRV I think it will be another one but maybe a automatic this time , what do you guys drive and use as a family car and recommend for long journeys. Regards Kop

 

[king of pipes]

I would have another cry if we can afford one we have always gone for new cars so prohibitive at the moment worth a look at

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGXMeY-jsUw

Seen that one bud thankyou, it seems if it's all in the prep it needs alot of work before hand to get a glossy even finish can't see a main dealer putting that amount of time in ?? . Cheers kop

 

[gmartine]

As you probably know KOP, black cars are notorious for showing up the dirt so I think getting a protective coating is a good idea if it helps it stay clean as well as make it easier to clean. It really depends of what sort of owner you are, will you be the type to be happy cleaning it every weekend or less or eventually resent doing it? I personally wouldn't buy a black car for that very reason as I've only ever cleaned mine when I really have to in thirty years of ownership irrespective of it's age or condtion but then it still looks presentable at a distance even when it is actually quite filthy.

Interweb pic of my model, it's a fairly bright blue so hides the dirt fairly easily.

 

[Gasmk1]

As you probably know KOP, black cars are notorious for showing up the dirt so I think getting a protective coating is a good idea if it helps it stay clean as well as make it easier to clean. It really depends of what sort of owner you are, will you be the type to be happy cleaning it every weekend or less or eventually resent doing it? I personally wouldn't buy a black car for that very reason as I've only ever cleaned mine when I really have to in thirty years of ownership irrespective of it's age or condtion but then it still looks presentable at a distance even when it is actually quite filthy.

Interweb pic of my model, it's a fairly bright blue so hides the dirt fairly easily.

we had one of them after the CRV

 

[gmartine]

Diesel or petrol? Mines getting on a bit, but it still looks good when I eventually clean it. 😉

 

[Gasmk1]

Diesel or petrol? Mines getting on a bit, but it still looks good when I eventually clean it. 😉

from memory it was 2.00 litre petrol nice car but we found it to big for what we needed also was manual and we were both used to autos. even though I had a manual van. prefer to dive autos now we have had that many

 

[king of pipes]

Went for the CRV black edition should do me for a few years . Kop

 

[gmartine]

Yeah but are you going to spend another wedge on a ceramic coating?

 

[Scott_D]

Looks nice, petrol or diesel?

 

[Darren Jackson]

I drive a Vauxhall Cascada, when I'm not driving my Transit that is. Great fun to drive. 4yr old this month & 20k on the clock. Top spec with all the gadgets. Full leather sports interior, 20" alloys. It's in metalic cosmic grey & looks the biz.

 

[king of pipes]

Looks nice, petrol or diesel?

Diesel

Yeah but are you going to spend another wedge on a ceramic coating?

Yes mate probably but think it will be a detailer job as Scott mentioned, the main dealers just don't do put the effort in machine polishing scratches and swirl marks and any minor imperfections in the laquer washing and degreasing the car before the coating .
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Looks nice, petrol or diesel?

1.6 iDTEC mate better on fuel

 

[gmartine]

It may not ever apply to you but if you ever have a DPF problem in or out of warranty, give us a shout as I know someone that can errrrrr probably fix it.

Looks like your car mate.....it's the particle not fuel filter that can be problematic.

Mum's new £33k Honda packed in ... and she got blame for not driving on motorway

The Judge hears how the fuel filter on Andrea Hamilton's months-old car failed and Honda pointed the finger at her driving style for causing the problem.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

 

[Murdoch]

Mum's new £33k Honda packed in ... and she got blame for not driving on motorway

The Judge hears how the fuel filter on Andrea Hamilton's months-old car failed and Honda pointed the finger at her driving style for causing the problem.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Not sure why anybody would buy a diesel these days if most of their journeys are short

 

[gmartine]

It may not ever apply to you but if you ever have a DPF problem in or out of warranty, give us a shout as I know someone that can errrrrr probably fix it.

Looks like your car mate...it's the particle not fuel filter that can be problematic.

Mum's new £33k Honda packed in ... and she got blame for not driving on motorway

The Judge hears how the fuel filter on Andrea Hamilton's months-old car failed and Honda pointed the finger at her driving style for causing the problem.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

On a serious note, the 1.6 idtec is a bit underpowered for your heavy lump. Give these guys a call if you're in driving range of Leeds, turbo diesels are always tuned conservatively so can easily be uprated well within engine limits. My 2.2 idtec went from 158bhp to 210bhp and it is transformed.

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