First Wash In Three Months

[decrep]

Yep, all done, first wash since we got it a year ago

 

[securespark]

Let's see it, then!

We've shown you ours, you show us yours!

 

[decrep]

It's bed time and it's locked up in the garage,
Can you wait until tomorrow?

 

[securespark]

For sure!

 

[slmorgan42]

Yep, all done, first wash since we got it a year ago

Cool I will have to take mine round. I love the orange colour but it does seem to show the dirt.

 

[MattyS]

How are you supposed to clean the Battery protector at the bottom of the doors? I have a white residue on mine and it doesnt seem to want to come off....Diamondbrite?

 

[salty]

Cool I will have to take mine round. I love the orange colour but it does seem to show the dirt.

Mmmm, funny that, I think the opposite.

 

[ReintjeWA]

how are yyou supposed to clean the Battery protector at the bottom of the doors? I have a white residue on mine and it doesnt seem to want to come off....Diamondbrite?

Do you mean the black plastic bits? If you got the paint protection it may be residue from that application (I had that on my rear bumper). You can buy plastic restorers but tyre shine will also work. I prefer spraying it onto a microfiber cloth and then rubbing the plastic, instead of spraying the stuff directly onto the car.

 

[Wizard of Oz]

I would try a strong cleaner chemical like Gyeon Prep, rather than covering it up with a restorer.

 

[decrep]

For sure!

OK hope it's worth the wait, here is the clean MG next to the dirty surf wagon. (I'll get on to that today)

 

[securespark]

The SW on the left, is that a Holden/ GM?

 

[decrep]

Right on brother. It's the Holden version of the Opel.
Holden made a big mistake calling it a Commodore.
Aussies want their Commodore to have RWD and a 6 or 8 cylinder.
FWD 4 pots just weren't going to sell. Subsequently after GM pulled out of Aus they were going cheap. I'm not keen on all that torque on the front wheels, torque steer is more than noticeable if not careful.
But it's still a great car. (for an ICE vehicle)
I can get most of the gear in the back, and Dot can still sit in the front

 

[Wizard of Oz]

Right on brother. It's the Holden version of the Opel.
Holden made a big mistake calling it a Commodore.
Aussies want their Commodore to have RWD and a 6 or 8 cylinder.
FWD 4 pots just weren't going to sell. Subsequently after GM pulled out of Aus they were going cheap. I'm not keen on all that torque on the front wheels, torque steer is more than noticeable if not careful.
But it's still a great car. (for an ICE vehicle)
I can get most of the gear in the back, and Dot can still sit in the front

I get what you're saying, but would Holden have sold any more of them if it didn't call them a Commodore? The option was the Insignia or no Commodore full stop.

It was probably a lose-lose situation, however.

 

[decrep]

I get what you're saying, but would Holden have sold any more of them if it didn't call them a Commodore? The option was the Insignia or no Commodore full stop.

It was probably a lose-lose situation, however.

You could be right, but I'm not sure.
Marketed properly it could have sold to a different demographic maybe.
We'll never know now.
Anyway, I'm a winner from it, got it 2 years old for $20K. It was cheaper than the earlier real commodores.

 

[siteguru]

Right on brother. It's the Holden version of the Opel.
Holden made a big mistake calling it a Commodore.
Aussies want their Commodore to have RWD and a 6 or 8 cylinder.
FWD 4 pots just weren't going to sell. Subsequently after GM pulled out of Aus they were going cheap. I'm not keen on all that torque on the front wheels, torque steer is more than noticeable if not careful.
But it's still a great car. (for an ICE vehicle)
I can get most of the gear in the back, and Dot can still sit in the front

When I was in Aus for about 5 weeks back in 1990 (flew into Sydney, then drove up through the Blue Mountains to stay at a motel near Lithgow whilst I worked at Wallerawang power station), I had a Holden Commodore 3.0l V6 RWD.

On first driving it I wondered about the burning Bakelite smell ... until I noticed the manual handbrake that was in a weird place.