remember that guy detailing his brand new VXR?

[ChrisUK]

And the Audio install is the best part of the car. Done to a brilliant standard and is a really nice install.

Yes I can sympathise with that, thats one area where lots of effort (putting down £100's worth of dynamat) can make a lot of difference .

 

[99sei]

I can understand why a lot of people slate this bloke but he is a hard core petrol head, even more hardcore than Dunc and his uno turbo in my opinion.

The lengths he has gone to on this car not only cleaning it but the attention to detail is amazing. The thing im struggling with is look at his car and how perfect it is, then you see part of a pic of the carpet and sofa in his house seems he loves his car more than his house

 

[wizardflake]

How much time does he spend cleaning it though, and how often does he really use it?

To be honest, I only wash mine once a week with shampoo water for about 30 mins, and polish/wax it once a month or so, but then I take a couple of hours. Same with giving the inside a clean, once a month.

 

[thepottleflump]

The work looks top class but some of it's a little bit sad. Personally though despite all these personal touches I think the current Astra is a bit of a dog to look at.

 

[Tris Harris]

like what hes done, but a normal person would not be able to tell the difference compared to his and another brand new astra with just one layer of wax...

The Dyson thread was hilarious though...

 

[Tad-bravo]

I pittied the guy when he took a prize photo with his wax box and talking about how its packaging is a work of art.

this guy is not a petrolhead, if he didn't have a driving license, he'd be a serial killer or something, that's how nuts he is.

I also think all the chrome badges all over the car are ridiculous. we get it, it's a stupid nurburgring number 600...

for the ICE, I like what he did for the rear though all the MDF he used must weight 4 times the spare tire he removed. also all the dynamat is overkill and heavy too.

I wonder why is he waisting so much money and time on a vxr when he could have bought a much better and special car. no matter what he did, his astra still looks like all the other astras...

 

[Tris Harris]

hes taking it to Trax... would of liked to go and see it. just to see if it really is worth all that extra effort (i highly doubt).

and did you notice some of the pics from the ice instal? his wheels were mucky :slayer::slayer:

 

[ChrisUK]

Im going to Trax will have to have a look in person see if its as good in the flesh.

 

[Jai]

Im going to Trax will have to have a look in person see if its as good in the flesh.

i dare you to touch it:devil:

 

[ChrisUK]

i dare you to touch it:devil:

lol I just thought of that. Poor guy would be there the rest of the day with his Zymol products lol! .

 

[Tris Harris]

i bet he has it in a perspex viewing box, or rope around with 'no touching' signs

 

[Yazza54]

Hes such a plank. He will be scared to drive the bloody thing and have to spend hours in the garage after he does venture into the cruel outside world!
Ohh the sunlight it burns it burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrns!

Really though...a bit of care and thought is one thing and its good hes gone to all that trouble but it just looks like hes gone mad and needs to get a life. Maybe move out of his mums house and deflate the girlfriend in hope of finding one with a pulse. tbh.

 

[Hellcat]

There's a nurburgring Astra near me, infact there are two of them. Don't see what all the fuss is about. Both of the ones near me look just as clean as his. After all it's a white car, and white cars hide dirt brilliantly.

 

[Lloyd71]

I don't understand all the hate on this forum! So what if he has a hobby that is basically a form of OCD? He's happy, he's not doing any harm to anyone and I imagine he's over the moon with his car, knowing that it's completely individual and exactly how he wants it.

It's a bit unfair to make comments on his personality or about his social life and wether or not he has a family. For all you know he's married with kids and is a really nice guy!

I'm guessing you all saw the Dyson that he did too?

EDIT: I know this topic is a bit old but I got to this link via another topic on the same subject recently.

 

[Mark Elvin]

I don't understand all the hate on this forum! So what if he has a hobby that is basically a form of OCD? He's happy, he's not doing any harm to anyone and I imagine he's over the moon with his car, knowing that it's completely individual and exactly how he wants it.

It's a bit unfair to make comments on his personality or about his social life and wether or not he has a family. For all you know he's married with kids and is a really nice guy!

I'm guessing you all saw the Dyson that he did too?

EDIT: I know this topic is a bit old but I got to this link via another topic on the same subject recently.

I agree with the above.

 

[Tad-bravo]

There's a nurburgring Astra near me, infact there are two of them. Don't see what all the fuss is about. Both of the ones near me look just as clean as his. After all it's a white car, and white cars hide dirt brilliantly.

actually it's a total waste of time (and in this nutjob's case a lot of money) to detail a white car, it's almost impossible to see the difference.

 

[Mark Elvin]

actually it's a total waste of time (and in this nutjob's case a lot of money) to detail a white car, it's almost impossible to see the difference.

There speaks somebody who's never seen a properly detailed white car.

 

[Tad-bravo]

There speaks somebody who's never seen a properly detailed white car.

I have a actually, thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

 

[craigb244]

actually it's a total waste of time (and in this nutjob's case a lot of money) to detail a white car, it's almost impossible to see the difference.

exactly the reason i had my cento painted white... always looks good even when the arse looks like the back of a transit

 

[rogerowens]

Must have spend a fortune. But if you got the money, why not - although i would have bought a better car to start with. Its still a Vauxhaul, no matter how hard you clean it.