Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 16:24:12 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> Subject: Re: Quality of Saab vs competition
Brian wrote: > > "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3C715999.C4372D28nopsamanytime.co.uk... > > During the 5 years that I have owned my Saab, it has never been in > > a car wash. Only hand washed. My routine is well rehearsed and takes > > me 5 minutes, faster than it takes to drive down to the paint grinder. > > He he...Good thing you qualified it with covering the time you've owned it. > All imported cars that arrive in the US get run through a car wash. I used > to laugh when I was based in Long Beach. All of the car carrying ships tied > up there and emptied their cargo. Because the cars can sit there for a week > or two, they get a lot of smog grudge on them. So, when prior to getting > loaded onto whatever (train, truck, etc.) they run them through a car wash. This is disgusting. The owners manual states that you should not attempt to polish the car for the first 3-4 months, this suggests that the paint is not fully hardened before 3-4 months. Johannes
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