The cav has been used as a real car over christmas

[TurboDan]

I don't know about you all but my cav usually gets pretty well looked after ie. cleaned allot inside and out etc.. but this christmas period it has been pretty well abused!

I mean its my everyday car anyway for work etc.. but this past few weeks it hasn't had a wash or a hoover or even opened the bonnet. It has just been started up and used everyday in all this snow and bad weather, had allsorts of presents and stuff over the seats and gave plenty of people lifts all over the place.

Its done really well, not one of the warning lights has come on and hasn't missed a beat Its absoluetly filthy at the moment, really looks bad. As soon as we get abit of good weather its getting cleaned in and out.


Anyone elses been like this or are they still getting pampered lol

[SRiTez]

Same here, although I did manage to wash it yesterday. Wanted to hoover and clean the inside today but it's rained all day today.

[FoxyCav]

Dan, mines used like that every day, we cant all afford Turbo's ya know

its absolutely filthy but there aint a cat in hells chance im washing it in this weather, it'll be down to the hand car wash me thinks

[Colorado]

My colorado has been heavily used. But the turbo still sits out of use since October 2008 . Covered up with dust sheets lucky Cav. I thought how fun it would have been in the snow this year

[vauxtillidie]

Its done really well, not one of the warning lights has come on and hasn't missed a beat

love the way you sound suprised lol

my astras been treated the same as always, hardly used and rarely washed

[Greig Sri]

No chance of getting any cars washed up here been freezing for weeks. Still an inch or so of ice lying everyware, except on thre main roads. The poor Astra is badly in need of a wash in and out.

Greig

[Envoy CDX]

Cav is desperate for a bath. Neeeds a good clean out too. Maybe when I have more storage space lol.

[Ads]

i wish i cold have used mine in the snow, to see how the 4x4 works, but its up on axle stands in the lock up, will be there till about march or so, or when i get everthing done to it, Ads

[Bull]

Mine always is used as a everyday car, taken 8weeks to finally give it a wash etc then it snowed again so still w8ing for the Tcut treatment bt beyond a few probs wiv starting from cold (? glow plug issues) its been absolutely fine.

[branny361]

no, mines the same the bodywork is full of *hit off the gritting , i need to get round to washing it off but cant be bothered right now onlty time i lifted the bonnet was to replace the battery

[solaris]

been lucky with my cav in this years snow and salt my boss let me use a work van to get to and from work and left my cavy in our nice wam heated warehouse, been really cool when ever it rains he knows i love me cav and i use a van

saves me petrol too got more beer money

[Squig]

Mine's been off the roads since november... no bad thing given the state of the Golf after the Uni run this morning... so much road salt!

[andysri]

mine usually gets cleaned once a week. but it hasnt had a hoover since before christmas and im too scared to wash it incase it freezes shut. i got caught in a blizzard last night on the way home and a 15 min run took 3 hours. skidding and sliding all over the shop but me and the cav survived.

the bonnets been open a few times as i have a water leak but even though its had a bit of abuse having to push through all the snow it still fought on and didnt miss once good old beast.

i have been taking it to the jet wash due to all the grit about and the amount of black gunge coming out the arches was unbelievable. as soon as this freeze is over i will be treating it to a full going over.

[TheMorphiuz]

Mine was washed before Christmas, will get washed again for MOT in Feb. I've been trying to kick all the sludgy salty crap from the arches but it soon builds up again!

Used daily over Christmas, except Christmas Day and yesterday. Mine's always used daily, even though it's a Turbo and hasn't gone wrong THAT much! Nothing unexpected AND the 4x4 is fine, even though it's lowered quite a lot. So don't believe the bull-shit people spout about them being unreliable. They're only unreliable when they're ragged and dropped to the floor.

[andysri]

im tempted with a turbo if/when the sri has had enough and comes to an end

[Colorado]

You can have mine. And all the bills that come with them lol.

[TurboDan]

Mine's always used daily, even though it's a Turbo and hasn't gone wrong THAT much! Nothing unexpected AND the 4x4 is fine, even though it's lowered quite a lot. So don't believe the bull-shit people spout about them being unreliable. They're only unreliable when they're ragged and dropped to the floor.

Completely agree with that. Mines exactly the same.

[Colorado]

mines a bag of shit but it does look pretty.

[andysri]

indeed it does. looks very pretty