Bad 182 stuff...

[Dave]

It Smacks bugs like billy-o. b*****d things. And ppl tend not to like it on the road and try to run me off it.

 

[unofficialPete]

lol, thought it might have been rattling already!

Yeah can imagine peoples reaction, must be like when people see a 16v bonnet vent or in your case the twin exhausts..

 

[Dave]

I swear they all turn into CNUTS. Had a f**king Suzuki Vitara thing try and run me off the M25 today. Unbelievable.

 

[Leo182]

I know the feeling mate

My mrs was driving the other day and we had this old granny up our arses in a clapped out 4x4 wreck!!

Unbelievable and as the the flys, dont ask

 

[jonnyboy]

lol when I first got the 172 I was puzzled why it got like 50% more bugs than my old car, my dad suggested keeping under 120mph during the summer months would help

 

[b0redtodeath]

Havent had any problems with idiot road users so far but my car just seems to attract flies, bugs and god knows what else like a magnet

 

[dk]

yes, i rarely get anyone bothering me unless I pull off a sly manouver, still get people staring and pointing at it, just yeserday I was at a petrol station and some guy came over and said what a nice car it was, I thought only V6 owners got that but it has happened to me a few times now!

As for flies, mine definitely attracts them and also my windscreen is a stone magnet!!!!!

 

[James 182]

hummm flys.... little b******s! my car is worse than hitler for exterminating the little sods!

I spent all day cleaning my car on sat for trax thinking ill give it a little wipe when we get there.... yeah right

By the time we got to trax i had 146, yes i had plenty of time to sit and count them, 146 dead little and big things alover the front, so i thought ah f**k it, im not going to clean it now i cant be bothered!

i hit one bug the size of your thumb at 110 / 120 with the door piller and it exploaded like a grenade! all over the windscreen, the passenger window, the back passewnger window every where!

Dam flys!

 

[JAF 182]

Quote: Originally posted by James 182 on 07 September 2004


Dam flys!



Has anyone used a good fly remover? I found I had marked my bonnet slightly trying to remove one of the little buggers with Turtle Wax Bug remover wipes...

 

[Dash]

1. fill with soapy water.
http://www.dermagraphics.com/Images%20-%20Bottles/4250-Spray-Bottle.jpg

2. Place sheets of kitchen towel over offending areas.
http://www.shabby-elegance-online.com/New%20arrivals/towel_rack34130_small.jpg

3. Spray towels with soapy solution.

4. Leave to soak for a 10 minutes.

5. Rinse of with hose.

http://www.co.henrico.va.us/fire/recruit/hose.gif

 

[JAF 182]

Ive tried everything else so Ill give it a go!

I think the black paintwork gets very hot and turns the flys guts into some sort of heat activated epoxy superglue...

 

[b0redtodeath]

Quote: Originally posted by JAF 182 on 07 September 2004
Ive tried everything else so Ill give it a go! I think the black paintwork gets very hot and turns the flys guts into some sort of heat activated epoxy superglue...

Hummm, I think youre dead right...happens to mine too lol.

 

[Dave]

Happens to mine and it aint black.

Had a few problems as drove it the day after I bought it without waxing it etc and the flies that I couldnt shift then! LOADS.

Luckily I was going to Zymol it anyway so they came off with the HD cleanse. Now zymolled they are mucho easier to remove.

 

[welsh182]

Spooky , just pmd Dave 182 saying how hard the flies are to get off my 182 in Racing Blue. Leaves very black, very stubborn marks all over the front end and mirrors.

 

[Gary G]

Ill second that mate! ive got the stripes on mine and they often have a nice big splatter on them as well.

 

[dk]

the flies have taste, they love to sacrifice themselves on the racing blue, they are like kamakazi pilots, choose their target and splat!

All the flies dream of ending up on a racing blue 182, pity i dont feel the same way they do!

 

[Lagerlout]

They are a b**ch. Has been soooo much easier to shift flies since I waxed it though. Dont seem to be stuck on so hard....

Mer polish gets them off no probs. Other than that, I use a sponge that has a soft cotton mesh around it - and a fair amount of elbow grease!!

 

[mr_merc]

Right, go to your local motorfactors and buy:

Gunk fly remover

It comes in an orange spray like most Gunk products and is the best bar none that Ive tried, would highly recommend. You just spray it, foams up, leave for 5 mins and wipe off.

Spas, dont be such a pussy