Cloud's car stuff - Page 14

xoxoxoBruce · 09-25-2010, 09:25 PM

I'm on the side of the comments, I think this guy is full of shit. He talks about the difference between regular(mineral) oil, and synthetic oil, like they are whole different animals. They aren't, they are both made up of mostly the same additives, the prime difference, besides price, being if the engine overheats for some reason, the synthetic oil will still work and not char.

As far as the ad for 3-M Clear Bra, yes it will prevent some stone chips in the clear coat over the life of the car. But clear coat chips are easy to touch up, and the Clear Bra will be several hundred dollars to have one cut for your vehicle applied. Otherwise it will look like hell.

Stick to the manufacturer's recommendations... not the salesman, the manufacturer.

Undertoad · 09-25-2010, 09:21 PM

Well that's the kind of driving that I would put on the first 1K miles driven to your location.

Cloud · 09-25-2010, 09:22 PM

orly?

Cloud · 09-25-2010, 09:30 PM

well, I mostly ignored the stuff about the oil, since I'm not going to put anything different in there. Change it, yeah.

My present car shows more wear on the sides than the front. If I get the Juke I might invest in a car cover, since I have no garage, and it has a lot of non-metallic trim, which seems to suffer in my climate.

Cloud · 10-01-2010, 12:42 PM

Re: Mud guard/flaps and floor mats

since dealers often add these, are these desirable/necessary/worth the money?

In particular, I thought floor mats were suspect because they catch under the pedals and cause safety problems. Yes?

glatt · 10-01-2010, 12:56 PM

Personally, if they aren't included, I wouldn't buy them.

But I think it's BS that floor mats wouldn't be included. Do they also charge extra for the wiper blades?

HungLikeJesus · 10-01-2010, 01:07 PM

Floor mats didn't come with my Insight. When I finally tried to buy the factory mats they were no longer available.

classicman · 10-01-2010, 01:30 PM

I'd get the floor mats. The aftermarket ones usually suck, are cheap and DON'T EVER really fit right.

Undertoad · 10-01-2010, 01:33 PM

The best thing to do with the floor mats is to hang them vertically in your garage - carpet side facing the wall, btw - and put them back in the day before you sell the car.

Cloud · 10-01-2010, 02:13 PM

vat is dis "garage" you speak ov?

Undertoad · 10-01-2010, 02:14 PM

Your hall closet.

Cloud · 10-01-2010, 02:23 PM

so noted.

and if I don't have a lot of snow, ice, and salt to deal with, are mud flaps desirable?

Clodfobble · 10-01-2010, 02:42 PM

Do you have a lot of mud to deal with?

Cloud · 10-01-2010, 02:45 PM

not a lot. some, in the rainy season. Lots of dirt and rocks though

glatt · 10-01-2010, 02:55 PM

Does your car now have mud flaps? Are you happy with your car having/not having mud flaps?

Mud flaps cost extra, look a little ugly, and they reduce the aerodynamics of the car very slightly, but they also help protect it from pebble dings and mud splatter. I'm personally not a fan of them on a car, but there is no right or wrong answer.

Trucks should have them because they usually have larger and more open wheel wells and they help protect other cars on the road.

09-25-2010, 09:25 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm on the side of the comments, I think this guy is full of shit. He talks about the difference between regular(mineral) oil, and synthetic oil, like they are whole different animals. They aren't, they are both made up of mostly the same additives, the prime difference, besides price, being if the engine overheats for some reason, the synthetic oil will still work and not char. As far as the ad for 3-M Clear Bra, yes it will prevent some stone chips in the clear coat over the life of the car. But clear coat chips are easy to touch up, and the Clear Bra will be several hundred dollars to have one cut for your vehicle applied. Otherwise it will look like hell. Stick to the manufacturer's recommendations... not the salesman, the manufacturer. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-25-2010, 09:22 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	orly? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-25-2010, 09:30 PM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, I mostly ignored the stuff about the oil, since I'm not going to put anything different in there. Change it, yeah. My present car shows more wear on the sides than the front. If I get the Juke I might invest in a car cover, since I have no garage, and it has a lot of non-metallic trim, which seems to suffer in my climate. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-01-2010, 12:42 PM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Re: Mud guard/flaps and floor mats since dealers often add these, are these desirable/necessary/worth the money? In particular, I thought floor mats were suspect because they catch under the pedals and cause safety problems. Yes? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-01-2010, 01:07 PM	#7
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Floor mats didn't come with my Insight. When I finally tried to buy the factory mats they were no longer available. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-25-2010, 09:21 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well that's the kind of driving that I would put on the first 1K miles driven to your location.

10-01-2010, 12:56 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Personally, if they aren't included, I wouldn't buy them. But I think it's BS that floor mats wouldn't be included. Do they also charge extra for the wiper blades?

10-01-2010, 01:30 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'd get the floor mats. The aftermarket ones usually suck, are cheap and DON'T EVER really fit right. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-01-2010, 01:33 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The best thing to do with the floor mats is to hang them vertically in your garage - carpet side facing the wall, btw - and put them back in the day before you sell the car.

10-01-2010, 02:13 PM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	vat is dis "garage" you speak ov? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-01-2010, 02:14 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Your hall closet.

10-01-2010, 02:23 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	so noted. and if I don't have a lot of snow, ice, and salt to deal with, are mud flaps desirable? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-01-2010, 02:42 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Do you have a lot of mud to deal with? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-01-2010, 02:45 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	not a lot. some, in the rainy season. Lots of dirt and rocks though __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-01-2010, 02:55 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Does your car now have mud flaps? Are you happy with your car having/not having mud flaps? Mud flaps cost extra, look a little ugly, and they reduce the aerodynamics of the car very slightly, but they also help protect it from pebble dings and mud splatter. I'm personally not a fan of them on a car, but there is no right or wrong answer. Trucks should have them because they usually have larger and more open wheel wells and they help protect other cars on the road.

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