Dirty or clean?

miketree · Feb 28, 2009

I don't mind cleaning the Landy, it's having to clean the road afterwards that I don't like.

mjltigger · Feb 28, 2009

I'm with Ratty.. clean the mud off when it's dirty but not bother much else..

mind you, mine's a discovery and I am reliably informed they are supposed to be shiny..

Brian S · Mar 1, 2009

mjltigger said:
I'm with Ratty.. clean the mud off when it's dirty but not bother much else..

mind you, mine's a discovery and I am reliably informed they are supposed to be shiny..

Thats the reason for my question

It seems there are a few dscovery owners that dont go off road and treat them like cars..

Paul D · Mar 1, 2009

Round here there seems to be a theme of making Defenders and offroaders look the bollocks, but never actually use them offroad .. what's the point?

Chap a mile away from me has a Bronze coloured Defender. lifted, rocksliders, winch, twin cb aerials, 35" Simex (I mean, they're nearly £200 each!!) snorkel, and all the kit .. and it's not even been on Asdas bankings! Complete waste ...

Brian S · Mar 1, 2009

Becky B said:
Wash it in the biggest muddiest puddle u can find

I tried that and this happened...

landytnz · Mar 1, 2009

got to be mucky lol with a wash every now and again

90truckcab · Mar 1, 2009

ah dunt bother cause the paint comes off , let the rain do it, only do underneath cause it stops it rotting

ninety till i die · Mar 1, 2009

Aye hughsy, mine gets washed every time it rains haha

goonarmy · Mar 1, 2009

clean or i get evicted!!!Cant have it taking a dump on the drive way.

Becky B · Mar 1, 2009

landytnz said:
got to be mucky lol with a wash every now and again

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landytnz · Mar 2, 2009

there ya go, dont get wiring kit with it if you buy it as my mate got it and its a load of i wont say what!!

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karlos · Mar 2, 2009

my landys have usually had a wash when it rains

swampdonkey · Mar 2, 2009

then it must be bloody clean these last few months lol

POAH · Mar 3, 2009

wash and wax mine every week

shadowster · Mar 4, 2009

a clean mines all the time it gives you somethin to do at work

YorkshireSteve · Mar 4, 2009

When it's dirty, you can't get it dirty again... But when it's clean, you get to cake it up properly - makes a play day far more rewarding!

Here's what I do:

Take it to the imigrunt wash on a Saturday morning, make them sweat cleaning it, then drive round for a bit when it looks all shiny and new... Go to a play site on Sunday morning and everyone will look at you in your 'shiney' and think you're all show and no go. Then the fun begins! See how crapped up you can get it in a day.

Then, drive it to work for a few days, leaving mud in the car park when it rains - this also shows the neighbours you actually use the fecker properly. Then back to the imigrunts and make them clean it again ready for the next weekend!

Every so often I give it a really good jet wash in the drive way underneath to check it out and make sure all the stubborn muck is out of all the corners and stuff. And spend as long again cleaning the driveway out to get rid of the mud!

Giving it a good going-over yourself is always a good thing cos you can check it out properly for potential problems before they leave it out of action.

mjltigger · Mar 5, 2009

i drove around for a few weeks with my plough (towbar) full of sods... then moved the caravan and realised it had sunk about 5 inches into the grass so freed the sods off the plough and used them to fill the holes..

Brian S · Mar 5, 2009

YorkshireSteve said:
When it's dirty, you can't get it dirty again... But when it's clean, you get to cake it up properly - makes a play day far more rewarding!

Here's what I do:

Take it to the imigrunt wash on a Saturday morning, make them sweat cleaning it, then drive round for a bit when it looks all shiny and new... Go to a play site on Sunday morning and everyone will look at you in your 'shiney' and think you're all show and no go. Then the fun begins! See how crapped up you can get it in a day.

Then, drive it to work for a few days, leaving mud in the car park when it rains - this also shows the neighbours you actually use the fecker properly. Then back to the imigrunts and make them clean it again ready for the next weekend!

Every so often I give it a really good jet wash in the drive way underneath to check it out and make sure all the stubborn muck is out of all the corners and stuff. And spend as long again cleaning the driveway out to get rid of the mud!

Giving it a good going-over yourself is always a good thing cos you can check it out properly for potential problems before they leave it out of action.

That just about sums it up for me realy.

Its just been left after the last few Green lane outings and I realy cant be bothered in this weather.

If I take it to our local Kosovans they just seem to give it a begrudged once over and never do a great job so I dont bother any more as its a waste of £10

I have a Jetwasher at home so will do it myself once the days get longer and warmer.

woods767 · Mar 16, 2009

I like to keep mine clean but its a mission to clean it, id rather change a gear box.

(On a clean one that is!) Then, when i finaly bother to do it, i end up getting it dirty again within a fiew days, every time without fail. :doh:

Oh...and that there is genuine off road application mud, not the shovled on sort!

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