Cloud's car stuff - Page 15

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.

Cloud · 10-01-2010, 03:10 PM

I think my car does. Not actually sure, hmm. will have to look.

kinda dumb, huh? I know it doesn't have the floor mats anymore, because they were moving around and bothering me. I took them out, and have no idea what I did with them--probably tossed them.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-01-2010, 07:25 PM

Fuck yeah, mudflaps.

monster · 10-01-2010, 08:43 PM

pierced mudflaps

tw · 10-01-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I think my car does. Not actually sure, hmm. will have to look.

Mud flaps that do something are standard on better cars. Better does not mean more expensive. Better is a car designed by engineers; not accountants. My every Honda came with flaps where necessary and standard.

Floor mats should never move about. Earlier mats had points that embed in the carpet. Newer mats attach to two posts located where the mat sits under the seat.

Many crappy car mats do not completely cover the floor. Sometimes I would buy black rubber 'truck' mats. Honda's had so much leg room that car mats were never large enough. A good car mat completely covers the rug and may roll up inches on each side. Simply remove the mat so that all leaves and dirt leave the car. No vacuum necessary. All environments - especially rain or snow - deposit dirt into a car. Any car mat that moves around - even 40 years ago - was completely defective.

monster · 10-01-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

Earlier mats had points that embed in the carpet. Newer mats attach to two posts located where the mat sits under the seat.

Our cars both have mats that have points that embed and one post under the seat. Should we worry that they're abnormal? Are they interracial?

monster · 10-01-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

MuSimply remove the mat so that all leaves and dirt leave the car. No vacuum necessary.

You don't have kids, do you?

classicman · 10-01-2010, 09:58 PM

OMG - Thats a frightening thought!

I gotta agree with tw on the car mats though. All my cars have had them where they are locked in place, any that use only the lil rubber things on the back to secure them were, at minimum worthless.

Cloud · 10-01-2010, 10:18 PM

I checked my car and it has mud "guards" -- they're not flappy.

and dirty carpets.

tw · 10-01-2010, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

and dirty carpets.

So you can always smell where you have been.

Better than keeping a diary.

jimhelm · 10-08-2010, 07:58 AM

we got our first Juke yesterday. One of the salesmen drove it and loved it. Said it's wicked fast. looks pretty cool.. I just got a new demo, so I'll have to wait appx 2 months until I can get in one, ...unless someone sells mine.

Cloud · 10-08-2010, 10:08 AM

are you planning to buy one? Why can't you drive the demo?(a bit confused)

xoxoxoBruce · 10-08-2010, 10:52 AM

They give him a car to use, and swap it every couple of months, just like the salesmen.
Since he just got a car, he won't have a chance to take a Juke for that long.

10-01-2010, 02:42 PM	#211
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10-01-2010, 02:45 PM	#212
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, 03:10 PM	#214
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think my car does. Not actually sure, hmm. will have to look. kinda dumb, huh? I know it doesn't have the floor mats anymore, because they were moving around and bothering me. I took them out, and have no idea what I did with them--probably tossed them. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-01-2010, 07:25 PM	#215
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10-01-2010, 08:43 PM	#216
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10-01-2010, 02:55 PM	#213
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.

10-01-2010, 09:58 PM	#220
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	OMG - Thats a frightening thought! I gotta agree with tw on the car mats though. All my cars have had them where they are locked in place, any that use only the lil rubber things on the back to secure them were, at minimum worthless. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-01-2010, 10:18 PM	#221
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I checked my car and it has mud "guards" -- they're not flappy. and dirty carpets. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-08-2010, 07:58 AM	#223
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	we got our first Juke yesterday. One of the salesmen drove it and loved it. Said it's wicked fast. looks pretty cool.. I just got a new demo, so I'll have to wait appx 2 months until I can get in one, ...unless someone sells mine.

10-08-2010, 10:08 AM	#224
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	are you planning to buy one? Why can't you drive the demo?(a bit confused) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-08-2010, 10:52 AM	#225
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They give him a car to use, and swap it every couple of months, just like the salesmen. Since he just got a car, he won't have a chance to take a Juke for that long. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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