Dirty car? Car still under warranty? Save on expensive car washes or detergents..
Snap off a door handle or something similar every time it gets dirty and after fixing it the garage will usually wash your car.

My old MG ZS180 was such a friday afternoon job that it kept falling apart on its own and as a result was always clean and shiny. The garage even did collect/delivery so I'd go to work with a filthy car and leave with a nice shiny clean one, often with the offending problem nearly fixed.
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:05, 4 replies)

OOh. I had an MGZS180.
Shit, aren't they?

I wrote mine off because it got a puncture. The tyre wall split. A new tyre would have cost more than the car was worth, so I got rid of it.
(username failed moderation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:08, closed)

Actually...
Although my original Saloon (with the ludicrous spoiler) kept falling apart I loved it so much I bought a brand new hatchback version (slightly less boy racer looking) for 13k... About 3 weeks before MG went bust.

Fortunately in the following 4 years I had Zero problems with it whatsoever.. apart from when I stuffed it into the back of some fucker who thought it would be a good idea to stop on the exit of a roundabout to let some van out from a sideroad.

Took 3 months to source a replacement bonnet.

That 3 months made me decide to replace it but Mercedes gave me about 3k part ex for it after 4 years and I wished I'd have kept it a few more years tbh.
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:11, closed)

It wasn't a bad car
but man was it noisy inside. Driving on a motorway was ridiculous.

Actually the biggest problem was the insurance. It was just a crappy rover with a bodykit, but the premiums got over £600/year. That's for a 40+ driver with no points, claims accidents or any other load factor.
(username failed moderation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:21, closed)

Fortunately I only had to go on the motorways about once a year
The rest was driving on twisty A & B roads which was a hoot with that lovely V6.

I've got a 230bhp BMW now and I'd swap it for the MG anyday.
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:25, closed)