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Old 04-03-2008   #1
 
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Dirty bottom

little "tangos" bottom gets dirty after just half hour journey. I have cleaned it four times since last Friday. Should I get mud flaps? How will they look?

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Re: Dirty bottom

His bottom will still get dirty, modern hatches all suffer from this... look at the Bini.
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Big Sparco ones out of Halfords will keep the muck off the back.
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Re: Dirty bottom

Poco's bot bot gets dirty very quickly too! In fact after just 150 miles the car is quite grimey. Will be giving him a wash tomorrow me thinks
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Aerodynamics, I'm afraid

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NOOOOO don't get mud flaps you'll screw up your beautifully designed drag co-efficient and reduce your mpg by a substantial amount!!! Let it get a bit of dirt...no harm ....good for immunity
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Maybe it needs abarth?

A bath

Geddit? No?...

Oh i give up! :-)
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Re: Dirty bottom

Like the replies. I guess the only way to keep Tango clean is to keep Tango clean! "Abarth" regularly, and no playing in the puddles.
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Also give it a good clean and a polish and seal it with some wax to make future cleaning easier
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Re: Dirty bottom

Also don't forget it's been quite cold of late and a lot of grit has been put on roads.
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Your'e not wrong there, Luigi is covered in salt cystals.
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Re: Dirty bottom

Originally Posted by Mark Elvin View Post
Your'e not wrong there, Luigi is covered in salt cystals.
He's almost the right colour for salt+shake
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