spider

iTrader: (1)

Although I sometimes enjoy giving the Scoob a good clean & valet now & then, I had to laugh at this Sniff Petrol post: SniffPetrol

I guess "detailing" is another one of those Yank words that has been picked up over here?

wayne9t9

Looks like it. That one threw me the first time I read it in a paper advertising cars while I was in the states. Cant wait till everyones saying "my bad" instead of "my fault" .. thats gotta be next

Simon 69

Its not just me then? People get quite arsey when you ask why theyre calling manfolds headers too...

DCI Gene Hunt

Don't you mean manifolds... or is manfolds

a) An americanism

b) Something else?

Leslie

It is a Yank word, I saw it used on American Hot Rod or something like that and it means close inspection to get all the blemishes sorted.

Les

thesyn

Another hugely irritating example; "it's been an amazing journey for me". Meaning, some random stuff happened to me to which I will try to attribute deep meaning.

daddyscoob

try visiting a site called 'detailing world' - it should explain

StickyMicky

this also grates on me, its blooding valeting, chumps call themselves "detailers" as its supposed to give a more upmarket image apparently.

nobody would ever ring me up and ask for the price of a full detail

turbomatt

iTrader: (1)

Eh? the way i see it is this - valeting = a wash,vacum and wax if you pay extra!
Detailing goes ALOT further than just this! a valeter will not restore your oxidized paintwork or get polish swirls out from your car nor will he achieve the shine that a professional detailer does using specialist tools and polishes/waxes.Most people i know who go to a detailer go there to get the paintwork restored and not just for a clean.

Bubba po

I want full details of your detailing, including who's going to be on detailing detail.

billythekid

Had my RS detailed and it took the guy 8 hours!!! Was amazed at how much went into it.

dpb

another example of ill-sort wise cracks on the part of Bubba po

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

I thought it was quite funny and quite a 'detailed' enquiry

DCI Gene Hunt

I don't mind the bloke, always been fine with me..... and that's always asking a lot of someone

Steve vRS

I remember laughing at the last line, "retired to the bathroom to spend a typically suspicious amount of time in the shower, probably ‘detailing’ his ****."

It is after all just washing you car.

Steve

PS Although I do own a lot of Swissol stuff!

dpb

To be honest im not entirley sure how he has the audacity to show his 'face'

Steve vRS

On a similar note, isn't 'drifting' just doing tail outs?

Steve

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Something wrong when people get so **** about polishing, wash, polish and vac, then drive the t1ys off it.

Makes me laugh when some muppet spends a grand to make a Vauxhall Astra shiny.

Simon 69

The original posters point was: that detailing is a stupid americanism thats been adopted by people without thinking. Probably by the same people who now say "may bad..." wtf that means.

DCI Gene Hunt

T'was skidding in my day..... "skidding round a corner" ....


Fast & Furious; Tokyo Skidding....

Suresh

If he upsets you then just put him on ignore rather getting wound up.
I think he's quite a wag.

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

skidding around the corner on yer chopper....followed by skidding in yer pants as you came face to face with an oncoming car

DCI Gene Hunt

Me washing my car remains a crappy wash, valeting it is what Sticky would do (very well I hear) and detailing it is what I'd get polished bliss to do once I win the lottery..... three completely different processes

Simon 69

You are a wise man Gene.

DCI Gene Hunt

Those were the days.... everyone wanted to be Bodie... Doyle was such a ***

And bunny hops were something wabbits did.... REAL men (boys) jumped their bikes over Evil Ke-flippin-Nevel size ramps

DCI Gene Hunt

Its a burden... with great wisdom comes many infractions

Sonic'

Nothing like the old days building a big as ramp as you could with whatever bits of plywood you could get your hands on, and a load of household bricks

Sometimes we would get the other kids to lie down after the ramp too

Many a tyre mark left on stomachs

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

ah the good old days,now its just spare tyres

Bubba po

Gene, how come you're posting with six points under your belt?

DCI Gene Hunt

The circle is complete