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PDR first then detail?
Or detail then PDR?

Door ding will require a bit of buffing to make 100%.

About to make a detail appointment but I legit do not know the answer to this. Car got coated in tree sap over the weekend :rolleyes: and looks like absolute shit.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:45 am PDR first then detail?
Or detail then PDR?

Door ding will require a bit of buffing to make 100%.

About to make a detail appointment but I legit do not know the answer to this. Car got coated in tree sap over the weekend :rolleyes: and looks like absolute shit.
I think you want to PDR first, but I'm not an expert.

Ceramic coating (CQuartz or the like) helps with protecting against tree sap, etc...makes it much easier to clean off.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:45 am PDR first then detail?
Or detail then PDR?

Door ding will require a bit of buffing to make 100%.

About to make a detail appointment but I legit do not know the answer to this. Car got coated in tree sap over the weekend :rolleyes: and looks like absolute shit.
PDR first, then detail.
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Desertbreh wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:21 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:45 am PDR first then detail?
Or detail then PDR?

Door ding will require a bit of buffing to make 100%.

About to make a detail appointment but I legit do not know the answer to this. Car got coated in tree sap over the weekend :rolleyes: and looks like absolute shit.
PDR first, then detail.
Thanks. I guess I'll get some quick detailer or something for the sap at the dent spot and make an appointment with dent man first.
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So I drove by a local Fraud dillership the other day. I saw FIVE focus RS' on their lot. I guess they're still playing games or nobody wants them anymore.
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Such redline, yet peak hp is at 7100 rpm :notsure:

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Gberg2119 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:34 pm So I drove by a local Fraud dillership the other day. I saw FIVE focus RS' on their lot. I guess they're still playing games or nobody wants them anymore.
Mine has 5 on the lot also lol, $250k worth
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Gberg2119 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:34 pm So I drove by a local Fraud dillership the other day. I saw FIVE focus RS' on their lot. I guess they're still playing games or nobody wants them anymore.
Mine has 5 on the lot also lol, $250k worth
I'm curious to know how many they actually sold.

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My local VW dealer had 15 Rs at the beginning of the year. More than any dealership in the province. Their last one is being delivered next week. :impressive:
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Gberg2119 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:57 pm
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Mine has 5 on the lot also lol, $250k worth
I'm curious to know how many they actually sold.

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Holy crap, the Ford diller in Seattle has 29:

http://www.pierreford.com/new-inventory ... r-model-19
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SixSpeeder wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:29 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:57 pm I'm curious to know how many they actually sold.

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Holy crap, the Ford diller in Seattle has 29:

http://www.pierreford.com/new-inventory ... r-model-19
A couple 2016s in there too. Waw.
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SixSpeeder wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:20 pm Such redline, yet peak hp is at 7100 rpm :notsure:

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SixSpeeder wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:20 pm Such redline, yet peak hp is at 7100 rpm :notsure:

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Toyota LC 500

https://www.lexus.com/models/LC
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:16 am
SixSpeeder wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:29 pm

Holy crap, the Ford diller in Seattle has 29:

http://www.pierreford.com/new-inventory ... r-model-19
A couple 2016s in there too. Waw.
And dis guy:

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LOL@ 'Millennials'. Fk off LOL - Yep they are just sooooooooooooooo different. In their own minds LOL

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Millennial Americans Are Moving to the 'Burbs, Buying Big SUVs
By Keith Naughton
August 22, 2017, 11:00 AM GMT+2

Millennials are finally starting their own baby boom and heading for the suburbs in big sport utility vehicles, much like their parents did.

Americans aged about 18 to 34 have become the largest group of homebuyers, and almost half live in the suburbs, according to Zillow Group data. As they shop for bigger homes to accommodate growing families, they’re upsizing their vehicles to match. U.S. industry sales of large SUVs have jumped 11 percent in the first half of the year, Ford Motor Co. estimates, compared with increases of 9 percent for midsize and 4 percent for small SUVs.

“We do see that demographic group driving larger sport utility sales as they acquire homes, create families and gain some wealth,” said Michelle Krebs, an analyst at car-shopping website Autotrader. “They started with compact sport utilities and now, with families, they’re moving up.”

The shift to suburbia may surprise those who’ve chided millennials for being more interested in pricey avocado toast than in saving for a home. Much of the generation delayed marriage, childbearing and home ownership after graduating with heaping student-loan debt and entering a weak job market. As more millennials overcome this, many want the life of their baby-boomer parents -- the kids, the house in the ’burbs and the beefy SUV.

“As more people move out of their parents’ basement -- and there’s still quite a few living there -- we expect to see continued healthy demand for homes,” said Svenja Gudell, chief economist for Zillow, which found millennials made up 42 percent of homebuyers last year. “Millennials delayed home ownership, just like they delayed getting married and having kids, but now they’re making very similar decisions to their parents.”

Cohort is starting to embrace home ownership, larger autos
Generation is ‘making very similar decisions to their parents’

Millennials ranked having children, buying a suburban home and driving a big family vehicle higher in terms of importance than living in a major city or relying on alternate forms of transportation in a survey that Ford conducted in June.
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SixSpeeder wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:52 am
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A couple 2016s in there too. Waw.
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That's crazy though. 29 RS'. There had better be :dill:'s on them now. And just think about the morans who paid over sticker when it launched. Same thing will happen with the Hype R eventually.
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Can confirm, 'burb dwelling :millennial: checking in. I don't really love them. :doe:
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D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:54 am Can confirm, 'burb dwelling :millennial: checking in. I don't really love them. :doe:
:disgust: The suburbs crush my soul.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:54 am Can confirm, 'burb dwelling :millennial: checking in. I don't really love them. :doe:
Yea, but you haven't spawned yet. That's when it all goes :nuke:

But what I've read are the old suburbs that are very near urban like where we live are seeing the most popularity because :rudy: 's get the best of both worlds.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:54 am Can confirm, 'burb dwelling :millennial: checking in. I don't really love them. :doe:
Yea, but you haven't spawned yet. That's when it all goes :nuke:

But what I've read are the old suburbs that are very near urban like where we live are seeing the most popularity because :rudy: 's get the best of both worlds.
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That would be my preference for sure... I have friends doing both.

We're in the new 'burbs. I had no choice in this matter as she already owned the place. I don't have to commute and it's cheap and comfortable so it's really :notbad: . We also have the lake nearby and a cool little small town with restaurants and bars. I wouldn't have chosen it, but I get it.
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