Concours?

[slim]

Hi, any one thought about a concours competition with our cars? Not sure how it would work, or how many would enter, or if there would be prizes etc... Slim.

 

[pritchp]

a what sorry?

 

[Monster Detail]

a what sorry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concours_d%27Elegance

 

[slim]

its a cleaning/detailing competition, polishing, vacuming the interier etc... then a judge decides on a winner.

 

[pritchp]

 

[slim]

yep, looking good!

 

[gordiniseb]

could have styled ur hair while u were there. bmw yours as well?

 

[pritchp]

im 19... i wish it was mine!

tis my mothers.

 

[gordiniseb]

im 19... i wish it was mine!

tis my mothers.

Insurance must be steep on 133!

 

[maggi200]

I dunno, my insurance company has quoted me less for when I get my 133 than my smart car!

This is an excellent idea, but I would call it show and shine or similar, not concours

 

[gordiniseb]

I dunno, my insurance company has quoted me less for when I get my 133 than my smart car!

Thats cause people keep mistaking them for trainers and running off with them. Costs insurance companies a fortune.

 

[maggi200]

Lol maybe, but i fail to see the point of insurance groups at all if group 2 is consistently more expensive to insure than a group 8, why not make the group 2 more if it's gonna cost more? Just a little confusing was all!

 

[pritchp]

1,300

two years driving experience
no years no claims

 

[maggi200]

That's not bad at all tbh, insurance is just silly price. 21m 4 years driving and 1 year ncb (touched a 4x4 on a roundabout that just stopped, but fair is fair, it was me that hit her) and it's £650

 

[pritchp]

i wish mine was 650! lol

 

[maggi200]

Took some doing though and haggling to get it down in the end!

 

[Steve-o]

Hmm, don't think id do very well in a concours competition

 

[Karl]

Already have won a cleaning competition

https://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/Competition/Entry.aspx?EntryId=640

 

[Alex_225]

I've been very intrigued about keeping and getting my cars into concourse condition with the possibility of concourse shows.

Thing is it goes way beyond just having shiny panels on the car. You're looking at a mint engine bay, door sills, boot and door hinges etc. Ideally and how I'd like to get my Megane, a perfect underside as well.

Hence why my wheel arches look like this (excuse the rusty brake discs and hubs)

Under bonnet -

Hinges -

I intend on keeping the Gordini in the same kind of condition which is far easier when you own the car from new.

 

[maggi200]

Alex... lets be honest now. Them wheel arches... didn't you have just a little bit of help?!