I had a couple days of track instruction, and got to meet some really great folks (I'll post that story in a few days). I also got to see some really well cared for cars, including this '92 Sunburst Yellow Miata:
This picture is of a car that has just done about 1 1/2 hours on a wet track, btw.
It was an overcast day, which hides a lot of marring, but I also looked at his car in the garage area, under the lights, and it was really great. It would have been great as a 2 year old car, let alone a 12 year old car!
So, I introduced myself, and asked him how he kept his car so nice.
"I've been using Griot's products on it ever since it was new. I got that orbital polisher they sell, and the polishes and wax, and that's all I use." He said a little bit more, along the lines of "prevent scratches, drop it/toss it, use common sense" and such. Not much more than that.
I congratulated him on his absolutely excellent work, and we chatted about Miatas, and driving. And y'know, I didn't tell him about Autopia. He doesn't need it. He's not a product junkie, like I can be and a lot of us are. He's found something that works, and I honestly don't think that there's anything here that would make this guy any happier. And that car, that paint was as slick as if it was just UPP'd. What would we tell him? That Griot's is overrated and overpriced, and he could do a lot better? I don't think so. That car looked like wet butter.
He uses The Process. In capital letters, I guess. If you follow the steps, correctly, from day one, your car will look like this, in 12 years, after being rained on and after 1 1/2 hours on a wet track:
Tom
This picture is of a car that has just done about 1 1/2 hours on a wet track, btw.
It was an overcast day, which hides a lot of marring, but I also looked at his car in the garage area, under the lights, and it was really great. It would have been great as a 2 year old car, let alone a 12 year old car!
So, I introduced myself, and asked him how he kept his car so nice.
"I've been using Griot's products on it ever since it was new. I got that orbital polisher they sell, and the polishes and wax, and that's all I use." He said a little bit more, along the lines of "prevent scratches, drop it/toss it, use common sense" and such. Not much more than that.
I congratulated him on his absolutely excellent work, and we chatted about Miatas, and driving. And y'know, I didn't tell him about Autopia. He doesn't need it. He's not a product junkie, like I can be and a lot of us are. He's found something that works, and I honestly don't think that there's anything here that would make this guy any happier. And that car, that paint was as slick as if it was just UPP'd. What would we tell him? That Griot's is overrated and overpriced, and he could do a lot better? I don't think so. That car looked like wet butter.
He uses The Process. In capital letters, I guess. If you follow the steps, correctly, from day one, your car will look like this, in 12 years, after being rained on and after 1 1/2 hours on a wet track:
Tom
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