How Clean/Dirty Is you're Monte?
I hate you Dave (dbaldwin) you have a NEW paint job. I really envy you, just like to say hate, but I want a new paint job in a couple of years. Had my Monte repainted about 5 years ago when the stripes were painted on. But the darn road debris just keeps making all those little nicks and such on the front of the car. I bet it does pain you to not be able to stay on top of your Monte like you would like to.
My Monte is under a carport with an OEM GM Monte Carlo cover on it. I take it out when I can when the roads are clear and there is no chance of catching bad weather. The turbo just seems to come very alive with all the extremely cold air, to much fun to not take advantage of it. I have a couple of things on my rear floor board like a cap, jacket, etc. Keep a tow strap, jumper cables, California duster, microfibers and a helmet in the trunk. Seems like the interior is always in need of a vacuuming.
Hope you have the best of luck out there especially exposing your Monte to other drivers in the bad weather conditions. Love that you have ongoing projects for your Monte. I'm trying to come up with something special for my Monte, hope it takes my Monte over the top to steal away John's "Turbo Monte" consecutive wins at the GM nat's for best modified 6th gen. Monte this coming year.
My Monte is under a carport with an OEM GM Monte Carlo cover on it. I take it out when I can when the roads are clear and there is no chance of catching bad weather. The turbo just seems to come very alive with all the extremely cold air, to much fun to not take advantage of it. I have a couple of things on my rear floor board like a cap, jacket, etc. Keep a tow strap, jumper cables, California duster, microfibers and a helmet in the trunk. Seems like the interior is always in need of a vacuuming.
Hope you have the best of luck out there especially exposing your Monte to other drivers in the bad weather conditions. Love that you have ongoing projects for your Monte. I'm trying to come up with something special for my Monte, hope it takes my Monte over the top to steal away John's "Turbo Monte" consecutive wins at the GM nat's for best modified 6th gen. Monte this coming year.
my bug fear is people seing her and getting jealous of how good she looks and keying her or worse breaking in to steal my lights and sound system. I want to garage her but you should know the enlisted life haha. Grageing isn't an option yet. Btw she still need the rear bumper cover touched up that will happen about january time.
Deuce is waxed, clean, and stored away for the winter. I have some details I need to attend to before the Monte Nationals next year. Nothing really major (unless my headers finally come)
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I try very hard to keep it washed regularly and dusted; as close to showroom new as possible. The interior and engine compartment are wiped down on a regular basis so there's never a huge buildup of dirt; makes cleaning easy.
Mine is in storage currently and has been stored winters for the past three years, including this year.
The first winter I had the car I drive it through the winter; hard to imagine it was ever this filthy.
Mine is in storage currently and has been stored winters for the past three years, including this year.
The first winter I had the car I drive it through the winter; hard to imagine it was ever this filthy.
Last edited by 06mistreSS; Dec 19, 2013 at 07:42 AM.
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Joined: Dec 2011
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same here!! spotless!!
LOL, Matt, never thought your car would be that dirty either.
I think it was a good decision you chose to stop driving it in the winter. I dont care what anyone says, this car is not fun at all to drive in the winter.
I think it was a good decision you chose to stop driving it in the winter. I dont care what anyone says, this car is not fun at all to drive in the winter.
Monte Of The Month -- January 2013
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 5,612
From: London, Ontario
Not everyone experiences the Canadian winter! These things have decent weight and do pretty good in a few inches of snow. But they don't have good ground clearance and don't make my list of good in the snow either.
I'm scared to take it in more than a cpuple inchesd of snow... I could see that front lip becoming a poor snow plow... yikes