I was intending to tidy the bodywork this winter.........ho hum
i love & cherish all cars i have ever owned, but recently i have started to think i might start to just use & abuse the locost becuase thats
what its for, how do you view & treat yours?
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A bit of both I suppose.
It gets driven in anger, in all weathers some of the time.
It also spends a lot of time being pampered though...
David
I'm in the use and abuse category I'm afraid.
I decided early on that I suffer enough depreciation on the tin top, worry and stress about parking dings, kerbing the wheels etc.
The locost is fun, just fun. If that means it gets mucky / bent / blown up, then so be it.
Last time I was out in mine, the roads where really muddy. And it was too cold to wash it before I put it away, so there it sits, covered from top to
bottom in mud, just waiting for the next dry day!
I did find an extra 1,000 rpm on every upshift recently! Using earplugs really improves your 0-60 time. Might decrease engine life though!
I have been known to wash it occasionally, and even waxed / polished it once.
It is kept on an optimate type charger, with a full tank of gas, taxed and insured at all times, ready to abuse!
Mike
Mine's Always clean, pollished and looked after. It's even driven half sensibly when swmbo is in but does get let loose when on my own in
it. Oh what fun, Roll on the next dry day when I can take it out!
john.
I abuse i confess. Be honest, there isn t better feeling, stay with the red ligth in the semaphore, an start pushing the acelerator hard and doing a nice burnout !!!! is a great feeling !!!"
i use and abuse then every winter it gets fully stripped chassis repainted and everything cleaned, i find stuff tends to last a little longer this way and i can spend the good weather abusing it at every oppertunity. even driven back from the lakes on the m6 with heavy rain no screen and no helmet after my mate drove off with it in his car. funny thing was i looked like i had sunburn on my forehead the next day never knew rain burn existed till that day.
Used and abused already and planning as much thrashing as possible (preferably on the track) but with plenty of spanner checks and servicing in
between.
Nick
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Originally posted by bob tatt
funny thing was i looked like i had sunburn on my forehead the next day never knew rain burn existed till that day.
Mine definitely gets used - and I suppose if you regard revving a V6 to 80000 then it does get abused
I was intending to tidy the bodywork this winter.........ho hum
The Indy gets used hard, but looked after as well. IMHO you can use a car hard, but with a dose of mechancal sympathy 
Always used to cherish my tin tops, particularly the 205 GTIs which TBH got more attention, cash and time than SWMBO 
Since taking on company cars a few years ago I have (and I feel bad about this for the car's sake) moved firmly into the use & abuse, abuse,
abuse category. Drive it hard, harder, hardest and let the garage sort it out
Abused.
Teach it what to expect so it knows what to deliver.
Not so worried about how it looks now its built, I spend time developing the handling and power.
I have to say both. I look after my tin top although it does get thrashed now and again. Usually when im late for work.
My Locost well. I have succeeded in sorting my running trouble tonight and i have just abused it. I built it to be a fun car so abuse it will get.
Maybe tlc when wifes in.
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Originally posted by Guinness
I'm in the use and abuse category I'm afraid.
I decided early on that I suffer enough depreciation on the tin top, worry and stress about parking dings, kerbing the wheels etc.
I love and cherish all my cars but there is always the need to get a bit sideways when there is no-one around
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Originally posted by speedyxjs
I love and cherish all my cars but there is always the need to get a bit sideways when there is no-one around
Used and abused for me, no matter what the weather, yes even snow.
Just give it a good going over every 3 months and regrease the suspension every 6, stops the bolts seizing in
ATB Dan.
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Originally posted by clairetoo
Mine definitely gets used - and I suppose if you regard revving a V6 to 80000 then it does get abused
I was intending to tidy the bodywork this winter.........ho hum
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Originally posted by bob
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Originally posted by clairetoo
Mine definitely gets used - and I suppose if you regard revving a V6 to 80000 then it does get abused
I was intending to tidy the bodywork this winter.........ho hum
80000 why do girls exaggerate so much ....LOL
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Drive it like you stole it!!
Use and abuse here too. However with a twist - its a hobby fun car so the in garage time can be considered pampering.
^^^^ oh, this will be good thread to come back to when you lot come to sell your cars, or what's left of them! 
one careful lady owner indeed!
My car is checked over and serviced regularly, but mainly so that I can hammer the crap out of it when the need arises. It even lives outside under a sheet at the moment too. And since I tend to get home when it's dark and I have no outside tap, it's not been cleaned in a good while either.
When it goes out on the road, it gets driven as hard as the conditions permit, and then backed off a little, as I try to stay safe.
At my age, I did all the mad ass bits 40 years ago! I drive a lot more sensibly now. However that does not mean I spare the horses on a nice bit of
road when its safe to do so.
When I cant press the loud pedal, I just think... "Well there is always tomorrow"
It gets all the maintenance it needs.
Soon its time to get back out there in the garage and do some servicing ready for the warmer weather.
Used and abused on track (by me at least) and then loved and cherished when it's on the road. That's what I like about it, one day you can
take it to a show and the next day you can take it to the track. It's just high maintenance inbetween. 
Phil
All the cars Ive ever had get regular oil changes, warmed up properly and maintained properly. After that tho they get hammered within an inch of their lives almost constantly!!