Well, there are a lot of downsides actually ie high price of parking, insane traffic, pot holes, dings in the garages and on and on. But what I really am going to miss when I get my new mini sidewalk is washing and detailing.

Ive always found it very relaxing to wash my car when I lived at home when I was a teenager. It was always fun for me. It is against the law to wash your car in manhattan using any type of soap. It gets into the water supply i guess.

I can only read these threads and dream

:(

 

i never liked washing cars.

that's why i have the tools to make it quick an easy for me.

 

Why do you need a car in Manhattan?

 

 

i guess the rail system, cabs and buses are broken?

at least you have a MINI. thats a pretty good car for living in the city when you need to get up and go.

 

you mean get up and get stuck.

 

Give him a break!! Let him post and get familiar with the forum first

 

Need? Don't really need for city driving, but I travel out of the city often on weekends driving to different bluegrass festivals around the country. Love it.

 

You need to include visits to fellow MINI owners with car washing facilities (i.e. a driveway) in your festival travel schedule.

 

If you find yourself out Morristown way, I've got plenty of Prima and a driveway that loves getting sudsy.

 

That's a great testament to the MINI!

 

welcome to the detailing forum, banjo!

i think you'll do just fine around here.

 

I don't think there is any upsdide to owning any car in Manhattan, been there, roommate tried it! Big Pain in the ***!

 

Ive had a car in the city for years....not really that big a deal if you use it for weekends and just fun

 

do your park your sidewalk on the sidewalk? or do you have covered parking? welcome to the forum i'm sure you'll find ways to keep your car looking fresh without the soapy wash. maybe OG can weigh in some advice.

 

I dont park the "sidewalk" on the Sidewalk, although that is pretty funny. I have a garage in my building I use. On another forum, I wanted to know if anyone uses ding protectors that magnetically attach to the sides of the car. I wanted to use that when I park the car in the garage only. That is where I will most likely get dings. Still wish I could wash it

 

Griot's (and I'm sure others) has ding protectors that can hang from the ceiling. So if you have assigned parking and the building people are ok with that, go for it.

Otherwise, the first ding is very painful. I like to think of them as battle scars.