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Old 04-27-2003, 08:42 PM
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Driving a mini is more fun that a bug zapper.



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Old 04-27-2003, 08:46 PM
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I hear that - after 1300 miles in 40 hours, I can't even see out of my windshield - can't use the wipers... 'cos then there would be smearage, lol.
 
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Old 04-27-2003, 08:54 PM
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same here - 1100 miles in 35 hours, up I-95. Baaaaad Bugs!

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Old 04-27-2003, 09:28 PM
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It may be icky but it sure is fun to lower the insect population.
 
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Old 04-27-2003, 09:56 PM
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I wonder if a heavy application of wax would make it easier to just hose off the little devils at the next rest stop. Bring along one of those water guns that looks like a sub machine gun that kids use at pool parties and hose down the front bonnet at will then refill the water gun with a bucket.

Just like there is brake dust- this is bug dust. Yuk
 
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Old 04-27-2003, 10:50 PM
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well at least you don't have any of the bigs ones on there... after today, i'm going to have to scrub the guts off my front end.... i mean, i looked through the grille at my radiator, and they're in there too... these things leave splatter marks the size of a half-dollar, if not larger. anyone know how to get these things off without messing up the paint???
 
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Use a good sudsy soap. No dish soap. Something designed for cars. A hogs hair brush will take it all off without scratching.

 
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Old 04-28-2003, 05:36 AM
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I just cleaned off a lot of that bug gunk yesterday!

I always feel like I'm flossing MINI's teeth when I do... heeheehee!

 
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Old 04-28-2003, 05:43 AM
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I believe if I were a bug...I would be waiting roadside right now for the first MINI to come along...to end it all before becoming bird food.
 
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I sure got my share of the buggies this weekend, too. I decided to take a detour (just for fun) down a certain country road at dusk. Cleaned my windshield (and front) before...and had to clean it afterwards. 3 miles total. I guess I was in their territory. (...sorta cut back on the detours for the rest of the weekend.)
 
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Old 04-28-2003, 06:45 AM
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Do you think the color of your car had something to do with the excessive bugs? I know the Mini´s design doesn´t help much but yellow attracts bugs like magnets
 
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I kind of feel like a female Jim Morrison: I am haunted by the souls of the bugs that died so violently on dawns highway...
 
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Old 04-28-2003, 08:31 AM
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thats gross.... i'm so glad that i've never had to clean bugs off my car.
 
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<<<thats gross.... i'm so glad that i've never had to clean bugs off my car.>>>

Mercy! Where do you live????
 
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Nasty!
I thought mine was bad but it's not even close!
ALL the bugs in CO must have been out this weekend. A nice jaunt through the Rocky Mountains - and major buggage! (what's up with the huge gooey clear splats? Clear bugs??)

Clo - Wanda probably looked so furry she coulda used a shave!
 
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