Just got back from a great weekend at Santa Pod's 'Big Bang' show!
Had a great drive down, superb weekend and a brilliant drive back.
Motor is getting better and better with a few miles on, and returned 38mpg this time round, even though I often hit 70mph on only part throttle!
Rain had been forecast over the weekend but I was determined not to let that stop me taking it to Santa Pod for the first time, so as the only unprotected part of the car was the door bottoms, I injected half a litre of waxoyl through the drain holes in each door to make sure they were thoroughly flooded and swimming in the stuff before unplugging the drain holes to let the excess pour out.... more of this later...
So - of we went to the 'Pod with a good 'boot full' to get us going...
By the time we got the the Pod, it turned out I'd not fully drained all the excess waxoyl, as some had dripped out along the journey making it look like someone had been sick on the running boards!
What's this? LT enjoying himself?
I was nervous leaving the oval out in the open air for the first time in decades, but he was never too far away from the tent!
And I then did another first, I parked him up amongst his peers for the show and shine!
On both nights it rained hard, so I was pleased that it didn't melt away into a pile of goo like I'd feared, but deep down inside, I know the occasional bit of rain won't kill it, especially as it is drenched in protective wax sealant.
The only moment of anxiety was the very short journey from the camp site to the show display area first thing in the morning, as the road exiting the camp was really muddy and I got mush all over the tryes and inner wings etc meaning I;d have to spend ages cleaning it when I got home..... however....
The journey home was going great guns until about half an hour from home when the sky turned black and the heavens opened in biblical proportions. It absolutely monsooned it down, which introduced me to the world of torrential rain, high speed cross winds and cross ply tyres... Lets just say it kept me on my toes!
What was impressive was the performance of the wipers which worked very well indeed - fast, clear and effective, much better than I'd have imagined.
As soon as it started, the rain stopped and the roads dried out for the final part of the trip. Much to my astonishment and immense relief was that the water spray had actually cleaned all the mud off for me, and a quick peep under the wheel arches just showed nice clean sealing wax as if I'd just applied it - bone dry and clean with not a trace of dirt anywhere!
Result!
I won't lie to you, I'm loving this vintage Volkswagen lark!
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