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That depends on how frequently you wash your car, to be honest. If you're doing it every week or two, Touch On might work for what you want it to do. Any less frequently than that though and you're better off with something more durable for protection. If I were you, I'd got with your current plan see how you get on. When you get the new door consider a ceramic coating (probably via a pro detailer for the sake of your back) and reassess whether to stick with Touch On or go back to Wet Coat then. As a comeplete side note, regardless of which shampoo you go for; foam on & agitate (when doing a full wash). It's only a small amount but it'll save your back a little bit and works just as well. Plus it means you only need a rinse bucket.

I will admit that I’ve not used Touch On myself, but from my research is sounds similar to Gyeon Bathe+ (and other similar shampoo products). I’ve found they’re okay at adding a bit of protection but they’re never as durable as stuff like Wet Coat. That’s the only benefit of using Wet Coat instead (or as well as if you’re inclined) Touch On though.

The short answer is; there's no such thing as an effective touchless wash. Unless you wash it after every drop of rain, gust of wind, etc. even a coated car will need a proper wash from time to time. You will get a better clean if you foam a dry car rather than rinsing first, but nothing will give you a truly touchless wash for long. Use a stronger dilution for your snow foam - but there's a point of deminishing returns, 8% PIR is probably about right for most snow foams (certainly for the good ones; Car Chem & Bilt Hamber). To avoid having to dry, your best bet is a coating is use an open hose for your final rinse - if you do it right the water will just sheet straight off. Wet Coat is still a very good product in the meantime (and for topping up a coating from time to time - if you're not going to wash properly [i.e. a contact wash] the coating will clog up sooner, so topping up is recommended). Failing that, a DI water filter; use for the final rinse and leave it wet. Filtered water = no water spots.

Ignoring the casual racism above, supercar rental companies have measures in place to limit the risks associated with young drivers, none of which would be enhnced in any fashio by said driver attending an online course which is restricted to just anyone with £32 (measure for the rich indeed ). Yes, speed kills, remember. That's an absolute fact that doesn't come with any caveats or qualifiers of any kind... £32 and an online course for your insurance company to tell you they won't insure you because of a lack of experience with "similar cars"? Seems like a slow news day. It's just going to be a cheap speed awareness course though isn't it? Something people will do because they have to more than to get anything out of it. I imagine insurance companies will treat it with the same apathy too, so the hinderences to getting into a super car will apply as they do today.

I'm not sure if it's any worse. But it definitely isn't any better. And yes.

Isn't this how everyone does car shopping? I have a budget. I know my budget. I will stick to my budget. ...But that's only a little bit over my budget. ...[man maths] I can make that work if [insert unrealistic caveats here]. ...But if I can make that work, this isn't much more than that... And suddently you've convinced yourself that doubling budget is perfectly reasonable and realisitic, especially if you just wait a little bit longer for prices to drop/savings to be saved/bonus to be paid/etc.

Erm.... what now?!

Ah, my favourite topic! Coating or PPF, the same advice applies: look into the product as they can very significantly, and find someone experienced with the products you want to use for the sme reason. Graphene coatings are still in theit infancy and still don't deliver on the many promises. I've not found one that I would use over an SiO2/Quartz/Ceramic coating. And everything, absolutely everything, is going to need some maintenance. My preference is still very much Gyeon (Syncro Evo, for those interested, but Mohs Evo and Pure Evo are both pretty awesome in their own rights) but DIY products are not hugely dissimilar so stick to any of the respected brands and you'll be fine. As Dan says, proper prep is essential to getting the most out of any coating so if you're doing it yourself spend the time there. If you're not confident enough to do the prep yourself, get a detailer to do it all for you - just find a new detailer @marzman, your local guy isn't the right guy for this job! Accredited Pro only coatings are, to some extent, a bit of a gimmick in as much as anyone could use them properly with the right amount understanding, but they are much easier to get wrong and experience does go a long way to getting the best out of it - think of it like painting, anyone can do it but experienced professionals are probably going to do it better. Are they worth paying extra for? It depends. Personally, if the same person was offering two products, one an off-the-shelf product and the other an Accredited Pro only for a premium, they would need to justify the premium to me beyond just being formally recognised as able to use it. Don't get me wrong, some (although not all!) do offer benefits and others (although much fewer) don't necessarily come with a premium.

Impressive as that time is, scraping the barrel with the term "fastest ever"* Fastest outright time? Nope, fourth. Fastest electric car? Nope, second. Fastest production car? Nope, it's slightly modified from production. Erm, fastest... "production-based chassis"? Yeah, sure, that's definitely a thing. *Yes, I'm aware that every lap ever of the Nordschleife claims to be the "fastest" lap when a billionty caveats are applied.

But we all know internet screenshots trump reported first hand experience. The only thing than can beat internet screenshots is YouTube. Around here, this is established fact that can and will be ignored at will. But, also what @Ekona did gone done say; you buy a Lotus for how it feels to drive, regardless of internet (or dealership) numbers.

[Looks around] Yep, that tracks.

True. The Conti's are the much prettier tire after all!!!

Both come with GPS and wireless connectivity to a smart phone within range regardless. There are LTE and cheaper non-LTE versions - the former includes remote access (with a sim, as you say) and that is £4 for 40GB per month through Vodafone Smart sim offered via BlackVue, but is compatible with other data sims too. The latter allows for "Always-On 4G" with optional CM100GLTE which comes with the same £4, 40GB / month sim and can be retorfitted at any point. it's also compatible with data SIM cards from "all leading network providers" so the monthly charge is dependent on whatever sim you end up using. There is a limited free version of "BlackVue Cloud" available but the details, subscription costs and options are all detailed here: https://blackvue.co.uk/what-is-blackvue-cloud/

He's referring to the BlackVue DR970X (2ch, 64gb version specifcally by looks of it); https://blackvue.co.uk/shop/cameras/dr970x-2ch/

^^^That. I have nothing else to add to that.