There are no new cars – we buy a used one, “shamanize” it and drive. It is under this slogan that we live today. While the “Chinese” are unapologetically chasing praise, and their native LADA prepares to launch the refreshed Vesta, the Russians usually choose the best of the worst.
And this choice is not easy. The entire secondary housing has been “swept away” over the past year: in the segment up to 500,000 rubles, there are no more cars with which you can just sit down and go – you still have to put your hands on them. And not only and so much in repair, but also in subsequent maintenance. Unfortunately, in the most “popular” part of the market, there are completely neglected and neglected cars that “arrived” and then sold.
However, we have nowhere to go, so we adapt to the situation: we take what they offer, and then we “lift it from our knees.” Maintenance, suspension repair, updating – this is understandable. However, there are other useful edits – which at first glance seem very strange, but are actually reasonable. For example, drilling holes in doors.
It would seem, what nonsense is drilling a door? Wildness, especially since there are enough holes already. But if you look, there is logic in this: the “port” of the car is leaking, a lot of water and dirt gets into it through the “velvet” glass. What is all this hoping for? That’s right, down in the hollow.
“In the factory” there should be drains, but no one ever punched or cleaned them. In fact, over the years they have become overgrown with mud, painted over a few times and then completely stuffed with Movil. And what is the result? The swamp creaks in front of the door. It stinks, the glass sweats, the body element rusts.
To avoid this, experienced car owners break through old or drill new gutters, designed to give way to all the “wealth” that has accumulated in the door over the years. According to the spirit, of course, it would be necessary to remove it, disassemble it and rinse it thoroughly under pressure. However, this is not an easy and quick operation: whoever puts the car door back at least once and resets it later will understand.
So it is much faster and easier, while retaining functionality, to drill new holes and then carefully paint the edges, restoring the paint layer. The appearance will not deteriorate, it will not affect the aerodynamics, but the door, which now also costs a lot, will last much longer. Yes, and the windows in the car will sweat much less often.
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There are no new cars – we buy a used one, “shamanize” it and drive. It is under this slogan that we live today. While the “Chinese” are unapologetically chasing praise, and their native LADA prepares to launch the refreshed Vesta, the Russians usually choose the best of the worst.
And this choice is not easy. The entire secondary housing has been “swept away” over the past year: in the segment up to 500,000 rubles, there are no more cars with which you can just sit down and go – you still have to put your hands on them. And not only and so much in repair, but also in subsequent maintenance. Unfortunately, in the most “popular” part of the market, there are completely neglected and neglected cars that “arrived” and then sold.
However, we have nowhere to go, so we adapt to the situation: we take what they offer, and then we “lift it from our knees.” Maintenance, suspension repair, updating – this is understandable. However, there are other useful edits – which at first glance seem very strange, but are actually reasonable. For example, drilling holes in doors.
It would seem, what nonsense is drilling a door? Wildness, especially since there are enough holes already. But if you look, there is logic in this: the “port” of the car is leaking, a lot of water and dirt gets into it through the “velvet” glass. What is all this hoping for? That’s right, down in the hollow.
“In the factory” there should be drains, but no one ever punched or cleaned them. In fact, over the years they have become overgrown with mud, painted over a few times and then completely stuffed with Movil. And what is the result? The swamp creaks in front of the door. It stinks, the glass sweats, the body element rusts.
To avoid this, experienced car owners break through old or drill new gutters, designed to give way to all the “wealth” that has accumulated in the door over the years. According to the spirit, of course, it would be necessary to remove it, disassemble it and rinse it thoroughly under pressure. However, this is not an easy and quick operation: whoever puts the car door back at least once and resets it later will understand.
So it is much faster and easier, while retaining functionality, to drill new holes and then carefully paint the edges, restoring the paint layer. The appearance will not deteriorate, it will not affect the aerodynamics, but the door, which now also costs a lot, will last much longer. Yes, and the windows in the car will sweat much less often.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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