Friend's Micra

[CMF_Razz]

Hey,

Just thought I’d post a quick message informing you all of my friend’s new car. Lol the Micra bug has been passed onto my Tafe friend. She picks up her Micra on Wednesday or Thursday. Yay. Here it is…

http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/DesktopDefault.aspx?UsedCarID=1159079&TabID=3328&Alias=carpointau

That is all.

Rach

 

[CMF_Napster]

cool, looks in good condition.

wot is that "sticker/vinyl" underneath the left hand side indicator???

lee

 

[CMF_eM]

that's like 3 micras at tafe now, plus the other 2 that are sometimes there

 

[CMF_Razz]

She just msged me then. She picked it up this arvo!!

Its a road runner sticker... she is planning on removing it.

Rach

 

[CMF_GTRHOLIC]

if you dont mind me asking, what sort of money did she end up paying?

 

[CMF_makes]

Hi Rach, you friend obviously has good taste or perhaps you have just been a "bad" influence on her ?...

Looks like a very nice example. I am sure it will be a fun, stylish and reliable little car for your friend.

Micras are now an affordable (and excellent) second-hand car for students. I expect we may see a few more around TAFEs and Universitys when the word gets out !.

It seems Rach and eM have started a new trend....

 

[CMF_White Knight]

A white LX. Exactly how White Knight looked before it went on steroids.
Gee brings back memories.Bring a tear to your eye too Cisco.
Keep spreading the word.

 

[CMF_ace]

hey rach, its me, the new member to the micra family with my little white LX! i absolutely love my new car, its beautiful! yay!

 

[CMF_micragirl]

Congrats Ace, please make sure you don't put Caltex/Ampol fuel in it....totally disastrous. Happy motoring!

Micragirl

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

Hey congrats on the purchase ace, the micra is a great little car,
happy motoring,

Alex

 

[CMF_eM]

Its good there are finally more girl members on the site

 

[CMF_Napster]

reminds me of how my little "white K11" looked before lol.

napster

 

[CMF_jamm'n]

hehehe my car never looked that stock....super S's rock!!

 

[CMF_jamm'n]

congrats ace.

 

[CMF_ace]

The road runner stickers are now gone from the sides, took a long time and a lot of effort, but they came off eventually. Does anyone know how to get stickers off cars that have been baked on by the sun? there are huge stickers on her bum of Wile.E.Coyote and the road runner and i cant even make a dent in them! HELP!! i want them off! Its on the paint work so i cant use any checmicals cos it makes the shine go from the paint

 

[CMF_Ghetto Micra]

leave them on there, they look awesome

*sings the roadrunner jingle*

 

[CMF_makes]

Hi Ace, you might like to check this out ?.

http://www.ehow.com/how_17653_remove-cars-pinstriping.html

or other site members may have some other ideas ?.

 

[CMF_White Knight]

Being a road runner fan I would leave em on.
Looks neat.
I buy a lot of stuff from ACME also.

 

[CMF_Napster]

because the stickers are bigger than what i was expecting lol, i think if u try and take them off and it goes wrong, u will be left with an "Imprint" of them still on the back of ur K11. therefore it wont look to good.
maybe leave them on 4a while??

i must admit i do like them!!

napster

 

[CMF_rocket]

Yes I must admit I like them too, as I like the road runner too he is cool good cartoon. But if you really want to get graphics of your car use you common hair dryer on low heat a little away from your car and use your fingernails or a razor blade to get them off I have dont that many times and then hit the paint with some cut and polish to make it blend in also, good luck and welcome to the club.

 

[CMF_rocket]

Or a plastic scraper of old credit card works good also you just have to heat the glue that is behind the sticker just a little bit to make the clue plyable, good luck.

 

[CMF_ace]

the stickers arent too bad i guess, but they are really faded, you cant really tell in the photos, but they were put on when the car it was first bought in 1995! i tried peeling them off by saoking them in hot water, but they wouldnt budge, scratching them with ur nails does nothing either, they just stay! so i might have to live with them being on there!

 

[CMF_NotAnotherSSS]

If they're that bad, probably best to take it to a panel beater/smash repairs place and get them to have a hack at it or just sand down the hatch and repaint it.

Nice ride too! Shame the stickers are faded! I hope you will come on the Meet on the 27th Novemember. I'll be announcing the plan this weekend!!

 

[CMF_GTRHOLIC]

i know exactly what kind of sticker you mean. cos i had to remove some as well. to remove them is not that difficult. if it is the same type i am thinking of, the sticker itself would be quite easily removed with a pressure cleaner. be careful because if there are stonechips in the region, you could blast away the paint. once the sticker is removed, the gummy residue will remain. use one of those orange based cleaners or eucalyptus oil to remove the gum. then wax and polish.

 

[CMF_jamm'n]

you might be able to use a "caramal wheels" for those stickers. i have one if your keen to give it ago, can't see why it wouldn't work, altho they are pretty huge stickers.
its be the first thing i'd be getting rid of too. ok roadrunners pretty cool on the TV, but on your car?? umm i don't think so. its not a "beep beep" barina...

 

[CMF_ace]

cool thanks for all the help and ideas, ill give them a go tomorrow, and get back to you with the results. (even though i should really be catching up on all that dungy TAFE work...but hey, whats more important, tafe or my micra!)