cross-country auto transport at its finest - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

shirker · 05-20-2013, 08:06 PM

so my EDIT: BRAND NEW brz finally made its way to Virginia all the way from Colorado on the lower deck of an auto transport truck. some 2000+ miles later...

the "clean" spots are wiped with water

my headlights are crying. literally.

...auto-jizz? aka i don't want to know what type of car fluid this might be

i'd rather drive through a saharan haboob.

anybody ever seen an equally dirty (or god forbid, dirtier) brz? on the bright side, here it is after an emergency wash through the local touchless:

i don't think the automotive fluid dripped from the car above me left any permanent damage, otherwise i'd have about 10+ blemishes all over the trunk/roof/quarter panel. sigh.

BRZNutt · 05-20-2013, 08:27 PM

SO did you just buy it or had it for a while and moved? I think I would have had a canary...

shirker · 05-20-2013, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BRZNutt

SO did you just buy it or had it for a while and moved? I think I would have had a canary...

brand spanking new...12 miles on the odo

sklimo · 05-20-2013, 08:38 PM

So sorry. That really sucks. She looks great now! Welcome to the fam

Brzetto · 05-20-2013, 08:41 PM

Why did you have one shipped from Colorado?

BRZNutt · 05-20-2013, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by shirker

brand spanking new...12 miles on the odo

Coolio, welcome to the club! I can't look at those pics any more...

Sasquachulator · 05-20-2013, 09:21 PM

pfft nothing a little clay bar and polish cant fix.

OrbitalEllipses · 05-20-2013, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Brzetto

Why did you have one shipped from Colorado?

My personal experience was that the availability and price of out-of-state dealers (in the snow/salt belt) was much better than any local dealership in the Mid-A.

shirker · 05-20-2013, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Brzetto

Why did you have one shipped from Colorado?

As mentioned above, price. I got a Limited A/T with 1a + cargo mat for $27.8k shipped to my door by buying out of state

SubaSteve · 05-20-2013, 10:47 PM

Whoever wiped their fooking hands on the trunk is a ****. Now if you did it a key tip is to not rub dirt into your paint.

BlaineWasHere · 05-20-2013, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

My personal experience was that the availability and price of out-of-state dealers (in the snow/salt belt) was much better than any local dealership in the Mid-A.

This was also often the case here in sunny California.

Brzetto · 05-21-2013, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by shirker

As mentioned above, price. I got a Limited A/T with 1a + cargo mat for $27.8k shipped to my door by buying out of state

I consider myself lucky, I got mine made and shipped to me and it's in pristine condition.

shirker · 05-21-2013, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SubaSteve

Whoever wiped their fooking hands on the trunk is a ****. Now if you did it a key tip is to not rub dirt into your paint.

That was me, I took a wet paper towel to immediately dab off the yellow-brown fluid wherever I could find it. Afterward it occurred to me to take a picture of the remaining spots on the roof in the off chance it permanently damaged the clear coat. I considered going out to buy car washing equipment, but figured it was so dirty that I didn't want to physically rub any of the crap into the paint and scratch it, hence the touchless wash.

Ganthrithor · 05-21-2013, 01:58 AM

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05-20-2013, 08:06 PM	#1
shirker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: '13 Limited BRZ Location: VA Posts: 180 Thanks: 66 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	cross-country auto transport at its finest so my EDIT: BRAND NEW brz finally made its way to Virginia all the way from Colorado on the lower deck of an auto transport truck. some 2000+ miles later... the "clean" spots are wiped with water my headlights are crying. literally. ...auto-jizz? aka i don't want to know what type of car fluid this might be i'd rather drive through a saharan haboob. anybody ever seen an equally dirty (or god forbid, dirtier) brz? on the bright side, here it is after an emergency wash through the local touchless: i don't think the automotive fluid dripped from the car above me left any permanent damage, otherwise i'd have about 10+ blemishes all over the trunk/roof/quarter panel. sigh. Last edited by shirker; 05-20-2013 at 08:37 PM.

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