Evoque Greatness: A Good Look at The Range Rover Evoque

TheTruthAboutCars.com's Alex L. Dykes takes the 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Pure out on the road. Check out our video as we talk infotainment, navigation, engines, cargo room, fuel economy, pricing and more. Be sure to click over to TheTruthAboutCars.com for the full review.

 

Nice Paint Job! Quick Tips to Preserving Your Car’s Shine

According to Land Rover San Diego “Cleanliness is next to godliness.”  The age-old quote does have some clout in the modern day world we live in.  A clean paintjob can make your car shine and reflect (pun intended) your character.  Wax, basically used on wood to create a water resistant barrier, and polish, used on modern vehicle paint, can make your car dull.  It creates a cover over your paint job that makes it age faster.  The main cog in keeping your paint job new is to avoid friction, meaning abrasive polish, waxing or buffering.  Below is a quick step process for keeping that shine.

1. Pure liquid and non-abrasive application will preserve your paint, so choose a product that does not include wax, abrasives or polish.
2. Make sure it is a spray or mist.
3. Wash your car with clear water and grease cutting liquid soap.
4. Starting at the top, hose the car down, then grab a bucket of soapy water and a soft brush and do the same. 
5. Hose the car while you scrub with the brush.
6. Take a soft towel and dry the vehicle without letting the soap dry. 
7. Starting with a clean dry towel on clean dry paint, apply the spray conditioner sparingly to the top of the vehicle and spread it out.
8. Acrylic conditioners are absorbed into the paint and have a application spread rate of 10 to 1 in area sprayed to area covered.
9. Do not over saturate your paint.
10. After completing the top follow the same conditioning pattern as when washing, finishing at the bottom.
11. The total application time for a spray mist conditioner is under 10 minutes per vehicle.
12. Conditioners do not harden and will continue to add conditioning strength to the paint days after the application.
13. The effects will last for months, vehicle easily clean up with just water. No soap is needed when using a true acrylic paint conditioner.
14. The Shine will lasts for months, no wax is needed.
15. Reapply once a month and your factory shine will last longer than with any wax or polish being sold today.

(Courtesy of wikiHow)

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Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gifts For an Automotive Enthusiast

V-Day.  A day of crimson rose pedals, swooning friends and a bitter existence for the broken hearted.   It’s also a great day to share with loved ones, head to dinner with a significant other and show how much you care about the ones around you with the help of flowers, teddy bears and the occasional hard candy.  For the automotive lover, it’s also a day that can be attributed to cool FREE stuff for someone who knows you well enough to reciprocate.  In today’s blog, we provide some cool ideas for the automotive enthusiast in your life.

Shine Em Up!

Car lovers are obsessed with the look of their vehicle, Hook them up with a Gift Certificate for their favorite auto detailer an watch their face light up like fresh wax on a sports car.

Music is GOOD

Most car lovers are also radio aficionados; why not hook them up with a few CD’s, a SIRIUS Radio subscription or a new iPod for their AUX?  This gift is not only thoughtful, it’s also a practical gift for those long Monday morning traffic congested commutes.

Gas Card

Have a relative or significant other who always complains about gas prices?  Why not deliver a fresh bouquet of flowers with a gas card for their troubles.  The roses accentuate the holiday; while the gas card is practical enough to be used…it’s a WIN WIN!

Sunglasses

Sunglasses are just cool.  From the Ray Ban Wayfarer’s that Tom Cruise wore in the infamous, Risky Business to the Aviator shades Johnny Depp styled in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, nothing says I “heart” you like a pair of shades.  Plus, auto lovers HAVE to look cool during their commute.

So, do you have any gift ideas to add?

Best Instagram Photos of 2013

Once in a while, we like to take our favorite Instagram photos and showcase them to the world.  Photography is art and in the development of art, we admire the Instagram users that showcase their talent in the form of Automotive greatness.  So, without further adieu, we give you our favorite photos of 2013: