Weird bugs living on my brand new Golf R

[joshcrd]

Hi guys

I know this sounds funny but I have some strange bugs living on my brand new Golf R. It's only done 1000km but I've noticed them since the first 2-3 days.

I've never seen the bastards before until now. I park the car in the same spot as my other two cars and they have nothing.

I gave the car a quick blast at carlovers with the high pressure hose to wash off some dirty residue from the rain but it seems like the bugs have well and truly colonised my new car

I found one inside the car today so I really don't want this to become a problem.

The only two possible explanations I can come up with:

• They're attracted to the polish that was used when the dealer handed over the car
• They're attracted to white paint (my other two cars are black)

Here's a pic

[ojono]

Hi guys

I know this sounds funny but I have some strange bugs living on my brand new Golf R. It's only done 1000km but I've noticed them since the first 2-3 days.

I've never seen the bastards before until now. I park the car in the same spot as my other two cars and they have nothing.

I gave the car a quick blast at carlovers with the high pressure hose to wash off some dirty residue from the rain but it seems like the bugs have well and truly colonised my new car

I found one inside the car today so I really don't want this to become a problem.

The only two possible explanations I can come up with:

• They're attracted to the polish that was used when the dealer handed over the car
• They're attracted to white paint (my other two cars are black)

Here's a pic

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Not just you mate, same on mine .... :/ maybe it's the static ?



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[joshcrd]

Not just you mate, same on mine .... :/ maybe it's the static ?



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haha I just came across a Meguiars forum thread that says it could be because the wax smells like fruit? I would have thought bugs were discerning enough to recognise artificial fruit smell but I guess not

Are your's the same type of bug?

[ojono]

haha I just came across a Meguiars forum thread that says it could be because the wax smells like fruit? I would have thought bugs were discerning enough to recognise artificial fruit smell but I guess not

Are your's the same type of bug?

Yea same type of bug ! I use a fruity smelling wax and polish too.... Chemguys



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[VW Convert]

Hi guys

I know this sounds funny but I have some strange bugs living on my brand new Golf R. It's only done 1000km but I've noticed them since the first 2-3 days.

I've never seen the bastards before until now. I park the car in the same spot as my other two cars and they have nothing.

Bugs with exceptional taste in cars perhaps?

Cheers

George

[Guest001]

Just a few more bugs than usual on a VW.

We have an infestion of tiny little ones in Brissy and they have covered some cars when parked for even a few minutes.

Seems to be the time of the year with butterflys and bugs prevalent

[Greg Roles]

It's White. My Yeti attracts them in droves, yet all the cars nearby have only a few.

Then again I did use fruity smelling Wax not so long back.....

[bon123456789]

Maybe that's how the VW Beetle got it's name instead of the car shape


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[joshcrd]

Just to add to the weirdness, I went to my mums place around the corner and they're all over her white Skoda, but none on my stepdads silver Amarok. Also seems like more of the bugs landed on my car parked outside my mums place, and there was a black Hilux parked behind with not one bug on it.

Must be a combination of the colour, wax, and that particular type of bug being around a lot at the moment. I'm in the inner-west of Sydney btw (Drummoyne)

Here are pics of the skoda and golf

[sports racer]

That's not a bug problem.

This is a bug problem!

[joshcrd]

That's not a bug problem.

This is a bug problem!

Crikey!!

Another white car, case in point

[Guest001]

Well havent got photos but we ran into a swarm of bees in the West and by the time we got through we couldnt see out of the windscreen for splattered bees and honey literally running down the screen.
Couldnt put the wipers on either as would have made it worse. Luckily was a servo just down the road a few K's and we used a whole pack of wipes getting it off Couldnt use hot water as it would have washed it all into the drains and stunk.

Had that once in Dads car when cream got spilt into the heater vents Stunk for years on a hot day.

[Wolfgang]

You're not alone! I walked past a parked white Audi S1 few days ago, was absolutely covered in the same bugs.

What I did notice, in that whole line of cars only the white cars had bugs on them.

[Greg Roles]

I hereby name them "white bugs".

[sports racer]

Can bugs be racial?