Your vehicles. How often to you clean them inside and out?
- Thread starter LadyEmeraude
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jimintoronto
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Twice a year interior shampoo and deep cleaning of the carpets, and a full body wax and power polish at the G.M. dealership where we bought it in 2013. Just turned over 65,000 miles in 13 years of ownership. That service costs $235 and it takes about 5 hours. I bring a good book, have breakfast for free in the dealership's cafe, and drive home. My service advisor, Marco, has worked there for 26 years, which is a long time to be with one employer. JIM.
John Thomas
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Comes off your shoes unavoidable, but is a nuicence
Imogene
Member
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
It’s a 2002 Sport coupe with 78,000 miles, so Not often. It stays in the garage. I keep the interior picked up.
When I do wash it, I run it down to the barn and hose it off. If it’s really in need of a scrubbing, I put some Dawn Dish soap in a bucket. I leave it sit and it dries streakless with no help from me.
It has sun shades for those times it has to be parked in town in the heat and I keep a blanket over the back seat to avoid fading and weather deterioration.
When I do wash it, I run it down to the barn and hose it off. If it’s really in need of a scrubbing, I put some Dawn Dish soap in a bucket. I leave it sit and it dries streakless with no help from me.
It has sun shades for those times it has to be parked in town in the heat and I keep a blanket over the back seat to avoid fading and weather deterioration.
I only clean the car if I have a strong motivation to do that. If the inside of the windshield develops a haze that makes it hard to see when driving in a low-sun-angle time of day then I'll try to get that cleaned up. I find it very hard to reach all around on the inside of the front windshield.
The outside of the car gets washed only when it gets grossly dirty and there hasn't been a rain, so a couple times a year.
The outside of the car gets washed only when it gets grossly dirty and there hasn't been a rain, so a couple times a year.
Aunt Bea
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- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
I take my vehicle through the car wash before every trip to see the mechanic, my version of a shower and clean underwear when you see a doctor.
I clean the inside before major events like weddings and funerals but the inside stays pretty clean.
I clean the inside before major events like weddings and funerals but the inside stays pretty clean.
LadyEmeraude
on vacation, back in September.
Today I go through the car wash 
Paladin1950
Still love 50's & 60's music!
- Location
- Mohawk Valley, NY
Your vehicles. How often to you clean them inside and out?
Well, what year is this?
Dave03
Senior Member
- Location
- Dunder Mifflin, Scranton Branch
Never. That's what the car wash is for.
I do, however, keep my vehicle pretty clean all the time anyway.
I do, however, keep my vehicle pretty clean all the time anyway.
Been There
Senior Member
- Location
- Florida
I am very fussy with my vehicles. Keeping them clean inside and out is imperative to me. I was with a friend not long ago and we stopped at a Sonics and bought milkshakes. She spilled about half of hers and it ran down the side of the seat. I didn’t have any patience until I cleaned it out. I thought I was going to have to take out the seat, but I asked the detailer at a car lot not far from my home and he showed me how to clean it easier.