RE: I like 'em dirty: PH Blog

[Hooli]

What do I win?

[997s]

Not washed for months....

[loskie]

Hooli said:

What do I win?

some Showroom Shine waterless cleaner should do it!

[glasgowrob]

washed 4 hours previous to the picture being taken

although it does get horsed around the arse end of Scotland on a regular basis

[Lordbenny]

Here's a thread I started on a similar subject.... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=104...

[Lordbenny]

You won't beat this.....

[DickP]

Whilst I appreciate that it isn't possible to keep a car spotless for long during winter, I think there's a point in dirtiness where it suggests that the car isn't cared for. There's also the matter that after a while you start getting coated in muck every time you use the boot or rear doors....

[Gee Tee]

At least you can't see the tar spots (or the number plate for that matter) !

[Boulders]

If I'd gone for moon rock grey you wouldn't have noticed!!

[Vee12V]

I'm not that bothered about my cars being dirty or not, but let's be honest, if it's not your car than you're not going to care about it just as you were if you payed for it with your own hard earned cash.

[HorneyMX5]

[robinessex]

I don't in principle mind a dirty car. Getting the road filth on your clothes and hands is a pain though, the better half also objects. And the paint seems to suffer. A weekly big bucket of soapy water and a sponge works ok, not to fussy, blast with the hose, let it dry on its own. A good clean when summer arrives.

[BenWRXSEi]

phil1979 said:

Your strategic cleaning pleases me greatly

[SuperPav]

Where I live, the roads mean the car is usually back to near max dirt levels within about 10 miles of driving, so there's little point.

The only car that gets washed is the classic car, every so often, but that's just due to the fact that it rarely gets used, and I enjoy cleaning it.


All the others only get washed when going to the dealer for routine/recall stuff.



Although I'd like to think I've now perfected the "rear view camera thumb wipe" technique anytime the boot is opened/closed.

[dhutch]

Took this this afternoon.

I'm quite careful not to 'damage' my winter patina if I can help it!




Daniel

[JMF894]

I keep the interior clean because it is an environment I spend lots of time in, just like my home. I do however let the exterior go for a while between washes this time of year. You can still tell a looked after, enthusiasts car if it's dirty as oppose to a nail.

Jimbo

[sasha320]

I'd only clean the interior too, but the car wash place I go to does the outside then the inside sequentially so unless I was to weirdly declone the outside wash, I'd still have to 'wait' to get the interior done.

[snoopy25]

Love pictures like these! I always think it shows that the owner enjoys using the car

Although inside of a car is a completly different story, if thats a pigsty then urrrgghhhhh!!

[Geekman]

My old Mazda after a bit of drifting



My old Jag after a few days in the alps:





Haven't got any of my new Jag yet - it got really dirty a few weeks ago after hooning around south wales but I never got a photo.

[PowerslideSWE]

My old 750, as dirty as it ever got.

And on a sidenote: Love that Panda 100hp on the last page, want is strong, and supply is nil in my part of Europe.