The used & abused look - How dirty is your car?

[ironictwist]

What with how the weather is I'm sure alot of people are reluctant to do any sort of cleaning when it comes to there cars.

Have you been deliberately trying to get it as muddy/dirty as possible whenever your using it during the week? Neglecting cleaning it? You know you should be cleaning it but can't be bothered? Let's see the results so far here

Only conditions in this thread are:

- It's "dirtyness" must be totally natural as a result of day to day use
- 4x4's having been laning doesn't count...I've refrained from posting pictures of the Shogun as a result

I'll kick off!

It was ALOT dirtier looking yesterday before the new batch of rain arrived today. Currently unwashed for about 3 months, ever since I put those PH vinyl's on actually

Edited by ironictwist on Saturday 13th December 16:23

[B19GRR]

I can still read your numberplates, you're not trying hard enough

Cheers,
Rob

[PeteG]

My winterbox Micra gets only the windows, lights and numberplates cleaned, sadly the rain keeps cleaning the rest of it...

[Balmoral Green]

I like concours, or totally stted up. It's the in between that I don't like. BG looks great when it's really filthy, it has such attitude.

[Andy_sx]

If I hadnt of decided to get my car cleaned today i could have taken the challenge to you Ironic, unfortunately now its a darn sight cleaner and the wite wheels are no longer blacky / brown!

The only problem is being a dark shade of blue it hides the dirt better from a distance, but itll be grim by the end of tonight anyway as the missus and i are of to a pub down some back roads, and ill prob take the long route too! it'll be brown again

[BigLepton]

That's quite well parked for a BMW. . . . . . .

[tommobot]

Not mine, but I'm pretty sure this chap when he had it didn't ever really care about cleaning it....





Its got to be hard to beat!

[skip_1]

That's a big garage you have there Ironictwist.

[Puff Puff]

Other than window glass, Smokey the TDI hasn't been washed since April. It's going to get some proper grime next week, it's going to Belgium..

BTW, OP, those door mirrors aren't nearly dirty enough - you must have black 'speed streaks' on them to join the really dirty club.

[joesmoe]

i love the ragged look as i call it heres my effort from last year my old sri Turbo,had to clean the numberplate though and there is a ornage stripe underneith the filth running along the bottom of the door lol,my BMW this year isnt too bad atm barely use it now i got a works van and that is quite filthy doing 1k a week on the motorways lol

Edited by joesmoe on Saturday 13th December 17:30

Edited by joesmoe on Saturday 13th December 17:31

[Col 666]

Was gleaming 30 mins before this!-


And an old Subaru of mine-

[DennisTheMenace]

Never raced or rallied....

[HAB]

Can't be arsed washing it (too cold)

[gazza_3]

I love dirty cars, If I knew how to post photo's i'd post mine, everytime I touch it I get dirty.

[sjg]

My Alfa has been cleaned four times in the 20 months I've had it. Only once by me.

I'll give the headlamps a quick wipe from time to time, sometimes the numberplates too. There's really no point when it's in daily use through the winter.

[JonRB]

[Scraggles]

tend to wash the number plate so not get any hassle from plod, get more hassle from the car park washers but it is going back in less than a month

so tempted to clear it and get it valeted, couple of places wash and clean properly for £40...

[skeeterm5]

on my previous car I was complemented on the very cool looking anthracite wheels I had - trouble was they were actually shiny silver but I never washed them in the time I owned the car..........

S

[Morningside]

ironictwist said:

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Call that dirty? Nah, fake I can see the 'brush' marks.

No point showing my 4x4 as they don't count AND its only had one wash in its year of ownership.

[knight]

It's looking a bit tatty