Clean or Dirty...........

[HAUSIDMT]

I try to keep her clean, not military inspection level clean. But she gets washed every two weeks and given a fresh coat of wax. Also with the occasional dusting in between. She lives in the garage and comes out at 1700 on Friday evenings for weekend duties.

[jgama25]

Best part of an Oreo cookie is the middle.....I drive it daily during the spring, summer, and fall and wash it when needed (usually every few weeks). Then give it a good washing before I store it for the winter.

[Skrapmot]

My car is now 14+ yrs old (yikes! when did that happen?) and worth 1/3 of what we paid for it, and I no longer see the benefit heavy detailing. That being said, it is black, with a light tan interior, both of which require frequent cleaning than I like, so as not to tarnish Porsche's respectability, despite my reluctance (or laziness). My standards as a gearhead also might be a bit more strict as compared to the average person (i.e. my wife), most of whom don't seem to mind driving around in a cesspool of filth and grease, with used napkins and empty water bottle littering the floor.
If you got a 4x4, a little mud can be ok, but anything else, is like going shopping in a dirty tshirt.

[Deserion]

I used to be anal-retentive about washing the car every weekend, waxing often, etc. Nowadays I clean the cars when they look grungy, but do small touch-ups on certain parts in between. Interiors are never filthy or grimy, just usually sandy and dusty. I'll wash the wheels more often than the paint.

That said, I definitely need to give my cars a thorough detailing just to make sure they stay looking sharp.

I think this guy is in the "dirty, drive it" camp...


(Keanu Reeves)

[pothole]

Most of the pictures I've seen of Keanu's 993 have been pretty bloody shiny.

[kjc2050]

I rarely wash my car, but it always looks clean. I don't drive it on rainy/crappy days, and use a quick detailer from Zaino when it gets dusty (which takes all of 90 seconds). Plus I hit the wheels with cleaner about once a week. As someone else noted, silver is about the best color for not showing dirt, so that helps a lot.

[Skrapmot]

In defense of Mr. Reeves, you can see by the Christmas tree strapped to the roof of the 911 and his lightweight coat, it is the usual frigid LA winter and therefore he is excused from washing his car in sub-70 degree temperature.

[Deserion]

Originally Posted by Skrapmot

In defense of Mr. Reeves, you can see by the Christmas tree strapped to the roof of the 911 and his lightweight coat, it is the usual frigid LA winter and therefore he is excused from washing his car in sub-70 degree temperature.

Haha. What I like about him and his 993 is that he uses it. Dirty, shiny, he seems to be spotted with the car quite often.

[Timco]

Mr. Clean, checking in........

[CoBeerToad]

My next door neighbor used to (about 30 years ago), wash and wax his car every weekend. Me and my friends got a kick out of it because he washed and waxed the paint right off his car.

Concerning me, I guess I could spend more time cleaning, but when I go out to the car in the morning, if the car is not disgusting to look at, I just want to drive it. It gets a quick wash once every 7-10 days. A more thorough wash once a month or as needed. I don't drive in the rain or to my dusty work so that is all that is needed.

ETA: Arctic Silver is an awesome color for this regimen

[paintboy]

Wash when it looks more gray than silver...

[coreseller]

It truly is fun to watch some people (including myself) evolve on this topic, one way or another. One of my boys has a Corolla I bought for him since he made Eagle Scout, in the past 6 months his attention to keeping it clean has grown quite keen. He actually detailed the motor bay 3 times since Thanksgiving, today I came home and he asked to use the lift so he could polish / wax it before Prom tonight. For the first year he drove it i could count on one hand the number of time he washed it, and most of those were with my prodding.

[EssexPorsche]

Great pic,
I guess that's why I posted it. It's such an emotive subject for so many reasons.
Some want to spend more time but can't, some (like me) would like to spend less but can't .

Gotta plough your own furrow and be at peace with your decisions.

[WhipE350]

Originally Posted by coreseller

It truly is fun to watch some people (including myself) evolve on this topic, one way or another. One of my boys has a Corolla I bought for him since he made Eagle Scout, in the past 6 months his attention to keeping it clean has grown quite keen. He actually detailed the motor bay 3 times since Thanksgiving, today I came home and he asked to use the lift so he could polish / wax it before Prom tonight. For the first year he drove it i could count on one hand the number of time he washed it, and most of those were with my prodding.

Heck with cleaning car, I like your lift!!!

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by WhipE350

Heck with cleaning car, I like your lift!!!

Thanks Whip. $2500 all in, pretty happy with it thus far. Wish you were closer brother, I'd help you put one in.....

[tanque55]

Compared to my F150 4x4 and Merc ML350 I can wash my Boxster in a few minutes. I keep it clean, also salt air in my location makes this a must.