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Does anybody have a "clean" car?
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Pro
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From: Jacksonville FL
St. Jude Donor '06-'09
Does anybody have a "clean" car?
I hear comments all of time like "your car is so clean!" I look down and it looks filthy, finger prints, little scratches, dust etc.
There has never been a moment that I would actually stand back and say to myself that it is really clean and that there is nothing to do to it.
So my question:
Has anybody ever had a really clean car?
There has never been a moment that I would actually stand back and say to myself that it is really clean and that there is nothing to do to it.
So my question:
Has anybody ever had a really clean car?
Melting Slicks
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From: Iowa
Nope. Not for a second. My front end is really beat up from over 90k miles of driving. little white chips all over the place. But no one else can see them but me. I know exactly what you're talking about, so many people see my car and can't see single flaw.
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Race Director
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From: Virginia Beach VA
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
It's winter, mine is a DD, and I don't have a garage. I try my best to keep it as clean as I can, but it is never anywhere as clean as I wish it would be....but then again I am particular about stuff like that.
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From: Guelph, Ontario
Mine is black, and my daily driver (winter included) so it is never truly 100% clean in my eyes. But in the untrained eyes of others, they always tell me "your car is never dirty!" so that puts things into perspective a little better. 
Team Owner
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
My wife's dd C5 is often dirty even though I wash it frequently. She knows it bugs me so she doesn't worry about when or where she drives it since I won't let it sit dirty for long - even in winter. The Hummer is my dd so it gets dirty and washed often as well.
Now my C5, it's always spotless - inside, outside, underneath. It's stored on the lift covered and driven on sunny weekends.
Now my C5, it's always spotless - inside, outside, underneath. It's stored on the lift covered and driven on sunny weekends.
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From: Long Island NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I had mine detailed , minted out tires done, leather cleaned, top shapoeed, rugs vacummed, then we had one warm daay , the verte became dirty, and the rtemp hasnt gone above 35 , shes under the cover filthy, so she was clean for a couple of weeks, but it took one day of driving, welll in fact 3 hours, to get her dirty
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Napa Ca
I had mine detailed , minted out tires done, leather cleaned, top shapoeed, rugs vacummed, then we had one warm daay , the verte became dirty, and the rtemp hasnt gone above 35 , shes under the cover filthy, so she was clean for a couple of weeks, but it took one day of driving, welll in fact 3 hours, to get her dirty
Le Mans Master
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From: Midland TX
Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
My car almost always looks clean from a few feet away, but from inside the car I can always see dirt or pollen on the hood when I look out.
The only time mine really looks clean from inside is just after I have washed it and then waxed it inside the garage. Then when I back out, it stilll looks shiney looking down the hood. (for about 5 minutes)
The only time mine really looks clean from inside is just after I have washed it and then waxed it inside the garage. Then when I back out, it stilll looks shiney looking down the hood. (for about 5 minutes)
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Longview Texas
My wife's dd C5 is often dirty even though I wash it frequently. She knows it bugs me so she doesn't worry about when or where she drives it since I won't let it sit dirty for long - even in winter. The Hummer is my dd so it gets dirty and washed often as well.
Now my C5, it's always spotless - inside, outside, underneath. It's stored on the lift covered and driven on sunny weekends.
Now my C5, it's always spotless - inside, outside, underneath. It's stored on the lift covered and driven on sunny weekends.