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Title: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Dizzie on 13 July 2005, 21:27
So how often does everyone wash they beloved VWs?

I like to keep mine resonabley clean. Living in the city helps with that as there's no lanes or tractor routes so mud is very low. Running drilled discs creates a lot of dust though so I usually wash the wheels at least once a week.
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: gibby on 13 July 2005, 21:36
I'd probably say two to three times a month in the summer but she usually gets a right good clean and polish if I'm going to a show. I'm afraid I can't be @arsed in the winter though and she does get neglected a little when it's cold and wet but I'll take it to the £5 car wash just to get all the cr@p off it.  :smiley:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: redcarboy on 13 July 2005, 21:47
Natural car oils combined with dirt can make you waterproof all the things a mk3 needs for sailing tarmac sea. :tongue:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Overseer on 13 July 2005, 21:53
pretty much every week unless i'm busy, sometimes twice a week if it gets ultra dirty or bird shat upon

black cars need more lovin :)
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Slimmedmk2 on 13 July 2005, 22:00
I give the car a clean once a week,and the BBS splits a clean three times a week :smiley:

Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: ...joe on 14 July 2005, 10:24
it depends on the weather!!! if its good i clean it alot, but that can be a nightmare as when the suns out its harder work, if its sh!tty weather then theres no point. it used to be every week, sometimes a few times a week, but recently its been every other week. in fact i'm planning on washing it tonight!
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: CHR15 on 14 July 2005, 10:34
once or twice a week!
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: monzablue16v on 14 July 2005, 11:17
Once maybe twice a week and a weekly autoglyming! think I'm starting to polish the paint off though  :grin:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: CHR15 on 14 July 2005, 11:29
you can never clean too often!!
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: golfpro on 14 July 2005, 11:58
try to do it once a week, i live right in the sticks so it gets filthy really quick!
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: *Dubby* on 14 July 2005, 12:07
every week  :smiley:

though, when i had a mk3, i washed it every day  :undecided: OCD tbh  :laugh:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: GTI EDITION (aka LTD) on 14 July 2005, 12:11
Once or twice a week or if I can also it depends on the seagulls I'm sure the bu66ers follow me about wait just until after I've washed it :angry: :angry:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Sugar79 on 14 July 2005, 12:16
i try and wash it once a week, but i dont know why i bother, the birds take a fancy to it and for ever cr@pping on it, and also i live in such a dusty area because of all the factorys and road works that when i wash it, as soon as i start drying it i can see dust on it all ready!!! it annoys me so much, i'd like a clean car for at least a hour!!!!!  :angry:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Mr Blue on 14 July 2005, 12:23
i try to keep it clean as poss and carry some turtle wax tar remover with me for those bird droppings.

for some reason it looks good when its dirty :laugh:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Dinky on 14 July 2005, 12:39
not nearly as often as i shud... :undecided: but seeing as shes had a paint job...gonna hav to start lookin after her... :laugh:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Overseer on 14 July 2005, 14:13
for some reason it looks good when its dirty :laugh:

just like some women ;)
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: insane on 14 July 2005, 15:47
about 2-3 times a month, Black is so a nightmare color though. Shows up the dirt like anything,
Also you so can't wash it in the sun, streak city!  :grin:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: GazB on 14 July 2005, 15:49
1-2 times a week in the summer and once a week in the winter, cause as soon as you move in the winter its bogging
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: sportline_velly on 14 July 2005, 16:27
every 2-3 months!!! lol


last time i washed mine was for the bristol volksfest  :grin:


yes i still got bits of jag on the rear bumper too  :embarassed:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Rhyso on 14 July 2005, 17:59
Usually once a fortnight tho not done it for nearly a month cos been busy moving house and just got back from a camping holiday. Its in a right state at the mo..... :embarassed:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: GazB on 14 July 2005, 19:04
If you got black, you gotta clean it loads or it looks sh!te :angry:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: kniterider on 14 July 2005, 20:49
im never buying another black car once im rid of the mk4 gti, its a @rse to clean, and dosnt stay clean for long, needs a deffo once a week min, to keep it looking tip top but ive been that bust with other cars and stuff lately its like er... one every 3 months!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

shocking i knas but hey i only have one pair of hands and have has 3 cars the last 3 months!!

lol

 :grin:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: BobbyT on 14 July 2005, 21:35
once or twice a week, its such a pain having a black car! i have to do the full works when i wash it or it looks worse than when i started!  :tongue:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: ...joe on 14 July 2005, 21:58
yeah but black cars look sweet when they are clean!!! luckily i don't drive it enough to get it too dirty!!
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Madone_si on 14 July 2005, 22:01
Every day - in the evening.... The car has to be clean.........  :smiley:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Organisys on 14 July 2005, 22:05
once a week, time and ale consumption permitting.
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Martz on 15 July 2005, 09:39
If you got black, you gotta clean it loads or it looks sh!te :angry:

Mine is looking sh!t at the moment, infact if my misses was as filthy I'd be a happy chappy!  :grin:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: golfpro on 16 July 2005, 08:59
couldnt be arsed to get al the gear out last night so went to the local jet wash and just polished it when i got home. Turned out ok but would rather done it myself!
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: BobbyT on 16 July 2005, 11:09
i think i spend far too much time with my golf! well the look on my girlfriends face says it all! i think the car is classed as cheating! lol  :grin:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: CHR15 on 16 July 2005, 11:28
nice wheels toofunkyhouse, are they tsw catalunyas?
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: *Dubby* on 16 July 2005, 12:16
I had a black car once.....agree they are a bastid to keep lookin clean  :undecided:

Ironically enough, I had paid to have it cleaned the day i wrote it off, so it was totalled, but very very shiny  :cool: :laugh:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: jk on 16 July 2005, 17:21
went out and cleaned mine yest insiide and out spent an hr& half on it was like new inside though the dog dosent take long to sort that out. :grin:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: BobbyT on 16 July 2005, 18:00
yes chr15 they are, wished i had gone larger now! oh well!  :tongue:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: Dinky on 16 July 2005, 18:04
after readin all your posts....i felt sorta guilty..so now...after zymol wash and polish...shes so shiney!! :cool:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: kniterider on 16 July 2005, 23:33
washed polished and valeted both of me golfs today, the mk4 and the mk2 ebay sl@g

and what can i say... i havent washed the mk4 for over 6 months..... :huh:

but now shes polished.... however bad she performs in the sack she still looks good, so i guess it like havin a pam anderson (but a real sh@t lay) on your arm... yeah she looks good with you, cause shes trick, pant lay (performance), so i guess you go else where for your kicks... lol... you get me..

lol

Title: Re: How often do you wash/clean your car?
Post by: CHR15 on 17 July 2005, 13:48
washed polished and valeted both of me golfs today, the mk4 and the mk2 ebay sl@g

and what can i say... i havent washed the mk4 for over 6 months..... :huh:

but now shes polished.... however bad she performs in the sack she still looks good, so i guess it like havin a pam anderson (but a real sh@t lay) on your arm... yeah she looks good with you, cause shes trick, pant lay (performance), so i guess you go else where for your kicks... lol... you get me..

lol



right.... :laugh: