I just love the random leaps of imagination made by the OCD car polishers about how I choose to live my life........................jumping to conclusions

 

............................one of my pet hates.

 

I did not say my car was dirty, cluttered etc. etc.

It isn't

 

I SAID that I have better things to do than spend hours detailing, and prefer instead to spend a small proportion of my money paying someone else to do a perfectly satisfactory job for me, as do the majority of my friends and neighbours.

 

As for failing to maintain the house, carpets etc. etc. let me put it to you this way.

 

My house is worth about £325,000 and is appreciating in value. My car about £8,500, and is depreciating.. Which do you think it makes more sense to concentrate on cleaning and maintaining?

 

My cars are working tools that do approx. 30,000 miles every year. At 7 or 8 years old they have about 200,000 miles on them, get P/X'd for about £1500 - £2000. How much extra do you think they would raise if I spent hours obsessively cleaning them?

 

By all means spend your free time in the rain (in the rain!!!!!!!! - wtf is that about. If it rains, it won't need cleaning ) but don't assume that those of us who choose not to are in some way inferior.

In truth the vast majority of the population are, like me, satisfied with a car that is clean and tidy without being obsessive.

Most of us don't share your hobby.

But we do sympathise with you.

 

Edit:

 

Thinking further about it, I can't remember hardly anybody spending Sundays cleaning their cars. Until a few years ago there was always a few teenage lads around who earned a few quid a week cleaning cars in the neighbourhood. These are the guys who either decided it was too much like hard work, or got put out of business by the hand-was brigade, who do a better job than they did anyway.

Your attitude to Car Cleaning is in the majority, as is your attitude to people like myself, who regularly spend a fair amount of time cleaning, polishing and waxing our vehicles

Where your argument fails, is to say that you have better things to do. I do not, nor people like me.

Nothing gives me more pleasure that spending a few hours keeping the car clean and looking as new as possible..or in my case, a clients car.

There is a guy over the road from me who never cleans his car; he never even takes it to the local 'Gritty Sponge Car Wash'

I once asked him if I could wash it for him......"It will only get dirty again". Needless to say, his Honda Accord looks filthy...he just doesnt see it

Some replys saying that if you dont wash your car then you dont clean your house either, in some people, are true.

His garden is a mess..and his house interior is too..my next door neighbour told me

Obviously, Im not saying you are the same, but some are

Please realise that there are some of us who treasure our cars and find it therapitic and stress relieving to do so...Its our Hobby

In short..we love it....we find time...we like others to see how clean it is..we experiment with products..we learn new skills like polishing ...we go on Forums and show off our cars to others........we help others to do the same..we sometimes pay a fee to to advertise our services, so others can benefit (Forum Sponsorship)

One more thing.....Take a close look at your car...Your 'Satisfactory job' Hand wash Brigade will have damaged your car...its the way they work. They can have many hours of cars to wash with often the same sponge..How much care do you think they take? Does the Automated nylon brush at the filling station just wash all the dirt off?...No, they inflict damage, which becomes worse everytime you visit one.

Unfortunately the majority of the population, as Auto Express suggests have the same mindset....Naturally there are some that dont have the facilities or the physical health to do it...they arnt included in this statement...So what is my overall message?

Please dont knock those of us who love to keep our cars clean, even in the rain (Rainwater is great for rinsing off freshly washed car BTW)

We love doing it and will always find the time ...but we realise that we are in the minority...sadly

Regards

Chris

(ChrisRs Detailing, Bingley, West Yorks)

Must be a Mods get together- away day!

 

Rumbled!

 

They must get lonely sitting there on their own waiting for 'offnote' to try and get in again...

 

A handful of members keep us from getting bored so there is need to wait for offnote to reappear... we just wait patiently for them to effectively ban themselves.

Interesting mix of opinions on here.

Whilst this article has been posted on a enthusiasts Skoda forum, if this article had been posted on maybe other car related forum, whether it be modern or classic cars, I wonder what the responses would of been?

For me it's a hobby, my wife says I have OCD!

I do use this forum and others though to research the next car care cleaning materials to buy next.

Each to their own I guess.

Interesting mix of opinions on here.

Whilst this article has been posted on a enthusiasts Skoda forum, if this article had been posted on maybe other car related forum, whether it be modern or classic cars, I wonder what the responses would of been?

For me it's a hobby, my wife says I have OCD!

I do use this forum and others though to research the next car care cleaning materials to buy next.

Each to their own I guess.

 

I was at a car parts place the other day & saw a bloke in an old 50/60's jag saloon (mint looking) get out & wash it using the jetwash with the scrubby brush on the paintwork.................... :clap: .......I nearly went over & punched him as he doesn't deserve such a motor if that's how he looks after it............numpty..........

I was at a car parts place the other day & saw a bloke in an old 50/60's jag saloon (mint looking) get out & wash it using the jetwash with the scrubby brush on the paintwork.................... :clap: .......I nearly went over & punched him as he doesn't deserve such a motor if that's how he looks after it............numpty..........

They dont understand how these brushes damage paintwork

So. He may appear a numpty, but really, he knows no better...

.....the saving grace could be the cellulose based paint used on his Jag which is far more resistant to damage than modern water based acrylic paint

I was at a car parts place the other day & saw a bloke in an old 50/60's jag saloon (mint looking) get out & wash it using the jetwash with the scrubby brush on the paintwork.................... :clap: .......I nearly went over & punched him as he doesn't deserve such a motor if that's how he looks after it............numpty..........

Just how people are :(.

I treat mine better than most folk keep their ferraris lol.

I just love the random leaps of imagination made by the OCD car polishers about how I choose to live my life........................jumping to conclusions

............................one of my pet hates.

I did not say my car was dirty, cluttered etc. etc.

It isn't

I SAID that I have better things to do than spend hours detailing, and prefer instead to spend a small proportion of my money paying someone else to do a perfectly satisfactory job for me, as do the majority of my friends and neighbours.

As for failing to maintain the house, carpets etc. etc. let me put it to you this way.

My house is worth about £325,000 and is appreciating in value. My car about £8,500, and is depreciating.. Which do you think it makes more sense to concentrate on cleaning and maintaining?

My cars are working tools that do approx. 30,000 miles every year. At 7 or 8 years old they have about 200,000 miles on them, get P/X'd for about £1500 - £2000. How much extra do you think they would raise if I spent hours obsessively cleaning them?

By all means spend your free time in the rain (in the rain!!!!!!!! - wtf is that about. If it rains, it won't need cleaning ) but don't assume that those of us who choose not to are in some way inferior.

In truth the vast majority of the population are, like me, satisfied with a car that is clean and tidy without being obsessive.

Most of us don't share your hobby.

But we do sympathise with you.

Edit:

Thinking further about it, I can't remember hardly anybody spending Sundays cleaning their cars. Until a few years ago there was always a few teenage lads around who earned a few quid a week cleaning cars in the neighbourhood. These are the guys who either decided it was too much like hard work, or got put out of business by the hand-was brigade, who do a better job than they did anyway.

Ignoring the assumptions that were made based on your original post you did infact mention resale value of the car, which DOES get affected by how well a car is cleaned or kept, example being my wife's 02' plate fabia, yes it had low milage but the selling point on it when we pxd it to our local dealer was the condition, the salesmans words were 'i can't find anything wrong with the paintwork it's immaculate' which I proceeded to use as a bargaining chip for a better deal.

Ignoring the assumptions that were made based on your original post you did infact mention resale value of the car, which DOES get affected by how well a car is cleaned or kept, example being my wife's 02' plate fabia, yes it had low milage but the selling point on it when we pxd it to our local dealer was the condition, the salesmans words were 'i can't find anything wrong with the paintwork it's immaculate' which I proceeded to use as a bargaining chip for a better deal.

I've had similar when selling bikes. Keeping them in like new condition, always polished, waxed etc etc.

First person to turn up for a viewing usually buys em and they cant haggle me on price because they cant find any flaws to use against me.

Plus they know they wont find another one in that condition.

Makes sale so much easier for me.

Ignoring the assumptions that were made based on your original post you did infact mention resale value of the car, which DOES get affected by how well a car is cleaned or kept, example being my wife's 02' plate fabia, yes it had low milage but the selling point on it when we pxd it to our local dealer was the condition, the salesmans words were 'i can't find anything wrong with the paintwork it's immaculate' which I proceeded to use as a bargaining chip for a better deal.

 

Same here................in fact the sales man at the VW place where I got the new car was previously at the Skoda place & knew me well.............when he saw my old car he stated "sell it privately because I would not be able to give you what it is worth, & it is worth a lot more than book, you've looked after it, sensible mods, & the condition inside & out is better than most 4yrs old cars let alone one that is 14yrs old it'll make a cracking buy for someone!!!!"..............it did & got £1,500 for it.........

 

Mind you I had decided to fully sort the paintwork which over the past 3yrs I had let go (by my high standard)....so that's a full machine compound, full machine polish 2 coats & machine seal two coats & full detail of every item of trim........basically factory fresh..................& very shiny..............took over a week but hey-ho........

I do agree with BJM in a way. I think the majority of people don't realise the effects of what putting the car through a car wash can do. Swirl marks etc they haven't got a clue what you are on about. The car looks "clean" but not as clean as the minority of us would say it is. A lot of my friends take the mick out of me for spending 8 hours or even 2 days cleaning it. They don't see the point but many of us on here couldn't think of anything else they would rather be doing to their pride and joy.

My dad has never hand washed or polished his car. It's a 2k worth Vauxhall Astra so doesn't see the point. Bangs it through the £2 tesco car wash once a month. But he will spend all day cleaning his Honda cbr1000rr lol.

I was at a car parts place the other day & saw a bloke in an old 50/60's jag saloon (mint looking) get out & wash it using the jetwash with the scrubby brush on the paintwork.................... :clap: .......I nearly went over & punched him as he doesn't deserve such a motor if that's how he looks after it............numpty..........

 

Just playing devils advocate...

 

Who's to say he hasn't owned it from new and has washed it that way for most of it's life... and it still looks 'mint'!?

 

My black car is covered in swirl marks which are more obvious in bright sunshine. The rest of the time I think it passes the '6 foot test' pretty well.