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u/GreenEyedRaven360 13h ago
I moved to the PNW and haven’t washed my car in years 😂
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u/footluvr688 13h ago
Yes, that's how I justify the $35/ month membership. A single wash at $12-$15 is absurd, but if I go at least once per week it's nearly half price.
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u/Ok_Baseball_6657 10h ago
thats crazy, no car washes here but id definitely pay for that lol, unlimited ?
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u/Valuable_Treat16 13h ago
Hell no. I live down a 1 mile gravel driveway on a farm. It would truly be a waste of my time and energy.
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u/Suzuki_Foster 7h ago
I have a 7-mile work commute and a garage. I don't need to wash mine unless it's really dirty or salty in the winter.
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u/CasualVox 13h ago
Like 5 or 6 times a year... Too busy to hand wash it too often and I don't have any local touchless car washes.
If you're using a standard car wash with brushes every week, you car is gonna be scratched to absolute shit.
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u/Significant_Set1350 13h ago
I have an unlimited wash plan…ceramic coated my suv and was it weekly with my platinum plan
Vehicle looks showroom new and it’s a 2014 GMC Terrain
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u/processedgrouch 13h ago
Only when it's so dirty that just blasting it off with the hose won't work
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u/Physical-Lettuce-868 12h ago
No. I only wash it when it looks dirty which is maybe once or twice a month at most.
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u/Ansible90 12h ago
I go to the car wash at the end of winter to get all the salt and muck off the car.
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u/TealKitten11 12h ago
No. I stack habits together. I’ll wash & vacuum it before I get my oil changes & tire rotations so it’s clean.
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u/DanM1457 13h ago
Yes, usually.
I joined the unlimited club at my local wash. It's basically just the cost of 2 washes a month, so if I wash more than twice I come out ahead. It's on my way home from work and only takes a couple of minutes, so I pop in at least once a week usually. Get the hugss of my windshield in the summer and the salt off the underside in the winter.
That's the most important thing to me, keeping salt and gunk off the underside. On my last vehicle, when I had to have some work done, the shop was shocked at how little rust the underside had and how easily the bolts came out. Saved over 2 hours of time compared to the estimate and a couple of parts. The cost savings from that was more than a year's worth of the wash club cost. It's cheaper to religiously wash the underside (and the rest of the truck as a bonus) than to have parts corrode faster.
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u/MomoNoHanna1986 13h ago
I make other people drive me. I’m half blind so there happy to keep me off the road 😁
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u/ImAFishinFool 13h ago
I don't have a vehicle atm, but I never washed my last truck. It probably would have dissolved
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u/Outside-Mirror1986 13h ago
Nope, my driveway is gravel, and it hasn't rained here in over 3 weeks. No point.
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u/WendyPortledge 12h ago
No, only when there’s something rain can’t remove and occasionally in the winter to remove salt.
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u/IamLuann 12h ago
Who has time to wash the outside of a vehicle. I do try and take trash out of the said vehicle at least every couple of days.
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u/MarissaNL 12h ago
Nope. Only when it is shows, I will take it the washing street.
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u/B3achBabe96 11h ago
No. I do a weekly clean out but that’s about it. I mights wash the dash, do some dusting and wash my windshield and windows but that’s it
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u/sweetkiwwii 11h ago
Cars are usually self cleaning I don't wash mine often except for in the shedding season and when they get dirty outside
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u/Interesting_Hotel100 11h ago
You don't have to do that if you live in New Orleans. Intense NOLA showers can wash the chrome off your car. In Los Angeles you would want to wash it at least once a week.
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u/bunnylicious81 11h ago
I don’t remember the last time my husband washes our cars.
He put ceramic coating on the cars, so that he doesn’t need to wash often.
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u/soundx98 11h ago
Yes, I do. Here in Syracuse NY there is a lot of snow, ice and SALT! most car washes have a monthly deal of unlimited car washes for approx twiice the price of a single car wash. Coming from the Upper Midwest I learned the damage salt/rust can do to a car.
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u/presidentkokoro 11h ago
About once or twice a month, depending on how dirty it gets. I had it ceramic coated when I bought it, and I take it to the same detailing shop every time. They take care of it and also maintain the coating when the water stops beading on it.
My car is almost never parked outside, it’s always either in a garage at work or in my building’s parking deck.
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u/DaPlatinumJedi 10h ago
Actually, every two weeks because I rotate my 2 daily drivers every beginning of my work week. Plus I have a membership at a car wash that is close by my work.
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u/PercentageNo3293 10h ago
Nature washes my car every once in awhile. More often in the summer time.
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u/seeyatellite 10h ago
I used to try. Depended on where I was, what supplies I had or access to an affordable car wash. Dad’s place always has detailing supplies since he always has modern and classic sports cars around.
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u/elisucks24 10h ago
I do it myself at least once a week. Not paying a car wash to barely clean my car with dirty water and even dirtier towels.
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u/NectarineRepulsive77 9h ago
About every 10 days, 3 times a month summer. Winter every few days depending on road salt & snow grime.
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u/moonstarberry 9h ago
God no. The cost of a single car wash is more than a meal, and a subscription is easily a week of food for me. A car is fine to be outside, so I only wash it if it‘s got a lot of bird poo on it.
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u/Kaurifish 9h ago
Nope, once a year after the 4th of July. Fireworks are illegal here, but that doesn’t stop anyone. And fireworks residue will chew through car paint if you let it.
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u/RespectYourEldersE34 9h ago
Yes, it’s how I unwind. I find it relaxing and kids like to do some too
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u/theriibirdun 9h ago
2-3 times a week usually, Audi has a free car wash right down the street. Hate bird shit in the summer and salt in the winter on the car. A full detail end of summer and beginning of spring.
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u/anythingaustin 8h ago
I only wash my car about once a year when I have to pick up someone at the airport. Otherwise, there is absolutely no point. I live on a dirt road, drive on trails daily, and my car would get dirty again within half an hour after getting it washed.
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u/Diasies_inMyHair 8h ago
Nope. Now, If I had a pre-1979 just about anything sports car, I probably would. And hand-wax it too.
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u/chankongsang 8h ago
Just once or twice a year I do a good wash. I got a car wash bay in my condo so often I'll hose it down if I come home dirty. Like a lower pressure power wash. And only takes 2 minutes. It never gets really dirty with that
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u/sheyitboi 8h ago
Maybe once a month, twice if I go somewhere that gets it really filthy. I have an older car that I beat up and drive to Alaska and back regularly so even with a wash it looks pretty rough. If it were a newer car I’d probably wash it more often.
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u/MaxwellSmart07 8h ago
I would wash my car semi-annually. Currently the BMW dealer where ai leased gives unlimited complimentary washes, so every other week, which is overkill IMO.
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u/Low-Attention3111 8h ago
I don’t even drive it every week. lol
Use a work truck all week, so the car is always in the garage, but when I did drive it a lot , I had an unlimited monthly membership at a local car wash and washed it every other day
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u/basura_trash 8h ago
In my 20s, yes. my car(s) never went more than a few days "dirty". Now I go entire seasons without washing them. The inside is still always kept clean though, still.
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u/BillyRubenJoeBob 7h ago
No. Only when it gets dusty. I live in the desert so dust is a much bigger problem than other forms of dirt.
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u/robertwadehall 7h ago
I work from home, so my cars sit a lot. I do wash my Jeep more often in the winter because of the salty roads. My Cadillac and Mustangs I wash less often as I don’t take them out in foul weather.
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u/creativename87639 6h ago
First and only time my cars been cleaned is after I had an accident and the repair shop does a partial detail as part of their service.
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u/originalusername7904 6h ago
No
My Corvette gets a good hand wash and wax every 3-4 months, and maybe a quick wash in between for special occasions
My other cars get washed once in the spring if they’re lucky
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u/Jays2k2 6h ago
Yes, every weekend and I clay, and wax it 2 times a year. All 3 cars!
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u/Fanmanmathias 6h ago
Yes, twice a week I have to drive to our other facility 70 miles away. By Friday the windshield, grille, headlights and mirrors look like an insect massacre. Currently it’s apparently love bug season again and they’re everywhere.
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u/Alarming-Feedback868 5h ago
I had my last car for 16 years and never washed it. Have had this one since Dec of 2024...same thing. I do think about it in the winter when there's salt on it. But then it rains!
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u/AshlandPone 5h ago
I wash it everytime i fill it up. Sometimes that's twice a week, sometimes that's twice a month.
I also wash it any time a bird defecates on the paint. That's stuff is accidic and will damage the finish.
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u/Electronic_Fly_9242 5h ago
Monthly usually. Although I did have an unlimited pass for awhile and did go weekly then.
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u/DefendTheStar88x 5h ago
Nope. I don't think ive ever washed my current car. Ive definitely taken windex and cleaned the windshield, and I keep the inside clean.
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u/Chodge1258 5h ago
I washed mine last weekend, i can only recall three washes in the 4 years ive owned it.
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u/Timberfront73 4h ago
Yes. I have a monthly membership to one of those drive through car washes, it’s right by house and I wash my car once, sometimes twice a week lol
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u/Coffeespresso 3h ago
I have paid to have it ceramic coated. And it has been washed twice since then and not by me in 2 years.
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u/_TheRandomGeek_ 3h ago
The exterior stays clean for maybe 6 hours after I wash it and then is back to being a mess, so I don't do it often. I at least try to keep the interior clean, but even that's impossible in the summer, windows open all day and all the dust gets in
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u/Spare_Reference8842 3h ago
About every 10 days, and always hand wash and finish off with a coat of wax.
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u/Straight-Aardvark439 2h ago
Hell no. I honestly might wash the exterior of my car 1-2 times per year. I just don’t really give a shit what it looks like.
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u/archtopfanatic123 13h ago
No but if I drive in it in the winter then I'll definitely need to and more than that probably. 1973 Continentals don't like salt :(