How often do you wash your car ?

BMdblU · 11-21-2007, 10:58 PM

Just wondering how meticulous you all are with your cars.

How often do you hand wash your car on average weekly?

TiAg335i · 11-21-2007, 11:10 PM

haven't washed mine in 2+ months or so, (I go to college, and that pretty much takes priority)...then again I don't really drive it..it's getting it's first wash in that much time tommorrow!

besides, washing it is a damn chore. Especially when it's 40 degrees outside.

BMdblU · 11-21-2007, 11:16 PM

^ Washing the car is obviously weather permitting

ArmyBimmerDude · 11-22-2007, 03:09 AM

I dont care if its 10 degrees outside. As long as theres some type of covering above the car, I wash, was, vacuum it once to twice a week. Always hand wash, never a machine.

Takumi587 · 11-22-2007, 03:35 AM

I wash my car once every 2 weeks or 3. But then again it is not my daily driver.

AH · 11-22-2007, 04:16 AM

once or twice... but mostly once....

Queenskid24 · 11-22-2007, 04:56 AM

weekly once a week, im pretty meticulous when it comes to the paint. I cant have swirls anywhere

John 070 · 11-22-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Takumi587

I wash my car once every 2 weeks or 3. But then again it is not my daily driver.

Same here...but when I do drive it, I like it to be clean, so weather permitting, I'd wash it even if there's just a layer of dust on it from sitting. Was thinking of waxing (almost a year old now), but too cold....and it's spent most of the 12 mos. sitting in my garage. I notice it still beads water very well so maybe in the spring....

smog · 11-26-2007, 10:08 PM

once every two weeks. and i put quite a bit of miles on it (~500miles/mo). but then again the car is zaino'ed and garaged , so no worries

MrFrizzle · 11-26-2007, 11:50 PM

Wow, I'm lazy compared to you people...

I might wash my car twice a month, at the car wash place, lool.
At least I shine my tires and vacuum out my car. I buff out any scratches and keep my windows rain-xed. Other than that, pshh.

UncleWede · 11-27-2007, 09:41 AM

Weekend warrior

ianbiz · 11-28-2007, 11:07 PM

Every Saturday or Sunday morning.

ChaneRZ · 11-29-2007, 03:50 AM

once a month. i spray detail my car more often.

Ninjaneer · 11-29-2007, 07:03 AM

Wash mine once every other weekend. So that's 0.5 times a week

Full Zaino detail session twice a year... plan to do the next one in 2 weeks. Z8 / AJT in between full detail sessions every 3 washes or so, keeps the paint beading. Lots of rain in FL so it doesn't last long and sometimes I can't be bothered to wash when it rains in the weekend cos it's gonna get dirty anyway (I don't park in a garage).

Comet · 11-29-2007, 07:06 AM

the parking lot attendant washes my car whilst I'm at work

david1026 · 11-29-2007, 03:38 PM

Once a weekend, usually Sunday - being a law student takes up nearly all my free time and is very stress inducing, so its a great release to spend 5-6 hours detailing when its warm out.

BMdblU · 11-29-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaneRZ

once a month. i spray detail my car more often.

So you mean you spray detail spray on your dirty or dusty car and rub it into the paint?

wrickem · 11-29-2007, 06:48 PM

At least once a week with a little rim touch up in betewwn. If it rains, as soon as the roads are dry, it gets washed

dinkoh · 11-29-2007, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrFrizzle

Wow, I'm lazy compared to you people...

I might wash my car twice a month, at the car wash place, lool.
At least I shine my tires and vacuum out my car. I buff out any scratches and keep my windows rain-xed. Other than that, pshh.

Dude, me too! I thought I washed a lot too. But, I guess not.

remmib · 11-30-2007, 07:02 AM

Voted once.

Couch · 11-30-2007, 11:36 AM

Longest I've gone is 3 months when it rained almost daily. Right now it's been almost 2 months. Suppose to rain on Sunday, so we'll see if it gets done this weekend.

oldaccount · 11-30-2007, 01:29 PM

with the current water restrictions that ban washing your car, i wash every few weeks just because im so busy with school during the week and work on the weekends. Im OCD about it, so washing is practically an all day affair for me. I have to wash at my parents house - their driveway and garage wraps around behind their house so nobody can see me breakin the law, breakin the law.

Before the restrictions, when I could wash at my own house, I washed once a week, sometimes twice.

View Poll Results: How often do you wash your car a week?
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Twice	9	8.82%
Three	4	3.92%
Four - I'm addicted to washing my car!	0	0%
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11-21-2007, 10:58 PM	#1
BMdblU Brigadier General 152 Rep 3,983 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	How often do you wash your car ? Just wondering how meticulous you all are with your cars. How often do you hand wash your car on average weekly?
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11-21-2007, 11:10 PM	#2
TiAg335i Trance Life 315 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	haven't washed mine in 2+ months or so, (I go to college, and that pretty much takes priority)...then again I don't really drive it..it's getting it's first wash in that much time tommorrow! besides, washing it is a damn chore. Especially when it's 40 degrees outside.
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11-21-2007, 11:16 PM	#3
BMdblU Brigadier General 152 Rep 3,983 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	^ Washing the car is obviously weather permitting
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11-22-2007, 03:09 AM	#4
ArmyBimmerDude Major General 152 Rep 5,501 Posts Drives: Lola Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Georgia iTrader: (3) Garage List 02/2007 E92 335i [0.00]	I dont care if its 10 degrees outside. As long as theres some type of covering above the car, I wash, was, vacuum it once to twice a week. Always hand wash, never a machine. __________________ 2007 E92 Montego Blue 335i
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11-22-2007, 03:35 AM	#5
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11-22-2007, 04:16 AM	#6
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11-22-2007, 04:56 AM	#7
Queenskid24 Colonel 81 Rep 2,897 Posts Drives: With 1 Fly Girl shotgun. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queens, NYC iTrader: (9)	weekly once a week, im pretty meticulous when it comes to the paint. I cant have swirls anywhere
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11-26-2007, 10:08 PM	#9
smog Private First Class 3 Rep 120 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa clara iTrader: (0)	once every two weeks. and i put quite a bit of miles on it (~500miles/mo). but then again the car is zaino'ed and garaged , so no worries
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11-26-2007, 11:50 PM	#10
MrFrizzle Private First Class 16 Rep 116 Posts Drives: '07 328xi Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Wow, I'm lazy compared to you people... I might wash my car twice a month, at the car wash place, lool. At least I shine my tires and vacuum out my car. I buff out any scratches and keep my windows rain-xed. Other than that, pshh. __________________ Life is good But a BMW makes it better
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11-27-2007, 09:41 AM	#11
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11-28-2007, 11:07 PM	#12
ianbiz Back in a BMW 205 Rep 5,208 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Msport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (8)	Every Saturday or Sunday morning. __________________ Ian
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11-29-2007, 03:50 AM	#13
ChaneRZ If You Aint First, You're last !!! 81 Rep 2,509 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 335i, 01 Honda Prelude Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	once a month. i spray detail my car more often. __________________ 08 BMW BSM 335i 6MT (Sports, Premium, NAV, PDC, AS, IPOD, HD Radio, Rear Sunshade, OEM Alarm) Angel iBright V3, Luminics Fog Bulb, Turbo Tuner, K&N Drop in Filter, Dinan Exhaust, Dinan Pedals, Vorsteiner CF Front Lip, and CF Rear Diffuser. Ordered:08/25/07 Started: 09/09/07 Finished: 09/14/07 On Ship: 09/15/07 Arrived: 10/08/07 Delivered: 10/10/07
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11-29-2007, 07:03 AM	#14
Ninjaneer Shadow Warrior 139 Rep 2,095 Posts Drives: '07 335i Sedan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Wash mine once every other weekend. So that's 0.5 times a week Full Zaino detail session twice a year... plan to do the next one in 2 weeks. Z8 / AJT in between full detail sessions every 3 washes or so, keeps the paint beading. Lots of rain in FL so it doesn't last long and sometimes I can't be bothered to wash when it rains in the weekend cos it's gonna get dirty anyway (I don't park in a garage). __________________ 335i E90 / Arctic / Gray / Burl Walnut / Steptronic / ZPP / ZSP / Paddles / CA / Nav / PDC / OEM Spoiler Mods: PIAA Angel Eyes, Rear Fog Switch, Escort X50 Blue hardwire, 30% Charcoal Llumar Installing soon: Rear Power Outlets (Happy Robot mod!)
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11-29-2007, 07:06 AM	#15
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11-29-2007, 03:38 PM	#16
david1026 Lawyers - We're like well dressed ninjas. 4 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Omaha, NE iTrader: (0)	Once a weekend, usually Sunday - being a law student takes up nearly all my free time and is very stress inducing, so its a great release to spend 5-6 hours detailing when its warm out.
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11-29-2007, 06:48 PM	#18
wrickem Big Beaver Smile 2101 Rep 3,791 Posts Drives: What he wants to Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: lambertville nj iTrader: (0)	At least once a week with a little rim touch up in betewwn. If it rains, as soon as the roads are dry, it gets washed __________________ ______________________________________________ Current- '21 430 , '19 911, 07 M6 ,'17 Jeep Wrangler, "23 Bronco OBXluxsquatch
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11-30-2007, 07:02 AM	#20
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11-30-2007, 11:36 AM	#21
Couch Colonel 142 Rep 2,900 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [0.00]	Longest I've gone is 3 months when it rained almost daily. Right now it's been almost 2 months. Suppose to rain on Sunday, so we'll see if it gets done this weekend.
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11-30-2007, 01:29 PM	#22
oldaccount Colonel 162 Rep 2,456 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (2)	with the current water restrictions that ban washing your car, i wash every few weeks just because im so busy with school during the week and work on the weekends. Im OCD about it, so washing is practically an all day affair for me. I have to wash at my parents house - their driveway and garage wraps around behind their house so nobody can see me breakin the law, breakin the law. Before the restrictions, when I could wash at my own house, I washed once a week, sometimes twice.
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