When did you stop caring about a clean vehicle?

When I started counting on Mother Nature for a car wash.

When I had kids. I used to love getting up early on a Saturday morning and detailing my truck. Especially in the fall during football season. I'd watch GameDay in the garage while working. These days, I use what little free time i do have to do stuff with my kids. Don't even give the cleanliness of my vehicles a thought until they get to the point I can't stand it anymore.

Can’t be a quitter. Disclaimer: i have raised kids and traveled to multiple sports yearly and haul kids in my vehicle now for high school football. Never give in!

Never

My cars are always immaculate

Commuting

white monster on the passenger floor is a badge of honor

We have a car wash very close by and pay for the monthly pass. I probably go through 5x a month and then vacuum 2x a month. My vehicle is only 18 mos old so I’m trying to keep it nice. The give-a-shite will wane around the 3yr mark, is my guess.

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When did you stop caring about a clean vehicle?

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When I had twins at 42.

I never cared a ton when I had younger kids. My kids are 18 & 12 now so I can keep it much cleaner. I just got my first black vehicle so I treated myself to a monthly carwash membership & wash/vacuum every weekend.

I have three kids. I was their primary driver. At one point we had 5 sports teams at the same time. My car was never dirty. Train your kids to get their shite out of the car when they do. I had a usb vacuum, leather wipes, and detailing putty. When I was waiting for practices to end I would detail the car. There is no excuse

Cars are expensive. Have some respect for your shite

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My brother is like this and has done this since he got his first vehicle in high school. When his kid was growing up, etc. He washes his vehicle almost every week.

One of his first jobs was working at a body shop and he used to detail all the cars. When he left that job, he worked at a funeral home and would detail the hearses. The owner would pay him extra to wash his vehicle while at work. When he got a career job and left, the guy asked him if he could still call him to wash his vehicle. He said he would pay him double to do it once a month which he had no interest in doing.

But its an obsession for him almost. It takes him about 3 hours every time he washes his truck, then if he washes his wife's car that's another 3 hours. He cleans the rims with a toothbrush. He doesn't miss a spot on the inside and he drives slow because he is worried about getting his truck dirty.