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If torn jeans can be a fashion statement, then so too can an unwashed car. Let them have this, why don't you?

rootusrootus 3y ago
I'm perfectly happy to let them have this, I was just curious why someone would deliberately neglect basic maintenance. It's kinda foreign to me, and frankly I'm towards the lazy end of the motivation scale. Fashion statement is actually a pretty good explanation, thank you.
- makoto12 3y ago
  it's not maintenance if it's for aesthetic purposes. unless there's a serious concern for rust then i don't think it classifies.
  - kodt 3y ago
    If you live in an area where they heavily salt the roads washing is important to get all that road salt off of your car as it does speed the process of rusting. Neglecting to do this will result in rust spots on your body. Most of the comments here seem to be taking highly individual situations and assuming it must be the same for everyone.
- superhuzza 3y ago
  I live in the UK, where it rains multiple times a week. I mostly drive on paved roads, not too much mud, roads are rarely salted. Whether I wash my car or not, it changes nothing - the car will get dusty and rained on over and over regardless of what I do. When I first got my car I would wash it sometimes, but it's inevitably going to rain in the next day or so and return to exactly the same state. Washing it once a year is enough to remove any grease/carbon from the roads. Why bother? I don't think it's actually "maintenance" if it doesn't maintain the car in any meaningful way.
  - chaorace 3y ago
    > Why bother? I don't think it's actually "maintenance" if it doesn't maintain the car in any meaningful way. As usual, it varies. Some outdoor environments can cause pollen/pinetar/birdpoop to accumulate and form a layer of weather-resistant plaque which slowly degrades the paint. Some indoor storage environments are open-air, which can lead to a stubborn buildup of oil/pollution/dust with a similarly negative impact. Of course, there's also the general idea that, if you baby something, it'll last longer. Inspecting how the car looks on a semi-regular basis might lead one to noticing any number of issues -- a soft tire, a fluid leak, a faulty tail-light, etc. It's not a bad ritual to have if you rely on the good working function of such things. With all of this being said, I don't exactly practice what I preach... Driving bores me and I'd rather pay someone else to do the associated maintenance even though I've been thoroughly taught how to do it myself. I very much belong to the "carwashes for thee and not for me" school of thought

I'm perfectly happy to let them have this, I was just curious why someone would deliberately neglect basic maintenance. It's kinda foreign to me, and frankly I'm towards the lazy end of the motivation scale. Fashion statement is actually a pretty good explanation, thank you.

makoto12 3y ago
it's not maintenance if it's for aesthetic purposes. unless there's a serious concern for rust then i don't think it classifies.
- kodt 3y ago
  If you live in an area where they heavily salt the roads washing is important to get all that road salt off of your car as it does speed the process of rusting. Neglecting to do this will result in rust spots on your body. Most of the comments here seem to be taking highly individual situations and assuming it must be the same for everyone.
superhuzza 3y ago
I live in the UK, where it rains multiple times a week. I mostly drive on paved roads, not too much mud, roads are rarely salted. Whether I wash my car or not, it changes nothing - the car will get dusty and rained on over and over regardless of what I do. When I first got my car I would wash it sometimes, but it's inevitably going to rain in the next day or so and return to exactly the same state. Washing it once a year is enough to remove any grease/carbon from the roads. Why bother? I don't think it's actually "maintenance" if it doesn't maintain the car in any meaningful way.
- chaorace 3y ago
  > Why bother? I don't think it's actually "maintenance" if it doesn't maintain the car in any meaningful way. As usual, it varies. Some outdoor environments can cause pollen/pinetar/birdpoop to accumulate and form a layer of weather-resistant plaque which slowly degrades the paint. Some indoor storage environments are open-air, which can lead to a stubborn buildup of oil/pollution/dust with a similarly negative impact. Of course, there's also the general idea that, if you baby something, it'll last longer. Inspecting how the car looks on a semi-regular basis might lead one to noticing any number of issues -- a soft tire, a fluid leak, a faulty tail-light, etc. It's not a bad ritual to have if you rely on the good working function of such things. With all of this being said, I don't exactly practice what I preach... Driving bores me and I'd rather pay someone else to do the associated maintenance even though I've been thoroughly taught how to do it myself. I very much belong to the "carwashes for thee and not for me" school of thought