How do you take care of your vehicles?

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Some people don’t take care of their vehicles, others like me and other people are very close to their vehicles and take the best of care of them that they can. My vehicles are lucky enough to have Shelter Logic temporary garages. While these are not the ideal garages, they will do a good job until permits are approved for a much improved garage situation.

My vehicles are fortunate enough to also get cleaned with Mr. Pink foaming car wash shampoo, a very high quality shampoo that I am very impressed with. I just recently purchased Torque Detail ceramic car soap. For my interior cleaner (don’t need this for my BRZ since it still has very strong new car smell - still just a kid), I use Chemical Guys total interior cleaner new car smell. I also use premium quality microfiber clothes if I should need to use them for cleaning, or drying. The Rag Company Eagle Edgeless 500 4-Pack Microfiber Detailing Towels 16in x 16in towels are what I use. Rag Company also provides a special washing machine detergent specifically for washing microfiber, and yes, I have that, too. For larger area drying, I use Microfiber Madness towels Chipmunk XL.

I take great pride in my vehicles, and some people have told me “come on, it’s only a Subaru, it’s not like you have a Lamborghini” Who cares what they think, they’re my vehicles (hey, they’re mine, then there are family cars), To me, it doesn’t matter what you pay for it, if that car is special to you, then that’s the best car.

Of course I do the normal maintenance, fortunately I can do most of it on my own which not only saves money, but mileage and costs of gas in bringing it to the dealership.

I hope to see how you who chose to reply to this post take care of your vehicles. I hope how I take care of my cars and how much I care about them is of some help to all of you.

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Was this product placement?

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My wife leases her car, and I stopped driving a couple years ago. I am, however very attached to the car I was driving when I quit. It’s a 1962 Cadillac Sedan De Ville. Light metallic blue with a blue interior. It’s stored under a soft car cover in my garage. I’m at the point where I don’t do anything to the car. As for my wife’s car, we take it to the dealer twice a year for an oil change. The car gets washed once when we’re on the way to the dealer to turn it in.

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Maintenance wise, pretty good on oil changes and a few others, but washing, I am not good at all, but I have had my truck washed ad cleaned a few times, in the year I have owned it, last vehicle that I kept clean clean (never trash in any of them) was my Intrepid back in the mid to late 90’s lol…
But my truck is dirty right now and it is driving me nuts, just don’t feel like dragging the dog stuff out of it and driving across town to get it washed and cleaned… If I was able to do it myself I would…

As far as all the cleaning stuff, that crap is overwhelming to me, Everyone says the one they use is the best, and my son says he will wash and clean the truck for me, but again, I don’t know what products to buy..

My fun car has been garage kept for over 30 years now, except for a 2 year stint when I 1st started taking care full time of my parents, but it is now in a basement garage..

My truck since I have owned it stays in a garage also, my wife’s car normally is inside since we moved a few years ago…

I want to have both the truck and the wifey’s car pro detailed…

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I predict you are going to get flagged for Spam !!

I could not wade through all of that product placement but I did not see a tire dressing listed . I hope I am not using the wrong brand.

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IMO you should sell the Caddie. I’m sure that you’ll find an owner as interested it maintaining it as you used to. I’m fond of early 60s Cadillacs and it would be great if this one is back on the road.

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So if someone post what oil filter brand they use is that spam??
What about oil, or tire brand, or wiper blade brand etc etc etc??

Didn’t someone’s wife retire from Fram? Was that product placement/spam? I mean they do get a retirement check from them… lol

Now if this was a 1st, (maybe even 5th) time poster with links, or websites in their profile, then yes…

This is an automotive forum, and the OP has a passion for vehicles, nothing wrong with talking about taking care of them, or how/what/when you take care of them…

I just think that some on here don’t like someone(s) in general and like trying to run them off… If you don’t like their content, ignore/block them…