You know you are obsessed...

[Krautfed 03]

When you get a loaner or rental for a few days, and the first thing you do is clean it!!!



Dropped the G35 off for some work today, and the dealer gave me a loaded QX56 for a loaner.



It was filthy inside and out, so i gave it a quick wash, polished the chrome wheels, QD`d the exterior, and cleaned the crap out of the interior. I felt the interior was necessary, due to some "suspect" short curly hairs and misc. sticky spots on the seats!!!



Neighbors and Wife think I`m nuts!!

[carnut00]

When you cringe at the idea of just taking the car in for service....

[Rare Three Six]

:werd:



i do the same with loaners... got a new base dodge charger for a week when i sent in my passat. ended up cleaning the interior, wheels and washing and waxing it, plus started to buff the hood... it was full of deadbugs when i got it.... i just have a thing about returning what i borrow in the same or better shape than when i first got it. its a good way of trying products/combos out too.



and your right i do cringe at the thought of the mechanics fingering up my paint with their oiled hands....

[blucpe]

i bet rveryone on here feels the same way, that`s why were here, WE`RE POSSESED, i mean OBSESSED.

[Macruz19]

Here`s a similar thread a few years back..



http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...sion-when.html

[Macruz19]

Mine was post #11...It`s automatic to go straight to the car-cleaning section first before anything else...

[Accumulator]

I`ve done a few service loaners, but only when it`s either something I *really* like (old German cars from EuroCar Service) or it`s something in really awful condition that I`ll be using for a long time.



The black rent-a-Suburban (you can just imagine its condition ) was a killer, took me a *long* time with the rotary...but I knew I`d have it for over six weeks and I couldn`t stand the way it looked. Heh heh, my doing that thing sure made an impression on members of my Jag Club; they`re still talking about it years later



Recently, Stoddard has been giving me economical little Totyotas that`re almost new. Not bad for what they are, and I can go a *long* way on $10 or so compared to my vehicles, but nah...I`m not gonna do anything on those except the glass.

[ten39]

When you cringe at the idea of just taking the car in for service....

Been there, done that.



Every time.



Many techs seem to be so careless it`s stupifying.

[944obscene]

I got a rental when the Porsche went in. I cleaned it a little, but basically told myself that I wouldn`t do too much to it because the people that I got it from screwed me over with a tiny little car.