Minivan Nightmare Revisited

[Poorboy]

today there was a nice storm, so I traded vehicles with my wife ... first intention was to just do an oil change:dnaughty ... then I saw this :wow:

 

[Poorboy]

then stupid me I looked around :wall and found this

 

[CharlesW]

So, what's the problem?
Doesn't it still need an oil change?
Maybe you could take it to a quick lube joint where they vacuum the inside and do a drive-thru wash on the exterior.

 

[Poorboy]

then I looked a bit more closely:inspector:

 

[Poorboy]

Then I went nuts :crazy2: and started to remove the seats

 

[Old Pirate]

Oh my, you got your work cut out Steve, get the oil change done first.............Happy New Year!:rockon

 

[Poorboy]

well I almost freaked when I found this :vomit:

I didn't even have a clue what it had been:hmmm:

 

[Poorboy]

So, what's the problem?
Doesn't it still need an oil change?
Maybe you could take it to a quick lube joint where they vacuum the inside and do a drive-thru wash on the exterior.

Oh my, you got your work cut out Steve, get the oil change done first.............Happy New Year!:rockon

I started looking while the oil was draining
Oil change was done first :bigups

 

[Poorboy]

the clean up begins

still more to do ..but that will have to wait until tomorrowassout:

 

[jaybs02]

That'll teach you to go looking in the wife's car :rofl

 

[Poorboy]

That'll teach you to go looking in the wife's car :rofl

sure rub it in

 

[Ronkh]

Wow, just wow!

If I saw that I think I would have forgotten to put oil in.

 

[Poorboy]

Wow, just wow!

If I saw that I think I would have forgotten to put oil in.

the sad part is it won't last a week
and did you see all that stuff i took out :wow:
I don't know where to put it now :idea

 

[Ronkh]

That had to be a shop vac full of stuff.

 

[Poorboy]

Haven't had the nerve to look in the vac yet :lol2:

so far I've used 2oz of APC mixed with 30oz of water , a couple of bottles of very hot water, a brush, and some Trim Restorer. Not bad for an old man assout:
oh yeah and a couple of Alleves :rofl

 

[CharlesW]

That is what detailing is really about.
Taking something that is in really bad shape and making it look new again.
Yes, the vehicles that are regularly detailed and maintained look nice, but the well used daily driver is the real challenge.
Great transformation thus far.:bigups:bigups:bigups

 

[Page]

Man i can see that as being one of my kids car but wife :hmmm:

Poorboy just messing with you :surrender

 

[RTexasF]

I can't help but smile at the irony in this situation. Kinda like a tailor's wife that has tattered & raggedy clothes .

I'm afraid to ask how bad the oil looked.....

 

[Poorboy]

I can't help but smile at the irony in this situation. Kinda like a tailor's wife that has tattered & raggedy clothes .

I'm afraid to ask how bad the oil looked.....

Yes, it is the old story and unfortunately my wife just doesn't care about it, so I've given up on maintaining it .... the oil wasn't too bad, but for synthetic it looked pretty beat up

 

[JohnHenry]

Isn't that the same grocery getter that Pockets supposedly detailed last summer? Looks like the kid missed a few spots, Steve! What th...?