Scott P
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I had a fellow member come over to pick up some stuff and he was having trouble finding the place until he saw me washing my car in the dark. 
smirking neighbours
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imported_eggroll
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^haha 
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Yup that'll do it
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Yup that'll do it
Scott P said:I had a fellow member come over to pick up some stuff and he was having trouble finding the place until he saw me washing my car in the dark.
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It was too dark to see the addresses, but anyone who washes the car in the dark must be an autopian in my book, and if it wasn't him, i am sure that one could point to another
Dinzdale40
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hehe...when my neighbors do the "When ya gonna come over and wash mine?" thing......i just say "Yea sure" and hand them my card....
imported_Yosemite Dan
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I have a silver car which always look clean so the neighbours find it even more ridiculous. I try to drag them over to show them those evil water marks but I think they are afraid it might be contagious.
The only problem is I have yet to cut the grass this spring (just don't seem to have the time). I'm pretty sure their are Nazis hiding in there that don't know the war is over. If I spent half as much time on my lawn that I do on my car it would look like a golf course but it just doesn't give me the same satisfaction like a carnuaba enriched vehicle. :xyxthumbs
I know I shouldn't care what the neighbours think but it's kinda like driving around in a VW Cabriolet. You just feel kind of silly.
The only problem is I have yet to cut the grass this spring (just don't seem to have the time). I'm pretty sure their are Nazis hiding in there that don't know the war is over. If I spent half as much time on my lawn that I do on my car it would look like a golf course but it just doesn't give me the same satisfaction like a carnuaba enriched vehicle. :xyxthumbs
I know I shouldn't care what the neighbours think but it's kinda like driving around in a VW Cabriolet. You just feel kind of silly.
MattZ28
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My neighbors always look at me, and when people drive by they're always staring at me like I'm some sort of psychopath in an intense state of mind trying to make my car look perfect........then there's the neighbor or two that tells me to keep it up because it's nice to see a nice shiny car in the community for a change.
LightngSVT
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Most of my neighbors ignore me, but there are a few with nice cars that do take care of them (cobras, Miatas, etc). My one next door neighbors always comes and says "Damn man, how do you know how to do all that? tHATS AMAZING" You should have heard him after I got a scratch off his wifes Escape that he thought they were going to have to pay a body shop $600 to remove by painting the panel. LOL.
imported_Yosemite Dan
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Next week I plan to clay my car and if my neighbours ask what the hell I am doing I'll just tell them it's the new Irish Spring I just bought and I was just testing it on my car before using it on myself. Can't wait to see their reaction to that.
for me, i love the feel of diving a clean car. obviously this is a sickness and some of us are :scared worse(or better depending on how you look at it) than others. me, i'm in the early stages. 
but this is contagious, Bill D almost convinced to detail my under carriage and luckily i came to my senses....but i did polish my muffler...so i'm afraid its to late for me, its spreading fast:sosad. people give me support in the wierd ways, my father will laugh at me but then insist on showing people my engine bay :nixweiss
but this is contagious, Bill D almost convinced to detail my under carriage and luckily i came to my senses....but i did polish my muffler...so i'm afraid its to late for me, its spreading fast:sosad. people give me support in the wierd ways, my father will laugh at me but then insist on showing people my engine bay :nixweiss
zesty-man
how do ya like it?
mike79 said:
haha, my neighbor always says that to me too, and i just laugh and say maybe next time. granted shes really hot (i know, it really shows that im still a teen), i would probably do her can anytime. my other neighbor is my mom's sister, and i do her car all the time. and try to maintain it. the neighbor across the street is this guy that works on a body shop, and just last week he came over and commented how good the car looked (i worked for about 5 hours on that car). hes a guy that appreciates a jobe well done. he was also interested in buying a PC, and wanted to know where i got it from. i guess im lucky that i have good neighbors that are friendly, i guess maybe thats what you get for living in hawaii. however, there are some annoying walkers/joggers that always pass by my house, and look at me like im crazy. that sorta pisses me off
imported_Yosemite Dan
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Man oh man if I lived in Hawaii next door to a hot neighbour :bow I would never get pissed off about anything. :nono
imported_rusty bumper
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Maybe the neighbors here in the south are different..I get a lot of positive comments for my work.
my neighbors always see me and make comments, but then they tell me how good my car looks, especially when i tellem it's pushin 165,000 miles ... but she's just getting broken in for a volvo. I tell them that if i'm gonna take her to 200,000 that she's gonna look good until the end!
my one neighbor walked by when i was out washing my car and asked me how i planned on "washing the clean off of that thing" i just smiled. Later his little son (like 5) came out and asked me "why i was washing my car ... again" i pointed to specs of dirt, but he didn't understand.
i shutter to think of how much more time i would spend if actually had a nicer car ... something .... BMW-ish .... specifically M-Roadster-ish .... someday ....
my one neighbor walked by when i was out washing my car and asked me how i planned on "washing the clean off of that thing" i just smiled. Later his little son (like 5) came out and asked me "why i was washing my car ... again" i pointed to specs of dirt, but he didn't understand.
i shutter to think of how much more time i would spend if actually had a nicer car ... something .... BMW-ish .... specifically M-Roadster-ish .... someday ....
EricZ
Porsche Detailer
zesty-man said:shes really hot, i would probably do her can anytime. my other neighbor is my mom's sister, and i do her car all the time. and try to maintain it.
You mean her do her car, right? Or do you...
imported_10degreesbtdc
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Was washing the G this afternoon and after multiple encounters w/the neighbors I remembered this thread...
4 - "when can I bring mine over?"
2 - "you have the best looking car on the block" (I wish! The dude down the street with the NSX and that new Caddy convertible does)
1 - "you're gonna wash the paint right off that car". This is from the really nice but hard-of-hearing-and-bad-memory guy who says this EVERY time I'm out working on one of the cars. He also asks "what kind of car is that fine automobile?" every time, too. Poor guy can't hear me answer...just holds his hand up to his ear and says "huh? HUH?". Which is why I guess he keeps asking.
My favorite of the day:
Neighbor and wife come by; "we need your help". They were washing their black Camry but were arguing over what product to use. I didn't even let them ask the question and just said "please don't tell me you're using dishsoap".
The wife says, "no, we're not; I wanted to, but 'hubby' thought that would be too sudsy so he insisted on using laundry detergent instead."
The "help" they needed: they wanted me to tell them who was right
I couldn't resist and headed over just to take a peek at the car; it was still unrinsed, just baking in the sun...but what caught my eye was their "wash bucket". It was the plastic garbage can from the laundry room. I'm sure they emptied it first, though.
LOL.
4 - "when can I bring mine over?"
2 - "you have the best looking car on the block" (I wish! The dude down the street with the NSX and that new Caddy convertible does)
1 - "you're gonna wash the paint right off that car". This is from the really nice but hard-of-hearing-and-bad-memory guy who says this EVERY time I'm out working on one of the cars. He also asks "what kind of car is that fine automobile?" every time, too. Poor guy can't hear me answer...just holds his hand up to his ear and says "huh? HUH?". Which is why I guess he keeps asking.
My favorite of the day:
Neighbor and wife come by; "we need your help". They were washing their black Camry but were arguing over what product to use. I didn't even let them ask the question and just said "please don't tell me you're using dishsoap".
The wife says, "no, we're not; I wanted to, but 'hubby' thought that would be too sudsy so he insisted on using laundry detergent instead."
The "help" they needed: they wanted me to tell them who was right
I couldn't resist and headed over just to take a peek at the car; it was still unrinsed, just baking in the sun...but what caught my eye was their "wash bucket". It was the plastic garbage can from the laundry room. I'm sure they emptied it first, though.
LOL.
zesty-man
how do ya like it?
EricZ said:zesty-man said:shes really hot, i would probably do her can anytime. my other neighbor is my mom's sister, and i do her car all the time. and try to maintain it.
You mean her do her car, right? Or do you...
ha, i just noticed your post now. by the way, nice avatarm and a even nicer sig. as for doingf her, probably not. she has this white boyfriend thats pretty huge and stuff, and shes probably 6 years older than me. doing the math, im 16, and so she would probably be about 22. however, that still doesnt take away from the fact that her car (and her boyfriend's car) and her parent's cars still have waterspots, and probably some swirls.
AcMDX, lucky you, theres a NSX on your street. i think the most expensive vechile on our street is probably my dad's snap on truck (which i refuse to polish)... your story gives me the chills, and i doubt that anyone in hawaii (or in their right mind) would do a thing like that...
teacherray
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Yeah my neighbors give me the business too. When they ask if I will do theirs next I say sure, I only charge 45 dollars/hour, that usually shuts them up. They want he nice clean car w/o the work.
The other day my neighbor was washing his car and I overheard another say to him "What are you trying to do keep up with Ray (me)?". BTW he was washing his car in bright sunlight at noon. And he wonders why he gets spots. They just don't understand our magnificent obsession.
The other day my neighbor was washing his car and I overheard another say to him "What are you trying to do keep up with Ray (me)?". BTW he was washing his car in bright sunlight at noon. And he wonders why he gets spots. They just don't understand our magnificent obsession.
maecrispy
Obsessed... who me?
In our sub, we can't wash our cars in our driveways (against regs, they don't want all the crap going into our sers).
So I QEW with the garage door open. Neighbors get upset since I'm washing my car.
Then they notice I only have two buckets and no hose. Now they look at me like they look at the cat lady.
Then they see me doing an all over QD on what is obviously an already clean car.
I think that's why the neighborhood no longer stop by to chat with me.
So I QEW with the garage door open. Neighbors get upset since I'm washing my car.
Then they notice I only have two buckets and no hose. Now they look at me like they look at the cat lady.
Then they see me doing an all over QD on what is obviously an already clean car.
I think that's why the neighborhood no longer stop by to chat with me.