97MaxSE

Hey this is kind of like a poll: How often do you all wash your Maxima's? Also do you wash them yourselves or take them somewhere? Just wanted to know Thanks for responding.....

sbslacker

iTrader: (1)

Once a week....95% of the time I do it myself.

gtr_rider

iTrader: (50)

Whenever its dirty

Its always washed by me

amb4081

I wash mine when it needs it and when it's time for the weekend is a must. Winter time, I take it somewhere because even if I wash it myself in winter, when drying it, it's so d@mn cold out that it streaks and looks dirty even when it isn't. But during spring thru fall, I do it myself.

Vyrus

iTrader: (4)

Wash: Weekly.
Interior: Bi-Weekly.
Wax & Detail: Monthly.
-Cyrus

sbslacker

iTrader: (1)

Damn, you wax once a month? Isn't that overdoing it a bit? I always thought 3 to 4 times a year was the way to go....

Vyrus

iTrader: (4)

Yeah, it is overkill. Especially to get all the wax out of the crevices. But now I'm so used to it that it doesn't take too long anymore. You should see the car in the rain.
-Cyrus

24KP-I-M-P

i used to wash the car alot now im a lazy ***** its got caked on mud ive gotta go clean it shes so dirty
ahh im goin to sleep

HPS

Wash Exterior:
Once a week in the Spring - Fall
Once a month in the Winter

Clean/Detail Interior
Once a week in the Spring - Fall
Twice a month in the Winter

Wax/Polish Exterior:
Every 3 months

Leather Conditioner:
Every 3 months

blackmaxED

Spring/summer/fall wash it myself every week.. wax it every 2 months...interior every other week

Wnter, get it detailed every month Black is awsome but very dirty

JerzMax

During Spring/Fall, I wash it once a week myself.

During winter, dammm....its been a while...

Micah95GLE

Every week. I wash it myself in my driveway. I'm gonna go out and wash both of my cars now as soon as I finish with this board.

NYCe MaXiMa

iTrader: (9)

in the summer, my self, every weekend. full wash and wax. Clean the interior every 2 weeks.

Now, in the winter... I only go to the car wash, it's too freaking cold to wash it yourself. For the interior, i either don't wash it at all, or just go pay 50 cents at the gas station and quickly clean the footwells and the floor mats with the vacuum and that's that.

Ravq

Ditto

95emeraldgxe

during the winter i just wash it a few days after a big snow.....cause the salt on the streets messes up the finish......summer time once every 10 days about.....and i wax it 2x

GaMax97GLE

iTrader: (3)

At least once a week. I take it to get washed.

iansw

iTrader: (7)

I live in Seattle, where it rains from November-May.

So washing more than once every month in Seattle at those times is nearly pointless.
During the summer, once a week, because (believe it or not), the summers here are very dry and very nice.

And I do it myself. Wax every 4 months.

gtr_rider

iTrader: (50)

I once left it dirty for a month and a half, that was sad. I really didnt care at that point.

Micah95GLE

I have been known to wash my car during rain showers. I never let my car stay dirty for long, because leaving all of the grime and chemicals and bird poop on the paint will destroy it. It doesn't matter if it eventually gets dirty again... At least the paint stays healthy. It's like this: You take a shower every day, even though you're gonna get dirty, right? If most people treated their bodies the way they treat their cars, this country would be one extremely smelly, ugly place.

pocketrocket

iTrader: (1)

I got my Max last summer.

When the weather permits, I take it to a coin-operated carwash nearby every 2 weeks or so. I then wax it with an orbital buffer outside my apartment. Thank God they invented extension cords ... 100 feet or bright orange cord baby!

Got an all-season car cover to cover it up for the nights & rainy weather + snow. Car paint seems to attract more dust after a wax.

I'd do it every 2 weeks during good weather to build up the wax so it'll make it through winter.

black019

i nvr wsh my mxma

costcowholesale

iTrader: (12)

local drive thru carwash every 2 weeks

RedMax95

every single week, well when im not working and its not raining at least

bigxsimon

exterior- biweekly and through a car wash
interior- once a month

tammy1

I wash mine once a week on average, usually myself. Now its freezing cold so I try to at least spray it off after a snow that kicks salt all over it. I will take it to a hot water, hot floor car wash bay, pay 1.50 and just spray if off real well underneath and the body. Now come spring, summer, fall I wash it whenever it gets rained on or dusty. Damn these dark finishes! The interior is "blond" so the carpet/mats get very dirty quick. Who thought of making the floormats light beige???

vitas

whenever its dirty and i have time. and I ALWAYS do it myself

97MaxGurl

iTrader: (17)

haven't washed the max since 2nd week of Dec. '01
haven't cleaned the interior since last April-May

SpeedFrk38

i take it to this hand washing place in woodhaven, queens (nyc). i'd say i wash about every 2 weeks. i need to see all the dings and scratches these moronic f*ckers who dun know how to drive have put on my car. sorry for the venting. sometimes it amazes me how people get driver's licenses.

my 2 cents.

jiaxima96

After I bought my 96 Max new, I washed and waxed it every weekend. Now wash is down to like every month, and wax is down to I don't know, every 6 months.

97MaxGurl

iTrader: (17)

that's NYC fer ya

maximo1

I wash my ride everytime I can! hot out,cold out no matter. I feel sick when my car is dirty Dont you?

hlh0501

iTrader: (1)

During the summer, my car gets washed atleast once a week, usually 2-3 times (its called girlfriend with gravel drive...1mph and still dusty)

Summer, I wash it myself,

During the winter, I am doing about once a week, and take it to a place (when home) that does it by hand and are VERY good... here at school, ick I do coin operated BS...

RapidMax

iTrader: (2)

Once a week usually. More if it rains heavily or snows. I always do it myself even though its sometimes barely above freezing and everyone calls me crazy but it's worth it.

95maxrider

iTrader: (32)

Summer, spring and fall- every week or so, with a wax about once a month
Winter- Whenever its warm enough...no car washes for my baby

Interior- once a month, with an overhaul three times a year

bigxsimon

i hear ya.. when i first got my 98 max used.. no dents or cracks on the bumpers.. but after one year of driving it in nyc.. u would not believe how much damage is done to my bumpers.. freakin moronic drivers bump my max even when i'm in the car..

SpeedFrk38

tell me about it. you would figure that people would pay attention when they drive. i mean there are countless people who just dun have a clue of what's going on.

i dun know how many times i've used rubbing compound to remove paint from other cars on my bumpers. nyc. gotta love it and hate it.

maximao

Exterior: Once a week
Interior: Once a month
Wax: Twice a year

Anyone else notice it always rains/snows/hails/mudslides the next day after you get your car wash?

VeeTec

I wash ours about once every two weeks.

Right now its difficult because they are putting in a new drainage system on our street, and its like a dirt road!

RedMax95

uh huh, and watch out for them mudslides