So much washing!!

[Shamster]

Don't get me wrong - I enjoy washing MINI as much as the next person but this is the first car I've owned that has required so much washing - if only for that blasted tailgate/rear window!
I end up having to wash it at least once a week - today I did it in the rain yet again!

One thing though - at least the wheels are fairly easy to wash

Is it just me or is anyone else finding this baby likes to be bathed a helluva lot?!

[Kinster]

I like it dirty.

[HarryHBMCC]

It sure gets dirty fast so I only wash it occasionally during winter to get the salt off. There was a meet this past weekend on Sunday so I washed it Saturday and then had to wash it again Sunday right before arriving at the meet as it gets dirty so fast.

I can't resist driving down iced up, sand covered roads, gravel, etc. so I must say I actually like the dirty look. It is the in-between look that is bad -- when completely clean it looks good (show good clean) and when rally-dirty it looks good (rally good dirty) but when just commuting-dirty it looks bad (lazy bad dirty).

Harry

[Martin L]

Sham if you used your rear wiper you could leave it dirty for longer like me
I would've kept the dirt on mine from the Chiltern Run if it weren't for my "hiccup" where I needed to wash my car to see the full exent of the damage
I got far more attention after the Chiltern Run with the mud on then I do without it as the car looks like it did a few stages of teh RAC rally
As Harry said above, rally dirty looks cool

Only problem though is dirty trousers from rubbing on the sill

[zzz]

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at least the wheels are fairly easy to wash

i'm guessing that you don't have white X-lites - they are a nightmare to clean and take as long as the rest of the car.

[Shamster]

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Originally posted by Martin L
Sham if you used your rear wiper you could leave it dirty for longer like me

!!! My dirty behind is beginning to get a bit of a reputation like your umbrella Martin

Valid point though! Maybe I should start using that rear wiper!! Now how does it work?

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I got far more attention after the Chiltern Run with the mud on then I do without it as the car looks like it did a few stages of teh RAC rally

actually the normal dirt isn't an issue for me - the stuff which causes the problems for me is what looks like dark drops of tree sap that get picked up during the wet runs driving through leaves and the like. They are a nightmare to try and take off - plus the wet leaves that get caught up in the plastic bits of the wheelarches under the bonnet and in the rear bumper by the wheelarches.

[MICKEY]

shamster
[quote]I enjoy washing MINI as much as the next person


Do you want to come around and wash mine for me ?

I'll make you a cup of tea if you do.

Ar go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on

[SoggyCornFlakes]

The pain of beauty eh Sham

Finally washed mine after Chilterns, like Martin said it was a shame really as it looked pretty cool plastered in mud

>--- goes looking for a recently ploughed field

[mrhollio]

My wife was annoyed at first that I spent so much time washing it... now she loves it because she guilted me into washing her car....

only I think I should get her a MINI... too much surface area on the mini van...

[sugster]

I washed mine twice on sunday!
This was not intentional though. It was the first time since the Chilterns run that I'd had chance to give her a clean. Went to the jet wash, paid £5 for the 'Gold' option. I did such a poor job cleaning it that after it had dried on the way home I noticed that I had missed half of the mud so had to get the sponge and bucket out.

[MiniMan7]

I love washing my Mini!!

I actually look forward to it... it has become more of a hobby to me. I like to try and wash it once a week. Unless its too cold outside. I even wash it when it's clean!

But it does get dirty rather fast... but it's also winter, and the roads are full of so much grit and salt that its hard to stay clean for more than a day after washing!

About the part that the wheels are easy to clean? I find that they do take a long time, I have 17" alloy S-spoke rims and they take quite a bit of time to clean!

[Shamster]

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Originally posted by MiniMan7
I love washing my Mini!!



About the part that the wheels are easy to clean? I find that they do take a long time, I have 17" alloy S-spoke rims and they take quite a bit of time to clean!

I have the S spokes as well - but I'm comparing them to the wheels on my beemer - I can get them done in about 1/2 the time! I have the multispokes on the beemer - and there are a lot of them!

[MiniMan7]

Guessing that they're the spokes on the bimmer in your sig... I can relate, my dad had those spokes on his old 7-series, and yes, they're a ***** to clean!

[Shamster]

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Originally posted by MiniMan7
Guessing that they're the spokes on the bimmer in your sig... I can relate, my dad had those spokes on his old 7-series, and yes, they're a ***** to clean!

well the problem will be resolved soon I hope. Ever since the MINI arrived the beemer has hardly been used (less than 100 miles in the last month) so I'm putting her up for sale - and then I can kiss those multispokes goodbye!!

Then finally - less washing!!

[IgorTheHunchback]

Igor wonders what washing is