Do you wash your car if you’re changing it

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Sun 7 May 2023 11:32
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - primus 1

Whenever I change my car for a new one I always wash and clean it before I collect my new car, don’t know why, as I suppose the dealer doesn’t care, but it’s just me, I like to show up with a nice clean car , before I collect my nice new clean car, does anyone else do this.?

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Sun 7 May 2023 11:35
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - paul 1963

I wash the car and van every week what ever the weather.

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Sun 7 May 2023 11:45
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - Adampr

If you mean for a PX, I get a mini valet before I take it to get an offer. After that, I don't clean it again, but I don't treat my car like a bin, so it's still fine a week later when I take it in to swap.

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Sun 7 May 2023 12:47
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - bathtub tom

Definitely, as I always sell privately. I'll give it a quick polish and good vacuum, not to look like it's just come off a forecourt, but like it's been looked after.

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Sun 7 May 2023 12:57
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - primus 1

I don’t mean when px,ing your car, the deal has been done and you are collecting your new one ( be it brand new or new to you) , I always wash mine if I’ve time on the day otherwise a couple of days before, it looks like it’s just me…??

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Sun 7 May 2023 20:14
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - Adampr

I don’t mean when px,ing your car, the deal has been done and you are collecting your new one ( be it brand new or new to you) , I always wash mine if I’ve time on the day otherwise a couple of days before, it looks like it’s just me…??

I wouldn't bother. I would certainly make sure the inside is clear and hygienic, but it's going to get prepped so there's no point making everything shiny.

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Sun 7 May 2023 13:09
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - mcb100
Sometimes wash it for an MOT, if it’s particularly filthy.
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Sun 7 May 2023 14:10
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - Crickleymal

Carwash once every couple of months. Obviously if I was trying to sell it I'd do a bit more

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Sun 7 May 2023 14:26
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - Andrew-T

Carwash once every couple of months. Obviously if I was trying to sell it I'd do a bit more.

I don't think any car of mine has ever visited a carwash. The car that lives outdoors may get a wipe-over after heavy rain ; the one in the garage usually gets one after one of its rare outings, especially if the lower parts have got dirty.

As for trading in - the last time that happened was nearly 15 years ago, so I can't recall what happened. Otherwise (as said above) I sell privately, so I like to hand over a tidy car.

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Sun 7 May 2023 19:36
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - gordonbennet
I also submit a car (or truck) for mechanical work in clean condition, it'll be reasonably clean underneath too.

That's because people who get their hands dirty for a living, ie including mechanics, are as much deserving of common courtesy and respect as anyone else.

Spend a few minutes on ''Just Rolled In'' channel on youtube and you see some cars submitted to workshops that look like the business end of a refuse wagon.
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Sun 7 May 2023 20:19
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - Crickleymal

Yes I do as well. Through the carwash with an underside wash and a vacuum out. I try to get it in the state I'd like it if I were doing the work.

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Sun 7 May 2023 20:36
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - Xileno

I've only ever sold one car (px'd) it would have been clean and tidy as I just prefer my cars in a decent state. Other cars have got to the point where they had no value so were given away. It doesn't take long to put a hose and cloth over the thing, assuming a driveway is available.

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Sun 7 May 2023 22:37
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - bathtub tom
That's because people who get their hands dirty for a living, ie including mechanics, are as much deserving of common courtesy and respect as anyone else.

I always hose down the underside of my cars whenever I (rarely) wash them, although they do get more attention when the roads have been salted. Pleasing to get the MOT tester say " thats the cleanest underside of a car I've seen in a long time".

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Mon 8 May 2023 01:21
Do you wash your car if you’re changing it - edlithgow
Never sold a car, but the last one I scrapped I’m embarrassed to admit I cleaned first. It had been semi-abandoned for months and colonized by rats.
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