Wanted33

Rest easy, you are not alone. It's my OCD.

centraltexasford

You can tell a lot about a person by the way he treats other people.

Robob

People make fun of me for sanding the flow master muffler and touching it up w/VHT silver paint when it gets spotty or rock scratches. I also re-paint the hitch/axle tubes black every summer after the winter destroys things with salt, once winter hits I just concentrate on keeping inside clean, can't be freezing up the doors all the time with car washes when its -20 out lol.
Its all in how you treat the vehicle, after all My truck is coming up on 4yrs old @ 77k Miles and it looks better than some of the new ones I see that people just don't care and trash the interior / exterior

REDrum5.0

I am the same way and let's not talk about my cobra! Always have detailer spray and cloth with me just to get any spots here and there. But I agree OP a clean truck is how I like to roll!

Bigbirt

I'm with all the clean car people and the OP. I'll wash the truck in the rain! I even had a water softener and filtration system installed at my home to prevent hard water spots when washing my truck / fiancé's car. Took a while to get used to the feeling of hair and skin with a water softener, but that first car wash after install was awesome. I didn't have to constantly wet the truck then chamois quick before it dried in the hot FL sun.

deerhunter42

I live on a gravel road and up a long and sometimes muddy lane. Hard to keep it clean but when I go out on business, I make sure it is newly washed. A nice clean vehicle makes a good impression on my customers.

gDMJoe

Done there. Been that. And that's why this was added before your "read my other post" ...

cody6766

meh, a truck is a truck. Sure, a nice truck shouldn't be all muddy, but it's not a show car. I was mine often in the winter, between snows/crappy weather. I wash it rarely in the summer. If it's all dusty and we don't get rain, it goes through the wash, but not unless it's good and dirty. I don't off road, so I'm not leaving boulders on the roof and spending a few hours each week on my DD is a waste of my time.

Now, my Trans Am gets different treatment. She lives under a cover in the garage most months out of the year. She gets a full detail 2x a year and washed every time she's put away. She's only out for a week or so every 3-6 mos. It's a 2002 and I think I'll poop a little when she rolls over the 40K mi mark. At 38k miles, she just barely lost her warranty, haha.

I understand the love for meticilus care, but I just don't have the time or desire to devote it to my DD, especially a truck. I used to detail my car weekly, and loved it. Now I just have other things pulling at my time. I've also always been of the opinion that a truck can earn a scratch or some dirt and still look good. However, I sure dont' want to take my 50K (when it was new) truck out where the 5k trucks roam. There's a difference between not being obsessed and not respecting your gear (or having the cash to replace it....this guy).

jgiddy

It doesn't change my stance on the Cali car duster.

Rockjock3

Same here. Once the season starts I can tell who uses their truck and who pretends by their dirt. I keep my inside clean, but during the deer season I really don't care about the outside. As fast as I can wash it it is muddy again. Catch me during the 3.5 months of summer and it will shine. I bought a truck to use as a truck. It doesn't run any better either way and I always take care of the mechanics. Never had one of my vehicles for less than 10 years 150-200K+ and never got rid of one for mechanical/rust/failure/etc. issues.