James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Recently bought a new car, previously I've taken my cars to a hand wash place run by Eastern Europeans  , they have always done a great job, inside and out.
Just wondered what most people do?
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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back when i had a car i used to either jetwash it or take it to the easterns every Saturday and then wash, wax and interior clean it myself every 2/3 months usually. NEVER through a carwash
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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I never wash mine, it just isn't worth it. I take it to a hand car wash and then wax it at home a couple of times a year.
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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company car- £5 polish car wash once every 2 weeks or so (work get pissed off if i rock up in it dirty infront of clients)
the corsa- wash myself as when it needs it
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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always myself, plus the GFs car. dirty bitch
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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the mini and corsa I always did myself,
now with the daily astra i just stick it through a car wash ever time its getting filthy and im already getting some fuel
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Always, even with crap cars.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: koda Fabia VRS 5J
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Used to take it the chaps up the road from work, did a good job inside/out for £12. Since I got my pressure washer and snow foam I've been doing it myself, more fun. 
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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Nathy, if washing cars is fun, you need to find a hobby/get out more.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: koda Fabia VRS 5J
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quote:
Originally posted by RichR
Nathy, if washing cars is fun, you need to find a hobby/get out more.
 I meant using the Snowfoam. 
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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i enjoy doing mine, whats wrong with that? Nice sense of satisfaction when done
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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I wash it myself in the spring/summer and use hand car washes in the autumn/winter
£7 from the polish one and £15 from the american but thats inside too
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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I havent washed my car for over a year, its not even that bad :/
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Apartment living I had to get a hand wash off the polish. 6 flights of stairs with buckets of water was not for me.
Now I have a house I've had a tap fitted outside and wash myself. Same as Rich really, there's not much point in washing my car every couple of weeks, gets done once a month.
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Run it through immigrants now and again
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Always myself.
Not very often though
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
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Always myself. Every Sunday. Always have. Love washing my car tbh. Every 6 months or so it gets all the protection stripped off. And reapplied or a little touch of polishing via the DA to gloss it up abit first if it's needed.
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Always myself, don't like paying someone else to do a job which is actually quite satisfying.
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M Sutton
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Northamptonshire
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I enjoy washing my cars, only ever taken it to a hand car wash a handfull of times in the 11 years ive been driving! Only coz it was freezing weather and the hose wouldnt work lol!
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Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
Location: Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
I wash it myself in the spring/summer and use hand car washes in the autumn/winter
£7 from the polish one and £15 from the american but thats inside too
Pretty much what I do apart form the polish only charge £5
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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take mine through the car wash next door 
whn the porsche is done it will be hand or Rich h wash only
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Always, even with crap cars.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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What's the new car BTW?
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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The c just goes through the hand wash place.
My other car, I do myself, and always have done.
Although that's becoming less and less now, simply for have time to do a 3 hour clean. When I do have the time, it's either pissing down, or due to the next day. I just think "what's the point"
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Take mine to the car wash
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