Hey guys I've been a long time lurker here and just joined. My main reason for coming here is because I'm extremely OCD with my cars (as I'm sure most
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03-02-2010, 09:48 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Keeping car perfect?
Hey guys I've been a long time lurker here and just joined. My main reason for coming here is because I'm extremely OCD with my cars (as I'm sure most ofyou are). My problem is it's always hard for me to cope with not being able to keep my car perfect. I bought a my 370 about 5 months ago and no matter how careful I am, it seems like something always happens. Problem is, because I'm so OCD I always want to try and fix said problem no matter how big or small.
So I ask, how do you fellow OCD'ers cope with not being able to keep your cars perfect? |
03-02-2010, 09:53 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Depends on what it is.
Rock chips in the paint I have learned to deal with, I will respray the front bumper or buy a new front bumper if a nice kit comes out. Dirt, just wash it often, other things I solve if I can find the problem.
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03-02-2010, 10:16 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Either you plan to keep the car in a show room or you plan to drive it. Seeing that anyone buying a 370 is in the latter category, wear and tear is a fact of life. As you have the car longer, the little chips, dings, etc will have less impact. That's not to say that I don't cringe any time I notice a new rock chip on the bumper. However, I don't freak out that my new car is blemished. Hell, it's a year old (for me) now and I'm using it. Frankly, I'd much rather have a car with some signs of wear but have had the opportunity to drive the tires off it rather than have a perfect car that I've barely sat in.
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03-02-2010, 10:24 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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I'm OCD too and it sucks. Mainly I have just learned to deal with any problem that arrises the best I can...
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03-02-2010, 10:27 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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That would be every year!
BTW, I tried to keep my car as perfect as a I can. Nobody pays for my car except me, so I don't care what anybody might say.
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take a picture of it brand new, thats the only way it will stay perfect to you. You can garage it for 10 years and just stare at it if you want, but it'll deteriorate anyway whether it is used or not, just the nature of modern cars. You paid good money for this kind of car, drive it. A car is made for driving, a photograph is made for staring at.
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^Just like that photo of bridget. Good thing to stare at
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No can do, but whenever you wash and detail it spend a bit more time than usual keeping it waxed or sealed. I go much longer between washes than I previously have due to California's projected drought.
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hell to the yeah
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