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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:13 AM
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Default Anybody else's Z covered in salt, sand, etc.?

Mine isn't that bad because I didn't drive during the snow and I use a car cover but in the aftermath, the lower part of my car and the wheels are completely white. It kills me but there's nothing I can do about it for now, all the touchless car washes around me are down because of the cold weather.

I can't be the only Z owner here who has a very dirty car right now, I hope.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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dear god, salt on teh Z!! mines clean for now, I'll get it dirty tomorrow though
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:28 AM
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My Z is so bad it's shameful to drive, it went from black to ppw in a matter of a few days!!
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:35 AM
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haha I had a grey Z for a day or so but washed that bad boy last night!!!!
Sams car wash rules haha in Manasty, $2.25 gets ur car stinkin clean!
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:42 AM
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I had to drive from MD FT Washington Md to Annandale VA the day that snowed. My Z is mad at me right now. It's covered in salt and sand everywhere.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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salt and sand + bird poop.......... my Z is pretty sad...
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Mine is all covered in salt. My friend and I were talking about it this morning. And he said, "this is your baby. When my baby(kid) gets dirty or craps in his diaper, i clean him up... knowing that he's gonna go and get dirty and crap in his diaper again. Just because he's gonna get dirty again, doesn't mean you should wash him."

I think im gonna go run the Z through a touchless carwash right now
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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Mine has not seen the outside of my garage until today.

Spotless..

but I'm uber **** about my Z...
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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I'd take dirty over being in the body shop, but mine is getting some new paint...again
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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Mine's been under a car cover for the last 2 weeks.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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my g is filthy and i just washed it wed.it dosent matter if you clean it or not, all the damn salt they dropped for a tiny amount of snow gets all over it as soon as you drive it.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GalvatronType_R
Mine isn't that bad because I didn't drive during the snow and I use a car cover but in the aftermath, the lower part of my car and the wheels are completely white. It kills me but there's nothing I can do about it for now, all the touchless car washes around me are down because of the cold weather.

I can't be the only Z owner here who has a very dirty car right now, I hope.

Where in VA are you? I usually wash it myself once a week regardless of how cold it is outside... Once the lips on my wheels get spots, it's washing time!
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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It's hopeless here. So much sand and dirt on the wet roads your car is a mess within 5 miles. I wash it off just so I can see anything through glass the wipers don't reach. Thank God they don't use salt on the roads here.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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Mines covered and its to cold to wash it. I tried and it froze before I could get it inside.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 05:09 AM
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Hand-washed in the garage, no heat, but warmer than outside (40degress).
The damn salt still didn't come all off.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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I sprayed my car down last week. It was dirty from my first snow drive. No salt since since I haven't really driven it more than an hour or two in a 5 mile span in the local area.
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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I'm tired of cleaning my Z every other day.
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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I went out last night and noticed my roomate had drawn two peni (is that the plural) on the hood curved around the headlights in the dirt. Thats the sign I need to wash it...
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