How Often Much I Wash My Car!

"PowderHound" (PowderHound)
11/06/2013 at 22:25 • Filed to: None

I washed it off 4 days ago and it was looking great. Now it is covered in all kinds of mud/snow/road crap mix. The woes of owning a black car I guess. All the lines down the side are fairly solid though, which is interesting.

Sitting there I also realized that I want to get some new tires and then wheels/tires in the summer. Hopefully these wheels are still good, the tires always leak every couple days to near flat. I am going to snag some probably new winter tires, hopefully 195/60?65?/R16 for these. Come winter summer I want to fins something nice and put some 215or225/45or50/R17's? I want something for a tire that will work well in mostly pavement but a good amount of dirt roads as well. For wheels I want to stick with something fairly stock, BBS subaru wheels most likely, so I think there may not be any R16's that go quite as wide as I would like.

DISCUSSION (11)

Anon > PowderHound
11/06/2013 at 22:40

At least it's a WRX. While dirt looks bad on other cars, on a Subaru it just builds character.

PowderHound > Anon
11/06/2013 at 22:48

But road grime is a prime proponent of car cancer. At least it does in New York, maybe out here in Utah it doesn't since they don't use salt. That would/probably is Awesome!

Agrajag > PowderHound
11/06/2013 at 23:04

Much often.

Northeast resident here. I wash by hand about once a month in the spring and summer. During the winter, I will take it through a drive through that has the underspray feature quite frequently.

desertdog5051 > PowderHound
11/06/2013 at 23:10

"the tires always leak every couple days to near flat".

Clean the bead area of the wheel. That is many times the problem.

M54B30 > PowderHound
11/06/2013 at 23:27

Where are you? This is my first winter in Western a South Dakota, my black BMW is looking the part. Between the snow/dirt slush and grime, there are lots of roads made of soft red dirt - much worse.

PowderHound > M54B30
11/07/2013 at 00:29

Park City region of Utah

PowderHound > desertdog5051
11/07/2013 at 00:33

I will definitely be asking the people installing my winters if they can do that since it is a bit easier with the tire off the wheel I would assume. Probably from too many rocks skidding sideways in the dirt.

M54B30 > PowderHound
11/07/2013 at 00:38

Usually I see people size down for winter tires, why do you want bigger?

PowderHound > M54B30
11/07/2013 at 00:40

Well because I fucked up and put winter twice instead of putting summer the second time. current tires are 205/55/R16. Smaller ones in post for winter larger for summer

M54B30 > PowderHound
11/07/2013 at 00:44

You oughta put some 33 x 10.5 on it... You know, because rally?

desertdog5051 > PowderHound
11/07/2013 at 00:56

Better check. They use it in various concentrations in most western states. Where I

live , the state DOT uses it on Interstates and state highways that are prone to snow buildup. It is a very mild dose mixed with sand and cinders, but still salt. Your windshield looks and door panels look like salt residue to me. When in doubt, taste it.