Larry Kosilla would be proud

"Hermann" (hermann) 10/18/2013 at 10:42 • Filed to: Drive Clean

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This guy knows how to wash his car, requiring only a hose and a sponge. And you guys spending hundreds on products, microfiber and polishing tools.

He says in the video "I just wait half an hour and then I start it and it goes".

See? All natural, no chemicals, no abrasion. Just water, love and some lettuce on the roof.

MonkeePuzzle > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 10:45

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all thats missing is shooting the floor pan with a rifle to drain the water out

Wacko > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 10:59

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So is this Latino Larry

Love his detail work!

I wouldn't even clean my boat like that, and the boat controls are water resistant....

Hermann > MonkeePuzzle 10/18/2013 at 11:14

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Nah, over here they can't simply fire rifles in the middle of the street.

He'd use a pickaxe or a hammer and a 9" nail, probably.

Or whatever... he hoses his car down, we can't really predict his genius ideas.

theboyracer > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:03

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Oh this isn't one of those "Drive Clean" videos?

mambochapchap > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:05

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Brazil: The Florida of South America.

nappingatdesk > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:05

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Who says it's his car?

$kaycog > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:06

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This woman is washing both sides of her car. The inside and the outside.

brownweird > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 17:10

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That music kind of makes me feel like partying.

DMala > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 17:12

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Someone probably should have checked to see if her husband, boyfriend, and/or boss were all accounted for. That high pressure spray probably works wonders on bloodstains.

KillerNoodle > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:13

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Why wash if you don't care anymore?

special_k_side > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:15

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This is why my Suzuki Samurai has no floor pan drains plugs, and the interior is bed-lined. Hose it out after a long off-road trip of mud, dust, cig-butts, spilled beer and blood.

BJDonnellan > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:16

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so this is why wranglers have drain plugs

Poundingsand > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 17:16

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Watching the aftermath of an in-car murder?

kyle242gt > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:17

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Once, when I worked as a detailer, we had a guy come in with this totally scabrous Mitsu Colt (IIRC). Not only had the plastic done that odd semi-sublimation they seemed to do in that era, but the guy was a freaking pig. Porous absorbent plastic, any number of food and beverage spills, a recipe for disaster.

This clown spent $1500 or something (engine rebuild IIRC?) and the service manager wanted it detailed.

So we powerwashed the thing, inside, outside, up and down. Not some candy ass hose with a finger over the end. Full on industrial powerwash.

Shopvacced it dry, better than new. Bet the windows even stayed clean for more than a week, which in that day of outgassing vinyl was unheard of.

Poundingsand > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:17

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I guess he didn't have a road atlas...

$kaycog > DMala 10/18/2013 at 17:19

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That's a good idea.

pooter220 > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:22

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Same way Russian mobsters do it.

DannyO > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:25

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Speedholes!

Ardhana > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:30

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Loving the new Drive Clean channel. Great job, guys! ;)

Maxximtl > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:30

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Can't forget about this gem. "How to clean your ass when you don't give a fuck anymore."

thirteenthfloorelevator > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:31

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Surely, this depends on the car?

redman042 > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:35

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This is how you wash a car when you REALLY don't give a fuck anymore.

isnewton > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:42

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/Drive Dirty

Rust-y > pooter220 10/18/2013 at 17:43

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Doesn't really sound russian + the car wears italian plates. I'd go with something in the balkans. Albanian mafia maybe?

Michael H > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 17:44

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Haha, I'll admit to hosing down inner door panels of basic work trucks that were filthy. Most of the older trucks basically had just a sheet of plastic with a door handle and a crank, nothing to go wrong if it got wet. I've also sprayed out vinyl floors before, but using the low pressure setting or a hose as not to get water up under the dash.

pooter220 > Rust-y 10/18/2013 at 17:44

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No clue, just assumed. It's an old video that I was just reminded of.

Jim Drivas > pooter220 10/18/2013 at 17:45

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He didn't even bother with the engine bay...terrible job cleaning the car.

theboyracer > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:54

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Don't all Miata owners do this?

and 100 more > BJDonnellan 10/18/2013 at 17:54

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Well, that's a necessity for the one guy who goes mudding (and the 99 others that leave the soft top at home on the day it decides to rain).

Didn't the Xterra come with a hose-able interior? And/or the Element?

Owning a Jeep Patriot, all i can say is that i wish they came that way.

muwenk > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 17:55

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Please somebody tell me that this has already been emailed to Larry so he can issue a proper video response to it. Lol

EL_ULY > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 17:56

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$kaycog > Michael H 10/18/2013 at 18:01

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Maybe this gal saw somebody spray the inside of an older pickup??

Lets Just Drive > pooter220 10/18/2013 at 18:14

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Read the headline, saw the lead image, immediately scrolled down to see how far this video was from the top.

Da.

Lets Just Drive > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 18:18

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When I was a kid, my mom had an old Rambler. I didn't get car sick. Ever.

That isn't to say I never got too-big-a-milkshake-on-a-hot-day sick as a kid and once, did so all over the drivers side rear door, inside and out.

Now, it's important to note that it wasn't a special car, at the time, and everything was manual, more or less, with the only electronics up front, and that's why my mother was okay blasting the puke-blasted, vinyl interior with the spray nozzle.

Having said that, anything forward of about 1970, with power anything, sprayed down like this is bound to be a future fucktastic.

M54B30 > pooter220 10/18/2013 at 18:19

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Was going to post this too. I reallllly don't like most Benzs, especially these ones, but it still made me cringe

$kaycog > Lets Just Drive 10/18/2013 at 18:23

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I bet that other parents did that to their older cars too.

Lets Just Drive > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 18:26

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Wouldn't surprise me even a little.

Cars were, once upon a time, decidedly more robust in some areas and relied more on simple mechanical engineering than complicated electric motors and systems. Sure, the moisture is never good, but sometimes it's worse.

Such as above.

Piero Giorgi > theboyracer 10/18/2013 at 18:27

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Only when it rains.

captain_spleen > MonkeePuzzle 10/18/2013 at 18:42

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Looks like there's no carpet. There's probably holes in the rust.

TheLateApx > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 18:46

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I think the title of this article should be, "3rd world car wash".

GrauGeist > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 19:03

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What, did someone barf in there?

B6 > and 100 more 10/18/2013 at 19:26

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Or the guys (me) that take all the windows and doors off when spring comes and leave them off (rain or shine) until winter comes back around, or sometimes after!

RayRay > Wacko 10/18/2013 at 19:29

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#firstworldproblems

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 19:31

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There's a 90s Escort (except US model of course) like that one for sale in my neighborhood. $600. If I need a commuter in the next week, I'll wash it like that

matty-g > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 19:32

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This is pretty common when you're into off roading. Most of that sort of SUV/truck/buggy has a water friendly interior, though.

matty-g > and 100 more 10/18/2013 at 19:33

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Patriot. Lulz. Patriot...

Those are trail rated, aren't they?

Mephistocat > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 19:41

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Eh, I've owned a couple of older Land Rovers, Series 2's, 3's, and there is no better way to clean them out inside than with a pressure washer. Now, I admit I wouldn't take that approach with a new Range Rover... ;)

pfftballer > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 19:50

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I did this once on my Geo Prism. It made my airbag light come on and stay on seriously effecting the resale value. I only got $1300 for it when it was worth at least $1350.

AndriV91 > brownweird 10/18/2013 at 19:51

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It's dj dean play it hard....classic tune lol

Jim > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 19:53

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I knew a guy that would wash his truck like this all the time.

KidfromKentucky > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 19:55

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You guys have never owned a truck with a rubber mat instead of carpet.

Kay Inoue > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 20:02

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LOL "Ze Maccarao" (Pasta Ze). This guy is Brazilian as hell. Which, given how he's washing his car, doesn't surprise me.

Colesw13 > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 20:14

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I feel like this would have made pulp fiction 1 part shorter

jpkingjd > and 100 more 10/18/2013 at 20:21

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I used to have an Element and belonged to an online owners group. There were entire threads about the hose-out-able myth, strongly advising owners not to do it even on a limited basis such as the rear cargo area, as there were wires under the rubber flooring that could get damaged. Some of the earliest Elements might be approaching the don't-[care] category, though.

Jwend392 > pfftballer 10/18/2013 at 20:28

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You still took that guy to the cleaners, though. Well played.

YesILoveCars > $kaycog 10/18/2013 at 20:54

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Washing out either vomit, shit, blood or semen. Or, just an idiot.

fintail > pooter220 10/18/2013 at 21:42

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Washing away the fingerprints and residue, perhaps.

Schnell und sauber!

junk > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 21:47

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There are two times. The other time is when your car is a Jeep.

If I'm not supposed to wash it with a hose, why does it have all those drain plugs?

Gixxer750 > Rust-y 10/18/2013 at 22:00

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Why are they mobsters? You guys watch too many movies

EdWuncler > mambochapchap 10/18/2013 at 22:20

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ranwhenparked > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 22:38

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Wait, he's done this more than once?

Cole > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 22:42

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Yeah, that's all he was really doing...

Thorpiticus > Hermann 10/18/2013 at 23:28

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I used to hose down the inside of my '00 TJ and dry it with a leaf blower. But the pressure washer is a whole new level.

Volvosaurus-Rex > pfftballer 10/19/2013 at 00:00

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That's 3.8% of the resale value!!!!

Omnislash79 > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 00:19

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Water is a chemical....

greyrider245 > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 01:13

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that's actually an iraqi village aaaaaand thats gasoline

and 100 more > matty-g 10/19/2013 at 01:52

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Only the FD2 models, and then you're stuck with the shifty CVT trans. Thank gawd mine is a FWD model... fml.

Seriously, for a 4-door hatchback, it can hold its own. No, seriously, stop laughing.

and 100 more > B6 10/19/2013 at 01:55

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You're the one-percent guy, someone who actually does the Jeep thing, and not someone who does the mall thing in a Jeep. Good on ya, man.

Racingindrag > captain_spleen 10/19/2013 at 03:17

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He has evolved to a higher echelon...

DavidHH > GrauGeist 10/19/2013 at 03:25

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No something died in it.

4X > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 03:26

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When you really don't give a fuck

DavidHH > MonkeePuzzle 10/19/2013 at 03:28

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Hand gun is easier to place where you want the holes, but honestly pulling the floor drain plugs is easier. If you don't have drains where you need them, a center punch and hammer works best.

Martin Drkos > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 04:36

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Reminds me of this:

Chelsea Tractor Show > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 04:42

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This is what it looks like when you actually don't give a fuck, you don't bother washing the inside, you wait for it to rain, because you have no windows. The only washing you should ever do, is to remove the accumulation that is interfering with the mechanical functions of the car.

LEXION > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 05:05

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I'm pretty sure that washing a brand new CLS with a power hose, beats the initial video :)

alexmihai12 > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 06:11

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That's nothing, really. Drive/ clean, eastern Europe style:

Kaufmania: Mark Webber's Stunt Double > $kaycog 10/19/2013 at 07:01

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If one of my little bastard children puked all over the back seat of my worthless... umm.... what the fuck is that.... looks like a Prius. It's not, but lets call it a Prius. If one of my little bastard children puked all over the back seat of my worthless Prius you GOD DAMN RIGHT I would hose the car, and him, down just like this. Then i would take him to Chucky Cheese and buy him things for doing to that Prius exactly what should happen to all Prii - VOMIT!!!

ParkerArt > pooter220 10/19/2013 at 08:10

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PyramidHat > DMala 10/19/2013 at 09:28

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...and you would know this HOW ? Hmmmmm?

Titanius Anglesmith > pfftballer 10/19/2013 at 11:44

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1300? My prizm went for $600 back in 07. And pretty much everything had been replaced within the last 4 years, including the engine.

pfftballer > Titanius Anglesmith 10/19/2013 at 11:59

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You should've hosed it out first man.

Christian > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 12:06

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pfftballer > GrauGeist 10/19/2013 at 12:16

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I noticed the windshield was busted. I'd bet that this car was already in a flood, thus his lack of concern for getting it wet.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 21:28

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Must have formerly been a Jeep owner...

BRZJon > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 22:21

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I shed a tear to this....I'm so happy to see that season 3 of Drive Clean has started.

Gloffgloff > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 23:37

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What an idiot! I can't believe he filmed in portrait!

RafaelValenca > Hermann 10/19/2013 at 23:40

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BRAZILLLL making me so proud again oh god... hahahahaha

RafaelValenca > pfftballer 10/19/2013 at 23:42

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its quite probably that this car was in a flood, theyre pretty common in some places here in Brazil

The Burner Kept Rubbin > Hermann 10/20/2013 at 12:47

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wait til you see how elon musk washes his latest acquisition

I_AmDeath > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 10/20/2013 at 21:35

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Buy it even if you dont need it if its mechanically sound. Cars you don't give a shit about are fun.

darthvapor77 > DMala 10/21/2013 at 01:20

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I was thinking maybe someone puked everywhere but you have a good point about murder

Meatcoma > Hermann 10/21/2013 at 10:31

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Am I watching the destruction of evidence?