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View Poll Results: How often do you wash your (daily driver) RX-8?
More than twice a week
6.85%
At least once a week
31.51%
Once every week or so
28.08%
Every other week
17.81%
At least once a month
12.33%
I count by months
3.42%
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How often do you wash your (daily driver) 8?

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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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She's not a daily drive and I probably only take her out a couple of times a week but after I do I usually wipe her down completely inc. rims, I find I don't have to wash her as often. Rest of the time she's garaged and covered.
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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Well owning a Black car I wash it as much as it needs to look good.
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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Typically, I wash once every other week...however, once school starts up again I'm not sure if I can keep it up.
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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At least twice a week...

But then, I have a monthly pass to a good car wash place, and its just through the express lane... I figure it doesn't cost me any more to keep it washed and shiny, so I'll go through there whenever it gets dirty which, being Nordic Green, shows the dirt probably just as much as Black would. I also have to park under a couple of trees that are constantly dropping pollen all over my car, and I don't like my car not being shiny, squeeky clean...
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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At least once a week, provided it is not raining it is one of my more enjoyable weekend activities.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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I wash her once a week but the rims get done two or three times with degreaser... it's a pain in the *** but how many can say the inside of their rims are spotless? Gotta keep those chrome rims shiny.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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^mine aren't... lol

i wash once a week and give the car 1 or 2 coats of p21s everytime. she comes out looking shiny.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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Every Sunday and every Wednesday without fail.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Once a week; don't need it more than that as the car spends most of its time under the cover anyway as I am away on business so much.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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Considering it hasn't rained here in over 70 days.,, It usually just gets dusted.
But after a while there gets to be to many bugs on the front and I have to break down and wash it.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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2 to 3 times a week. ALWAYS
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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^too much! haha
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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psh please, 2 to 3 times a week is just right.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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no, the paint is just being touched by your nasty towels too much.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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psh please, i have so many damn towels now its not even funny. anytime i drop one i just throw it away and get new ones.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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I do it once ever week or two. Usually around three times a month, and it gets waxed every 1-2 months.

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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Rupes
I heard a report somewhere that around 14% of people never wash their car the entire time they own it. Not one time...

That being said i used to wash mine weekly now im closer to every 3 weeks or so.
Yup! I have a person here, my financial controller, she never washes her car and the only time you will see her car gets cleaner is when there was a thunderstorm... the car has blended in with the weather... season....
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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I feel I'm a bad RX-8 owner... over the past year or so, I've only had time to wash my car about every 6 weeks.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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I find my car doesn't get too dirty, so it can go up to 3 months before I wash it!
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