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Old 08-28-2009, 06:03 AM   #21 (permalink)
 
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Oh yeah-- I don't drive a lot, but I drive Ruby a heck of a lot more than I drove my Exploder and find myself driving out of the way just because it's so much fun.

What's weirder to me, though, is that 7 months into owning her, I still look forward to hand washing her, and am irritated that new local water use regulations say that I can only wash her once a week. I've never been excited about getting to wash my car before.

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I still look forward to hand washing her, and am irritated that new local water use regulations say that I can only wash her once a week. I've never been excited about getting to wash my car before.
So, elvissa, I find I can eco-wash my cabrio: I fill one bucket of rinse water with chamois and one bucket of soapy water with wash-mit. No hose required. I simply rinse, wash, rinse from the buckets.
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So, elvissa, I find I can eco-wash my cabrio: I fill one bucket of rinse water with chamois and one bucket of soapy water with wash-mit. No hose required. I simply rinse, wash, rinse from the buckets.
Yeah I try not to wash too often for the same reason...thankfully the car is so teeny it takes less water overall.
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I have relay hard water, I use the water from my dehumidifier for my rinse bucket. No more water sports
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I have relay hard water, I use the water from my dehumidifier for my rinse bucket. No more water sports
Oh, my - "no water sports" . . . how sad~!


I sorta like water polo - where was your mind?
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Well, needless to say 4 months after getting the car, I'm not taking the carpool..
No, now you're passing your co-workers in style, in the fastlane!
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So, elvissa, I find I can eco-wash my cabrio: I fill one bucket of rinse water with chamois and one bucket of soapy water with wash-mit. No hose required. I simply rinse, wash, rinse from the buckets.
I wish I could get away with it.

Right now, as the rules stand, if anyone saw me washing my car in my driveway, in any way, except for Saturday mornings before 10:00 (my watering day), they could call the police and I would get fined $400.

It's not worth it to take the risk, even though that's a brilliant system.
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I wish I could get away with it.

Right now, as the rules stand, if anyone saw me washing my car in my driveway, in any way, except for Saturday mornings before 10:00 (my watering day), they could call the police and I would get fined $400.

It's not worth it to take the risk, even though that's a brilliant system.
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I wish I could get away with it.

Right now, as the rules stand, if anyone saw me washing my car in my driveway, in any way, except for Saturday mornings before 10:00 (my watering day), they could call the police and I would get fined $400.

It's not worth it to take the risk, even though that's a brilliant system.
Try removing the panels and running them through the diswasher.
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Try removing the panels and running them through the diswasher.
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