[Kaj Hallstrom]

Car Wash.....what's a car wash?....never been to one.....my 968 is hand washed by me ...only!!.......and waxed by me only!....no contamination allowed.

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[ds968]

bottle of creamy and refined, yet opulent and intellectually satisfying chardonnay. .

Eww, WHITE " wine " ? That's not REAL wine , it's a mere one step above water, refresher . Only bold, robust cabs , syrahs, gsms or zins may be referred to as wine ..heck even pinot noirs are borderline not wine .. IMHO , lol.

Oh, oh, here comes the war !! Probably should move this conversation to the Wine thread , lol .


Wait, latest " Playboy " ? Are they still publishing ? I thought they stopped those paper magazines many many years ago ..who buys those things ?

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[Rap]

Kaj, I'm with you. I can't imagine putting my cars through a car wash. Daily driver yes 968 no. Besides which, doesn't one get enjoyment from washing, compounding, polishing and waxing ones car?

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[flash]

lol - i never enjoyed washing, waxing, or detailing my cars.  i have always preferred paying someone to do it.  they also do a better job.  i just don't have the patience for it.  they are also far less expensive than me doing it, because it means i can't be making money while i am washing a car.  personally, i'd rather be playing golf, and come back to the parking lot to a clean car that got done while i was digging my way out of a sand trap.

 

but have at it.  i can see where it might be therapeutic to somebody.  

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[Kim]

"because it means i can't be making money while i am washing a car.  personally, i'd rather be playing golf, and come back to the parking lot to a clean car that got done while i was digging my way out of a sand trap"

 

​So, if I read this correctly. you golf for money, pay for the wash with the excess earned while golfing, and are crappy at golf but still get paid.  I need to try that.

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[flash]

lol - if only

 

i have a number of revenue generating irons (pardon the pun) in the fire.  any time i spend on doing something like washing a car is time taken away from those, and that time is far more profitable than the expense to wash the car.  it's simple economics.  however, even if i were doing something else, like goofing off playing golf, i would still rather pay somebody to wash the car, as i value highly my off time, and would not waste it washing a car.  the older i get, the more i recognise that no matter how much money i have, i cannot buy more time, and consequently i spend that time as wisely as i can, be it for business or for pleasure.

 

but i understand that somebody else might actually enjoy it.  cool.  they are welcome to come over and wash mine.

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[az968]

Lol .... You can sent the airline ticket to me., round trip cause I'll need to come back and wash mine :-)

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[flash]

don't laugh - believe it or not - because it generally takes me the better part of a day to detail a car (set up, washing, clay bar, drying, waxing, yada yada - and then recovering) with flights being as low as they are, it is just about a wash (again, pun intended) these days to buy a round trip ticket versus me taking the day off.  i think that's why we have not been taking any extended vacations.  it's hard to justify the expense of the trip, when you start off by losing over $2k a day.  by the time you load up airfare, hotels, food, drink, and a few trinkets, a 3 week vacation can easily cost us well over $50k.  starting to reevaluate that though.

 

so, i say, let those car wash guys charge whatever they want.  you sure won't see me out there doing it.

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[ds968]

Soooo, if trading time for earnings opportunity is in play, why do ( did ) you work on your cars' mechanical issues and not let someone else take care of that  ?

Guessing it may be a matter of finding someone locally competent enough to do what you know you can, as opposed to detailing which is a ( relatively ) far less complex or not as important consequence task, thus a much greater selection of people who can do that job ?       

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[Rap]

Time is money no doubt. Yet my perspective is that this is my time to relax and clear my mind. Time is an ever increasing valued commodity. This is why I exclude most people from my life. My time is more valuable than wasting it with them. Yet i don't feel the need to spend all my time trying to make money. This is why one has investments. Down time is beneficial to me. When I lived in DC i gave up washing my car. It was no fun and wasted limited time. Now I can allocate free time in a controlled setting and futz around on my car. If I don't finish it then I can sit down, have a cigar and daydream!

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[94SilverCab]

Any time or money I spend on the 968 is Leisure budget, whether that is time driving, washing/waxing, going to cars and coffee or goofing off on 968Forums...

 

Jay

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[Rap]

Who funds that budget? Do you have grants that can be applied for?

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

Love the inputs.... Washing and waxing your own rare 968 is a different world....."Time is money" I hear out there. I might be among the few lucky ones....I made my money, now retired, I have the time. Though many people do not see any excitement in cleaning a 968, it get's you to the details of your next project......you see things that is not right !

 

.......no car wash for me!!!

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[ds968]

I have taken my 968 to a 100% hand wash place quite a few times ( not the daily driver one, that car can suffer the indignity of run-of-the-mill washes, lol, but they are still the brushless kind .. ) and also had them hand-wax it , but always gave them a bottle or can of my chosen wax, instead of the cheap stuff they use .

That quick hand wax cost was also about $ 35 a couple of years ago , now it's around $ 60 .

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