Originally Posted By: Astro14
...time to get an airport car...guess which one is my airport car?
;-)
I'm guessing the Packard, it is the oldest after all
But seriously, even though every ding on my Mazda 3 irritates me, especially after a wash, I know full well that this is my workhorse and these things happen when you have kids and the car is used for every single errand, as a moving van and a family hauler. I don't even want to mention how my interior looks like, but I good detail will have it looking very good again.
Sure, I try to minimize the damage. I don't park near the mall entrance, my kids don't eat "wet" food in the car and I give it a wash every once in a while.
But stuff just happens no matter how careful you are. Not too long ago my 2-year old boy grabbed a stone and threw it up in the air, guess where it landed? On the roof of my car, I actually should be thankful that it was my car and not neighbor’s. Or another time, when my daughter had her shoes covered in mud and we did not catch it… yep, the front seat got a nice coat.
In the end, I try to be careful and I do try to kepp my car looking good, but I don't loose sleep over stuff like that anymore, it's just a car and my #1 priority is keeping the car in good mechanical shape, external appearance is secondary.