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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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Default My car is filthy, and all the car washes are closed!!!

Seriously, Minnesota needs to warm up so I can wash my dang car!
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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I hear you on it needed to warm up. I went to just hose my car off last weekend and it frooze before i could even dry my car :-( I just want a clean car.
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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I 3rd that my 4.0 looks like a turd
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CHPRBOX8
I 3rd that my 4.0 looks like a turd

Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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that's great

Yes, my shiny silver car is now a..... matte silver car.

I do what I can with the window wiper at the gas station, though. What else can you do.
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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luckily i washed my car when i got my oil changed right before the negatives hit
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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I am starting a new club. "Minnestotans for Global Warming". Al Gore says its bad, he has not been in MN lately
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Its driving me insane my Blue Onyx Pearl xB now looks Thunder Cloud Mettalic from the front and i have 4 chips in the window on my second windsheild ahh i hate this weather.
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 03:30 AM
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my feet will not warm up. 10 days now below zero?
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:08 AM
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buncha pansys! i LUUUUURRRVE winter!
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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My car is like Micheal Jackson. It went from black to white within a week.
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Pyrochaos
My car is like Micheal Jackson. It went from black to white within a week.


Jamon!
Old Feb 10, 2007 | 12:51 AM
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haha yeah jp and i have an underground heated garage that has like a mini car wash in it...and let me tell you jp uses it everyday to spray down his car...i think josh has used it too.
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Streeter
that's great

Yes, my shiny silver car is now a..... matte silver car.

I do what I can with the window wiper at the gas station, though. What else can you do.


I know I misread that and you are not using the gas station wiper on your paint!!? ?
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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if you guys really wanna wash your cars give me or jp a call and we can let you into our garage.....i mean we cant have like 20 of you coming in at the same time but just message us or give us a call.
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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the car washes will now be open all week above 32
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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The woman at the the car wash I use said they close it when it's below 30°. Then like a week later I see cars in line and the temp was in the teens. So I said, "what the hell?" and jumped at the chance to wash it. I found out later, that the owner said not to close it just because it was COLD. Of course a week or so later the doors got frozen closed.

Anyway it's supposed to be ~40° this week in the Chicago area. But of course now all the snow will be melting onto the streets and....here we go again. More DIRTY CARS. Just can't win.
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Easyrider1
Originally Posted by Streeter
that's great

Yes, my shiny silver car is now a..... matte silver car.

I do what I can with the window wiper at the gas station, though. What else can you do.


I know I misread that and you are not using the gas station wiper on your paint!!? ?
Noooo no no, just like ... the headlights and taillights. Not like it would matter too much - there are so many freakin key scratches in my paint it looks awful anyway.
Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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i use the mister car wash, there are many locations throughout the metro area. i bought an express monthly pass for my tc, and its 20 some bucks a month. great investment, for new car owners.
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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Finally it's warm enough. Thank you global warming!!!!!
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