Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 19:44:25 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> Subject: Re: Quality of Saab vs competition
Bob wrote: > > On 18 Feb 2002 01:03:58 GMT, jmel5nopsamcomnospam (JMEL5) wrote: > > >That's the best way to get your money's worth, aside from not overpaying to > >begin with. Most people don't keep their cars for 10-15 years, so the most > >important thing that you can do is religious routine maintenance. Car washes > >in winter can help wash off the salt, but they leave swirl marks in your paint. > > > > Not to mention, the soap they use removes all your wax. It's best to > go to one of those "hand spray" washes and just use the plain water > setting, or go during off hours and bring your own car wash and > bucket. > > Bob During the 5 years that I have owned my Saab, it has never been in a car wash. Only hand washed. My routine is well rehearsed and takes me 5 minutes, faster than it takes to drive down to the paint grinder. Johannes