Obsession/baby-ing of my LX...am I nuts?

[oldschool]

To what degree are you obsessed with keeping the LX clean or safe from evil imports/domestics?

Here is my quick list of things I do that are borderline OCD. I have never had a car I have been so happy with so maybe I am just dazed and confused.

1) I park at least 5 spots away from anyone else in a lot. If I have to I park at an adjacent store or lot to avoid the deadly "wide coupe door tango" where a large door car smacks an innocent unsuspecting sedan/wagon such as my Mag.

2) My students at school pick my car easily out of the large lot of other teacher's cars because my car is on the end/hovering on the line for the handicapped spot no one fills beside my car. Also, after a snowstorm my car is the only one free of roadsalt with a fresh coat of tire shine.

3) I admittedly carry a full line of detail products in my car such as spray detail, rags, wipes, car towels, a large duster as well as detailing brushed/vent cleaner crap I probably don't need at a moments notice.

4) I have been known in sub zero temps to use self serve car washes after 10pm, only to have a clean car with 1 inch of ice encapsulated in a cocoon like covering.

5) I carry touchup paint in my glove box

6) I use 4 types of towels on my car (one for tires, one for dusting, one for ext. towelling and one specifically for my rims)

7) I have been known to wax parts of my car not exposed to the elements

8) I have a brush to detail my lug nuts (this is a downward spiral isn't it?)

9) I have replaced a few parts because they had a tiny scratch that drove me nuts (chrome gear shift frame thingy...and other minor items)

10) My wife was banned from driving my car after a co-worker told her she took up two spots and had a lead foot in the parking lot. When I have no other choice to let her use it, I do a walkaround on the car to check for bumps/scratches aftwerwards (would signing a waiver be overkill?)

There are a few others I can't think of but what do you do that is OCD on your LX? Are you an LX addict too? Is a mod budget an oxi-moron? How far would you go for your LX? Does your significant other just shake their head in disbelief when you say you are "just going to wash the car" when they know you really mean "I'll see you in 4 hours when I am done with my weekly detailing?" Do I need Dr. Phil?

oldschool

[Ghostface Mag]

I go to sleep everynight with a micro-fiber cloth in my pocket and leave the quick detailer on the side of the bed....

[Ghostface Mag]

I even cover my car when I'm at the mall....

[Cam]

You guys have issues

[MAGNUM8R]

You guys have issues

Uh huh!!

My Wife will NEVER drive mine, fixed that day one, a ride that made me get all the face prints, makeup, etc. off the glass.

She rides in the back with Miss Jr. hotrodder that when Mom's not aboard tells me to "hit the warp speed button, Daddy!"
I make her buddies promise to not tell their parents first, you otta see 'em, screaming like little Girls (They are) and loving every minute of it.

No kids were endangenred in the writing of this post...or ever on the road, this is very safe where I pull this crap!!

[SteveRT]

I do dust mine in the garage, try to never drive in the rain. But I drive it like I stole it when I take her out. I've got a few small scratches, who doesn't. Like Jay Leno says "I like to start with a 100 point car, drive it down to about a 3, then have it taken back to a 100 and start all over."

[Electrofreak]

Ok, I'll reveal a few of my eccentricities.

I have several different types of cleaners in my car, mainly leather and plastic Armor-alls, window washer fluid, as well as some brushes and a towel.

I too admit to giving my car washes in below-freezing weather. Mostly because the road salt drives me nuts. I'd rather have ice on my car that that goddamn salt. At least the ice protects my paint

My snow brush is the best I could find (and I shopped around!) It's an extendable snow brush and scraper with insulated grips, as well as has an awesome rubber squeegee on the back for the summer time. In the back of my car, I've got an emergency roadside kit with everything from jumpers, emergency blanket / first aid, reflective triangles, glow sticks (buying flares soon), strobe lights, gas pump / siphon, and collapseable plastic jug (to name a few).

I've also got a large container of road salt, a set of high-strength tow cables (for which I really have no purpose atm), a large length of strong woven nylon rope, a small toolbox with a full ratchet set and other basic tools, as well as a sleeping bag that I often use after I've had too much to drink at the bar (like last night).

As you can see, my obsession lies a bit more towards preparedness and safety. Maybe after winter I'll pull some of that stuff out and stock up on more cleaning products.

[pigpen]

Wooww we are bad aren't we!

How about when you are filling up your tank at a gas station you use a paper rag under neath the filling cap and one under the nozzle till you put in it your tank then again cover the nozzle when you take it out so you don't drip gas on your paint! I do do do haha

I have to admit I could care less about a clean car in the winter time since its hard to wash her in MN.

[36 chambers]

i love my car tooooo!!!!!!!

[OcalaHemi]

This is a funny thread! But it is true! I clean my car every time it comes out of the garage. I too have rags, towels and Armoral in the back as well as leather cleaner and protector. I keep a bottle of touch up in my glove box as well! We aren't crazy, we just Love our cars!

[oldschool]

I even cover my car when I'm at the mall....

No way!

oldschool

[oldschool]

i love my car tooooo!!!!!!!

YEAH MAN!

oldschool

[musiqmaker225]

Yeah, I ended up on the couch last night cause the fiancee and I fought over my PASSION not obsession for the car. HAHAHAHA! I will not change my love for my cars....but I do have a back ache now.

[oldschool]

I thought of something else I did.

I got my bling bling 300c chrome handles for my mag. It was bitter cold out and yes I installed them. I took a hair dryer, warmed up both the handle and the cover and the adhesive promoter and installed successfully the four doors in 20 degree cold. I couldn't wait to install them when it is reasonably warm...are you crazy?

I also installed my trailer hitch ( i was dying to got out and mountain bike in the snow) during a strom we got 4 inches in about 2 hours. Again, I couldn't wait and I even installed the wiring within those 2 cold hours.

I also keep a microfiber cloth in my little napkin/map pocket in my door for those times after a wash when you notice a ring around the mirrors while you are driving or missed soapy suds on the door sills.

Damn I feel like a tool if I am one of a few people who goes to these lengths for his car.

[rrod436]

Thank God I'm not alone!!!!