Do you ever wash your car? If yes, how and how often?

[Jazzik]

[FMIB]

Until recently, a lot.
I recently sold my bigger car which was very black, that needed cleaning weekly, so the Jazz,(sunlight white/black roof) got washed at the same time.
Switching to a silver car, which now only needs cleaning either once a month or every second month , the Jazz still only gets washed at the same time.
The black roof gets rather dirty, the sunlight white remains very clean during these extended periods.

[Nicksey]

Yes, once a month. With Autoglym and Meguiar's wax.

I had already mentioned this, in the 'Jazz brake failure' thread 

[John Ratsey]

I operate on the "as needed" basis and have just washed my Jazz for the first time. I was quite impressed by how well the sunlight white colour hides the dirt. I'm now intending to give it some polish while it's clean.

[FMIB]

I was quite impressed by how well the sunlight white colour hides the dirt.

Very much my experience, for a "white" car, it is indeed surprising how well it hides the dirt.

[Sean Regan]

Until March I'd had my second CRV from new, in 2005,  this was grey and I rarely washed it. This Crosstar, I have now is black and needs washing probably weekly, but I wash it "as and when required" or "periodically," this of course is subjective. The worst part is cleaning the inside of the windscreen, of which some areas are hard to reach.

[Lord Voltermore]

About once a month  on average .  I do it myself.         I was about to say whether it needs it or not, but thats not true.  If there has been heavy rain it might get left even  longer    

I too have noticed that  the premium sunlight white pearl needs less frequent washing than my previous  platinum white pearl. Rain water and dirt seems to bead and disperse better .   Even though the platinum  white car had been  treated  with  Turtle wax hybrid ceramic products but the  sunlight car is untreated  (unless the dealership did it without my knowledge or paying ) 

[Mr Onion]

Whenever I can be arsed, and depending on how dirty it is

[Kremmen]

Same here, whenever it needs it

Needs to be a nice warmish day, no point going out there in the cold

[JB]

Only when its dirty and only when its raining, car is wet from rain out with bucket of warm
water and mop wash then rain rinses it then dries on its own without streaks, it did have the
paint treatment when new, its quick and easy only downside you get a bit wet if you don't
put your hat and coat on.

[Jazzik]

Ours only gets washed when it's really dirty. And not by me, but by professionals at a car wash.
They wash the car by hand, using the two-bucket method. It costs a bit, but then you get what you pay for: QUALITY!

[ninanina]

I have mine washed by a recently discovered hand car wash place

They seem to do a good job and I come away with a nice shiny car

I get it washed when I feel it’s just too dirty so that’s probably about every 3-4 weeks

[Lincolnshire Rambler]

Er no .. only a few times a year .but i clean my windscreen at least weekly and more frequently with the summer insects . And clean front and back wiper blades at same time . I use autoglym super resin polish and their glass cleaner too..😁

[PaulC]

I never wash our Jazz - it gets washed once a year when it goes in for service by our local Honda Service centre.

[Lord Voltermore]

gratifying to see I am not the only one who rarely washes the car.  I must draw this post to the attention of Mrs LV   
 I do keep its windows clean, and  on long journeys in foul weather sometimes clean just its lights and number plates.     

One advantage of washing the car yourself  is you may spot any small chips that might rust.

I can see the pleasure of meticulously cleaning and detailing your car  ,adding accessories etc.  I used to do it to classic cars for shows etc , but not for modern cars  .  Each to their own.