Driving new car home from dealer with salt on roads
12-29-2022, 10:13 AM
#46
Three Wheelin'
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12-29-2022, 05:25 PM
#47
Maybe a bit too philosophical, but the desire for perfection increases as we get older. It’s driven by a lot of things, but one of the main factors is our increasing frailty and health, and watching much of what we had created (friendships, relationships, businesses, etc) disappear, fall apart, pass away etc.
It’s a desire of control, of that which we have no control over. Realistically, OP, you could daily drive this car in salt conditions and by the time the frame was rusted to a point that it became a mechanical issue, you’d be dead or incapable of driving.
What is the point, then? Who are you “saving” the car from, but yourself? Delayed gratification is fine, but not to the extent of forgoing your own enjoyment. It’s like the older lady who has had a couch cover all her life on a sofa - she’s never actually enjoyed what she paid for, and furniture also wears out with time. Don’t be that person, if you can help it.
It’s a desire of control, of that which we have no control over. Realistically, OP, you could daily drive this car in salt conditions and by the time the frame was rusted to a point that it became a mechanical issue, you’d be dead or incapable of driving.
What is the point, then? Who are you “saving” the car from, but yourself? Delayed gratification is fine, but not to the extent of forgoing your own enjoyment. It’s like the older lady who has had a couch cover all her life on a sofa - she’s never actually enjoyed what she paid for, and furniture also wears out with time. Don’t be that person, if you can help it.
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12-29-2022, 07:34 PM
#49
Three Wheelin'
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Maybe a bit too philosophical, but the desire for perfection increases as we get older. It’s driven by a lot of things, but one of the main factors is our increasing frailty and health, and watching much of what we had created (friendships, relationships, businesses, etc) disappear, fall apart, pass away etc.
It’s a desire of control, of that which we have no control over. Realistically, OP, you could daily drive this car in salt conditions and by the time the frame was rusted to a point that it became a mechanical issue, you’d be dead or incapable of driving.
What is the point, then? Who are you “saving” the car from, but yourself? Delayed gratification is fine, but not to the extent of forgoing your own enjoyment. It’s like the older lady who has had a couch cover all her life on a sofa - she’s never actually enjoyed what she paid for, and furniture also wears out with time. Don’t be that person, if you can help it.
It’s a desire of control, of that which we have no control over. Realistically, OP, you could daily drive this car in salt conditions and by the time the frame was rusted to a point that it became a mechanical issue, you’d be dead or incapable of driving.
What is the point, then? Who are you “saving” the car from, but yourself? Delayed gratification is fine, but not to the extent of forgoing your own enjoyment. It’s like the older lady who has had a couch cover all her life on a sofa - she’s never actually enjoyed what she paid for, and furniture also wears out with time. Don’t be that person, if you can help it.
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reloader-1 (12-29-2022)
12-29-2022, 07:45 PM
#50
You can put PPF on the car, and you can ceramic it and wash it with a foam cannon and a pressure washer and blow it dry and never touch the paint. And the car will still accumulate a scratch here or there where you might not have PPF and the PPF will get marks in it that take the place of stone chips because self healing only goes so far and when you drive it like it should be, stuff hits the front. The PPF does its job but when you detail it you will see the imperfections accumulate on the PPF where you would normally get stone chips. There is no way around it.
That said, we all get the desire to keep it looking absolutely pristine for as long as possible and no one should make you feel bad about that. But you're 74?, drive it and enjoy it and it really isn't worth worrying about. You want it today, you got it today, and whatever is on the roads will wash off. We got 8 inches of snow last night and the only reason I didn't drive mine today is that it was still too deep in the alley this morning to get it out. The drive to work and the drive home are the best part of my day. Everything else is mostly filler.
That said, we all get the desire to keep it looking absolutely pristine for as long as possible and no one should make you feel bad about that. But you're 74?, drive it and enjoy it and it really isn't worth worrying about. You want it today, you got it today, and whatever is on the roads will wash off. We got 8 inches of snow last night and the only reason I didn't drive mine today is that it was still too deep in the alley this morning to get it out. The drive to work and the drive home are the best part of my day. Everything else is mostly filler.
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12-30-2022, 05:02 PM
#52
Burning Brakes
He got Agate Gray. He started a thread after he picked it up.
12-30-2022, 06:00 PM
#54
Burning Brakes
12-30-2022, 09:12 PM
#55
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Its agate gray, Which dealership has the GR 911? If it is in stock it has an ADM more than likely.
12-30-2022, 09:36 PM
#56