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So living here in NYC, parking a car in a garage will cost at lest 200 to 300 a month. Would it be better to park the car on the street and spend that money getting the car detailed every month, or to garage it and just detail once a year?

Maybe this is a sign that I just shouldn't work on my own car. I was replacing my wiper blades with the cheap Trico refills, when I accidently let my wiper arm snap and smack the windwhield. Now I have a big'ol crack (2 six inch cracks radiating at 2 and 3 oclock from the impact point) 1) Can...

Hey all, I did a search as far as bird bomb strategies and found some good info. However, I don't want to use my MF towels on bird crap. Is there anything that's disposable that I could wipe with? Toilet Paper? Kleenex? Thanks!

I have a Passat which is 4 door, but the driver's seat gets used 95% of the time. Does it make sense to clean/condition the leather on the driver's seat more than the other seats? The leather on the driver's seat definitely has more creases becasue of more use. Thanks!

I got into an accident a few months ago. My car was finished at the shop mid December. I got a new hood which was painted to match my car, and my front quarter panels were also painted (blended in). I think the bumper cover was painted as well. Anyways, when I got the car back, the cabin...

I did a search, but I didn't find anything addressing my idea. I was thinking, would it be good to have QEW/water mixture in a spray bottle and leave it in the trunk for emergencies like bird crap and random mud splatter, etc? Would it be too cold in the winter? Would it be too hot in...

Costco? I just received my PakShak MF towels. I was going to return my Costco MF towels but when I felt both they felt about the same. I guess the PakShak Ultro Fine was a bit finer, but the Costco ones weren't too far off, and they definitely felt close to the PakShak waffle weave towels I...

Ok so I'm one of those people who live in the city so I don't have a garage or much of a way to wash the car myself effectively. There is a hand car wash place near by where they spend 1/2 hour washing your car. At first I thought this place was great, 30 min on your car and only $15. Long...

On Dec 7th, I got my car back from the shop. I was in an accident and the hood and bumper cover were replaced and painted, and the paint was blended in my two front quarter panels. For the most part, opinion on here was that the paint had to oxidize/cure for at least 30 days before I put...

Hey everyone, I picked up this 20 pack of micro fiber towels at Costco today for 9 bucks. Are they ok to use? They are made by Sunset Prodcuts and they are MF-20. Althought that might just stand for Micro Fiber 20. Also, how many times can you use a micro fiber towel before you have...

3M Scotchgard Paint Protection Film? I see alot of people post about Xpel, and I found this other place called Clearmask (http://www.clearmask.com/vehicle_page.php). Am I correct in assuming they're all selling the same stuff, the 3M Scotchgard? Clearmask also has this other product...

Well, I don't have pics yet but basically, I live right by the East River here in NYC where there is alot of strong wind. If you've been watching the US Open, you know that it's been extra windy today. After parking my Passat, I openned the door gently as I always do, and the the wind ripped...

I am badly in need of a real detail. I had one scheduled with GSRstilez but I had to cancel cuz I just got laid off from my job. In the meantime, should I was the car with some off the shelf Turtle Wax that my dad has at home? I don't have claybar, PC, or anything. Just some car wash...

Well, I bought my used 2001.5 Passat from an obsessed owner that maintained the car very well. This was October 2004. He would clean and wax the car every 6 months with Zymol cleaner and carbon wax. Well, just this week, when it rained, the water still beads up! I thought Zymol was a...