I happen to be one of those people that don't care much for driving a dirty car unless I've just driven it up a muddy mountian, in which case, dirty = trophy. Call it vanity or mild OCD, whatever. If you're one of those people who couldn't care less if their car is clean, no judgement here, just don't be surprised to see "My Owner HATES Me" or "If You Think I'm Dirty, You Should See My Owner" scrawled in the months old dirt accumulation on your back window. Also, if you drive a really nice car (ie. Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, Etc.) please keep them clean. I hate to see cars like that so unappreciated. You can afford it, wash it, or just give it to me.
My poor truck is probably the dirtiest it's EVER been. The poor thing has been negelected for months due to my work schedule/commute in Florida and the fact that I just couldn't talk the mosquitos into working with my car washing schedule. Selfish little bastards.
So today my crimson baby got a much needed, long overdue bath to clean off the 700+ miles of Florida/Georgia/Tennessee road grime. It's at this time I'd like to tell Florida residents along I-75 that they are welcome. I have removed nearly two-thirds of their lovebug population. They now reside on my front grille.
Now let's talk about this front grille. For those of you not familar with the Nissan X-terra, it rocks. I love my truck but I have found the one huge weakness in it's design...the front grille. Car manufacturers have it easy as far as marketing goes. Their products roll down the road everyday for all the world to see. It would stand to reason then that aside from making these cars reliable and safe they might also want to make them easy to clean as well? Can't have dirty advertsing riding down the road now, can we? Well, I think that this little detail was sorely missed by the Nissan engineers. Here's the problem people: MY WHOLE FRONT GRILLE IS PLASTIC. And not just any plastic...a soft textured plastic. I swear it attracts bugs from neighboring counties as I fly down the highway and they ALL find their final resting place super glued to my grille. Cleaning them off is nothing short of a total body workout with a tire brush as my workout weapon of choice. And don't even get me started on the road tar that stains it.
Maybe in the future these car engineers can design a car with the owner in mind. Yeah, yeah we all love the extra leg room you manage to find, the thoughtfully placed 'Oh shit" handles, the erogonomic floor mats, the nice cup holders for our massively oversized soft drinks, and the dome lights that welcome us but can they please design a front grille that is easy to clean? How about something non-porus and smooth? Please?
After nearly an hour and a half, an hour of which was spent on the front, my truck is clean. It's so pretty! And I am really friggin' tired. I'm gonna go lie down now.
