I know the feeling. I didn't realize how many "backwoods custom pinstripes" I've added until I washed it. Funny how wax really does hide the small ones and obscures the bigger ones.

Oh well, it goes with the territory. This is why I can't get my friend with her Durango out there. V8, 4x4, and it'll never see dirt. "I don't want to scratch my truck"


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2000 Black SE 4x4, 5spd
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"not all those who wander are lost"
-J.R.R. Tolkien

Mine gets hosed down every three days. I wash it good once a week. One of the benifits from the job.

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Fletch
"We Know Who You Are... Bronze"

I ran my X through Mike's Car Wash (Brushless)on Sunday. It got the underbody wash this time. The last wash was 2 weeks prior. I use to "rub" on new cars that I've had all the time, but now that I'm just a little bit older, some of the aches and pains dictate that this be done in the easiest and quickest manner possible. Once it warms up, I'll do the quick wash at home at least once a week. Maybe every other week, weather permitting, I'll get into a little more detail.

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washed mine yesterday, then today noticed three birds had sh*t on it ... ooo my luck

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01xtrra

2001 solar yellow XE 4x4

Do I hold a record here?

I bought mine Oct 30, 2000.
first wash = december (cheapo gas station wash).
2nd wash = valentine's day

My X currently has 14,893 miles. it's been to LA several times, oregon a few times, and lots of pavement.

2 washes in 4.5 months!

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'01 4x4 SE auto
Silver Ice

Jeff,
Might want to let people know you are a firefighter.
Hate to let them think you run around carrying a large hose for no reason.
That's my job! I'm married.


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"My head hurts, my feet stink and I don't love Jesus."
J. Buffet

You might- Finally, someone worse than me!



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Walter Stephenson
SWXC Member #1
http://www.swxc.org
'00 4wd SE Yellow 5 spd.

We all do have a life...it's just based around the X that's all.

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Hank
2000 Yellow SE 4x4 5 Spd.
"Asian Persuasion"

Well said, Hank!

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2001 Solar Yellow SE 4x4 V6 5spd

I can't even imagine washing my Xterra as often as some of you folks! I check the weather forecast from NOAA when considering a washing. If it sounds like I can get about a week without rain or snow then I MIGHT wash it. If it's just going to get trashed again in less than a week forget it. I'm too busy using my Xterra to take me on my recreational pursuits (kayaking, canoing, camping, hiking, sailing) to wash it often.

Bottom line: I probably wash it about every 6 weeks from April through October, maybe once or twice from November through March. I try to wax my vehicles once a year.

Dude, I would love to keep my Xterra clean, but we have had like 7 inches of rain in March, so it really has not been possible this month. And since I got it in December, it has been so cold I just have not been able to handle it.

But I did wash it the week after Xmas for the first time and ice was forming on the roof as I rinsed it off!!!!

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Haven't you guys seen the X in it's natural habitat? They tend to bathe like birds or hippos and prefer a dirt/mud bath.

[img]http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1548511&a=11742541&p=44485317[/img]

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2001 SE Solar Yellow 4X4
PNWX Member

First reaction: LOL!

Second reaction: No way I would have given a second thought to going in that, yikes!

Brent

Chainsaw:
Holy s***! Can you part the Red Sea also?
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'01 XE V6 4x4 3-Pak Just Blue
-Rob

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"Wow."

That looks pretty darn deep. Awesome shot, seeing this bright yellow truck in a mud bath!

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2001 Solar Yellow SE 4x4 V6 5spd

I was actually the last one to go through the water hole. Peer pressure from 7 other nutjobs...er..fellow Xterra owners plus two kids in the back seat and away we went. You can see the rest of the pack here:
Xterra4x4

Click on Trips then Tahuya State Forest II.


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2001 SE Solar Yellow 4X4
PNWX Member




[This message has been edited by Chainsaw (edited 03-23-2001).]

Did they have a brand new Yellow X waiting for you on the other side? I about dookied my pants when I saw the pic. Better you than me Great pic Chainsaw!!! Thanx for sharing.

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Hank
2000 Yellow SE 4x4 5 Spd.
"Asian Persuasion"

Holy Sweet Jesus.... What the.....

Yeah can you part the Red Sea with that?

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Alpine Green
Auto 4x4 00 Xterra XE
520 PIAA Fog Lights

[This message has been edited by Hunter (edited 03-23-2001).]

[This message has been edited by Hunter (edited 03-23-2001).]

Of course we do and it revolves around the X and XOC. I wash mine every week. I am possibly relocating to Ohio and I already have plans to build a wash basin in the garage for the X to keep the lovely road grime off.
Nothing beats a clean X Ò¿Ó

I just now saw the X in it's natural habitat. What a bath ?!?!

I about freaked when I saw it but I must say if I was there I would be right behind ya !!!!

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MyXGA
2000 XE 4x2 Silver Ice
Waag Front Brush (X Silver)
Flowmaster Street 50 series with dynoflow
XOC Sticker Ó¿Ò vvrrrmmmm
Plus personal X'tras

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sorry, Mr. Clean, but you are flat out WRONG!!! A dirty X, just off the trails kicks it's ass every time.

Everybody knows that an X...


jeff

ok, this is how long it's been since i last washed my x...
i was @ an intersection waiting for the light this morning. an x went by. & i was like, gosh that's an awesome color! what color is that? ...oh yeah, that's alpine grn - such a pretty color... oh sh@! that's the same color as mine!! damn, it's been so long since i washed mine, i can't even remember what alpine grn is really supposed to look like! hahahaha

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Let's see, I washed mine Sunday. It snowed Monday. Figures.

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Blue
'01 XE/3pk Auto
Just Blue 4x4

I'ts supposed to rain tomorrow, but I have to wash again today for the second coat of wax!!
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'01 XE V6 4x4 3-Pak Just Blue
-Rob

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Got our X in Feb 00, and have washed it twice since then, the second time was last weekend.

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