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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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Let me know and I'll wash my car.

Seriously though, someone is out to get me and does not want my car to stay clean. It seems like everytime I wash my car and take it out for a quick spin the heavens part and drop a football sized bucket of water on my car.

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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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haha i feel ya. x2 cuz of the damn black paint.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:07 PM
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brian -

send some rain over here to florida. hot as ***** here
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Yep, my little black GOAT stay clean for about a day, and after that it's going to be dust, pollen or rain.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by highheat99
brian -

send some rain over here to florida. hot as ***** here
you can have it. I freakin hate it and it won't stop
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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I know how you feel. I wash, claybar, then polish my car and then we get rain for like 3 weeks straight or however longs its been.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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yea well especially when your drivers side window leaks just enough to **** you off.

florida can take the rain until august 18, thats when I go on my vacation
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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tell me about it. cant remember the last time i drove my car cause of the rain..
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i just had my car washed, and not even 1 hour later it rained!
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by highheat99
brian -

send some rain over here to florida. hot as ***** here
Take it its all yours lol
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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I haven't even washed mine in about 3 weeks because of all this freaking rain in Houston, it's gonna need to be waxed and clayed about 5 times!!
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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Totally sucks and I'm originally from the Pacific northwest, I ran from it and now it's pouring more than over there. Maybe before summer ends I'll wash mine
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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I thought I was the only one, the last 5 or 6 times I have washed my car the next day it rains. this is no exaduration
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