Sunday, August 22, 2004

Oh Yes Miata
This evening I took a drive to no where. I asked Ginger if she needed anything from the store. She asked which store. I said "any store". I was looking for an excuse to go for a ride. No excuse but I went anyway. Top down.

When I got home, I decided to perform a little cleanup on the Miata. First I vacuumed the carpet. At this point I will shamefully admit that I had not yet done that, ever. The carpet looks good now. Except for a sizeable stain on the passenger side. I am considering trying out some miracle cleaner on it. I think it's oxy something. Short of a miracle, I don't think anything else will take care of it.

The Miata now has 89k miles on it. It had 85,707 when I got it back on March 19, 2004. That means I am averaging about 650 miles a month. I usually fill up about every 280-300 miles so that is just over two tanks a month.

The monthly mileage on my truck has gone down. I have only put about 3700 miles on it since January. I must admit that the total number of miles I drive this year will be above average compared to the last few years. Go figure.

Car Detailing - Advice Request
What are you folks using on your dash board, and misc rubber, vinyl, and plastic in your cars. Something besides Armor All please.

3 comments:

Mike said...

A nice coating of 6 months worth of grime and dust seems to keep anything else from sticking to the dash in both the mini-van and the escort wagon

Try it out, no charge for you

Brian the Red said...

I use the damp towel that has just been used to dry the exterior of the car. I'm sure the anal retentives over in the car care section of the Miata Forums have a 6-step process involving 4 different products...

Anonymous said...

And why don't you like Armor All? Used it annually on my 95 Olds ever since I have had it...So far, I am satisifed with the results! Guess who in nw AL.