How clean is your car?

Cleaning is the last thing that comes to mind when driving, car washing is a ritual most sensible drivers partake in when the weather is good or when visibility becomes severely hindered by muck. Governmental scientific environmentalist findings prove that washing your car makes it more aerodynamic which therefore gives you better fuel economy. Our findings also prove that washing off the remnants from your last drive through a peat bog prevents your car from looking like a giant turd on wheels. Of course many people do not have the time nor the effort to clean their cars and therefore pay others usually Bulgarian people or a giant robotic brush to do the duty for them. Interiors are the often the forgotten factor after the car wash, the yearly build up of surplus parking tickets, tissues covered in oil and other unknown fluids, chewing gum wrappers enclosing old bits of gum, uneaten extra extra extra extra strong mints that were too strong for your liking, the surplus cans of de-icer and the remnants from your last drive-thru gourmet meal at McDonald's eventually makes a wheelie bin seem a nice place to sit in than a Dagenham dustbin (in the literal sense).

I decided/was forced to hoover and clean my interior for the first time since last June, the 15 year old car mats were terribly worn and on removal I'd found giant muddy stains and rips in the carpet. The practical solution would be to wash such stains away but that would involve the use of carpet cleaner or paying someone £16 to valet the interior, so with a bit of effortless thought I disposed of the worn mats and bought some cheap replacement mats from my local pound shop for £6 saving me a lot of money. Some of you may point out that having non original car mats means they won't fit perfectly - which is true, on the other hand them being slightly bigger means more stains and ripped carpet can be hidden. Also on the plus side the new mats also sort of match the Cinquecento's red-ish paintwork. It's amazing what a difference a few quid makes. In true Cilit Bang advert style, feel free to admire some before and after photos: