Silly to detail a leased car?

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Some people think it's silly to detail & use a coating on a leased car. "Why bother" they say. I think it's worth the effort because I get three years of easy washing, and the car looks much better for the effort. Do you think it's worth it to polish a car I'll keep only a few years?
 
No, i don't think its silly at all. I detailed my former leased car because of a few reasons. The strongest reason was that i just wanted it to look its best all the time. The second reason was it represented my work to potential customers when i would drive out to meet them for a work estimate. I also used it as a test bed for new products or techniques in refining my skills or product preferences. The last 2 reasons above were certainly business related but again, my strongest reason was i always wanted it to look flawless anyway!
 
I coated my leased car the same week I got it.
 
I maybe wouldn't waste my time detailing it before I turned it in, but while I'm driving it, I see no problem wanting a clean interior and a great looking exterior.
 
While I am driving it I want the vehicle to look the best it could and be protected. Sort of a pride thing I guess.
 
Absolutely.

Heck, I detailed a Roadster loaner I had about 2 years ago!
 
Well, like Mike, I would do it for practice / enjoyment. It's just something I like to do, and I get jittery when I can't.... Last winter I had a scrap door that I wore all the clear off. I went at that thing every day like a prison lifer on a conjugal visit.
 
I don't think it's silly. A few of my regular customers ask me to detail their leased cars.
 
IMHO:
It won't seem silly when the vehicle's
Lease has expired, and it has become
time to return the vehicle to the Lessor.


Bob
 
Would you ever consider purchasing your leased vehicle once the lease expires? If so, there is no question it's a good idea to detail it.

If not, then it's still a good idea if you want your car to look it's best.
 
dlc95 said:
I went at that thing every day like a prison lifer on a conjugal visit.
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Imagery is vivid. Anyway, I see as practicing too. That's how I decided to try rinseless and waterless washing. Wanted to see if I could really maintain a new car solely with rinseless/waterless without marring it too bad and I have been pleasantly surprised and now a convert.
 
So the way I look at it, whether it's leased or bought you obviously have pride in what you drive since you are on this board. 75% of my coating jobs are for leased vehicles. Who cares...whatever it takes to make your pride reflect on your vehicle and make you happy should be all you care about. At the end of the day, what's the cost of doing it yourself? Basically nothing. As Mike says, it's therapy.
 
The average person keeps a car for 7 years before getting rid of it. How many of us under the age of 80 buy a new/used car and plan on it being the last one we'll ever buy?

For every 100 members on this site, I would guess that 99 of them detail because they enjoy it. That's what keeps us coming back for more. :)

Like Mike said, it's therapy. :dblthumb2:
 
I detail mine, as well as the one I own.

Agree with Mike and Nick.
 
I'm the wrong person to ask... On day one, I once waxed (AIO), and applied a quick spray-on tire dressing to a rental car I had for two weeks on a business trip.
 
2black1s said:
I'm the wrong person to ask... On day one, I once waxed (AIO), and applied a quick spray-on tire dressing to a rental car I had for two weeks on a business trip.
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Lol, the rental company must of been thankful :props:

The closest I've gone is taking a rental through the car wash.
 
a rental car would be silly. Leased car not at all.
 
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