Car washes???Why, just why.....

[carfanatic45]

What is the point of having a car wash, when your car is clean when you get back to the menu??

 

[seanneedscar]

I really dont know

I remember in GT3 cars got dirty as hell

I truly dont know why its even in GT5. Especially since they combine the car wash with the engine rebuild or chassis maintenance. I literally have washed a car like once in 2 years

 

[99999Evolution]

Traditional from the old games maybe ??

 

[GTPorsche]

I don't have a picture of my FGT, but instead of it being green/yellow, it's mostly an ashy white.

 

[1241Penguin]

This is especially pointless since your cars magically clean themselves after rallying. Back in GT3 and GT4, the cars were noticeably shinier after a car wash.

 

[mattythedog]

It's fun to pick a low car like the Caterham and watch the people wash thin air.

 

[Veyron Tony]

Hello, believe it or not, when I drive my Bugatti for 5-10 laps on the X-Track, I can see the dirt and grime on it.
When you pit you can see it also, when you go to the shop, it looks like tiger stripes on the doors.
And I love a clean Bugatti.

 

[mrkevans]

I like washing my cars, I know its utterly pointless but I've always enjoyed the whole maintenance aspect of the game since gt1

 

[notsofast]

It's fun to pick a low car like the Caterham and watch the people wash thin air.

Might see that for myself once I get my hands on a Caterham.

 

[MSTER232]

It's fun to pick a low car like the Caterham and watch the people wash thin air.

It's even more fun with a go-kart. But it's possible with any car with an extremely low profile.

Might see that for myself once I get my hands on a Caterham.

Good luck 👍 !

Traditional from the old games maybe ??

It's been in pretty much every single GT game I can remember, but there's no point in GT5 if the cars clean themselves after every race.

I really dont know

I remember in GT3 cars got dirty as hell

I truly dont know why its even in GT5. Especially since they combine the car wash with the engine rebuild or chassis maintenance. I literally have washed a car like once in 2 years

And even that wasn't necessary. The cars clean themselves after each race.

What is the point of having a car wash, when your car is clean when you get back to the menu??

There isn't a point, Kaz put the car wash in there because it's traditional from older games. But if you're going to put a car wash in the game, then the cars must get dirty after a few races, or dirty as soon as you finished a rally.

 

[88FoxBodyFan]

Wash the Tank Car to watch it spin through the GT Auto employees.

 

[Morgoth_666]

The "point" of it is because PD thought it would be amusing to have the cars get dirty and then wash them, back when it was first implemented. It may not be as noticeable as before and might take longer than it used to, but while most of the scuff marks(which weren't there in the past) disappear after the race, the cars still clearly do get dirty. The finish dulls, and some marks do persist.

You can see it in your garage, in GT Auto, and in races. I've seen it on a number of cars, premium and standard. After the 24 hours of Le Mans there was a horrible grayish stripe on my 908 that looked very much like a remnant of the scuffing that appears during the races which I had to wash off.

So the often asked "why is there a car wash if the cars never get dirty outside of races" question is the really pointless thing, since it is based on a statement that isn't true. They should probably make it a little more pronounced if they are going to keep the feature however.

 

[Hyped]

I think it was proven through someones speed testing that car washes very slightly increase top speed.

 

[xCory]

This made me laugh

 

[AerodyManiac]

I think you can actually notice the difference of the car after/before the wash. Cars somehow looked like they been polished with wax after the car wash

 

[PureHeavyMetal]

Because it's nice to reward your car with a wash after it completed a long enduro?

Cars don't completely clean themselves after a race. I took my Schwimmwagen for a race at Chamonix and then took it to photomode, and it still had flecks of snow on the propeller.

 

[Morgoth_666]

I think it was proven through someones speed testing that car washes very slightly increase top speed.

Yes but it was only something like a couple of tenths of a mile per hour at Route X, so it would likely have barely any effect at a normal track.

 

[BenBurroughs]

Wash the Tank Car to watch it spin through the GT Auto employees.

I did it! Must be why the mechanic is so depressed. Anyway, cars do get dirty after enough racing, particularly enduros.

 

[KiroKai]

I think it was proven through someones speed testing that car washes very slightly increase top speed.

True, you can test that yourself, take a car to the speed test on Route X, wash it and come back, it will be faster without changing any setting. I tried with my C6 ZR-1 Corvette and I was 1.1km/h faster.

The "point" of it is because PD thought it would be amusing to have the cars get dirty and then wash them, back when it was first implemented. It may not be as noticeable as before and might take longer than it used to, but while most of the scuff marks(which weren't there in the past) disappear after the race, the cars still clearly do get dirty. The finish dulls, and some marks do persist.

You can see it in your garage, in GT Auto, and in races. I've seen it on a number of cars, premium and standard. After the 24 hours of Le Mans there was a horrible grayish stripe on my 908 that looked very much like a remnant of the scuffing that appears during the races which I had to wash off.

So the often asked "why is there a car wash if the cars never get dirty outside of races" question is the really pointless thing, since it is based on a statement that isn't true. They should probably make it a little more pronounced if they are going to keep the feature however.

Then I don't understand why my IS-F is still dirty like it was when I bought it. I ran it 5,000+ km, mostly on Route X, and it is clean. I repainted it after about 2,000km though. But still... how can it then still not be dirty?

I often see the effect described in this thread when driving online with other people using standard cars. But I always thought this is a graphic bug because the white/gray lines spread across the cars I see don't look like dirt or anything real.

 

[Bagmup]

I did the Suzuka 1000 enduro and my Corvette (painted white) was covered in rubber and brake dust at the pit stop animation, get back to GT auto and it completely gone.

 

[Slash]

I ran a R92CP in the 24hrs of Le Mans, entire car went pitch black until I washed it.

 

[Nocturna]

The shine will slowly decrease on your car, but, it is affected by mileage, not road surface or braking.

 

[nealcropper]

Might see that for myself once I get my hands on a Caterham.

Just noticed you need a caterham. I can send you one.

 

[MSTER232]

The shine will slowly decrease on your car, but, it is affected by mileage, not road surface or braking.

Pictures or cars wash themselves after each race.

 

[KiroKai]

Pictures or cars wash themselves after each race.

This. 👍

Also, if dirt would add according to mileage used cars would be dirty when you buy them. Since their oil never gets changed before you own them, why should they be washed? My oldest car is a C1 Corvette with a mileage of 399,856 kilometres and it looks clean. How is this possible?

 

[Nocturna]

This. 👍

Also, if dirt would add according to mileage used cars would be dirty when you buy them. Since their oil never gets changed before you own them, why should they be washed? My oldest car is a C1 Corvette with a mileage of 393,000 something kilometres and it looks clean. How is this possible?

Like I said, dirt doesn't appear on the car, the shine diminishes, wash it and see.

 

[MSTER232]

Like I said, dirt doesn't appear on the car, the shine diminishes, wash it and see.

When I can, I'm going to buy a new car, and drive it around Route X multiple times. I will take a picture before and after the drive and wash. If there is no visible difference, you're going to look stupid .

 

[Nocturna]

When I can, I'm going to buy a new car, and drive it around Route X multiple times. I will take a picture before and after the drive and wash. If there is no visible difference, you're going to look stupid .

I probably am, but then again, I am only going on my observations.

 

[bikmate]

MSTER232, just get proper screenshots instead of blurry photos of your telly.

You have to drive a lot to get them dirty. Rain helps though. If you put a car in an Endurance race, by the end of it you'll notice a difference when viewed in GT Auto. It's also more obvious on dark paint because the dirt is actually grey.

 

[gthead01]

I have seen a difference after an enduro. Takes on that "le man's" patina. You can grind away otherwise, bit won't see a change.