And if you're only kind of a minimalist, who does own a car, you don't wash it.

I don't know... wouldn't a minimalist want to prolong the lifetime of their fewer possessions?

Do clean cars last longer than dirty cars?

In the Midwest, absolutely. Dirty cars lose paint and rust.

outside of nyc, this is going to have a major impact on quality of life. don't let perfection be the enemy of good.

We're gonna preserve our quality of life one exception at a time all the way to societal collapse, it seems. How much quality of life can we have when billions are on the move due to heat dead zones, collapsing one government after another?