Make Your Old Car Feel New
While gas prices make electric vehicles all the more appealing, the actual act of trading in the car you have now for a new EV isn’t actually hugely sustainable. In fact, depending on age of a car and the condition it’s in, keeping an old car on the road can often be the more sustainable approach.
But how do you make an old car feel new? It’s not just about the mechanic appointments and the body shop work the car may need, but the fun ways that we can make the car stand out. From options like a custom decorative window film, to tire upgrades or small details and finishes, giving an old car life doesn’t have to take too much effort. Here are some of the best ways you can make your car stand out.
Step one: get it cleaned. Looking at your car, when was the last time you had it professionally cleaned? And we’re not just talking about throwing the hose over it on a Sunday afternoon. A deep clean on anything looks fantastic and a car is no exception to that rule. Going to a hand car wash gives a meticulously clean from top to bottom, side to side, inside and out. They can also – with an extra fee – wax your car for you to really make it shine. Tidy your car each night before you get out of it, and then you can keep up those standards that you paid for
The exterior. Fix any scratches and dents in the body of your car, and give it a respray if it’s been a few years and it’s losing its shine. You want to finish on your car to look fantastic, so check out all of the latest car colors so that you know what’s on trend. It’s always worth spending the extra money to make your car look fantastic as it cruises down the road on the way to work – even if you’re not going anywhere exciting!
Re-upholster the interior. The interior of your car has to be comfortable, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t look good. If you take your coffee reupholstered, you can change the material and the colour of the inside of your car. Maybe you start the black all of these years because the kids always mess up the back seats? Either way, upholstering your car is going to refresh the look and make it feel brand-new without having to spend.
Keep up with the new standards. Even though you decorate your call well in order to get the most out of the effort you put in, you need to maintain their standards. Put the basics in place - make sure that you have something as simple as dirt catching mats on the floor to capture all the dust and dirt for you to shake out. Any trash in the car during a drive comes out with you at the end of the drive. Keeping up the maintenance will keep your new old car looking new for a long time to come.
