Ironing before packing - am I wasting time?

I have barely ever cleaned the car I've owned for the last 15 years. It gets an annual wash when the local scouts are out doing it to raise jamboree money. It has no rust. I'm sure it looks less attractive than my neighbours vehicle which gets washed more than the average teenage boy, but given i'll run it into the ground I'm not fussed about the resale value!

I was trying to think there if there was anything I owned that would need ironing ever. The answer is NO. All my clothes are wash, dry, hang up. I make sure the fabric is uncrushable, it's not that hard to find. Even ordinary t shirts don't need ironing if they are smoothed out and hung up properly.

I can't think of anything worse than ironing. My DP on the other hand, even irons his underpants. I kid you not, but he was in a profession where neatness and inspections of uniforms was every day. Old habits die hard. But as long as I don't have to do it, that's fine. We are retired so he has all the time in the world to iron his smalls, shirts and whatnot. I on the other hand watch him from the sofa with tea and cake in my hand.

Yes, I can beat this though, I thought OP was talking about the inside, which I never clean or tidy, but I have once, just once in 9 years cleaned the outside of the car and it was at a car wash last month. I dont know what came over me

Nothing wrong with the paint at all, no rust. Looked brand new. The dirt must have protected it

I run my cars into the ground anyway. Mines 16 years old and I'll run it until it dies.

Iron on holiday?

Clean the car before going,why?

What madness is this ?

I do iron my clothes and then roll them when packing. Stops them getting wrinkled. Last thing I want to do is iron on holiday.

I don't iron anything so can't relate.

Why do you think the car needs washed?

I iron when things have been washed & dried, so they're ready to wear or rolled & put in cubes when going away.

I iron, and either fold or roll depending on the item. Creases aren’t a problem. On holidays, I use the laundry service and it comes back ironed.

It wouldn’t occur to me to wash the car, but I do make sure the front garden is weeded and watered so it doesn’t look obviously unkempt and abandoned. The first time we went away after moving here, I came back to 2 ft high weeds that had sprouted up between the cobbles. Not sure what the point of washing the car is though?

Agreed! Plus I'm never going to sell it so the resale value is irrelevant. I'll drive it until it goes to the big scrapyard in the sky.

I think its been about two years since mine has been washed now. There is nothing wrong with the paint, no rust..

Some people have more time and money than sense!

You're being a fussy fusspot. Do what you like with your own clothes. Let him do what he likes with his. Take the car to be cleaned if you want it cleaned for unknown holiday-related reasons. (I need a holiday just reading this.) Have a lovely time away😎

Meh, it's 11 years old and looks just fine.

Consistent maintenance prevents dirt, salt, road grime, bird droppings, and tree sap from bonding with your vehicle's clear coat. This preserves your paint, prevents rust, and maintains long-term resale value.

You could always go and get car cleaned if it bothers you that much.

DH irons all my stuff when he’s packing. I’m rubbish at packing so I leave my stuff out and he does it, we iron anything that needs it while we’re there.

What do you mean for good maintenance? What do you think happens if you don't get it cleaned?

I iron a few pairs of linen shorts/trousers but nothing else. Theres an iron and ironing board in our villa but it wont be getting used!

I wish I could get away with getting the car cleaned once a year. You should have it done once a month for good maintenance.
However back to the OP's point, there is no point in doing it if its going to be sat on the driveway for 10 days.

I find things pack better if ironed as they are flatter rather than ironing for aesthetic reasons on arrival. Don’t understand the car washing,

I do iron things like shirts and t shirts before they go in the suitcase. If you pack well they will stay pretty crisp and then you can hant them up in the shower and any creases will fall out. I think dh had ironed a shirt on holiday but only because we were going somewhere smart. I wouldn't wash the car but dh does think I'm nuts for cleaning the house before we go. I never want to return home to a dirty messy house so like to clean everything.

Absolutely pointless ironing before packing

Don’t really own much that needs ironing, just hang it in the bathroom when you have a shower and creases will drop out

Would wash the car if going on a uk holiday. Why in earth would you wash it to leave it on the drive?!

Life’s too short - yes you are wasting time on pointless tasks. Do something you love instead. F the ironing and read a great book in the bath with a glass of wine

Ok what's your reasonig about getting the car cleaned?

You are doing what is called 'nagging'. Not everyone does things how you would, and I would be rolling clothing up to pack in any event. Keeps them crease free in the main if already ironed or they aren't cotton.

Both of you are unreasonable for ironing anyway. Especially on holiday

Why do you want to get the car cleaned if you aren't taking it? I dont understand that logic at all?