Why are the carpets in cars so difficult to clean?

Sweets not sticky just broken into powder.

OH buys some cheap mats from Lidl or Halfords which can be taken out to vacuum or shampoo. When GS were younger we covered the back seat with a rug.

Invented by someone who doesn`t clean i think.

Every so often I'd have my car valeted. Not expensive. Perfect job.

My son deliberately chose a car with vinyl 'upholstery' this time - as fabric is just not practical with small children to transport. At least it can be washed after the inevitable drink spillages and (worse) car sickness!

You CLEAN the carpets in your car??!! Crikey!!

BrandyGran, I know exactly what you mean. I don't clean mine very often but when I do I feel exactly the same.

That’s why they invented floor mats!

Oh Brandygran you need to make the acquaintance of those nice men in red overalls which I once referred to in a misguided non-PC moment as the Eastern European car wash.
Best £15 I ever spent for a wash, wax and valet. The car I mean.

I agree BrandyGran. It's bits of grass, twigs, fluff that stick in the mats in my car. Took me all morning yesterday and could have hoovered the entire house and had a coffee in that time!

I imagine if I only cleaned my house carpet every six months it would be pretty difficult to get clean.

The floor mats are EASY TO CLEAN- They are removable and I can vacuum them no problem! It's what gets under and beside them that I find difficult.
All that effort for so little satisfaction!
Yes I should clean out the car more often- good way to get more exercise.

I took the GC blackberry picking last week. It was a muddy walk across fields, in wellies, to get to the best berries. The inside of my car looked like a midden when we got home. Dried mud everywhere, twigs, half dead bits of flowers and leaves, acorns and conkers that they'd found as "treasure" and worst of all..... blackberry juice on the back seat from where the bucket had tipped over. Took me most of Saturday to vacuum it all out and shampoo the upholstery. I'd rather clean the house from top to bottom than vacuum the car out.

Self care is placing value on your time.

Love yourself and go to a valet!

Warning - designed by men who don’t clean?

My husband took my large people carrier, which I use for childminding, to our local valeting station which is staffed by half a dozen or more men and run by an Albanian family.
"Ees verry dirrty car," they said.
"Err yes, that's why I've brought it to you," he replied ?