What Is the Grossest Mess You've Found While Cleaning a Car?

Whether you merely commute in your car, eat in your car or just drive grubby-handed kids around in your car, you’re probably used to having to do a periodic deep clean. Some messes are worse than others. We’re looking for your war stories and ask, what is the grossest thing you’ve ever come across while cleaning out a car?

I just assisted my sister in getting her tiny Nissan Versa Note ready for sale after she avoided cleaning it for about a year. While this would be a painful task no matter what, the addition of my three-and-a-half year old niece’s presence in the back seat made it absolutely nightmarish. Do you know what a forgotten pouch of squeeze yogurt does in a car after six months of sitting smashed open under a floor mat? It’s not pretty. It certainly doesn’t smell pretty.

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