My assimilation is complete

I just rinsed, washed, dried and waxed the car, lovingly, by hand. Of course, there are three reasons to wax a car: To make it easier to clean later. To help protect it from acid rain, chemicals in puddles, and other hazards of fall driving. To make it really, really shiny. At least two of these seem to be legitimate reasons to spend time waxing a big metal toy, if one is about to drive several thousand miles in it.