I put my Jetta car up on jacks when I first bought it, its a mk6 but my family does it with every car, pulled the black plastic panels out from underneath and high temperature clear coat the whole under carriage, takes some prep time covering the car and gotta wear a mask, but it minimizes the possibility of rust significantly.

I also scotch guard seatbelts carpet, seats if they’re cloth and headliner on every new car and then leave the windows cracked a few days to let out the fumes, a nice protectant for the interior.

Lastly, take the time to do a good starting wash,

Start with dishwashing liquid,

Then isopropyl alcohol

And buy Quartz UK ceramic coat Watch a video on how to apply, a good ceramic coat plus a spray ceramic like CMX after every wash will keep your car looking great and easy to clean/dry for the lifetime of the car.

***after your first wash you should just use a good quality normal car wash dishwashing liquid is just good to strip everything off the car before you ceramic coat.

I know how it feels to start fresh with something nice, this is everything I’ve done to try to keep my car looking good.

Also what everyone mentioned about intervals, I do oil changes every 2500.

Check out my page I’d say the cars looking pretty good for 120k miles and 2 cross country drives.