Boy, 8, took his uncle's instructions to clean his car too literally
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A boy eager to earn pocket money took his uncle’s instructions to clean his sports car ‘inside and out’ too literally by jet washing his seats and electric dashboard.
Ally Law, from Southampton, Hampshire, revealed his eight-year-old nephew Campbell offered to wash his Mini Cooper Sport for £10 while he visited the schoolboy’s house.
The 27-year-old was shocked to return and find his nephew spraying his dad’s jet wash inside the car and drenching the leather interior.
Viral footage showed panicked Ally rush over to ask Campbell what he was doing, and received the innocent reply: ‘I’m washing the car, that’s what you told me to do.’
Ally said, ‘You’re joking me’, as he panned the camera through the drenched Mini, showing the soaked front seats with soap suds on them.
Eight-year-old Campbell who was eager for pocket money took his uncle’s instructions to clean his sports car ‘inside and out’ too literally – Jet washing his seats and electric dashboard
The wheel and electric dashboard were left dripping, while soapy water pooled in the back of the car.
Campbell explained: ‘I cleaned it inside and out. I’m still going to need my tenner’.
Ally initially refused because he’d ‘wrecked the car’, but reluctantly handed over £20 after convincing his nephew to dry down the car, which he bought for £1,350 six months ago, dry with a towel.
Ally said the car does start and the dashboard works but the electric windows are too water damaged to function.
He’s since admitted the ‘nightmare’ has taught him to ‘be more specific’ with instructions and to think twice before letting Campbell clean his car again.
His video has been viewed more than 2.7million times with amused users praising Campbell for ‘doing what he was told’ and Ally for staying so calm.
Ally said: ‘I told him to clean it inside and out and assumed he’d know, but now I’ve learned I need to be much more specific with kids. He’s a little hustler and loves making money and he offered to clean my car for £10.
Ally Law, from Southampton, Hampshire, revealed his eight-year-old nephew Campbell (pictured) offered to wash his Mini Cooper Sport for £10 while he visited the schoolboy’s house
Ally said ‘you’re joking me’ as he pans the camera through the drenched Mini, showing the soaked front seats with soap suds on them
The wheel and electric dashboard can be seen dripping and soapy water is pooled in the back of the car
Campbell explained: ‘I cleaned it inside and out’ before cheekily saying ‘I’m still going to need my tenner’
The 27-year-old was shocked to return and find his nephew spraying his dad’s jet wash inside the car and drenching the leather interior
‘I had only been gone a few minutes then I could see him spraying the inside so then I started filming.
‘I just thought, “What a nightmare”, and thought I’d have to scrap it. He was really chilled about it and still wanted his money. Cheeky.
‘Luckily it’s dried out quite nicely but the window needs to be looked at because it won’t open. He sprayed all the electricity at the front. At least the chairs were clean though.
‘It was my fault so I’ll accept some responsibility but he’s banned from cleaning it now. I’ll take it to a car wash next time.’
Ally said he’s lucky it was a sunny day as he was able to leave the doors open for it to dry out. His video has earned more than 4,700 comments and 32,000 likes.
One commented: ‘Well it’s definitely clean inside and out. I’m impressed you stayed so calm. He definitely deserves his money. He did what he was asked.’
A second said: ‘Bless him he was only doing what he thought was right. Gotta love children for their vulnerability and innocence.’ A third joked: ‘At least your car is super clean now.’
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