Clean cars

I own a 2002 Toyota Camry. Every now and then, I have fellow coworkers as passengers in my car (whether it be to a job site or simply lunch). Like clockwork, everyone always compliments how clean the car and is how it still smells like new. That's funny because my wife always complains that the car smells like our dog, Sofie.

Now I am definately not the type of person that cleans their car every week. I'm lucky if I wash it once a month. Vacuuming the inside of the car might be every other month. But apparently my car is a lot cleaner inside than most other people's cars (who have small children). My experience riding in my coworkers' cars bears this out. Do they drive their cars that much more than me? Are their kids that much more of a slob than mine? We don't go on big long trips often so there's no need to keep Boo Jr quiet with juice and Cherrios. There aren't toys and books strewn across the back seat and floor. It just surprises me how clean the interior of my car is compared to other people because I really am not a neat freak by any stretch of the imagination.