I bought my first Absorber in 1990 and still use it to this day. However, it has become frayed around the edges and has been relegated to cleaning dirtier parts like the wheels and exhaust. In 2006, I bought a new Absorber which I use to dry my sports car and my wife's SUV. However, I've noticed recently that the new Absorber is simply not soaking up the water like it used to. I even run it through the washer hoping that would revitalize its drying ability but it did not. That said, I'm going to buy a new one this weekend and hope it works better. Regardless, it's hard to fault the price of the Absorber and how long I've used it. For that reason, I won't use anything else to dry my cars!