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Detail/Wash when taking vehicle in for service/maintenance
01-08-2009, 07:06 AM
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I specifically ask them NOT to wash mine as it?s already cleaner than they would make it.
My theory on this is I hope the SA and techs see I really take care of my car and they may treat it a little better. I'm sure a tech would rather have a clean work environment too. The biggest reason for no wash is less probability for door dings or scrape/scratchs. The less they handle the car the better. Plus they can't claim damage was hidden by the dirt when I drop off/pick up.
My theory on this is I hope the SA and techs see I really take care of my car and they may treat it a little better. I'm sure a tech would rather have a clean work environment too. The biggest reason for no wash is less probability for door dings or scrape/scratchs. The less they handle the car the better. Plus they can't claim damage was hidden by the dirt when I drop off/pick up.
01-08-2009, 07:08 AM
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I just came back from dropping my car for an oil change at Mt.View BMW in California .. my SA always asks if I want my car to be washed... usually I say no because I try to keep it clean on my own.. but with the intermittent rain we've been getting here, I took him up on the free car wash this time because my car was hella dirty..
01-08-2009, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='762652' date='Jan 8 2009, 04:31 PM
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01-08-2009, 07:25 AM
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They have a touchless automated machine at my dealer so I let them do it. All handwashing/detailing is done by yours truely and no one else.
01-08-2009, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SolanNo1' post='762609' date='Jan 8 2009, 09:28 AM
Even though they offer a free wash, I ask them NOT TO wash my car.
Example 1: Car was in for service, before returning it, they were gonna wash for me. Not yet having an auto car wash machine (they do now), they did it by hand..with a hose and bucket. Like most hoses, this hose had a metal tip. Well...that metal tip left a really nice gouge in my drivers door...black car....perfect with no dings/marks of any kind. They offered to fix it, but it would have required a re-spray of the entire door. So I put touch up paint on it and left...oh...and looked at that scratch EVERY time I got in car for the next 10 years!
Example 2: Car was at supposedly "high-end" body shop to get a very small scratch on the front bumper sprayed. Paint tech was gonna do me a 'favor'. While he was at it, he decided (never asked me)to buff the very front of the hood "to get off some bugmarks". The bug marks were gone...now I had swirl marks...
No problem, I get orbital buffer those along with hood and they will disappear. Didn't turn out well at all. "Geeez...I'm sooo sorry....because we screwed up, how about we spray your hood". I just left it. Example 3: My buddy was at the dealer in his M5 getting some wiper refills. My buddy was talking about what a PIA the refills are to install. So the SA; trying to be nice says "I'll have the tech install them for you". My buddy; being an idiot, says "sure...thanks a lot". The tech lifts the wiper vertical, removes the blade. Then somehow, the metal wiper falls/slams into windshield, cracking it. They order new windshield, install it, it makes windnoise, they troublshoot for a few days, install another windshield, and problem was fixed.
Needless to say...my policy is VERY FIRM...never let anyone touch the car for any reason unless you have no choice...
01-08-2009, 08:22 AM
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They dont offer free car wash at my local dealer, ?15 for a wash, ?30 for wash and wax and ?60!!! about $90 for a wash, wax and interior clean. i wash the car myself aswel.
01-08-2009, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='762686' date='Jan 8 2009, 10:12 AM
+3 in here
01-08-2009, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ADD' post='762623' date='Jan 8 2009, 09:56 AM
I wouldn't want anybody else to wash it but me.