Carwash effed up my wheels
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Agreed and my thoughts exactly. Bottom line, if you pay for a service, you expect to get what you paid or - no more, no less and much less come away with damage...
It's like going out or dinner and they burn your food, I don't think I'd tell you that you should've stayed at home and cooked your own food and that you should expect that type of service because you went out for dinner. That doesn't make sense and it's not acceptable.
It's like going out or dinner and they burn your food, I don't think I'd tell you that you should've stayed at home and cooked your own food and that you should expect that type of service because you went out for dinner. That doesn't make sense and it's not acceptable.
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+1....if you're paying for a car wash, you should not expect damage as a result. I take my car to a car wash down the street, but I have been purposeful in getting to know the manager and talking with him regularly about anything. I also watch his guys as they wash my car as if they are dolts. This guy really cracks the whip over there and he takes pride in the work that is done at his shop. It is hard. I would never go to a turtle wax or whatever where they do 1000 cars on a sunny saturday. I hope your situation is resolved quickly.
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Good to know they did the right thing. Still sorry you're dealing with it though--it's a crappy feeling. It's like, hey, great, I just paid someone to f-up my car!
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Thanks man. I'll stop acting like a lil biya now, there's worse things going on in the world than scratches on my rims - thanks for hearing me out though...
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Rex.. good to hear things worked out! I still need to check out the new finish in person.. maybe after it all gets fixed..
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Nothing wrong with venting, bro. That's what your e60 friends are here for. Perspective comes after you cool down.
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Glad you got this resolved. Unfortunately it seems no matter where you are there are car wash owners that never want to take the blame for anything they ruin, which is complete crap.
