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Offline Andy

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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2011, 11:10:57 am »
Even if you put a big notice on the dash board  "DON'T WASH THIS CAR" they will miss it like the full services they do!!
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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2011, 11:57:10 am »
I was the same when i took my fabia in for warranty work, always said dont wash it, and made sure it was immaculate when getting there. Nothing worse. I dont use main dealers, you end up worrying about your car and itsprobably the apprentice servicing it and your paying top dollar for it. Better off with a mate doing a homer or an independant, cars in far better hands!
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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2011, 01:21:11 pm »
Quote from: Gtikenny on January 22, 2011, 10:56:32 am
Do they only wash the car with an mot? Got me worried now as mine is in for a service soon  :fighting:

If they have the car for an hour or more, they will wash & vac.
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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2011, 02:29:00 pm »


I always put multiple copys of that all over the interior, Rear shelf, dash, passenger seat.

BUT still the monkeys missed it on our Ibiza. I had just detailed it to sort all its problems out when it went in for the bottom void bushes to be done. They washed it if thats what you can call it and god knows what they used :mad: It had, had all the protection removed and the paint was dull as dishwater and looked like it had been cleaned with a brillo pad  :fighting: I have never seen a car with paintwork so bad ever and i use to run old bangers.  :fighting:
So i will never go back to that dealership again. Im glad i was not the one who picked the car up as i would have been done for murder.
Im dreading having to take my mk6 in for its first service. :ashamed:

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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #19 on: January 31, 2011, 10:39:53 am »
Now thats a cracking sign!

I took mine to Audi, then when it came back it had been washed and whatever skanky chemicals they used had marked all the black rubber round the windows.

Not happy,
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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2011, 01:43:00 pm »
What about washing the car before it goes in, would they still try and wash it?
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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2011, 01:58:18 pm »
I had my Merc in for a big service about 18 months ago....cost £549 which included the gearbox oil change which is about £200+
I had spent 4 hours cleaning polishing the car the day before and it was immaculate
I picked it up and they had washed it ! It was obvious it didn't need doing.
The car was all greasy/smeary and had not been dried properly etc!
What is that greasy oily stuff , like wax they use on it?
I had to polish it to get the stuff off.
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Re: The dealer washed my car today
« Reply #22 on: February 01, 2011, 02:35:01 pm »
Probably some kind of silcone used for trim etc, did it smell of strawberries?
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