View Poll Results: Should I take the dealer car wash?
Yes, scrub her down inside and out
46
24.60%
No, don't touch my baby
105
56.15%
Only clean her on the inside, don't touch the exterior
30
16.04%
Only clean her on the outside, my insides are good
6
3.21%
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Poll: To Take the free Dealer Wash or Not
03-07-07, 06:08 PM
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Poll: To Take the free Dealer Wash or Not
Hey Guys,
I am going into the dealer for my first free service and I KNOW they will offer a free car wash. I wanted to get all your opinions on whether this is worth it or not. Will I come out with more swirls then I came in with? I guess this really depends on the method the dealer uses to clean the car. I'm thinking of possibly having them only clean the inside of the lexus. Thoughts?
I am going into the dealer for my first free service and I KNOW they will offer a free car wash. I wanted to get all your opinions on whether this is worth it or not. Will I come out with more swirls then I came in with? I guess this really depends on the method the dealer uses to clean the car. I'm thinking of possibly having them only clean the inside of the lexus. Thoughts?
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03-07-07, 09:58 PM
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I would never take my car to a free dealer wash, this coming from someone who used to wash cars for a jaguar dealer while in high school. No one there knows anything about cleaning a car or even cares about your car. You will receive a ****ty rushed wash and a kid playing with your new luxury car.
, then go for it. 
03-11-07, 06:59 AM
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I don't get to the Leuxs dealer too much (very far away), but the one in San Antonio always took EXTRA particular care of my little baby. I basically had the bugs of both countries splattered across my RX, so the first time they figured I use it for offroad. It came as somewhat of a surprise when I told them it was trip from Mexico City.
03-11-07, 10:28 AM
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I don't have any experience with a Lexus dealer washing cars but I imagine all the dealerships are the same...they just wash it. They could really care less about not putting swirls/scratches on your car.
I had a friend who just bought a g35 coupe in obsidian black. Paint was flawless when it left the dealership. He brought it back in to get the first scheduled maintenance done and they offered him a free wash, so he took it. This is the car after they washed it...
I don't know if they use a wire sponge to wash it or what, but free or not, the dealer is never going to wash my car.
I had a friend who just bought a g35 coupe in obsidian black. Paint was flawless when it left the dealership. He brought it back in to get the first scheduled maintenance done and they offered him a free wash, so he took it. This is the car after they washed it...
I don't know if they use a wire sponge to wash it or what, but free or not, the dealer is never going to wash my car.
03-11-07, 03:09 PM
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My dealer does a decent job but they still swirl the paint so I decline and put up signs saying "No Wash" inside the windows. They only washed it once by mistake and gave me a credit of $50 for screwing up that time.
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03-21-07, 07:12 AM
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If you don't mind swirls like the ones in the pictures above then go for it. I would never let "anyone" wash or wax my car and risk unnecessary swirl marks. If you have a black car it is a tough enough battle with swirls to start with ...... letting anyone else wash/wax your car is just begging for swirls.
04-08-07, 06:43 PM
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i don't even want to take the chance, i would assume they don't have a professional car detailer in the service bays all day long. i would however guess that they're paying some kid pennies to wash cars all day.
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07-22-07, 02:20 PM
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As many others have responded - not a chance. Exterior or interior.
On the day I bought I called the salesman ahead of time to make sure they had the vehicle I was after in stock. I arrived as he excitedly announced, "They're just about done washing it." I cringed. Sure enough - a big long-handled brush stuck in a bucket that gets rinsed once a day, followed by a high-pressure rinse.
My salesman is one of those extra-effort guys who gives out a microfiber towel and small bottle of QD spray to all his customers. As I showed him the newly introduced swirl marks on my car that had 2.5 miles on the clock, I jokingly suggested he'd be doing his customers a bigger favor by not letting the crew touch the paint.
On the day I bought I called the salesman ahead of time to make sure they had the vehicle I was after in stock. I arrived as he excitedly announced, "They're just about done washing it." I cringed. Sure enough - a big long-handled brush stuck in a bucket that gets rinsed once a day, followed by a high-pressure rinse.
My salesman is one of those extra-effort guys who gives out a microfiber towel and small bottle of QD spray to all his customers. As I showed him the newly introduced swirl marks on my car that had 2.5 miles on the clock, I jokingly suggested he'd be doing his customers a bigger favor by not letting the crew touch the paint.
