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Old 01-13-09, 04:34 PM
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do you guys let the lexus dealership wash your cars??? i heard bad things but i wanna make sure..
Old 01-13-09, 04:41 PM
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lexus don't do a good job,i won't let the clean my tires!!!
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nope, i don't let them wash my car. i previously had a black car before, and i ended up spending countless hours trying to remove swirls and scratches after they wash my car.
Old 01-13-09, 08:28 PM
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the only time i let any dealership wash the cars is when i take the e30 convertible to bmw, it gets a top down hand wash there and they do a darn good job.

lexus swirled the paint so bad on the cars that the dealership paid to have a professional detailer fix their mistakes

some dealerships are better than others all of this is from dealers in tampa, florida
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Negative. As a detailing enthusiast I prefer to do it myself
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a free wash is just so tempting! haha, but i definitely won't let them wash it now.. my car is black too. thanks for the input guys!
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I try to avoid letting dealers wash mine... just makes more work usually
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Don't ever let a dealership wash your car unless you want or don't mind a bunch of new swirls and scratches that will get put in, they are not going to take the time and do a proper job and are not going to use new clean microfiber rags/mits/towels and a clean bucket of clean water. They are going to use old dirty rags/mits/towels and do it roughly and quickly as possible which is going to put a ton on swirls and scratches in your paint. It is not their car so they don't really care about it, it is just their job to "wash" it and nothing else.
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Originally Posted by BIG TY
lexus don't do a good job,i won't let the clean my tires!!!
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Old 01-15-09, 06:44 AM
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depends. if it's 25 degrees out and my car is dirty. Yes...

I just got my car wash yesterday at Lexus dealership for bluetooth problem but noticed that they used the automatic car wash system, which they do have a hand wash area next to it.

Can you JUST go in for a car wash? noob.
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