Anyone tried car wash at a BMW dealership?

hao2003 · 07-16-2007, 11:03 PM

I think the wash for both interior and exterior costs around 100 something bucks, thought i would give it a try.

has anyone had experience this service at the dealerships?
any comments??

if its not worth it then i'd better cancel it before the appointment

thanks guys

RKP-M6 · 07-17-2007, 12:04 AM

don't do it....take it someplace else and spend that 100 or a little bit more, and they will do much better. a dealership is exactly what its name says...they sell cars first...not wash cars...get my point?

Master Deep · 07-17-2007, 01:05 AM

Don't do it. Get a professional detailer to take care of it. I went to the dealer for a service, came out, and the car seriously looked like it was keyed up on both sides. Stupid car wash. I complained and the service manager had a shop do a full detail on it for free. Now its good as new again.

sinnet112 · 07-17-2007, 02:39 AM

A strong, definite, no. Make sure you also request that when they service your car that they don't wash it either, otherwise it's "complimentary." My dealership even comments that they use a brushless car wash but I still don't trust it.

Do it yourself, or pay a little more to get it done, you'll be much happier with the results.

LEDZEP · 07-17-2007, 07:46 AM

I agree with the above. Don't do it.

ejazbmw · 07-17-2007, 01:05 PM

i never did it nor do i plan on going to my dealership and asking them for a wash, but they detailed my car before handing it over to me they did a hell of a job i have to admit.

yellowg555 · 07-17-2007, 01:09 PM

I did it once after I had to take the car in after 2 days of ownership and it was absolute shit. Swirl marks up the ass! Don't do it!

Master Deep · 07-17-2007, 06:01 PM

Yea all the dealers claim to use touchless washes. When I walk around back, they have like 4 brushes in it. So I was like wtf. But my file now says Do Not Wash after the last incident.

AH · 07-17-2007, 10:59 PM

Don't do it... it happened to me once.... swirls all over..... lesson learnt and i will never do it anymore.

TopDown · 07-18-2007, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ckpatel

don't do it....take it someplace else and spend that 100 or a little bit more, and they will do much better. a dealership is exactly what its name says...they sell cars first...not wash cars...get my point?

...except that the detail job that dealer did on wife's E92 at delivery is one of the best I've seen. Over three weeks since delivery and I still have not washed it - Cal Duster glides over the metal like it was just waxed. Neighbors remark at the 'paint job'. Talked to a friend who's in the car business 20+ years around here, and he says my dealer (and one other local BMW dealer) are among the top places around to have a car detailed.

japac1 · 07-18-2007, 07:33 AM

Don't do it!!

gonzo · 07-18-2007, 09:20 AM

Hopefully picking mine up today. Went in for brake pad warning light. I left a note in the ash tray.. DO NOT WASH. Hope this helps.

BK · 07-18-2007, 11:32 AM

I always pass up the dealer wash, too.

Like TopDown, I have to say that my new car prep (from Passport BMW in MD) was absolutely amazing. No swirls and the car was just perfect.

Master Deep · 07-18-2007, 11:38 AM

My prep looked amazing. Then after I started washing it. I was like OMFG....Holograms everywhere on the hood and trunk. It was horrible. Some are still there. But its better. And a fresh wax job tends to hide it. Be wary of dealers cause sometimes they don't know how to use a buffer properly and its usually like 18 yo kids doing it.

UncleWede · 07-18-2007, 02:07 PM

You have to PAY to get teh dealership to wash your car? Here, my friends there (sales and service) tell me to bring it by on weekends, they want to keep their image up and wash it. I don't have their license frame or anything. My sales friend told me to bring it by to have his IBM polish out some of the scratches, but never with a price tag attached. I just haven't had time to get it scheduled and take the car in.

e90fanatic · 07-18-2007, 04:20 PM

are you talking about detail? the bmw spa is awesome...they just did it on my car and cleaned out EVERYTHING! even the engine bay.

TX S3 · 07-19-2007, 06:40 PM

No!!!! had my X5 after going from CA back to TX...it was a mud monster truck. Had them oil and service next day. They wash my SUV...after that a new 760 for some drug dealer. lol. Same bucket, same cloth and couple new. Use same brush to get those grease and dirt off my wheels. Then brush into those shiny bling bling rims.

I just laughed after I drove off. They are lazy and cheap. Don't fall for that Free Car Wash shit.

e90fanatic · 07-19-2007, 06:46 PM

i meant the bmw spa not the free wash

!Xoible · 07-19-2007, 06:48 PM

my brother takes his jet black 5 series. they do a good job of installing swirls and spots on it. it drives me nuts whenever i see him take it there... but it's still better than him trying to wash it himself costing me all my tools, wipes, and chemicals i bought to wash my car!

C-Dub7 · 07-20-2007, 02:02 PM

Dont' do it. I have my car washed by dealership...well, free car wash...aren't impressed with it.

07-16-2007, 11:03 PM	#1
hao2003 Private 11 Rep 65 Posts Drives: e92 328xi Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	Anyone tried car wash at a BMW dealership? I think the wash for both interior and exterior costs around 100 something bucks, thought i would give it a try. has anyone had experience this service at the dealerships? any comments?? if its not worth it then i'd better cancel it before the appointment thanks guys
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07-17-2007, 12:04 AM	#2
RKP-M6 Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 238 Posts Drives: BMW M6 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Seattle iTrader: (0)	don't do it....take it someplace else and spend that 100 or a little bit more, and they will do much better. a dealership is exactly what its name says...they sell cars first...not wash cars...get my point?
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Master Deep Captain 44 Rep 869 Posts Drives: 06 325xi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325xi [0.00]	Don't do it. Get a professional detailer to take care of it. I went to the dealer for a service, came out, and the car seriously looked like it was keyed up on both sides. Stupid car wash. I complained and the service manager had a shop do a full detail on it for free. Now its good as new again.
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sinnet112 Major 31 Rep 1,118 Posts Drives: 2009 E89 Z4 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NJ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 335i Coupe [0.00] 2007 328xi Sedan [0.00]	A strong, definite, no. Make sure you also request that when they service your car that they don't wash it either, otherwise it's "complimentary." My dealership even comments that they use a brushless car wash but I still don't trust it. Do it yourself, or pay a little more to get it done, you'll be much happier with the results. __________________ Z4 sdrive30i \| Deep Sea Blue \| Ivory White Nappa Extended Leather \| ZSP
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ejazbmw blahhh 321 Rep 6,355 Posts Drives: 2014 M235I Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ/NY iTrader: (7)	i never did it nor do i plan on going to my dealership and asking them for a wash, but they detailed my car before handing it over to me they did a hell of a job i have to admit.
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07-17-2007, 01:09 PM	#7
yellowg555 First Lieutenant 9 Rep 394 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (0)	I did it once after I had to take the car in after 2 days of ownership and it was absolute shit. Swirl marks up the ass! Don't do it! __________________ 2006 Jet Black 325i, ZPP, ZSP, Steptronic Auto, Navi, Xenon
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07-17-2007, 06:01 PM	#8
Master Deep Captain 44 Rep 869 Posts Drives: 06 325xi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325xi [0.00]	Yea all the dealers claim to use touchless washes. When I walk around back, they have like 4 brushes in it. So I was like wtf. But my file now says Do Not Wash after the last incident.
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07-17-2007, 10:59 PM	#9
AH Major 26 Rep 1,165 Posts Drives: E90 320i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indonesia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E90 [0.00]	Don't do it... it happened to me once.... swirls all over..... lesson learnt and i will never do it anymore. __________________ Mods: Remus, Blacklines, Hartge, ACS, Breyton, Eibach, 20" Lative
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07-18-2007, 07:33 AM	#11
japac1 Major 24 Rep 1,100 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Keller, TX iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335xi [0.00]	Don't do it!! __________________ [FONT="Garamond"]2007 E90 335 xi, Monaco Blue, Beige, Prem, Cold, Step, Navi, Sat, iPod
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07-18-2007, 09:20 AM	#12
gonzo Lieutenant General 10358 Rep 14,249 Posts Drives: as many as possible Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TeXXXas iTrader: (0)	Hopefully picking mine up today. Went in for brake pad warning light. I left a note in the ash tray.. DO NOT WASH. Hope this helps. __________________ Crazy Diamond
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07-18-2007, 11:32 AM	#13
BK Smiling politely 179 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	I always pass up the dealer wash, too. Like TopDown, I have to say that my new car prep (from Passport BMW in MD) was absolutely amazing. No swirls and the car was just perfect. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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Master Deep Captain 44 Rep 869 Posts Drives: 06 325xi Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325xi [0.00]	My prep looked amazing. Then after I started washing it. I was like OMFG....Holograms everywhere on the hood and trunk. It was horrible. Some are still there. But its better. And a fresh wax job tends to hide it. Be wary of dealers cause sometimes they don't know how to use a buffer properly and its usually like 18 yo kids doing it.
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07-18-2007, 02:07 PM	#15
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18683 Rep 9,445 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	You have to PAY to get teh dealership to wash your car? Here, my friends there (sales and service) tell me to bring it by on weekends, they want to keep their image up and wash it. I don't have their license frame or anything. My sales friend told me to bring it by to have his IBM polish out some of the scratches, but never with a price tag attached. I just haven't had time to get it scheduled and take the car in.
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07-18-2007, 04:20 PM	#16
e90fanatic Absolute0 177 Rep 5,078 Posts Drives: Has a Roundel Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TO/HK/NJ iTrader: (6)	are you talking about detail? the bmw spa is awesome...they just did it on my car and cleaned out EVERYTHING! even the engine bay. __________________ To procede or not to procede......
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TX S3 Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 212 Posts Drives: 06 325i, 97 M3/4, 95 M3 Join Date: May 2007 Location: DFW iTrader: (0)	No!!!! had my X5 after going from CA back to TX...it was a mud monster truck. Had them oil and service next day. They wash my SUV...after that a new 760 for some drug dealer. lol. Same bucket, same cloth and couple new. Use same brush to get those grease and dirt off my wheels. Then brush into those shiny bling bling rims. I just laughed after I drove off. They are lazy and cheap. Don't fall for that Free Car Wash shit.
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07-19-2007, 06:46 PM	#18
e90fanatic Absolute0 177 Rep 5,078 Posts Drives: Has a Roundel Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TO/HK/NJ iTrader: (6)	i meant the bmw spa not the free wash __________________ To procede or not to procede......
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07-20-2007, 02:02 PM	#20
C-Dub7 Private First Class 5 Rep 112 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Everywhere iTrader: (1)	Dont' do it. I have my car washed by dealership...well, free car wash...aren't impressed with it.
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