I would highly recommend that you never, never, ever have your car washed by a dealer. Not even if you're driving a Kia. Dealer car washes are notorious for improper, well, everything.
I completely agree....they could not give me complimentary washes or if they did I would never use them. I have become very skilled at detailing my own car and the more you do it the easier it becomes. In addition, I found the more you do it the more efficient you become as well.........Absolutely, no one will treat your car like you will.....
Yup, I agree. I turn down my dealer's offer of a wash. Those little micro-scratches and swirls quickly ruin the finish.
Even then, between my wife & I we've had roughly 40 brand new vehicles from multiple dealers & I can't remember one that was cleaned to the standard I'd do myself. There's always little bits that have been missed & the first thing I do when I get a car home is clean it properly.
A complimentary car wash is based on the dealership and if they offer that type of service. Both Porsche Dealerships near my residents will wash your car after any and all services. Depending on the model car you have (how expensive it is), is usually how they determine if your car will be a hand wash or machine wash. Again, that's assuming a dealership has access to a machine wash. Macan, Cayman, Boxter, Cayenne would usually be run through a machine wash at my dealership and hand wiped after. Macan Turbo, Cayenne Turbo / GTS, 911, specialty Porsche's would usually always be hand washed. Truth is, you can specify, it doesn't matter what Porsche car you have. If you ask your Service Advisor to ONLY have your car hand washed, that's usually exactly what they'll do. They don't want to be held liable for swirl marks if you're particular about your paint.
The correct response is: no thank you.
Fortunately I've yet to see a Porsche dealer in this country (U.K) with an automated wash & I'd be be positively incandescent with rage if some idiot put my car through one without asking. Also treating someone as a second class customer just because they've bought a cheaper model stinks & is appalling customer service, as well as being rather stupid. The thing is I drive a Boxster S because it's what I want to drive & not because it's cheaper, by the time you add the extras fitted to my own car I could actually buy a 911 for less money.
WHAT? I can't understand anything you said after "fortunately" with that thick British accent... ��
I wasn't going to comment on the site until after the holidays. However after reading the above drivel, I wanted to thank you for confirming my suspicion that some Porsche dealerships in the U.S are clearly being staffed with idiots.
When you add up the cost of a high level paint correction and detailing then any poor washes can be very expensive to repair.When i was at my local Porsche center last friday the had a used Macan in Jet Black standing there.
Even indoors with the light 15meter up you could see the marks in the paint
Suspicion? You should of known this! I'm glad I can assist in your confirmation :nerd:>I wasn't going to comment on the site until after the holidays. However after reading the above drivel, I wanted to thank you for confirming my suspicion that some Porsche dealerships in the U.S are clearly being staffed with idiots.
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