Why you should never let a main dealer "valet" your car

[vtaylor78]

While we're on this subject:

Harsh chemicals on your newly refurbished and GTechniq-treated wheels, sir?

The pristine washing chamber (the one on the left) awaits your car!

State of the art contactless washing technology ...

In action ...

Don't know about the car, but at least the place is spotless!


By the way, this chap not just administer chemical spray, and smudge dirty towels on your car, inside and out, he also drives it in and out of the compound, whilst still wearing his gloves, with no plastic seat cover, and no paper floor mat cover either ... Lovely.

I recognise that place MB Northampton?
I caught them on my dash cam using a sponge on my car last time it was in there, they won't be doing it again.

 

[ZZZZ]

I recognise that place MB Northampton?
I caught them on my dash cam using a sponge on my car last time it was in there, they won't be doing it again.

Yup, that's MB Northampton.

I have now made it clear I never want my car washed by them...
Them insisting they don't have an automatic wash was the icing ... although I didn't mention my dashcams to them - not a big fan of awkward situations

 

[Rotorhead500]

If you're down this way, you'll now have to specifically tell them NOT to disconnect your dashcam too!

Apparently MB techs are camera shy, but nobody could give me a valid reason why!

 

[ZZZZ]

I just leave the cams as is.

If they want to disconnect them - fine, although I agree - there's no valid reason, as far as I can see, to do it.

 

[Rory]

Them insisting they don't have an automatic wash was the icing ...

They'll probably say the guys have to press a button, so it's not automatic.

 

[Macmel]

Perhaps this is why they disconnect the cameras

 

[turbopete]

If you're down this way, you'll now have to specifically tell them NOT to disconnect your dashcam too!

Apparently MB techs are camera shy, but nobody could give me a valid reason why!

probably in case you see some of their 'trade secrets'

 

[Rotorhead500]

That's what I said Pete. If they're doing nowt wrong, what's there to worry about???

Plymouth dealer principal changed his argument with almost every response!