Took my car in for an oil change...
 

I took my car in for an oil change today after they were done with that I guess they pulled it around for a wash without asking my permission. This is a short clip from my dash cam of them doing a poor job of driving the BRZ and using care to avoid things like potholes...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSB9bJNdyZA"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSB9bJNdyZA[/ame]

I'll be sure to not take shortcuts and perform my own maintenance from now on...

I don't get it

I didn't see anything wrong.

No one gives a damn about your car other than yourself , everytime I take any car to the dealer for service I specifically tell them not to wash the car and just do the service I require ..
You should too

They stalled the engine, drove over the same pothole four times, over revved the engine and slipped the clutch to go up a slight slope... All for a wash I never asked for/authorized.

I almost ordered my brz through them back in march till they told me it was going to have a $2500 "adjustment" on top of msrp.

that's a very nice dash cam you have there. May I ask what kind?

It is the [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00681UKFU"]BlackVue DR400G-HD[/ame]

Likewise, I laughed when they told me about their market value adjustment...

Yeah, not surprising.

Some people just have no respect for other's property. I don't get 'courtesy' washes because they just scratch up your car, which is especially noticeable on darker finishes.

I would avoid that dealer if at all possible. You can consider showing them that clip and see what they say. I will not be surprised the person driving your car does not know how to drive a stick. I am not sure what is worse, them stalling your car or take your car out for a joy ride and beat the hell out of it. There have been clips on the web about dealer staff taking brand new limited edition BMW 1M out for joy ride (and beat it up) before delivery to customer and proper break in. That staff apparently got fired.

I was mostly annoyed that they did not ask for my permission before they took it for a wash. The entire situation could have been avoided by simply talking to me. I imagine a joy ride would be far worse then an inexperienced person just driving it around on the lot. But this drives home why having a dashcam all the time is so important.

Most people like having their car washed for them. 99.9% of people aren't using a two bucket method with a grit guard, a foam lance, or washing their microfiber towels in white vinegar. We're absolutely the oddities in the world. There's not a single car wash place out there (aside from professional detailers) that use anything other than dirty rags to forcefully rub bird shit off cars.

I think your best bet would simply be to always tell them in the future not to wash your car, otherwise they'll probably do so as a service for you.


About six or seven years ago I lived in a condo and about a dozen cars were egged one night (none were mine). In the morning I saw what had happened and by that time it had already hardened onto the paint. As a good Samaritan, I rolled out there with my whole cleaning setup, so the egg wouldn't bake into the paint as it got warmer and permanently damage the vehicles. I got some funny looks and a person walked up and asked why I didn't just wipe it off with a rag.

Our cars are the bane of our existence.