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      07-11-2012, 10:16 AM   #23
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OP, please let us know if your request worked.
I always check my car before leaving the shop.
So far no damage, everything is good :-)
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      07-11-2012, 10:20 AM   #24
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Pics of Said rims
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      07-11-2012, 10:23 AM   #25
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I remember I told my SA one time never wash my car and he never did and put it in his notes. I went to a diff SA mine was on vacay and this guy brought my car all washed and I yelled at him and told him its in the notes and low and behold my rims were messed up. They agreed to fix them but still they are careless at times. i was running 10 inch wheels in the rear with 285s...
Exactly ! No matter what you say, but there is always someone who is careless.

btw, your location (downers grove IL) reminded me of Fry's electronics. After I moved to east coast, only big store near my place, Best Buy, sucks big time.
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      07-11-2012, 10:24 AM   #26
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You fucked up. You're supposed to write that in Spanish.
no comments....other than 'lol' :-)
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      07-11-2012, 05:15 PM   #27
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Customers should start doing walk arounds with their personal cars to the SA, like he/she does to you when handing over the loaner vehicle.

That way each vehicle's condition is documented. If you were real serious, you could do that.
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      07-11-2012, 05:44 PM   #28
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Customers should start doing walk arounds with their personal cars to the SA, like he/she does to you when handing over the loaner vehicle.

That way each vehicle's condition is documented. If you were real serious, you could do that.
Mine does this every time I've come in.
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I had to take mine in for service the day after the window tint was installed. So in addition to telling the SA to not roll the windows down, I put painters tape over the switches and wrote "fresh tint--do not roll down" on the tape. Sure enough the porter gets in the car, rolls forward a few feet stops, bolts out of the car and yells at the SA "what's up with the tape on the window switches?" The SA says "if you read it, you'd know it has fresh window tint and DO NOT open the windows". The kid just stands there and goes "Oh..OK" gets back in and drives off. Got the car back an hour later, no issues. Yeah they do this every day, but everyone has habit patterns, and communication seems to be sadly lacking at a busy service department, so I took a little extra initative. The SA actually thanked me for saving both of us from a hassle.
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      07-11-2012, 07:54 PM   #30
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Good idea you have to take care of what's yours. However, my SA once put "DO NOT WASH" on the work order, keys, and car. Guess what? They washed it. It's a shame that we have to do these things because no one cares or pays attention.
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I have a note in my file to not wash my car when it's in for service.

Yet, EVERY. TIME. I pick up my car they have run it through that awful "car wash." I have thought about leaving a note in the car. Maybe I will next time (and maybe ill make it bilingual lol)

I guess I'm not the only one. Every time I go in for service I repeatedly tell my SA about 10x not to wash my car to the point where it gets annoying but it's the only way to drill it in his head. So far nothing has happened, although this one time my car came back with my rims washed and my SA told me " We didn't wash your car, just the wheels" there were a lot of water spots that splashed on the exterior and they dried wiped it! I was pretty pissed.
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I guess I'm not the only one. Every time I go in for service I repeatedly tell my SA about 10x not to wash my car to the point where it gets annoying but it's the only way to drill it in his head. So far nothing has happened, although this one time my car came back with my rims washed and my SA told me " We didn't wash your car, just the wheels" there were a lot of water spots that splashed on the exterior and they dried wiped it! I was pretty pissed.
The SA's don't have control of the car from a to Z. You have to write DON'T WASH on some tape and throw it all over the outside of the car, then it's obvious.
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The SA's don't have control of the car from a to Z. You have to write DON'T WASH on some tape and throw it all over the outside of the car, then it's obvious.
I do understand that, but the SA's are also the only ones we are suppose to talk to about this when we bring it into service. I'm always directed to them, one time I think I told the valet guy to not wash my car when I seen him get ready to take it in the back, and he even said I have to tell the SA they handle it. So they could try to ensure what we request from a to z. But yeah, I'm definitely going with the DO NOT WASH notes on the car from now.
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I do understand that, but the SA's are also the only ones we are suppose to talk to about this when we bring it into service. I'm always directed to them, one time I think I told the valet guy to not wash my car when I seen him get ready to take it in the back, and he even said I have to tell the SA they handle it. So they could try to ensure what we request from a to z. But yeah, I'm definitely going with the DO NOT WASH notes on the car from now.
Lets just say people working at a dealership from top down aren't rocket surgeons.
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Please forgive my confusion, but some of you are angry and have yelled at The SA for washing your car. Is this because they use an automated car wash or are you just that anal retentive? I appreciate my car being delivered clean after service. But then again, the 2 dealerships I have used for the last 12 years hand wash customer cars.
Some have an traditional drive through car wash with those huge side and top rollers.... The type of carwash that everyone knows not to use.

There is one dealer (I will not name) that has a kid hand wash the car but they use the broomstick brush thing to scrub it first.

Personally I prefer washing it myself with the foam cannon and compressed air spray dry. No swirls
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