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BimmerLearner · 02-15-2010, 11:59 PM

So I got my car back today (had been with nameless dealer since sat for another fuel pump - PUMA) and noticed that my car was just as dirty as it went in and the washer fluid was empty... am i acting spoilt? or are those things part of the bmw benefit?

Rachel · 02-16-2010, 05:12 AM

I always request that they don't wash my car, but generally I believe those things should always be done.

tritonx · 02-16-2010, 09:12 AM

Unless you asked to have the car right after it's serviced, they should have had the time to clean it. It should be part of the service, tell them about it. I'm quite sure their big boss BMWNA wouldn't like to know it. They even clean my old rusted 318 when I bring it for exceptional repairs.

vogelfanger · 02-16-2010, 10:14 AM

I brought mine in once to get the brake light fixed and the dealer told me, "your car's all set and cleaned and waiting for you out front." Only it hadn't been cleaned.

BimmerLearner · 02-16-2010, 10:49 AM

They cleaned it the last time, not well, but it was cleaned. Maybe they don't in the winter?

They had the car sat morning till Monday night; I asked them to look at the drivers wiper as it's bouncing but I'm not sure they did given the washer was empty to test.

I also now have a inch long crack where I had a small stone chip; and there's a noticible ticking from the engine.

and 1 · 02-16-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by vogelfanger

I brought mine in once to get the brake light fixed and the dealer told me, "your car's all set and cleaned and waiting for you out front." Only it hadn't been cleaned.

haha! well at least he was only wrong about the cleaned part. imagine if it happened the other way...

"your car's all set and cleaned and waiting for you out front."
(walk outside)
"uhhh...dude where's my car?"

Rachel · 02-16-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BimmerLearner

They cleaned it the last time, not well, but it was cleaned. Maybe they don't in the winter?

They had the car sat morning till Monday night; I asked them to look at the drivers wiper as it's bouncing but I'm not sure they did given the washer was empty to test.

I also now have a inch long crack where I had a small stone chip; and there's a noticible ticking from the engine.

I know most people still get theirs washed in the winter. The dealer by me has an indoor wash area. Also, larryn had his cleaned when it went in for service 2 months ago. You should def mention it to your CA/SA.
The chip.... are you talking about in the windshield??

BlackjackMulligan · 02-18-2010, 12:40 PM

consider yourself lucky that they didn't wash it.

02-15-2010, 11:59 PM	#1
BimmerLearner My car is less than a week old and on its 3rd tank Drives: Tiag 135 Vert Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NE Posts: 362 iTrader: (0)	Dealers service? So I got my car back today (had been with nameless dealer since sat for another fuel pump - PUMA) and noticed that my car was just as dirty as it went in and the washer fluid was empty... am i acting spoilt? or are those things part of the bmw benefit?
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tritonx Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 128i, '92 325is Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Quebec, Qc, Canada Posts: 224 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 128i [0.00] 1992 325is [0.00] 1994 318is [0.00]	Unless you asked to have the car right after it's serviced, they should have had the time to clean it. It should be part of the service, tell them about it. I'm quite sure their big boss BMWNA wouldn't like to know it. They even clean my old rusted 318 when I bring it for exceptional repairs.

02-16-2010, 10:14 AM	#4
vogelfanger Private First Class Drives: 09 128, 08 Z4MR, 05 Subie LGT Join Date: May 2009 Location: Watertown, MA Posts: 121 iTrader: (0)	I brought mine in once to get the brake light fixed and the dealer told me, "your car's all set and cleaned and waiting for you out front." Only it hadn't been cleaned.

02-16-2010, 10:49 AM	#5
BimmerLearner My car is less than a week old and on its 3rd tank Drives: Tiag 135 Vert Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NE Posts: 362 iTrader: (0)	They cleaned it the last time, not well, but it was cleaned. Maybe they don't in the winter? They had the car sat morning till Monday night; I asked them to look at the drivers wiper as it's bouncing but I'm not sure they did given the washer was empty to test. I also now have a inch long crack where I had a small stone chip; and there's a noticible ticking from the engine.