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It’s £7.00 at the one I go to. They do a cracking job. ” tube washing, one for the bodywork and one for the wheels.
Joss
Current car: Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.
Coming soon...BMW X2 sDrive 20i M Sport 5dr Step Auto In November 2025Prices vary near me, £7 is average. I paid £9 last year at a new car wash, it was the worst car wash job I’ve ever had, didn’t do the door shuts or dress the tyres. No wax and no hand drying.
I prefer to use a machine wash at the petrol station, £4 for around 8 minutes the machine takes contactless payments. I then hand wax it with Demon Shine. It works well if you wash it every other week and don’t let it get too dirty.
I have a rigorous car washing regime . . . . .
It gets cleaned every time it goes back to the garage for a service or repair.
I do vacuum the inside now and again and wipe the number plates and lights though.
Please excuse spelling/typos. Apart from being a clot it turns out I had one on my cerebellum that's now causing various problems!
It’s £7.00 at the one I go to. They do a cracking job. ” tube washing, one for the bodywork and one for the wheels.
that’s a bargain joss
There’s bloke in our house looks just like me clean the car inside and out for free.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally say the wrong thing.
Prices vary near me, £7 is average. I paid £9 last year at a new car wash, it was the worst car wash job I’ve ever had, didn’t do the door shuts or dress the tyres. No wax and no hand drying. I prefer to use a machine wash at the petrol station, £4 for around 8 minutes the machine takes contactless payments. I then hand wax it with Demon Shine. It works well if you wash it every other week and don’t let it get too dirty.
Is it a myth that the machines cause swirl marks on the paint?
Our local hand car wash has varying prices from £8. I paid £9 and they did an excellent job.
Is it a myth that the machines cause swirl marks on the paint?
It’s not a drive thru type, I’d never use one of those. It’s a bay on the forecourt, it has 4 lances, one with a brush, one with a hot & cold water jet, one that dispenses thick white foam and one that dispenses wax.
@Jojoe That sounds handy, wonder if they’d let me go in it? 🙂
Almost fell over in the shower again tonight, not good when you’re on your own, I don’t suppose my cat would be much help!.
I can just imagine the conversation,
Me “Xena, call an ambulance”
Xena “Me? Ow?” 😸
Please excuse spelling/typos. Apart from being a clot it turns out I had one on my cerebellum that's now causing various problems!
@Jojoe That sounds handy, wonder if they’d let me go in it? 🙂 Almost fell over in the shower again tonight, not good when you’re on your own, I don’t suppose my cat would be much help!. I can just imagine the conversation, Me “Xena, call an ambulance” Xena “Me? Ow?” 😸
You need to get social services to fit some grab handles, or use a bath board across the bath that lets you sit whilst showering. They fitted some handles for us.
@Jojoe I have a walk-in wet room, grab bars on the side of the shower and a plastic seat. I put up a glass screen as it was flooding the rest of the bathroom floor. Problem is my balance is unpredictable, never know when I’m going to loose it!.
I try to wait until one of the kids are here and go in then but nobody was able to be here. None of them drive, 2 live about 10 miles away and the eldest lives in Amsterdam.
More “clumsiness” this morning, was moving a 15Kg press off the workbench and dropped it, luckily it hit the floor before rolling onto my foot so no real damage!. Time I was wrapped up in bubblewrap I think!.
Please excuse spelling/typos. Apart from being a clot it turns out I had one on my cerebellum that's now causing various problems!
@Jojoe I have a walk-in wet room, grab bars on the side of the shower and a plastic seat. I put up a glass screen as it was flooding the rest of the bathroom floor. Problem is my balance is unpredictable, never know when I’m going to loose it!. I try to wait until one of the kids are here and go in then but nobody was able to be here. None of them drive, 2 live about 10 miles away and the eldest lives in Amsterdam. More “clumsiness” this morning, was moving a 15Kg press off the workbench and dropped it, luckily it hit the floor before rolling onto my foot so no real damage!. Time I was wrapped up in bubblewrap I think!.
Wheeled shower chair and no more weight lifting by order of the establishment!
i use the imo car wash local branch – an advance bundle (£72 for 12 medium triple wash programme) – no damage to paint work etc… and i’ve used them for years on most recent leases tbh
Back in the day a delwarship would wash and vacum after a service, but not happened in the last few years.
i use the imo car wash local branch – an advance bundle (£72 for 12 medium triple wash programme) – no damage to paint work etc… and i’ve used them for years on most recent leases tbh Back in the day a delwarship would wash and vacum after a service, but not happened in the last few years.
my Toyota dealer still does after service will be doing early April when my car is a year old
Oh well £12 down with mud still on the sills lower rear bumper, wheels didn’t come up clean as I’d expect when I washed cars myself back in the day, also Volvo wheels have blistering on them, truly wouldn’t expect that yet, 30,000 miles..
Tbh I’m not even sure the car wash staff are meant to be there..🤔…ripped off wont be going there ever again
So see the mud splashes on the bumper, that’s still there after the wash, yet the lanes were dry all the way back.
That’s terrible mine really took their time went Monday 10.30 I would expect mine be very busy at weekend too quick to do a good job then !
Tuesday 10.20 am tbh I was having 2nd thoughts and should’ve left it as there were a few cars being washed then I turned in, ended up a row of cars behind…
wrong time I guess, still never go there again, the wheels look like they were just power washed and left, won’t be going there again..🤨
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