General Chat

We have occasionally been through the auto car wash, me as passenger. I don't like it, yes Allan it makes me feel as if the car is moving so I shut my eyes. Glasgow girl oh goodness, maybe we won't use one again then.

We have a team like that in our local Sainsburys' car park, Brenda.

Because I like the inside of the car clean, that is what gets done regularly. I have been known to take it for a valet occasionally as there is a team set up in a unit near here.

I used to use a car wash when I was working in sales and doing up to 1000 miles a week.
When retired I cleaned the car myself.Now I'm a real oldie I go to one of the car washes that a lot of Eastern Europeans it seems set up ,at least around our area and they spray and shampoo and leather it all for a fiver.no damage to aerials,windscreen wipers etc and it saves me the job.
They clean all the wheels as well..perfect!

About 10yrs ago, I arrived at the local petrol station, just an an ambulance was leaving.

The staff were talking to police officers and they seemed very distressed and upset.
Then I saw it... a car was being dragged out of the car wash.

I stood watching in disbelief!
This car was completely wrecked.
The car wash had gone berserk and every part of the car bashed and buckled.
The front, rear and sides were all pushed inwards.
The top was bashed downward.
The windscreen frame was no longer attached and it was pulled out separately.
It was buckled and bent and had no glass.
I never heard what happened to the driver

I could not believe that a car wash could cause so much damage but it was never in use again and I have never used one since!

I was stone cold sober at the time, JoyLouise

Perhaps that was the problem! :-D :-D

I was only cleaning the car, which is over eleven years old, as our son is thinking of buying it as a means of cheap conveyance to his workplace. :-D

A few years after we both retired OH and I decided to share a car so it gets a spit and polish when OH feels like it - not often and only when the youngest grandchild needs to be occupied.

When we each had a car and the children were young, bribery worked. My car was rarely dirty. :-D

I have been through a car wash when I've been out with my children in their cars and I agree, Allan, for a few seconds I thought the car was moving. I can't remember what I'd been drinking at the time. :-D :-D :-D

we take our car through an automatic car wash at intervals ...... it's an interesting, but I must admit that I have never had the experience of the car moving when it wasn't.


The car hasn't been through one for about 18 months, so I guess it's time for OH to take it through :-D

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No, it's an experience to be taken/endured (and at less than a tenner, I may pay)!!

Maggie, I'd not bother if I were you...whilst this was the first time I'd been to one of these places, it almost certainly be my only time!

I was talking to my walking companion earlier on and he uses the same car wash. He said that his first experience was exactly the same as mine...that the car was inching forwards when, in fact, it was completely stationary :-D :-D :-D

Allan....must be tiring for you supervising all that work she does :-D
No wonder you're always talking about drinking :-D :-D

I fully understand what you're on about though I too was in a car as it went into a car wash and it is an experience for sure...not to be shared with a dog it has to be said...they don't always like it.

I've never been in a car wash.
In a car, or otherwise :-D

Edit: adds to 'cheapo' bucket list. Or should that be washing up bowl list?

My car is two tone in colour Silver and rust ;-) :-D :-D

Caroline, my wife is too busy chopping the wood for our fire, then she has to go down to the river to do the washing.

And with the predicted hikes in our Water and Power bills in next weeks State Budget, that may just become a reality :-(

Just when a good heavy rain storm is needed....

LaGooner oh dear, is that better than string and a wing and a prayer??

:-D :-D :-D :-D. It's only the dirt holding mine together. :-0

See your first mistake was not making your wife clean the car like normal Allan :-D :-D

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:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D. Well take that as a bonus and perhaps the fact that it would not of turned it grey either ;-) :-D :-D :-D