Valet with wet carpets

dubguy45

Im really annoyed at having paid €100 for a full valet having first asked if the carpets would be dry when I collected the car as I already had wet carpets on my last valet with a different place.
I collected the car to find the engine running and the car heater on full. I know my diesel takes an hour at tickover to get hot and noticed the low fuel light was on having had more than a quarter tank when I left the car in. I am disgusted they used my car in this way as its simply not good for it. To boot, I drove off with all the carpets still wet.
Just a heads up from me for anyone getting a valet.

colm_mcm

Did you not complain/refuse to pay?

dubguy45

I did pay, and returned this morning to make my point. They did not really understand the point I was making and said 5 minutes with my heater on would dry the carpets. I then drove off.
They did a good job on other aspects of the valet I will admit, but I did specifically ask about dry carpets. I would never refuse to pay anyone for a job done but I wont go back for a repeat of offer a recomendation.

colm_mcm

I'd be more miffed about the €20 odd diesel that's not there now

Stinicker

Just run the Air conditioning on the warm setting and it will dry them out alot quicker. Either that or throw a blow heater into the car and change its position every 1hr but keep an eye on it incase it would cause a fire.

keithclancy

Jesus .. I do everything I can to keep water out of the car, once its in there its a pain to get rid of it.

Theres a Valet place near my work in Germany and they stick a Dehumidifier in the car to dry it.

It would want to be running overnight to use 20 euros of diesel !!

Toyotafanboi

this happened to me before, seats drenched, heaters on full whack, he gave me a plastic bag to drive home on. i'l bet it was "Crystal Clean" valeting, the chain.

complained on site and nobody on site had enough english to hear me out.

dubguy45

Yep, I got a black bag to.