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  • #152
    HappyAsLarE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 771 ✭✭✭HappyAsLarE


    You couldn’t pay me to let them wash me car every month. Scratched to effin bits.


  • #153
    heroics
    Registered Users Posts: 1,878 ✭✭✭heroics


    Thanks for that. Mine is due a service next month that should help reduce it a bit :)


  • #154
    Wailin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Wailin


    HappyAsLarE wrote: »
    You couldn’t pay me to let them wash me car every month. Scratched to effin bits.

    This is true.


  • #155
    BrookieD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    Wailin wrote: »
    This is true.

    if mine was 17/18 d then might be in agreement :P


  • #156
    cyborg
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭cyborg


    Topaz fuel card terms and conditions mention a 25 euro registration charge, anyone know if this is the case?


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  • #157
    HappyAsLarE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 771 ✭✭✭HappyAsLarE


    BrookieD wrote: »
    if mine was 17/18 d then might be in agreement :P

    Is it a C Reg? Shame that.


  • #158
    SaintsYB
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭SaintsYB


    Just signed up for the three month free trial of the 2in1 Plus. Delighted with that as I'd been waiting until closer to the time my breaks were due to get done to sign up.


  • #159
    SaintsYB
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭SaintsYB


    cyborg wrote: »
    Topaz fuel card terms and conditions mention a 25 euro registration charge, anyone know if this is the case?

    I've just seen this too. If I'm getting charged €25 to sign up for the card, I'm not going to bother with that part.


  • #160
    nim1bdeh38l2cw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭nim1bdeh38l2cw


    SaintsYB wrote: »
    I've just seen this too. If I'm getting charged €25 to sign up for the card, I'm not going to bother with that part.

    If you're insurance is with AXA you can get it for free


  • #161
    aristotle25
    Registered Users Posts: 687 ✭✭✭aristotle25


    HappyAsLarE wrote: »
    You couldn’t pay me to let them wash me car every month. Scratched to effin bits.

    I always ask them NOT to wash my car when I am in there for a service, sometimes get confused looks from the service guy across the desk.


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  • #162
    BrookieD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    aristotle25 wrote: »
    I always ask them NOT to wash my car when I am in there for a service, sometimes get confused looks from the service guy across the desk.

    are they really that bad?


  • #163
    aristotle25
    Registered Users Posts: 687 ✭✭✭aristotle25


    BrookieD wrote: »
    are they really that bad?

    I definitely saw one or two new scratch’s in the past when I let them wash my car. But I am one of those people who like to detail their car and spend way too much time and money doing that :)


  • #164
    BrookieD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    aristotle25 wrote: »
    I definitely saw one or two new scratch’s in the past when I let them wash my car. But I am one of those people who like to detail their car and spend way too much time and money doing that :)

    I like a clean car but don't get into heavy detailing, but as i say if i got a 3 year old f10 i may think different, love my 520 though, best car ever owned


  • #165
    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,752 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    I also request the Audi dealer not to wash my A4 whenever I have it in the garage for work.

    I don't detail my car but I have a specific wash routine I like to do myself and after three years it is thankfully scratch-free and there's no way I'd trust any garage - even a main dealer - to go near it with a brush or sponge or whatever they use to wash cars.


  • #166
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    BrookieD wrote: »
    are they really that bad?

    No, they are fine.

    Every car on a main dealers forecourt is washed by their valeting dept, 99.9% of cars that service in main dealers are washed by their valeting dept, none of them are "destroyed".

    Some people are just particular about how they wash their car, which is fine. Unfortunately these people can be a little dramatic and also assume that everybody else feels so passionately about car washing and uses phrases like "ruined" and "destroyed".

    If you've never paid particular attention to how your car is washed in the past, then a main dealer wash will certainly be no worse than anything it's seen before. It's a fairly standard wash process.


  • #167
    aristotle25
    Registered Users Posts: 687 ✭✭✭aristotle25


    SaintsYB wrote: »
    I've just seen this too. If I'm getting charged €25 to sign up for the card, I'm not going to bother with that part.

    There is no €25 sign up fee with this BMW First scheme. I was not charged and I emailed them asking about it and they confirmed the fee is waived for BMW First.


  • #168
    homik
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭homik


    aristotle25 wrote: »
    There is no €25 sign up fee with this BMW First scheme. I was not charged and I emailed them asking about it and they confirmed the fee is waived for BMW First.

    Did you email bmwfirst@bmw.ie?
    I emailed them a few times, and I am not getting any response at all.


  • #169
    aristotle25
    Registered Users Posts: 687 ✭✭✭aristotle25


    homik wrote: »
    Did you email bmwfirst@bmw.ie?
    I emailed them a few times, and I am not getting any response at all.

    No it was a circlekcard.ie email address.


  • #170
    Murph76
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Murph76


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    No, they are fine.

    Every car on a main dealers forecourt is washed by their valeting dept, 99.9% of cars that service in main dealers are washed by their valeting dept, none of them are "destroyed".

    Some people are just particular about how they wash their car, which is fine. Unfortunately these people can be a little dramatic and also assume that everybody else feels so passionately about car washing and uses phrases like "ruined" and "destroyed".

    If you've never paid particular attention to how your car is washed in the past, then a main dealer wash will certainly be no worse than anything it's seen before. It's a fairly standard wash process.
    That´s it!
    Did the valeting last month and did not have any trouble...it took me some time to get an appointment at my dealer but waiting was worth it.


  • #171
    nogoodnamesleft
    Registered Users Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭nogoodnamesleft


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    No, they are fine.

    Every car on a main dealers forecourt is washed by their valeting dept, 99.9% of cars that service in main dealers are washed by their valeting dept, none of them are "destroyed".

    Some people are just particular about how they wash their car, which is fine. Unfortunately these people can be a little dramatic and also assume that everybody else feels so passionately about car washing and uses phrases like "ruined" and "destroyed".

    If you've never paid particular attention to how your car is washed in the past, then a main dealer wash will certainly be no worse than anything it's seen before. It's a fairly standard wash process.

    I had an issue with a BMW main dealer who did in fact scratch the paintwork on my car was in for its end of warranty check (as it had its complementary car wash). It was eventually sorted and rectified after a little resistance from the dealer.

    Think of it this way....all cars that come to be serviced, lease cars, end of warranty checks and now BMW first get a complementary "wash". On a busy day that would quantify as a significant amount of cars that the valet department have to wash. At the end of the day it comes down to throughput and not a quality valet.

    From a marketing perspective its perfect for them they targeted their customer demographic and got the customer to pay for the privilege!


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  • #172
    Murph76
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Murph76


    Stallingrad wrote: »
    Three months free - Be quick!

    "To help celebrate the autumnal festivities, we’re offering our customers a special 3 month free trial of the BMW FIRST subscription.
    Just enter the coupon code “HALLOWEEN2018” at checkout. Subscribe below to get yours - offer ends today Halloween October 31st"

    https://www.bmw-first.ie


    Hey guys, just found this on their website. They have the same offer for Black Friday:

    “The BLACK FRIDAY Countdown is on. Get 3 MONTH FREE TRIAL now with the coupon code: bf18”

    https://www.bmw-first.ie


  • #173
    cyborg
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭cyborg


    Get a 4th month free if you use a friends referral link to sign up (1 month extra free for both parties)

    https://www.bmw-first.ie?referral=152T1710&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BMW-FIRST_Friends


  • #174
    SaintsYB
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭SaintsYB


    Has anyone had any issues redeeming their free car wash at Topaz/Circle K? I tried to redeem mine today and after she scanned the QR code, she said it was €3. I said it should be free as stated in the email but she said it came up as €3. In the end, I left it.


  • #175
    nim1bdeh38l2cw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭nim1bdeh38l2cw


    SaintsYB wrote: »
    Has anyone had any issues redeeming their free car wash at Topaz/Circle K? I tried to redeem mine today and after she scanned the QR code, she said it was €3. I said it should be free as stated in the email but she said it came up as €3. In the end, I left it.

    All Circle K car washes were €3 today for Black Friday


  • #176
    BrookieD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    Just got a fluid top up, health check and valet / wash with wiper change in joe Duffy, first class service and love the new showroom, had a look at a 2017 520, might be my next car ;-)


  • #177
    vintagevrs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,381 ✭✭✭vintagevrs


    That's where BMW First can get very expensive!


  • #178
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Jesus I wouldn't let a dealer wash my car in a fit, they could do a grands damage to the paint in 10 minutes with their brushes and sponges.


  • #179
    Wailin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Wailin


    Yep. Had my car polished last Feb, like new and no swirl marks. Hand washed it myself until the water ban came in. Gave in and had the dealer wash it after 6 weeks of looking at it filthy. One wash and full of swirl marks. Never again.


  • #180
    nim1bdeh38l2cw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭nim1bdeh38l2cw


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    No, they are fine.

    Every car on a main dealers forecourt is washed by their valeting dept, 99.9% of cars that service in main dealers are washed by their valeting dept, none of them are "destroyed".

    Some people are just particular about how they wash their car, which is fine. Unfortunately these people can be a little dramatic and also assume that everybody else feels so passionately about car washing and uses phrases like "ruined" and "destroyed".

    If you've never paid particular attention to how your car is washed in the past, then a main dealer wash will certainly be no worse than anything it's seen before. It's a fairly standard wash process.

    I see what you mean...
    Francis Howling Marmoset wrote: »
    Jesus I wouldn't let a dealer wash my car in a fit, they could do a grands damage to the paint in 10 minutes with their brushes and sponges.


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  • #181
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Paul Fat Party wrote: »
    I see what you mean...

    Depends on how much you care, and how much the effort the car is worth. However I would assume that many a BMW owner, who will pay a monthly subscription and change their wipers regularly, and book an appointment for a car-wash is reasonably particular....and those that are not couldn't be arsed with the inconvenience of the sales, service and marketing oppertunity for the dealer and brand, that is BMW first.


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