As I sold the MPVi we are left behind with wife's tiny ride. So I take the "Black Beauty" to ride down to see to a thing I need to.
I leave the car at a valet parking lot for an hour. The guy asks me if I want a wash. I say "no please no"
:nono
I go and come back after an hour to find the car "wet"... I ask the guy why. He says they washed it. I tell him I stressed it thoroughly that I did not wish them to wash it. He says in a merry tone "why we did it when we saw it was dusty" well I ask him why they did not dry it down. He says it' s an automatic machine and the shampoo the machine used did not require drying... :soscared:
Imagine :
1- Machine wash :shocked
2- Dried out water spots and maybe etches worse :nervous2:
3- Scratches and marring ALL OVER the hood
4- Wax gone all over the car and wet sanded areas looking like crap :bawling:
So I raise hell and the guy just calmly tells me to take it easy. I calm down and tell him I will charge them for all the professional detailing the car will need to be restored. He says "no sir, please read the big sign and the ticket we gave you when you first came in.
I read it to find a disclaimer stating that roughly means they are "not to be kept liable for any damage, loss or situation which may arise from any action or non action of the parking lot services unless it is caused under the wilfull misconduct, be it negligence, recklessness, omission whatsoever." and that by accepting the ticket one agrees to abide by the rules written therewith as though it is a written contract." :soscared:
Man ! I would never have imagined a bunch of parking valet dudes to be so wise !! I asked them what if my car was burned down. He said with a cheeky smile that I had my own insurance right ? :angry
So I ended up with a damage to keep me busy for at least 8 hours or which would cost me at least 150 bucks !!! :grrr
What am I to do ? I guess I should give up... There are way too many #$é%&@ people out there to drive you nuts...
I QD' d all over the car so I can get rid of further damage which might have been caused by the drops of water. The b...rd stood and amused himself watching me as I did and he even was cheeky enough to ask me if I ever thought of using the QD of Carpex (a crappy brand made at Illinois and packaged here)
I wish I had my M98 with me !!!
I leave the car at a valet parking lot for an hour. The guy asks me if I want a wash. I say "no please no"
:nono
I go and come back after an hour to find the car "wet"... I ask the guy why. He says they washed it. I tell him I stressed it thoroughly that I did not wish them to wash it. He says in a merry tone "why we did it when we saw it was dusty" well I ask him why they did not dry it down. He says it' s an automatic machine and the shampoo the machine used did not require drying... :soscared:
Imagine :
1- Machine wash :shocked
2- Dried out water spots and maybe etches worse :nervous2:
3- Scratches and marring ALL OVER the hood
4- Wax gone all over the car and wet sanded areas looking like crap :bawling:
So I raise hell and the guy just calmly tells me to take it easy. I calm down and tell him I will charge them for all the professional detailing the car will need to be restored. He says "no sir, please read the big sign and the ticket we gave you when you first came in.
I read it to find a disclaimer stating that roughly means they are "not to be kept liable for any damage, loss or situation which may arise from any action or non action of the parking lot services unless it is caused under the wilfull misconduct, be it negligence, recklessness, omission whatsoever." and that by accepting the ticket one agrees to abide by the rules written therewith as though it is a written contract." :soscared:
Man ! I would never have imagined a bunch of parking valet dudes to be so wise !! I asked them what if my car was burned down. He said with a cheeky smile that I had my own insurance right ? :angry
So I ended up with a damage to keep me busy for at least 8 hours or which would cost me at least 150 bucks !!! :grrr
What am I to do ? I guess I should give up... There are way too many #$é%&@ people out there to drive you nuts...
I QD' d all over the car so I can get rid of further damage which might have been caused by the drops of water. The b...rd stood and amused himself watching me as I did and he even was cheeky enough to ask me if I ever thought of using the QD of Carpex (a crappy brand made at Illinois and packaged here)
I wish I had my M98 with me !!!
