dak911

We have a new car wash here in Ft Lauderdale, CACTUS.
I run the X5 through about every other week, I have them do the outside only $6
it comes out really clean, and the wheels sparkle! Hardly worth getting the hose and bucket out at that price.
Today I saw a 996 Cabrio waiting on line and I wondered about that, I wanted to talk to the owner of the car but he was way behind me and it was really busy so I couldn't wait for him....
Would you run your Cabrio thru? This is a really high tech new car wash...(I hate cleaning the lobster fork whees on our 997S)

Edgy01

Both the factory and most cabriolet owners say no to automatic car washes.

The problem is with (1) the brushes wearing on the canvas top and (2) for touchless washes, the higher pressure is far more than the car was built to withstand. (The cars are excellent for WEATHER protection, but a car wash is not weather.) If there was a guy with a 996 cab in line then it's possible he doesn't care anymore or he bought the car used and never read the instruction manual.

TommyV44

I would never do that! Go to a good hand wash place.

Tom

Farfelc2s

The soap is too strong to remove JUST dirt.

ecostellodo

No to the auto wash

windboat

Never, never, any carwash, hand wash only myself

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CAA

Hell no.

toper

my car (as long as i'm the owner) will never see the inside of a car wash.

Quadcammer

do it, who cares.

If it gets swirled up, polish it every once in a while.

bfd.

sharmat

The chemicals used in those car washes are too harsh. I'd rather pay more and have some one do it by hand.

vjd3

Oh, so you run your fine Italian dress pants through the washing machine with the blue jeans and the household rags, do you?

pissedpuppy

Never

shammerman

Touchless - yes. Brushes - no.

RJT

Never....ever!

Quadcammer

good analogy...wait no it wasn't. In fact, if you knew much about dry cleaning, you'd probably have used that as your point of reference.

once again, its a car, not a fabrege egg. It won't melt. polish it every now and again to get rid of swirls, add some wax if you want, and it will look fine.