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£1 TOTAL National Car Wash Week - how dirty is your car?

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  • doshi
    doshi Posts: 16 Forumite
    The porshe is going to have to remain dirty until Total build a service station near my house :naughty: :rotfl:
  • alchemista
    alchemista Posts: 1,305 Forumite
    My Total wasn't doing the offer, so it's not for every one.
  • No it's not made of cardboard!
    It appears there was a blockage and it has dumped neat cleaning fluids all over the left hand side of my car which if they are not diluted they are corrosive. Therefore it has corroded the paintwork.
  • isayoldchap
    isayoldchap Posts: 1,263 Forumite
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    bubblepink wrote:
    No it's not made of cardboard!
    It appears there was a blockage and it has dumped neat cleaning fluids all over the left hand side of my car which if they are not diluted they are corrosive. Therefore it has corroded the paintwork.

    Did you get paid out in full?
  • Actually, the search engine seems to work best the LEAST info you put into it! Just type a place name only - no postcode or region - it seems to prefer that, for some reason...
    JBS.
  • Crabman
    Crabman Posts: 9,940 Forumite
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    bubblepink wrote:
    No it's not made of cardboard!
    It appears there was a blockage and it has dumped neat cleaning fluids all over the left hand side of my car which if they are not diluted they are corrosive. Therefore it has corroded the paintwork.
    THey should have public liability insurance and should have reimbursed you ;)

    It makes you wonder, if the detergents are that powerful, not sure you want them on the car at all. I know that if I pour neat car shampoo onto my car, there will be no ill effects. It's actually a known fact in the car industry that if normal washing-up detergents are used, the top layer of paint can eventually be corroded. That's why car shampoos are recommended.
  • Pound
    Pound Posts: 2,784 Forumite
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    I just drove to my nearest Total garage. Went into the shop to buy a code for the Jetwash to be told they don't do one for a pound. She didn't seem to know anything about the promotion and eventually said that garage doesn't participate and I ended up droving back home with a dirty car. What a Total waste of time!
  • piggeh
    piggeh Posts: 1,723 Forumite
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    Noticed the ARC car wash near my work do a wash & dry for £1.99 (normal pricing). So if you cant find a Total, find an Arc! This was the one by Gravesend's football ground.
    matched betting: £879.63
  • Crabman
    Crabman Posts: 9,940 Forumite
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    Pound wrote:
    What a Total waste of time!

    Nice pun ;)
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    Pound wrote:
    I just drove to my nearest Total garage. Went into the shop to buy a code for the Jetwash to be told they don't do one for a pound. She didn't seem to know anything about the promotion and eventually said that garage doesn't participate and I ended up droving back home with a dirty car. What a Total waste of time!


    Thanks to the OP for this,though.If you do the search first you might have saved some time though.Not all Total Garages are participating,hence, do the search first.
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