So I've had my car for about four months now, and I've been wanting to get it detailed professionally. I brought the car into the dealership for them to do the recall servicing of the engine. When I was in the office, I noticed a sign for their detailing service. It seemed pretty comprehensive, and was $168 for complete interior and exterior. I'm wondering if anyone has had their MC detailed at their local dealership, and how happy they were with the service.

 

Where are you located?
You may be within range of some members, who detail cars.

and to answer your question, no have not seen any dealerships who offer detailing around here, if they did, i doubt i take it there.

 

$168.00 to get a car detailed and at a dealer might pretty good! Did it look like there was anyone there gettting their car detailed while you were there? I'm sure that they detail the cars that are sold there as well, so it might pretty good.

 

I'd shop around some local places near you before I would go to the dealership.

 

I live about ten miles north of Boston. The only place I have seen locally that has gotten good user reviews is a place called AutoImageDetail. The guy does pick up and drop off your car which is nice, and I did call for a quote for inside and out, and he said $200.
I did not see any cars getting detailed when I went in. It was just kind of like you drive your car into a garage and it sits in line while you go into the office inside the garage. The cars being serviced were further in the back kind of hidden.

So obviously $168 compared to $200 is nice. It also did say at the top "100% Satisfaction Guaranteed" (Which I know everything says that nowadays.) I do remember it included use of the clay bar, machine polishing and the wax, and I did want all three of those done.

Kind of another stupid question. I have some spots from what looks like touch up paint in various spots on the car. Will the waxing/polishing etc. blend those in so it just looks like part of the original paint job?

 

i would make sure they will stand up to their satisfaction guaranteed before you pay, and check it before you put the money down, after they give it back, also, if its touch up paint, it may not look perfect, but it will probably help to make it look better.

things i would check for after would be swirls, light scratches, spidering marks, oxidation and such.

 

You could search around for good local detailers on www.autopia.org

 

 

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I'm a car detailer at a dealership, and i'm pretty sure up here (alberta) we charge less then the detail shops... keep in mind that most dealerships work on piece work so they have a certain amount of time to get your car completed in which may be a good or bad thing pending on how clean your car already is. But some detail shops are way over priced on their work, dunno if that helps ya much