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NopeItsAV6 · 03-30-2012, 12:49 PM

Today I committed the cardinal sin of running my Camaro through one of those semi-automated drive through carwashes. They were running it like an assembly line, cars back-to-back. Due to the 2 inch thick layer of foam descended on my windshield, I was left in the dark (literally) when I heard shouts of "OH GOD STOP IT, TURN IT OFF" and felt shifting and heard bumping. I thought these were normal carwash noises (minus the shouting of course). Once it occurred to me to use the wipers, I saw that the SUV in front of me had spazzed and cut the wheel, nearly up on two wheels since it had jumped the tracks. The conveyor system dutifully drew my Camaro up for a liaison with said SUV. Once composure had been restored, damages were assessed at one nick to my license plate frame (I bought it used from a 2-plate state) and mean faces between me and the other driver. So yeah, front license frames aren't that bad. PS: GO ROAD WARRIORS!

mclark10 · 03-30-2012, 01:26 PM

What was the other driver pissed about, their own stupidity? Sounds like yet a other reason not to go through a car wash though. Glad you fared OK.

Comrando · 03-30-2012, 01:34 PM

WTH?

Did the SUV driver decide to go off-road?

2010 SSRS · 03-30-2012, 01:45 PM

wow, that sounds scary

ffrcobra_65 · 03-30-2012, 02:03 PM

.....still hate the front plate because it is fugly but you should learn to hate automatic carwashes even more and avoid problems like this, scratched wheel, and 10million swirl marks.

hot_rod · 03-30-2012, 02:03 PM

>>>Today I committed the cardinal sin of running my Camaro through one of those semi-automated drive through carwashes

dkp2LT · 03-30-2012, 02:04 PM

^^ Perfect

ga0358 · 03-30-2012, 02:25 PM

That'll learn ya...don't you EVER do that again!!!!!!!!!!

Vipercar · 03-30-2012, 02:32 PM

Evil places, nothing good happens there!

iHasCamaro · 03-30-2012, 03:03 PM

When they are busy I just ignore the direction of the guy running the place till there is a gap. Just wave & nod and check your phone or something. Or play w/ the radio. I've had too many close calls w/ people who don't know when to leave and just sit there.

hightower · 03-30-2012, 03:13 PM

Thing is, you didn't even do anything wrong. Sure maybe the machine wash isn't the best idea, but were it not for a stupid SUV driver, you wouldn't have a problem!

Doc · 03-30-2012, 03:20 PM

You do realize that the sand, dirt, grease and whatever else was wiped off that SUV in front of you was being drug all over your car by those same brushes? NEVER take a car you care about through an automated car wash! Hand wash only!

Nessal · 03-30-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hot_rod

>>>Today I committed the cardinal sin of running my Camaro through one of those semi-automated drive through carwashes

Hahaha, my pops used to make me do that all the time. Needless to say, the smell of paint and I are familiar friends.

SkullDuggery · 03-30-2012, 07:16 PM

so, OP are those scratches in the paint I see in the pic above the plate holder? Where they there before the incident?

blackswan · 03-30-2012, 07:43 PM

Went through one the other day with wife's car, lady in front of me went in about 2 minutes before me (plenty of time to exit other end). I come through the brushes and foam and hit the wipers (for fun) and there she is with her REVERSE LIGHTS ON in the middle of the car wash!!!! I lay on the horn and she suddenly takes off and flies out. I think she didn't get enough foam

NopeItsAV6 · 03-30-2012, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Comrando

WTH?

Did the SUV driver decide to go off-road?

My assumption is that his other car is a mustang and he knows that when he sees a Camaro grille in the rearview, he'd best get out of the way.

NopeItsAV6 · 03-30-2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Doc

You do realize that the sand, dirt, grease and whatever else was wiped off that SUV in front of you was being drug all over your car by those same brushes? NEVER take a car you care about through an automated car wash! Hand wash only!

Thanks, Doc. Let me know when the plane lands. I'll have the bucket filled with soapy water for when you arrive.

Doc · 03-31-2012, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by NopeItsAV6

Thanks, Doc. Let me know when the plane lands. I'll have the bucket filled with soapy water for when you arrive.

And that's supposed to mean?

NopeItsAV6 · 03-31-2012, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc

And that's supposed to mean?

That I accept your generous offer to come wash my car. Thanks again!

Hendu · 03-31-2012, 08:13 AM

I don't think touch less washes are so bad. No brushes. Around here the only auto washes are that way and they're rarely the track kind. Theyre mostly laser washes that have a unit that moves around you as you are parked inside. Great for rinsing off salt in winter.

My Caroline · 03-31-2012, 08:24 AM

My god do we have to roast the guy for the car wash? It's not your car. Unless you're gonna wash it for him or pay for his detailing, kindly let it be.

OP, I'm glad your car survived the little mishap unharmed.

Doc · 03-31-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by NopeItsAV6

That I accept your generous offer to come wash my car. Thanks again!

Well... you can lead a horse to water....

speeddemon69 · 03-31-2012, 01:14 PM

always wash your car by hand not trough a dam machine avoids shit like that and gives you the pride of feeling good when people look at your car

2010SLVRBULIT · 03-31-2012, 01:30 PM

stupid car wash drivers.

styphon · 03-31-2012, 09:30 PM

Don't they usually have signs with pictures "HAND OF STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE"..

03-30-2012, 12:49 PM	#1
NopeItsAV6 Drives: Silver 2010 LT Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Woodruff, SC Posts: 18	I used to hate that front license plate, too Today I committed the cardinal sin of running my Camaro through one of those semi-automated drive through carwashes. They were running it like an assembly line, cars back-to-back. Due to the 2 inch thick layer of foam descended on my windshield, I was left in the dark (literally) when I heard shouts of "OH GOD STOP IT, TURN IT OFF" and felt shifting and heard bumping. I thought these were normal carwash noises (minus the shouting of course). Once it occurred to me to use the wipers, I saw that the SUV in front of me had spazzed and cut the wheel, nearly up on two wheels since it had jumped the tracks. The conveyor system dutifully drew my Camaro up for a liaison with said SUV. Once composure had been restored, damages were assessed at one nick to my license plate frame (I bought it used from a 2-plate state) and mean faces between me and the other driver. So yeah, front license frames aren't that bad. PS: GO ROAD WARRIORS! Attached Images

03-30-2012, 01:26 PM	#2
mclark10 Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Vert M6, 2011 Equinox Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cortland, NY Posts: 3,396 View My Garage	What was the other driver pissed about, their own stupidity? Sounds like yet a other reason not to go through a car wash though. Glad you fared OK. __________________ Cosmetic Mods- A few Performance Mods- Even fewer (Click above image to learn about UpstateC5)

03-30-2012, 01:34 PM	#3
Comrando SScalator Drives: '11 CGM LS3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,694 View My Garage	WTH? Did the SUV driver decide to go off-road? __________________ Give me fuel. Give me fire. Give me that which I desire.

03-30-2012, 01:45 PM	#4
2010 SSRS R.I.P. jesserayjames Drives: 2010 IOM 2SSRS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warwick,RI Posts: 112,113 View My Garage	wow, that sounds scary __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

03-30-2012, 02:03 PM	#6
hot_rod Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,185 View My Garage	>>>Today I committed the cardinal sin of running my Camaro through one of those semi-automated drive through carwashes Attached Images __________________ "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain "Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" - Unknown

03-30-2012, 02:03 PM	#5
ffrcobra_65 Account Suspended Drives: SuperCharged 2SS/RS IOM MN6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: CA Posts: 5,109	.....still hate the front plate because it is fugly but you should learn to hate automatic carwashes even more and avoid problems like this, scratched wheel, and 10million swirl marks.

03-30-2012, 02:04 PM	#7
dkp2LT Drives: 2010 LLT/RS, '07 MKX, '10 Flex Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,992	^^ Perfect

03-30-2012, 02:25 PM	#8
ga0358 Drives: 2010 ABM LS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Acworth, Georgia Posts: 936 View My Garage	That'll learn ya...don't you EVER do that again!!!!!!!!!! __________________

03-30-2012, 02:32 PM	#9
Vipercar Drives: 2010 IOM 2LT/RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Oshawa, Ont Posts: 217	Evil places, nothing good happens there!

03-30-2012, 03:03 PM	#10
iHasCamaro Drives: Silver 2012 1SS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 366	When they are busy I just ignore the direction of the guy running the place till there is a gap. Just wave & nod and check your phone or something. Or play w/ the radio. I've had too many close calls w/ people who don't know when to leave and just sit there.

03-30-2012, 03:13 PM	#11
hightower LS3 Black Widow Drives: 2012 45th 2SS LS3 and 1968 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Madison, GA Posts: 4,356	Thing is, you didn't even do anything wrong. Sure maybe the machine wash isn't the best idea, but were it not for a stupid SUV driver, you wouldn't have a problem! __________________ My Camaro Story

03-30-2012, 03:20 PM	#12
Doc Dances With Mustangs Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,938 View My Garage	You do realize that the sand, dirt, grease and whatever else was wiped off that SUV in front of you was being drug all over your car by those same brushes? NEVER take a car you care about through an automated car wash! Hand wash only! __________________ Blue Angel is here!! 1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM

03-30-2012, 07:16 PM	#14
SkullDuggery Drives: 2011 Black LS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 220	so, OP are those scratches in the paint I see in the pic above the plate holder? Where they there before the incident?

03-30-2012, 07:43 PM	#15
blackswan Drives: 2012 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Earth Posts: 904	Went through one the other day with wife's car, lady in front of me went in about 2 minutes before me (plenty of time to exit other end). I come through the brushes and foam and hit the wipers (for fun) and there she is with her REVERSE LIGHTS ON in the middle of the car wash!!!! I lay on the horn and she suddenly takes off and flies out. I think she didn't get enough foam __________________

03-31-2012, 08:13 AM	#20
Hendu Drives: 2SS 45th Anniv LS3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SW Minnesota Posts: 316	I don't think touch less washes are so bad. No brushes. Around here the only auto washes are that way and they're rarely the track kind. Theyre mostly laser washes that have a unit that moves around you as you are parked inside. Great for rinsing off salt in winter. __________________ 2012 45th Anniversary 2SS LS3 Mods: Hurst short throw shifter,Heritage Grille, CAI Inc. cai, Window tint, skip shift eliminator, footwell lighting To-Do List: New Exhaust (or muffler delete) P13w's and More TBD

03-31-2012, 08:24 AM	#21
My Caroline Drives: Black 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,373	My god do we have to roast the guy for the car wash? It's not your car. Unless you're gonna wash it for him or pay for his detailing, kindly let it be. OP, I'm glad your car survived the little mishap unharmed. __________________ White Fender Hashes from Big Worm Graphix Custom White Bowties GM Factory Remote Start and Factory Key Fob SS Fascia Factory RS HIDs Plasma P13W fog lights Non-RS to RS and fog light harness by Gen5DIY LED Interior, Trunk, and Licence Plate lights in white Stock SS 20s (Coming soon)

03-31-2012, 01:14 PM	#23
speeddemon69 Drives: 2012 45th anniversary Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: texas Posts: 202	always wash your car by hand not trough a dam machine avoids shit like that and gives you the pride of feeling good when people look at your car

03-31-2012, 01:30 PM	#24
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: 2010SIM/RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 5,923 View My Garage	stupid car wash drivers.

03-31-2012, 09:30 PM	#25
styphon Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ss Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: ny Posts: 92	Don't they usually have signs with pictures "HAND OF STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE"..

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