Pre-Delivery Insoection

Nohedes · 08-26-2007, 11:44 AM

Hi All,

Hoping to have a delivery date for my recently ordered E90 soon, and wondered if anyone has any advice regarding how to avoid the dealer installing free-of-charge swirl marks as part of the PDI!!

My current BMW (E60) is Jet Black and had some fairly major swirling before I even drove it off the forecourt :mad: Any advice you can give would be gratefully received

hmi1750 · 08-26-2007, 12:11 PM

Ask then not to "valet" it.. and get your own guy to do it... detailingworld.co.uk has some good tips.

silverbmwz3 · 08-26-2007, 04:35 PM

I couldn't bring myself not to have them valet it as I didn't fancy picking up a dirty car. They didn't do an awful job, just not a particularly good one. You can always get swirls sorted later, you'll probably introduce a few yourself over time - I'd be tempted to get some use out of it and then get it detailed/do it yourself later. That's what I'm doing.

Nohedes · 08-26-2007, 05:15 PM

Cheers

I think I'll go with your suggestion Silverbmwz3. You're right - it would spoil the delivery moment if the car was covered in transit wax!!

Think it's a good 8 weeks away though as I still don't have a delivery date.

08-26-2007, 11:44 AM	#1
Nohedes Private First Class 4 Rep 102 Posts Drives: E92 330d M-Sport (2008) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Pre-Delivery Insoection Hi All, Hoping to have a delivery date for my recently ordered E90 soon, and wondered if anyone has any advice regarding how to avoid the dealer installing free-of-charge swirl marks as part of the PDI!! My current BMW (E60) is Jet Black and had some fairly major swirling before I even drove it off the forecourt :mad: Any advice you can give would be gratefully received
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hmi1750 Major 25 Rep 1,130 Posts Drives: M135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	Ask then not to "valet" it.. and get your own guy to do it... detailingworld.co.uk has some good tips.
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silverbmwz3 Colonel 48 Rep 2,022 Posts Drives: X5 g05 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 325 ci SE conv ... [0.00]	I couldn't bring myself not to have them valet it as I didn't fancy picking up a dirty car. They didn't do an awful job, just not a particularly good one. You can always get swirls sorted later, you'll probably introduce a few yourself over time - I'd be tempted to get some use out of it and then get it detailed/do it yourself later. That's what I'm doing. __________________ Current: E90 335d (May 2007) \| Black/Black \| Prof Hifi \| Prof Nav \| 6FL \| Fully Electric Seats \| Xenons \| Folding Mirrors \| PDC Previous: 325ci Conv. Black/Black with lots of ACS Previous: z3 3.0 Silver with Black&Red Leather
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08-26-2007, 05:15 PM	#4
Nohedes Private First Class 4 Rep 102 Posts Drives: E92 330d M-Sport (2008) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Cheers I think I'll go with your suggestion Silverbmwz3. You're right - it would spoil the delivery moment if the car was covered in transit wax!! Think it's a good 8 weeks away though as I still don't have a delivery date.
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