Not that I'm likely to take them up (as just ordered my nilfisk pw and foam lance) but Murray skoda, Plymouth offered to valet my newly procured oct 3 vrs twice a month for the life time of ownership - Is this a normal offer for skoda dealers?

If anyone took this up properly I guess it could save you some money if you normally go to arc or car wash every 2 weeks. Thought it was a pretty fair offer.

I would rather poke cocktail sticks in my eyes.

 

Knowing what a 'Car Washer' can do at Skoda Dealers once a year, just imagine that done 24 times.

Mine offers free washes at their Car Wash Club, but I've not bothered taking them up on it yet.

I know the popular view here is that they'll spend an hour scouring the paint off with a housebrick wrapped in sandpaper, but for a lot of people they'll do an acceptable job.

Seeing some will pay the bucket brigade at Sainsburys money to do permanent damage to their paint it probably seems like a bargain to some who have no interest in 'doing it properly' each to their own and as long as they leave mine alone when its serviced I don't care as it's keeping someone in a job....

Some are really excellent at washing / valeting cars obviously, they last in the job.

What you do not want is the one that is not and is there maybe for their first & last day. 

If you ever work at some dealerships you see that there are rather a few of those that get employed.

Agreed, I'm not planning on taking them up on the offer but thought that there's a lot of people who would get anyone to do it and pay them for the privilege it, so seems it could save a bit of money over time - hence just wondering if this is normal offer for dealers.

Good point about them washing at servicing, I'll remember to stop them - my last ford was fairly well cleaned and waxed (wouldn't say detailed) by me prior to a service the day after and it came back with water marks / dust spots all over it, very annoying.

Better off bringing to me on a much less regular basis.

But then you would have to charge nothing or become a Sponsor