W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

Ahhh Clean Car...Road Salt Go Away !!!

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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Ahhh Clean Car...Road Salt Go Away !!!

I got bored and snapped a few pics...here's one:-)

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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Cant wait to get my hands on my car this weekend. Been spraying it off fairly often, but no weather to hand wash in a long time. I just cant bring myself to run it through a car wash.

PS - I hate states that make you use a front plate. That sucks!
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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I am DONE with winter! Mine has been clean in the garage all week. I want to drive it, but now we are expecting 2-5 inches. Ahhahhahhahhh!

Car looks great!
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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Thanks guys...just as I posted we have another storm of some sort moving into DC...yuk.
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Nice looking ride Lycan, I had my E63 washed on Wednesday to only have rain come in yesterday and today. Well tomorrow my C63 get a new pair of rubber. Then I will wash her.
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 02:40 PM
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might want to wait, sunday calling for rain again. I did the Opt No Rinse last Sat on one of the cars. Then rains yesterday. At least the rain washed the road salt off my other car.
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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I've spent $350 washing my car through out this horrid winter, so far.. DAMN YOU ROAD SALT!!!
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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AHHH It's been raining all day today in my neck of the woods and that only means as soon as it stops I'm take a spin in the 55.
I think its been a 2 or 3 months since my last ride.
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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I'm so sick of salt... It's a bit** to get off too
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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I've spent $350 washing my car through out this horrid winter, so far.. DAMN YOU ROAD SALT!!!
Doesn't your dealership offer free courtesy washes, all the dealerships in the DC area do
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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One good thing though, is that the rain that just came through, washed all the salt of the roads. Please God, no more snow or salt.
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Yuille36
Doesn't your dealership offer free courtesy washes, all the dealerships in the DC area do
I wish. I'm originally from Miami and we had it there, 2 full details a year and a drive-through car wash 24/7 with your warranty card. When I first moved here, I went to the Norristown dealer and they tried to sell me a car cover and gave me a business card of a car wash down the street...
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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Dam, sorry to hear about that. I'm familiar with Norristown, but there has to be another dealership near by?
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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My old dealer in Naperville did free washes, and MAN did they know how to clean that car... Lol too bad I moved and now the closest dealer is a half hour Away
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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Most times my girlfriend will take one of the AMGs to be washed, but due to the hours that I work, I get make it there before 4pm. So I take it to the local car washes most times. These courtesy washes are a benefit to the dealership, while your car is being washed you stroll through the showroom floor and pick out your next AMG.
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Nice looking E63.

Our winter weather sucks, but it's the price you pay for living in paradise.
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Originally Posted by Yuille36
Dam, sorry to hear about that. I'm familiar with Norristown, but there has to be another dealership near by?
There is Ft. Washington, but they don't offer a wash either. Then there is Cherry Hill, which does. (My preferred stealership in the area) But, It's about an hour away. At a whooping 10 MPG in my beast, I'd rather spend $45 locally.. haha
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My mother lives in Pennsauken NJ, and I have had my car washed at the dealership in Cherry Hill. When they bought my car back after the wash, it was still wet, they told me that there water is filter, and will dry leaving no water spots. Yeah right, I wiped the my car down in their parking lot. Cherry Hill has a nice dealership by the way.
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it was still wet, they told me that there water is filter, and will dry leaving no water spots.
Laziness at its finest.
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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I wasn't buying that excuse either. I can't explain why some MB dealers wash for free and others not. They should all offere it as a courtesy to all MB owners.
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