dirty courtesy car...

[charlieboy]

do i have to clean it?

went to visit some friends....country lane....very muddy.....yes you guess it cars ditched BADLY!

feel guilty, so do i wash or not, judging it goes back tomorrow

charlie

 

[custard]

i would wash it personally.especially if its a company you may deal with again

 

[arc]

drive it through the car wash

btw, have you ever tried to walk through a car wash - f**k me the ground is slippy in there

 

[sammiboo]

I would was it, they like to inspect car for any damage or scratches

 

[charlieboy]

maybe take it to a carwash later then

will they tell me off for scratches on the alloys? dont know if it was me or not though to be honest cause i only checked bodywork when it came

charlie

 

[sammiboo]

when i got a courtsey car, a guy came round the car with me and noted down any scratches the car had.

Then they checked it again when the car was handed back. If there are any scratches or any damage there that wasnt there before you could be charged for it as they expect the car to come back in the same condition.

 

[H2DaE]

What would happen if you crashed it?

 

[charlieboy]

What would happen if you crashed it?

its down as £500 excess.

he never came round and noted anything though sammi, he stayed sat in the car while i had a walk around it

 

[custard]

you are covered by insurance though there would most likely be an excess.just like with a hire car

 

[Steven]

I'd clean it, but leave the alloys dirty.

 

[charlieboy]

I'd clean it, but leave the alloys dirty.

haha smudge some mud on the scrathes :ghin: good idea

 

[Liam]

Not only my usual rule for courtesy cars but also applies to most things: - give it back the way you got it.

Liam

 

[Stu DemonD]

I get courtesy cars a lot from my dealership - never ever cleaned them, and always dump them back in their carpark before going into the reception - not once has the car been inspected in my presence.

 

[FiatStiloJTD]

Ye as liam says. Quite likely your get some kind of check, especally if its a large company sending the courtesy cars (or if the car was very new).

 

[charlieboy]

Not only my usual rule for courtesy cars but also applies to most things: - give it back the way you got it.

Liam

it wasnt exactly clean when i got it. was covered in your usual road greasey mess

gave it a blow over with the hose, got smost of the mud off, looks alot better now though to be honest, no more guilt for me.

plus when dropped off i asked if he wanted it washing, he said "no its ok weve got valet's for that"

charlie