Opel Club Cape Town

So after + 2months my car is driving once again and newly resprayed in a fresh new TWILIGHT WHITE (ice white with silver inn).

So its really hot and I dont lis to wash and polish the car I decide to take it to Sasol car wash .

where I ask for a full wash which is R65 so the cashier puts in a superior wash which is R75 . anyways being it the festive month I give the extra R10 .

so this is for alles(wash/dry/vacuum/polish and all trimmings.).

so I wait in a long line to get the car washed(which is normal)

right car gets washed and now I must pull forward to go park so they can vacuum ect. and I'm standing about 15min now in the sun with the car and the water is drip drying . .

Guess what the guys at the back who does the washing had something go wrong and the machine goes bos and me infornt with my window down waiting to pull in.

the machine goes wild and shoots me and my interior full of FOAM and WATER.

I am pissed cause my dictator and radio may fault.

anyways I go park they all apoligising and drying up where they can.

I go inside where they give me towels to dry myself.

I come out to see 2 guys all skelling by my rear passenger door.
all because they broke my mirror .

NOW I'm SUPER B!!!F!K and GO BOS there.

my door is scratched because of that and mirror still broken.

I complaint by the manager he just says sorry .

my car is newly sprayed costed me just under R10k now this .

so I just went home and polished my own car and had to cable tie my mirror up .

dont go there GUYS they UNPROFESSIONAL.

best to wash your own car

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Race car : 200is Turbo 200.3kw and 405nm KILLER .
Family Car : E39 BMW 540i Individual 4.4 V8 Avus Blue 217kw and 460nm Stock Standard .

heavy dude! You must get them to repair it and take to the Sasol HQ

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My Ride:
94 Kadett 200tS Under construction
07 Corsa UTE

4 The best wash and no lines u need 2 cum down south in victoria rd diepriver,the oposite bp and next to the tyre guys.i went there they had couches books coffe and in just btwn 20 - 30 min the car lookd just bout show ready...sori 2 hear bout that hey i had a bad xperience at the bp off voortreker and opposite the fnb bank 2hrs w8n period paid 4 my full valet and just got a wash dry and trimins,i war so kwaad of waiting so i just left.are they gona pay 4 the damages

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current - motomia enzo 150cc.
ex - Opel astra 98 200i 8v.
stranded with a piston knock.

yaa guys .

I usaully do it myself just was lazy now this.

yaa I'll try the sasol HQ thing the manager didnt even seem bothered

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Race car : 200is Turbo 200.3kw and 405nm KILLER .
Family Car : E39 BMW 540i Individual 4.4 V8 Avus Blue 217kw and 460nm Stock Standard .

Yare my broe .. if the manager is not bothered, then just escalate till you find someone that can help. They normally do have a "we are not responsible for any damage to your car bla bla" but yare ... they were flippen irresponsible in this case.

If it was me I'd moering a jack through someone's window!!

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2007 Opel Corsa Utility 1.4
2022 Toyota Corolla HB 1.2T
2024 Toyota C-HR 1.2T

Exes:
2015 Ford Ecosport 1.5
2014 Ford Focus ST 2.0T
2014 Opel Corsa OPC Nürburgring 1.6T
2005 Opel Corsa OPC 1.6T
2008 Volkswagen Golf GTi 2.0T
2005 Ford Territory TX 4.0
2004 Citroën C2 VTR 1.4
2001 Ford Fiesta Zetec-S 1.6
1998 Kia Sportage 2.0
1995 Fiat Uno Beat 1.4

holy crap!



I also dont frequent car-washes, I wash the vehicles myself but ya sumtimes you in a hurry to get sumwhere or are a bit lazy, i know lol

go make a moerse thing about it..u crazy, dnt leave it like this, let them pay, garages are supa rich!

they again gona argue & say cars are washed / parked at own risk..i have a feeling

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Opel Club Cape Town Member

yaa he told me that.

I took picturesof the scratches and off the mirror

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Race car : 200is Turbo 200.3kw and 405nm KILLER .
Family Car : E39 BMW 540i Individual 4.4 V8 Avus Blue 217kw and 460nm Stock Standard .

Good place here in Table View- Flamingo car wash..He drive Corsa C GSI and saw opel club stickers and he offered us club discount but i thought it a bit far out for you outer suburbs people

Something along 10%

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Corsa B Ute 160is 12valve
8 in the engine,1 on each tyre.
Cape Town Stock.
16.9sec 400m Killarney 13 August 2011

guy, thats not far! - we've got club discount sponsors further than that

mail me his details plse (lugen@opelclub.co.za), will try & recruit him as well, even a possible venue for a future car wash for the club



sorry for the mini hi-jack

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Opel Club Cape Town Member

Sorry to hear buddy
Anyways...i had my Coupe washed one night at the Engen garage in front of your house.
Its 2 foreigners think husband and wife who wash the car and they take extra care to do it properly...not like these Sasol, Total (mass production) car wash places.
I would suggest you go late afternoon or early morning and get it washed there...they look like they take pride in their work and are very cheap.

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"To win without risk is to triumph without glory"

1998 Kadette 200is
2.5 V6 Conversion
2007 Zafira

yeah EBIE I know of them he sells tires also I usually do my wheel balancing him .

yes he does very decent guy bud.

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Race car : 200is Turbo 200.3kw and 405nm KILLER .
Family Car : E39 BMW 540i Individual 4.4 V8 Avus Blue 217kw and 460nm Stock Standard .

+ 1 for flamingo. Used them for when the company vehicles needed a full vallet.

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1996 200is 312000km,272 Kent cam,4-1branch, 57mm Powerflow exhaust, fully balanced bottom end, DIY ported
Short Shift mod

Complete with - cracked windscreen, fading boot spoiler + bumpers, melted fusebox, incorrect grill, no headliner,cracked front disks, warped rear, 1X buckled and scraped mag 2X buckled

Gomoto GT125 71000km, 7kw of frame bending power :-) Still the most reliable vehicle I have owned

tyre guys - the odl TLC carwash ne ? next to Hire-IT ?

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'SOFAKENWAT'

'n vinnige kar was jy mossi. Mense sien net 'n blur in any case

@mr lupini-yip ryt there they got bef**te service.

@corsa addict i spoke 2 the manager of janjira audio in the southern suburbs,he says his open 2 discounts bt wants to know how big the opel club is in d south.

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current - motomia enzo 150cc.
ex - Opel astra 98 200i 8v.
stranded with a piston knock.

There are very few places who actually give a damn when washing your car and you will learn alot from those who take pride in their work and customer service. Look at a Sasol, Total or any of these garage based car wash places...they simply do it as an additional extra to make some money besides the petrol and shop on the premises. Now look at a Car wash place, who only does this daily...there is usually a big difference in the service.

I have noticed that if you wash at a garage and pull up in a nice looking "expensive" car (Merc, BMW, Range Rover, etc)... they will put easily 3-4 people on that vehucle to ensure that it gets washed properly. Extra care goes into ensuring the panels are washed twice, wheels are cleaned, etc... now look at your average car and they do a quick once-over, before you blink, the car is "cleaned". Unless you point it out, they will blatantly ignore dirt left over after they did half-baked job.

Which brings me to car washes...always look for those places who take care to perform a routine on every single car they wash regardless of its look or price.
Whenever you are in the Thornton are, go to BUX and have your car washed at the car wash there at the garage. They have been there for years and the father will ensure that before you handover your money, that you are satisfied with the job done. They take pride in their service and for this reason, i believe will always have business.

Perhaps we should have a preferred list of Car wash places that are recommended and then tell those people that we are happy with their service...it could also lead to future discounts if we have a "Club- preferred" car wash

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"To win without risk is to triumph without glory"

1998 Kadette 200is
2.5 V6 Conversion
2007 Zafira

The Total garage by my house does a really good job at washing and cleaning cars.
They have a set system thats in place and do one car at a time.

2 people wash the car in the washing bay, and when they done your park your car under the shade netting. Then there are 6 people waiting there, 2 people dry the vehicle, 1 person vacuums the inside of the car and boot, 1 person just does the wheels and tyres, 1 the plastic trimmings on the outside and then the last person polishes the interior (dashboard, steering wheel, center console, etc)

All of this costs R55, which isnt a bad price imo. I only wash my car by them if im too lazy to do it myself.

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Ex: 2009 Astra OPC+
Ex: 2007 Astra H 1.9 CDTI
Ex: 2007 Astra H 1.8 sport
Ex: 2003 Astra G 1.8 16v

TC - that is very cheap for all that they do...there's 1 car wash in paarl opp. Virgin Active that does a great job & are cheap - like R30 for wash & dry & silicone & wiping interior bt not vacuum

but ya i wash the vehicles myself 99.99% of the time

@syler - OCCT is big everywhere, Northerns / Southerns / Boland...that guy seka want to make alot of business again, if he asks such a question, anyways lets get back to topic, you can mail / pm me

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Opel Club Cape Town Member

true ebie there was a JEEP next to my car.

and I said why does he car have 4people drying it and polishing it .

and the owner was there he just look at me.

but yaa only other GOOD car wash I know of is in ATHLONE but they K!!!K expensive

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Race car : 200is Turbo 200.3kw and 405nm KILLER .
Family Car : E39 BMW 540i Individual 4.4 V8 Avus Blue 217kw and 460nm Stock Standard .