Originally Posted by
dedwards0323
I agree with others, regarding taking the XFire (Coupe or Roadster) to a car wash that uses brushes or strips during the washing. I do take my F150 to a car wash nearby but I'm not as concerned as I would be on the Crossfire.
I did take my Crossfire to an automatic car wash in Hagerstown, MD when I went to Carlisle one year. But this car wash never actually touched the car (I knew it was there from working an assignment in the city a few months before). All the soaping cycles only sprayed my car and the rinsing was the same. Did the car really get "clean". Probably not like it would if I washed it in my driveway. But considering being on the road to Carlisle, it was more than good enough and I finished up detailing it when I got to the showfield.
Some car washes have side rails that guide the wheels into the correct path through the car wash, those rails would not be too friendly to low profile tires and rims almost flush with the sidewalls.
Bad things happen at times when the equipment fails.
Car wash? Never.