[X5-User]

I am parking my car in apartment parking lot since I don't have a private garage or even under ground parking. I know I have to wash it a lot to keep it nice and clean so I am considering membership at flagship. Has any one their membership before if it is worth it or not?

[FormerRotor]

Are you anal about paint care or you don't really care & just want it cleanish? If the former, don't do it. If the latter, sure, why not?

Every time my wife comes back from flagship,all my work is negated between the swirls and guaranteed at least 1 new minor scratch. I've given up on keeping her ride perfect because of it.

[walmark]

I use flagship in Herndon and so far have nothing against them. I mostly just do basic wash and, every other time, I come home and hand wax if the weather is appropriate. I haven't seen any new swirls or scratches, so I think their equipment is good. I mostly see brand new german cars in line there anyway, and I don't think they would be coming there if it scratched their $60-80k+ cars.
Now, as for membership, not sure if it's worth it - just calculate how often you go and what kind of wash you choose, and you might be better off just paying out of pocket. After all, in the summer you don't need to wash that often.

PS: Is the membership only for one car or for a person? For example, can I bring my car and my wife's car? Or would that need 2 memberships?

[X5-User]

Originally Posted by FormerRotor

Are you anal about paint care or you don't really care & just want it cleanish? If the former, don't do it. If the latter, sure, why not?

Every time my wife comes back from flagship,all my work is negated between the swirls and guaranteed at least 1 new minor scratch. I've given up on keeping her ride perfect because of it.

Paint care is my 1st priority and I also like my car clean

I don't want any swirl marks or scratches. Aren't there carwash touchless?

[FormerRotor]

Originally Posted by Palestine

Paint care is my 1st priority and I also like my car clean

I don't want any swirl marks or scratches. Aren't there carwash touchless?

The two by me are not touch less (only the self-wash are), and they use the same rags over & over. I would just go over to the one near you and check it out. If you like what you see, you should be fine, personally, I almost always find that when other people work on my cars I find little issues afterwards. I cause my own problems too, but at least I know they were caused by my own dumb self :-)

[X5-User]

Originally Posted by FormerRotor

The two by me are not touch less (only the self-wash are), and they use the same rags over & over. I would just go over to the one near you and check it out. If you like what you see, you should be fine, personally, I almost always find that when other people work on my cars I find little issues afterwards. I cause my own problems too, but at least I know they were caused by my own dumb self :-)

Do you know how many times (max) I should clean my car per month. I don't want to over do it.

[AlpinWeiss]

The one in Herndon is good. I worked right around the corner for two years, and nothing beats the convenience of getting your car washed whenever you need it for a monthly rate. I like that Herndon has the conveyor belt opposed to the rail.

Annadale does the rail and I rarely go there. Their facility isn't as new or nice.

After I stopped working in Herndon I cancelled my subscription. It wasn't convenient for me to drive out to get my car washed out there.