My sister recently got her 2024 330i in white. She loves it to death, her friends purchased a car wash pass at Petro Canada here in Canada, and they split the cost. 1 wash per day for a year and is split among the 3 of them. She gets a wash like every 2 days or something. But the thing is some of the car washes are not touch less. They are touch with bristles, and she showed me a video and I just cringed.
Then some are touchless, but regardless, aren’t the soaps in touchless washes bad for the vehicles clear coat? I am thinking of just cleaning it for her by hand and such. I’m mad at her because she isn’t taking care of this car she spent lots of money on.
I know a lot of people love their car to death because it’s new. But I think a lot of extra money spent on car detailing is a waste if you aren’t gonna keep it. My bet is that the car at It will be kept for 3-4 years and then traded or sold. So, just keep it simple. If you know for sure you wanna keep it then I would quickly clean it, detox the topcoat and quickly apply the ceramic coating to protect the car. It will make the top coat last a lot longer.
Touchless is definitely the way to go as it doesn’t push debris that can scratch the paint. Regularly washing it is very important, some people don’t wash it regularly and overtime the debris start to oxidize and acidify that dissolves the top coat. So regularly washing the car is very important. I would definitely recommend washing every month.