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      02-21-2021, 12:50 AM   #9
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I like either AMMO Foam, or Meguiar's Gold Class car wash soap.

Automatic car washes are terrible for the paint, and just grind dirt into the clear coat. It might be a lease, but you still want it to look good for those 3 years, and swirls dull the paint.

Put a ceramic coating on it and it'll be much easier to wash it come winter time.

Well, for some people the car might be a priority but not for me anymore.
We have currently 9 cars in a two person household, can you imagine having the time washing them by hand?

I wash my other 6 BMW's (4 silver, 1 black, 1 gray) in a car wash since years with zero issues.

Fun fact: I bought my M4 new and had it for 4 years. Garage Queen, Hand Wash only for 4 years, drove it only for 4800 miles! Car was sold unseen and ended as a track car. Never ever again.
If you have nine of them, cars are a priority for you. Properly caring for the paint is not.

If you've been taking them to an automatic car wash, you have swirl marks, so you have issues. You simply don't care, which is fine. I have less time to do it as I get older so I'm not judging.
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