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Title: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: taxi1990 on July 04, 2019, 10:23:07 am
was thinking of getting my taxi valeted for the vehicle test, have never done it before, I just Hoover it and give a quick clean with a cloth a few times a week. is it worth it or will I just regret it when someone pukes, drops curry chips, gets dog/cat hair all over the seats?
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Post by: stonethecrows on July 04, 2019, 10:59:32 am
No
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Post by: Rat Catcher on July 04, 2019, 11:11:50 am
I do mine myself every 5,000 kilos or thereabouts, clean and hoover the inside and run it through a brush wash. I got it valeted once for the LRA but the damn lazy good for nothing immigrant easter cunts damaged my wiper blades - the blades on the MKII (and MKIII as it goes) Octys don't pull out when at their normal resting position (bottom) and the fuckers didn't bother running them up the windscreen to release them opting to clean said windscreen with them in place, thereby damaging the rubber with the edge of their cleaning blade. Never again!
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Post by: C5 on July 04, 2019, 11:45:19 am
I use turtle upholstery foam cleaner, spray on a section, leave for a few minutes then wipe of with sponge and warm water, dry's in an hour. Then give it a hoover. And i wash and rince the car with a bucket of rain water from the water storage butts leaves no streaks and a soft Viking car brush and auto gylm wash wax. The dash and stuff get done with auto glym vinyl and rubber care. The only person who cares for my taxi is me, because nobody else does, they just want the money. Saw a taxi a couple of years ago in a car wash, the guy working on the power wash took a strip of taxi branding of passenger door, the driver didn't know at the time, I was passing at the time, I would consider it punishment for his laziness.:-)
Title: Re: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: taxi1990 on July 04, 2019, 12:32:36 pm
yeah I always wash the car myself because I got it done at petrol stations in the past and saw that they don't even clean the roof most times and saw one of them start at the bottom of the car and work up, the stupid ejit.
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Post by: Rat Catcher on July 04, 2019, 12:36:37 pm
If you want it done properly do it yourself or bring it to a main dealer or authorised service centre.
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Post by: Shallowhal on July 04, 2019, 02:28:20 pm
A sponge,bucket of warm water and a chamois.....that's what i tell the missus to use when she's doin mine.....and then the car!!
Title: Re: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: stonethecrows on July 04, 2019, 02:31:04 pm
A sponge,bucket of warm water and a chamois.....that's what i tell the missus to use when she's doin mine.....and then the car!!
Lucky Hal, you have a very understanding wife
Title: Re: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: Shallowhal on July 04, 2019, 02:32:43 pm
A sponge,bucket of warm water and a chamois.....that's what i tell the missus to use when she's doin mine.....and then the car!!
Lucky Hal, you have a very understanding wife

It's all she knows STC's!!! lol
Title: Re: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: dalymount on July 04, 2019, 02:52:48 pm
Well I dode the SGS last week,and after taking off the leather swat covers,I dont think you gave a shite if iI did or not.
Title: Re: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: Jack Meoff on July 04, 2019, 02:57:41 pm
Buy a vax machine in Argos and do it yourself.
Will be the best money you ever spent.
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Post by: dalymount on July 04, 2019, 03:01:39 pm
My observations were,having done it last week,they are only concerted that the cat is clean enough to use as as a PSV.that the decals are in order,your insurance is inthe order,and the windows operate properly
Title: Re: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: watty on July 04, 2019, 06:07:08 pm
No, never got it valeted.  Tempted though to see if it made much difference.

Well I dode the SGS last week,and after taking off the leather swat covers,I dont think you gave a shite if iI did or not.
What were the original seat covers like?  Did they look like new since they've been covered in the leather covers for a few years?
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Post by: dalymount on July 04, 2019, 06:27:38 pm
Yes they are so good,im seriously thinking of leaving the leather covers off altogether
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Post by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on July 04, 2019, 06:32:34 pm
clean your car every day and you'll never have to valet it.
yiz bleedin half savages.
Title: Re: Do you ever get you taxi valeted?
Post by: Jack Meoff on July 04, 2019, 08:50:25 pm
clean your car every day and you'll never have to valet it.
yiz bleedin half savages.

No need to clean the car if one works 10 hours a week though.
Era I’d say they prob don’t clean their cars.
Lazy fooks
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Post by: silverbullet on July 04, 2019, 10:59:27 pm
25 blips on the Coolock Lane in the AFL.
Windows/Vacuum Wash and dry.
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Post by: Bob Shillin on July 04, 2019, 11:16:08 pm
Got mine valeted only twice, before suitability 2018 and 2019. Made me feel good for a day each time. Will do it again next year, ....spread the wealth.
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Post by: Panel on July 05, 2019, 01:53:34 am
Check my sig, but in all seriousness a wash and tyreshine is all my wanked out French panel van needs.
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Post by: Shallowhal on August 24, 2019, 02:43:58 pm
Think I need me jock valeted.
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Post by: Taxi driver42 on August 26, 2019, 01:16:12 am
was thinking of getting my taxi valeted for the vehicle test, have never done it before, I just Hoover it and give a quick clean with a cloth a few times a week. is it worth it or will I just regret it when someone pukes, drops curry chips, gets dog/cat hair all over the seats?


I wash my car once a yr
YES once a yr
Get it valeted once a yr

The day before or morning of the sgs

So its spotless going in and I tell the sgs tester before he goes to car be careful the seats wet sir just valeted in ashleaf sc

But 364 days its mankey.
Only taxi in Ireland ya wipe ur feet getting OUT not in

Lol
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Post by: Belker on August 26, 2019, 07:26:18 am
I got my First Valet ever a few weeks ago. I was after working the weekend at a Cork rural music festival (making serious coin)) and the cab was just covered in mud both inside and out. I was too lazy to even attempt to clean it myself so I paid 'Aqua Valet' in Cork 100Euro to collect the car, clean it and drop it back. Fer the Hundred Euro they did a marvellous job even cleaning the old residue/glue off the roof sign, it was like a brand new car when I got it back, glove and pocket compartments all cleaned out, and I never had to leave my seat.

Convenience is Everything !