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Old 08-03-2009, 01:12 PM
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...the clown in the garage doesnt know .just an average petrol station carwash.its to cold to be jetwashing it
Old 08-03-2009, 01:15 PM
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one way to find out lol!
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Old 08-03-2009, 01:17 PM
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what sort of transit?
never had a problem with my citroen dispatch,.. thats 6ft tall give or take an inch or 2
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swb will, i expect even a semi high will, they have max height wrote on carwash anyway
Old 08-03-2009, 01:53 PM
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iirc you can have 2.1m wide and 2.1 metres tall

But if you go in get stuck/it rips the roof off/crushes it just remember i said iirc
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I would never put any car through a car wash.Just buy a ladder and use that to help wash the sides and top of the van.
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
I would never put any car through a car wash.Just buy a ladder and use that to help wash the sides and top of the van.
I agree, I once got stuck in a car wash with the rollers going either side .... seriously, had to drive out of it
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after my dad used one years ago and ended up coming home and washing it again himself i havent bothered, plus it scratches the paint work
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my vauxhall combi with roof rack did,nt fit .
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...well there you go. it didnt fit after all.now it need a new ariel.
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Not known any forecourt wash big enough for any Transit.

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lmao
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Depends on the carwash. I've been through my local one with lots of transit (normal height, FWD ones)
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