I can deal with Occasionally Sloppy Results but Wanton Destruction and Vehicle Vandalism when the…read moreshop owner is gallivanting around the world?
Nah, it's not worth it.
It's annoying when emails are never (and I mean NEVER) answered when trying to set up appointments.
It's frustrating when you have to go through a dealer (Koby Subaru in this case, and they'll be dealt with in a separate review. Stay tuned.) to schedule and oversee detailing and to monitor the final product.
(God bless Angie and Scott and Natalie at Koby Subaru for never letting Ricky's Pleasure Island Misfits get away with lazy half-cheeked vehicle details.)
The last straw bale that broke this ersatz St. Sebastian's back was a vehicle that was returned with multiple knife-cuts to the side of a leather seat and a 5" scrape on the top surface of the driver's seat that removed the top layer and color.
And oh, yeah, they decided to break off the electric mirror adjustment control as a thoughtful bit of lagniappe.
A horde of people at Koby verified the new damage (easy peasy since the mechanics and service writers knew none of the damage was there when they were working on the vehicle BEFORE it was sent to Ricky's House of Carnauba Horror) and one sharp-eyed individual noticed the vertical slices in the new clearcoat. (The clearcoat was new because of damage to the car door during a previous Koby service appointment. But that's a story for another time.)
Interestingly, Ricky used his transcontinental psychic abilities to prove that he knew the damage wasn't done by his employees.
One hopes he learns to channel this invaluable trait into predicting natural and manmade disasters so that he can be of true value to mankind.
Meanwhile, I would advise finding a different auto detailer unless, of course, one of your longstanding Family Traditions involves instructing Beauregard to take the fleet of Range Rovers and Buicks for their quarterly Simper and Shine under the tender ministrations of Alabama Auto Clean OR you have documentation certifying you are a bonafide Local and Well Connected Member of the Community of Mobile.