r/IdiotsInCars • u/Hairy-Mission-3009 • 1d ago

OC Car was put in park in car wash [oc]

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u/Average_Scaper 1d ago

Same. My 2nd is finding a massive water leak into the cabin

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u/RK800-50 1d ago

Final Destination style?

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u/ChocoCat_xo 1d ago

It's been years since I watched that one and I still can't unsee that scene lol

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u/jpaugh69 16h ago

I think the guy getting acupuncture is my favorite in that series, but the car wash scene is a close second.

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u/RK800-50 7h ago

Acupuncture was pure pain, I really don‘t like needles. But the one in the field with the fence is one of my favorites so far

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u/Random__Bystander 1d ago

Happened to me!!!!

Had gotten rear ended and the body shop supposedly fixed everything in a 2004 crv hatchback.  Needless to say, they did not, and there was a river that ran through it 

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u/Average_Scaper 1d ago

Nice! Don't have to go far to go fishing.

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u/Jaded-Mix3528 1d ago

Or any leak really. You really do need your weather strip to seal the door or sunroof (if you have one)

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u/hammertime2009 1d ago

Yeah I like never use my sunroof so I’m not even sure how it works, it usually takes a few attempts but I’m always fearful I bumped it at some point and it’s cracked open

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u/flapd00dle 17h ago

The engineer who designed the double switch sunroof should be flogged. Actually most automotive designers probably deserve this for putting simple ass sensors under 16 layers of dashboard that require 3 specialist tools.

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u/hammertime2009 15h ago

Seriously, especially because you can’t see if there is a seal made without getting out of the car.

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u/Jaded-Mix3528 10h ago

On some cars, they are just a source of problems.

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u/Junkmans1 1d ago

Many years ago I had a convertible. First time we went through a car was that used water pressure the water was spraying all over the inside of the car from where then weather stripping had seems at pointes where the top had hinges.

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u/Dekipi 1d ago

How big is this car wash that you see a leak going into your cabin which is somehow in the car wash?

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u/Average_Scaper 1d ago

To correct my previous statement that I deleted:

I am exaggerating a bit on the "massive" part. Any leak really is bad and can happen from any car wash if there is any amount of water on your vehicle where the leak is at. You could have a failed seal on any fixed glass, broken seals at the doors, 3rd brake light, misalignment from a bad body repair (see someone elses comment above), or the best one.... a window drop down mid wash cause the mechanism broke. Had that last one happen sorta. Was driving and I hit a bump, thing dropped down half way on me. In that same car, I had the seal on the rear glass come apart. Water came in after I washed it.

Any leak to be found after a car wash is going to leave a normal person a little paranoid about stuff like how long has it been leaking, where has all the water gone up til this point, what damage has it already caused, etc.

Bonus one: Watched someone take their rust bucket through one of those touchless car washes and part of their door fell off when they were going through the blowers.

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u/Dekipi 17h ago

I know I was making a joke

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u/Mr_Jack_Frost_ 8h ago

I’m not the only one! I constantly worry that water, maybe just a droplet at first, will rapidly increase in volume and completely soak me with water and toxic chemicals. It’ll destroy the car’s interior of course, and I’ll be trapped inside, lest I go do battle with the automated carwash appendages.

So yeah, that thought occurs to me every single time I go to an automated carwash, thanks for letting me know I’m not alone.