Paint Protection, Rust Proofing and Interior Protection for New D4

[BenD4]

Hi all,

I have the dealer offering the services below. I have blown them off by asking what's wrong with the cars paint job that it needs this protection, same with the interior and aren't new cars rust protected during construction now days? But interested to hear others thoughts.



The first treatment is premium paint protection which is like a teflon coating applied onto your vehicle. It dries to a hard glass-like finish, so it looks like your car has always just been polished, when in fact you don't have to wax and polish at all.

It also protects your car's paintwork from fading caused from the sun and other contaminants, and bird dropping and tree sap are also much easier to remove because of the teflon base in the coating.

The second treatment is rust proofing which will protect your entire vehicle from damage from rust using an electronic unit.

Then the interior is looked after by stain-proofing all the fabric on the seats and also the carpet throughout the vehicle including the boot/cargo area, as well as any other fabric in the vehicle, so no need for car seat covers, or to worry about staining, or damage from the sun.

If your seats are leather, they are protected with a moisturising/protective treatment which will protect from staining, and also damage from the sun. Likewise, the dashboard, console and any other leather or vinyl is also treated.


Cheers
Ben

[Scouse]

The extras they can sell is what they make their money from.

Personally, I wouldn't go for any of them & some of their claims are doubtful anyway.

[CaverD3]

Don't touch any of it.

Also they will slug you LCT on it as well. Get anything you can done later.
They are on commission as well.

We just got an email from the dealers "Customer Realationship manager" asking if we wanted fries with our Range Rover Evoque! Interesting as we didn't order one.

D4 should be ready next week though. :angel:

[mowog]

Some places for DIY options

These guys have a good range of paint treatment/cleaners/polish.

Car Care Products / Car Care, Car Wax, Car Polish, Car Covers, Car Detailing Products & more ... (http://www.carcareproducts.com.au/)

I am sure they are not the only ones out there but you will save a huge amount of dollars

Leather Care.

Leathercare restoring leather protection finish covering recovering leather and care of leather (http://www.leathercare.com.au/)

I spoke with this guy on the phone he knows his stuff and had some interesting comments on Dealer leather care products.

I have brought product from both of these places.

[bh78]

Agree with above, these guys have access to essentially the same products you can buy.

Here is a high end DIY kit:

Full Metal Jacket Paint Protection Kit, Final Inspection Car Care Products (http://shop.finalinspection.com.au/product_info.php/products_id/225/osCsid/35k6sg3rf2uuct420laqeer1u6)

Just did mine with a similar product.

[ghoti]

Definitely be skeptical. I was asked to purchase an extended warranty. I thought it was an additional warranty but on questioning it turned out to be the same LR/Allinanz warranty already included in the sale.

[elsey]

I know a bloke who owns a smash repair business quite well and was talking to him about what was offered when I purchased my D4. He said that the best thing that you can do to protect the paint work of your vehicle is to give it a good shed, wash it regularly and give it a coat of quality polish at least once a year.

He said that as far as he could determine there is nothing special about any of the so called paint protections processes. He went on to say that not one of the auto paint manufactures say that any of the paint protections have to be removed or treated prior to respraying. In other words there is nothing on the paintwork to remove.

There are any number of quality leather care products that can be purchased at reasonable prices. To clean usually a wipe over with a damp chamois is all that is needed or, for something that is a bit more stubborn, saddle soap is as good a leather cleaner as anything. As with any product use caution and try it on a small inconspicuous area first.

As others have said if you really want to go down that path you can buy similar products at a much lesser price and apply them yourself.

Lou...

[BenD4]

Thanks for the feedback all, I feel even more confident that I have made the right decision is declining all their add-ons.



Also they will slug you LCT on it as well.


Caught onto that one real quick and removed all easily added later accessories (roof racks, car mats, boot liner etc) from the initial sale and will purchase them separately.

Thanks again,

Ben

[jb747]

I've always considered these things to be scams.

[Scouse]

Caught onto that one real quick and removed all easily added later accessories (roof racks, car mats, boot liner etc) from the initial sale and will purchase them separately.

If you get the genuine accessories fitted within 3 months (IIRC) of purchase, then they carry the 3yr/100000km vehicle warranty.
Leave it too long & they'll only have the standard 12mths warranty.

[aferrier]

Every time I've purchased a car and they offer the paint protection etc, I look at them dumbfounded and go "Oh! You mean that the car's paintwork out of the factory isn't good enough and still needs this? I might keep thinking about my decision to buy." I's amazing how they back peddle on the offer. :p

So car companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars in research and development to build and paint cars that can withstand the salted roads of Europe and North America. Then the dealer sells you on the idea of improving it by getting some 16 year old to rub a bottle of $20 liquid over the paint and charge you $300. Oh please.

If you'd like to do a similiar thing, a go over with a clay bar detailing kit and then Meguiars NXT. Lasts months and car looks like it's coated in glass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yfEfLGL59GI