Thread: Paint protection - worth it or a con?

When I bought my first new car (and negotiating down to the nail), I was infuriated to be offered this crap by a woman who rang from the dealership 2 min after I got off the phone from the salesman.

I played thick and said that I was astounded that my new car was going to rust/ have dodgy paint etc and told her that the deal was totally off.

The salesman then rang me and I gave him an earful along the same lines. He then told me point blank that it was a WOFTAM con and that the factory specs were all that mattered.

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Originally Posted by rfurzer

...WOFTAM...

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Had to google that one

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Welcome to the forum!

How do you know that the paint hasn't improved since the last car you owned? It is not as if you had one treated and one untreated car of the same make, model and paint colour to compare...

Also working in the nanotechnology field - they fed you a line...
You could argue that all the black plastic and rubber parts on your car have nanotechnology! They all contain carbon nanoparticles for colouring, UV resistance and to improve mechanical properties...

Haha very good point! All the areas of technology are advancing so quickly its hard to keep track of everything! That could be true, but I do roll over my vehicles pretty regularly (always gotta have the latest!!) so I assume the exteriors would be fairly similar (they never made a big point about it when I brought the actual car). I am no expert in the nano field but I am a fan of the product!