Thread: Paint Protection, Rust Proofing and Interior Protection for New D4

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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

Just did mine with a similar product.

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.

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...

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

I've always considered these things to be scams.