New car Dealer "extras" being pushed.

My local BMW dealer is heavily pushing some "extras" at me prior to taking a new delivery. I would value your opinion if they are worth spending any money on. The products are BMW's Seal and Protect...

Flaky Mercedes-Benz paint

I purchased a Mercedes E class 220 CDI estate from my local main dealer in December 2005, at the time there was around 9,000 miles on the clock. During the following summer I noticed, when washing the...

Should I pay £370 for paint protection on my new car?

We are being 'encouraged' to have Supagard applied to a new car to make up for the EU-prescribed softer water based paints, compared to the old harder wearing solvent based paints. In your opinion are...

Paint problem on 2007 Peugeot 207

On cleaning the car a few days ago i have noticed that the bonnet and offside wing are peppered with what look like dried on watermarks. What is strange however is that I cannot remove them as they appear...

Courtesy car for warranty repairs

My wife's car is due to have some paintwork repairs done under warranty. Honda Chester have referred it to an outside bodywork shop, who will provide a courtesy car but with a £1,000 excess. That on our...

Poor paintwork on my car

I live on the Isle of Man and I wanted a new Focus RS. No one had one here so I found one in England. I came to an agreement on a deal over the phone with a main Ford dealer and payed for it, trading...

Paint protection

I'm buying a new Toyota Avensis, with metallic paintwork. Dealer recommends Paintseal treatment costing £400+. Is it worth it? (I've no wish to DIY.)

Paint fault on brand new car

I collected a brand new car on Sat 2nd Feb. I took it home and noticed a paint fault that the factory and dealer had missed so I took it straight back expecting them to polish out the fault. After a...

Paint and upholstery protection

I have been offered paint and upholstery protection for £300 by Citygate VW in Edgware Road. Apparently, the ceramic paint protection is the same as used by Williams F1. The protection of the upholstery...

1988 White BMW

I've just purchased a nice 1988 BMW 318 Baur Targa, but the white paint is dull, the car has stood in West London, and there are some tiny black spots in the paint. Any ideas on how I can get the paint...