Volkswagen Golf Plus (2005 - ) - 09 1.4 New car protection 'pack' offered by dealer

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Mon 12 Oct 2009 12:14
09 1.4 New car protection 'pack' offered by dealer - carefulowner
I take delivery of new car this week. VW dealer in Bushey is offering me this at extra cost. Says it gives stain/water repellent coating to all interior including upholstery as well as extra protection e.g. from colour fading, plus extra gloss to paintwork. They say it is advisable with newer eco-friendly water-based paints. "You will never have to wax your car." The process takes the garage an extra couple of hours during final valeting before I collect it.

I always had Rovers before and never had to wax them, yet the paint stayed in good condition and my 9 year old car is still glossy. I always handwash - never use brushes.

Obvious questions: is it advisable, is it worth it and could I get the same thing cheaper elsewhere?

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Mon 12 Oct 2009 12:21
09 1.4 New car protection 'pack' offered by dealer - Falkirk Bairn
They will charge you £200+- it lasts maybe 1 year+ before requiring rejuvenation!
Keep your money and buy a 2 x bottle of polish & wax - say £20 tops - use 2 x per year and in 5 years time you might need to buy some more.
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Mon 12 Oct 2009 12:36
09 1.4 New car protection 'pack' offered by dealer - Bill Payer
It might be worth it if you're the sort of person who hardly ever washes the car and you can get it done for £100 or so.

There's a huge amount of profit in this for the dealer - the kits cost the dealers next to nothing and they get someone on a fiver an hour to put it on. Well, maybe they put it on, you can't really tell.
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Mon 12 Oct 2009 13:13
09 1.4 New car protection 'pack' offered by dealer - carefulowner
Many thanks for that. They were quoting £495.

I will not be taking up the offer and will look out for a stain reppellant upholstery spray I can do myself or just use a car rug on the back seat!
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