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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: wilobach on 02 January 2010, 19:19
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Has any one taken the supa guard option whith there car ?
and is it any good ?
as i got quoted £421 for it as a pack
with full tank of fuel, mats(which come with the car i thought), taxed (with car i would have thought) and aftercare bits for supagard
sounds steep to me ? as i can get the lokal bloke to do the paint guard for £80 mates rate :)
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Has any one taken the supa guard option whith there car ?
and is it any good ?
as i got quoted £421 for it as a pack
with full tank of fuel, mats(which come with the car i thought), taxed (with car i would have thought) and aftercare bits for supagard
sounds steep to me ? as i can get the lokal bloke to do the paint guard for £80 mates rate :)
Don't let them do it, a few on here are not happy and had it removed and redone, they just get some labourer to apply it and make a mess of your car,
I had mine removed cos it was done badly mates rates much cheaper and a better job no dought,
just a gimmick to get more money out of you,
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Tax is included in the quoted on the road price. Supaguard was around £300 when I paid. Had it on the beemer, it is pretty rubbish really. At least with VW you get an autoglym pack, not tesco value in BMW bottles though.
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aaa chears for that wil not opt for that option as i dont need a dojy job on my car
plus my mate is a superb detailer, jusd thought the dealer would be the same
luky i asked thanks neil
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aaa chears for that wil not opt for that option as i dont need a dojy job on my car
plus my mate is a superb detailer, jusd thought the dealer would be the same
luky i asked thanks neil
:wink: :wink:
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I have ordered it with my GTI. Arnold Clark only takes 150pounds for it. Will be nice to pick up the car with a bit of an extra shine on it.
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Its like paying someone to come and smash all the crockery in your house. Madness.
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A compleat waste of money!! Do it your self with colinite and its a much better job and you will have a peace of mind its been done properley!! Colinite cost about 20 pounds !! I dont trust dealers cleaning cars , I tell them not to clean the car on the PDI rather do it myself. I have seen some of the cars and the mess they make of them swirls esp on black cars makes my blood boil !! :sad:
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Its like paying someone to come and smash all the crockery in your house. Madness.
Yes that’s your opinion mine is different. I will pick it up with the protection and then give it two coats of Colinite.
I have used a safe guard paint protector on other cars and it works well. However I would not pay over one hundred and fifty pounds.
Lets be honest no one is going to drive away a brand new car with swirl marks on it.
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IMO, i would never pay money for the dealers valeters to use this product, or any product for that matter. There are a few good guys out there at the dealers but not many.
A good recommended detailer/valeter would do a brilliant job for about £100-£150, there a a few good oneS in and around central Scotland.
Just my tuppence worth :smiley:
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Its like paying someone to come and smash all the crockery in your house. Madness.
Yes that’s your opinion mine is different. I will pick it up with the protection and then give it two coats of Colinite.
I have used a safe guard paint protector on other cars and it works well. However I would not pay over one hundred and fifty pounds.
Lets be honest no one is going to drive away a brand new car with swirl marks on it.
Good luck.
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Most dealer valeters that I know of are only on just above minimum wage and get no sort of training in how to prepare cars. They are expected to clean 2-3 cars a day, so I would never expect standards to be very high.
Often dealers will get contract valeters in when they are pushed and pay them £30 per car. You can just imagine what sort of mess they make.
Given the choice, I'd take delivery of my new cars with all the transit proctetion in place.
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blody hell where do they come up with a price of nearly £500 in vat then :laugh: and the petrol will only be about 80 if the put super unleaded in it wich i bet they wont
thanks for the reply i will not take the option off the dealer now, and take time to do my self and save me some money :smiley:
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Its like paying someone to come and smash all the crockery in your house. Madness.
Yes that’s your opinion mine is different. I will pick it up with the protection and then give it two coats of Colinite.
I have used a safe guard paint protector on other cars and it works well. However I would not pay over one hundred and fifty pounds.
Lets be honest no one is going to drive away a brand new car with swirl marks on it.
Hello captain!! I have been to many dealers around London and looked at there forcourts at some of the detailing jobs they have done!! I saw a GTD170 on the forcourt carbon grey 59 late brand new and it had swirl marks on it over the bonnet? I pointed this out to the salesmen he just shrugged his shoulders must have been one of the valeters that did it? That car was sold next day gone with the paintwork damaged (it happens all the time) :sad:
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That last post about sums it up. Probably 80% of customers wouldn't notice, so the dealers obviously aren't that bothered.
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Lets be honest no one is going to drive away a brand new car with swirl marks on it.
Oh dear. Search this forum as someone rejected their car because of this very reason. Although it also transpired the paint was faulty but certainly highlighted through the garages prep work.
At the end of the day you are giving someone £150 to use what is probably oily rags to slap a £20 product on.
I'd personally rather give the money to one of these guys http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=129 (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=129)
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Lets be honest no one is going to drive away a brand new car with swirl marks on it.
Oh dear. Search this forum as someone rejected their car because of this very reason. Although it also transpired the paint was faulty but certainly highlighted through the garages prep work.
At the end of the day you are giving someone £150 to use what is probably oily rags to slap a £20 product on.
I'd personally rather give the money to one of these guys http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=129 (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=129)
Ok ,ok you have brought me round. Hell I don’t want to take the chance of my brand new GTI being handed over in a mess.
Thanks for the link as it’s opened up my mind
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Tried to sell it me too when I bought my MKV GTI last week...it's half the price on the www (as is the GAP insurance they tried too) but personally I think it's a waste of money, a good polish now & again has the same effect.
On dealers looking after car paintwork I was driving past a Renault "Lookers" dealer yesterday & they were using a sweeping brush to get the snow off the cars on the forecourt :shocked:
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Go for Toughseal.
Uses Nano Technology.
Below is their website.
http://www.paintprotection.co.uk/