Bubba - my detailed talked about the plastic covering that cars are delivered in. Dealers rip them off and they quite often leave marks and glue residue. In the case of my R, the whole car was covered in swirls and scratches when seen under white light so it took a three day full paint correction to sort. This is 4 or 5 hundred quid's worth of work. A new car detail, assuming the dealer hasn't touched it, would be a lot less. However, it's worth every penny in my book to know a professional has done it, rather than some lads with buckets and would have the car prepped like that if I bought another new car.
Simon, yes the Passat is nearly a year old and has been spot on. Excellent car and excellent paintwork! The only possible gripe could be tyre wear - coming up to 12 000 miles and it needs a front set. Shame about your Mk2 - mine's just coming out of winter hibernation but needs a new exhaust and some gearbox work. Then onto some paintwork issues before show season starts. It's never ending. And even my engine bay needs some work as, two years later, things start to get tarnished and dull. Fortunately I've got an excellent body shop who know Mk2s well but they're not cheap and I don't have bottomless pockets. Think I'll do a few shows this year though, either in the R or the Mk2. Go take it for a drive bud and rekindle that flame!
