Give Your Car The Showroom Shine Without Having To Pay For A Valet-Service...

Originally posted by [TW]Fox
Yea, but they also bought a Fiat as well so we can't use them as a reliable indication of the average buying public :D
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A Fiat or Honda or Peugoet or Citroen or Suzuki.

Thats how many franchises our group has.

Plus we also sell a lot of other marques as we import a lot of cars from overseas.

So now what is your point?
 
here here Gilly :)

The thing is tho, the ppl buying new cars want it to look its best and if a dealer says that superguard will work for 3 years then of course they are gonna buy it as they dont want their new car to be shabby in a years time.
Considering that a new car costs thousands an extra couple of hundred quid for a "showroom condition" car for 3 years isnt exactly gonna burst the bank so ppl are gonna take the option and buy it.
 
Originally posted by Gilly
I think the point is that a lot of people are getting screwed into buying these kits that you can pick up in halfords for a fraction of the price.
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What about the 3 hours labour it takes to apply this kit?
 
Originally posted by eidolon
Can you actually buy the kit and apply it yourself (thus saving the 3 hours labour time)?
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You can do but you need the interior + exterior absolutely spotless, need to steam the interior etc.

Not too sure as to how the Supagard is applied- because i just leave them the car and pick it up in 3 hours time.

Drive it back to the garage with a wet arse and allow the car to dry.
 
U can get a class valet for around 50 notes easy, luckily i have a m8 in the trade i have lifetime supplies of all the dash and seat cleaners!!

This supaguard bs is again another example of dealer ripoffs
 
Originally posted by Maz
Well if you think its a rip off don't buy it.

We'll keep selling to the other 70% who want it.
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I'd imagine these are the same 70% who generally purchase using a dealers finance system without checking for better rates on the high street, etc?

The general public - you can sell anything to them ;)
 
Originally posted by [TW]Fox
I'd imagine these are the same 70% who generally purchase using a dealers finance system without checking for better rates on the high street, etc?

The general public - you can sell anything to them ;)
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Car salesmen would have to scrimp and save if there weren't so many gullible people around to be preyed upon.
 
Car finance actually starts at a rate of 4% which is very attractive,

But thats not the point - unless your someone very special or are offering the company a lot of business they won't sign you up on 4%.
 
Originally posted by Maz
Car finance actually starts at a rate of 4% which is very attractive,
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Mr Joe Public won't be offered this straight off the bat though...

But thats not the point - unless your someone very special or are offering the company a lot of business they won't sign you up on 4%.
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Exactly.

So, back to the previous point then ;)
 
God it's like being back at the Toyota dealers again!

Mum got a special rate of interest on credit card cheques, so she wrote a cheque to herself and paid cash from her account. Cheaper than the supposedly competitive finance package the garage was prepared to offer!

Then there was superguard this, extra coverage, toyota insurance blah blah.

You really should shop around for stuff and not just jump at it because the manufacturer of your car "recommends" it.

My Uncle's focus is superguarded, and it looks no more impressive than our corolla does after it's been cleaned proper.

It may make the shine last a little longer, but if you're prepared to spend a bit of time each week looking after your car I'm sure that the £200 would be much better spent on decent cleaning products during the life of the vehicle!
 
PhilWhizz, about the drying...ive always used a chamois leather and its the toughest part of the whole cleaning job as I like to have a perfect finish but its tiresome getting all the streaks it creates out etc. Will a tea towel be much more efficient?

The cars are quite dark, black and maroon so its 10 times harder to get a good finish.
 
Originally posted by gurdas
PhilWhizz, about the drying...ive always used a chamois leather and its the toughest part of the whole cleaning job as I like to have a perfect finish but its tiresome getting all the streaks it creates out etc. Will a tea towel be much more efficient?

The cars are quite dark, black and maroon so its 10 times harder to get a good finish.
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chamois leathers usually leave fine streak marks, a tea towel doesn't do this. You just wipe twice, one swipe to get the water up, the second to wipe dry.

textured ones are the best for drying, where as soft, smooth ones are the best for polishsing.
 
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