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Old 05-02-2008, 11:54 PM
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OMG I was at the gas station and saw this being fueled up for delivery. The man said the customer was waiting at the dealership. I thought OMG someone bought it looking like that Remind you of anything Wolf?
Well at least they dressed the tires

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Old 05-03-2008, 12:06 AM
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lol...don't laugh I saw a Porche being delivered with holograms, swirls, polish residue ect...ect..it's sad
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Old 05-03-2008, 01:20 AM
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Ouch - would hate to be the owner of that.
How would you prevent that from happening though?

P.S - Please do not wash,polish,wax my car before delivery?
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Old 05-03-2008, 01:29 AM
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Ouch - would hate to be the owner of that.
How would you prevent that from happening though?

P.S - Please do not wash,polish,wax my car before delivery?
Well it comes down to comunicating what your expectations are, I mean right from the get go you have to clearly exlain/state what and how you would like to receive your vehicle.

Every dealership preps a vehicle, this I understand becuas from what I've been told only the dealership can remove the packaging tape and so on. If I remember corectly it has to do with a liability issue but I'm honestly not a 100% sure about that I could be out to lunch here.

Any who what I'm trying to say lol...me and my if you make it clear what your expecting you might just get it.

But to be honest even if the dealership does not touch the vehicle, you'll still find the odd swirl/imperfection on the vehicle. Transportation of new vehicles is quite harsh on them, unless they are delivered like the way Porche is delivering there vehicles, completely covered nothing is exponsed on them. It's quite the sight
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Old 05-03-2008, 03:57 AM
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Most of new vehicles now come with DISO - dealer installed swirls option...
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Old 05-03-2008, 06:24 AM
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Ouch - would hate to be the owner of that.
How would you prevent that from happening though?

P.S - Please do not wash,polish,wax my car before delivery?
I found my new car before they even took all the wrapping off. I stood out in the parking lot while they unwrapped it. I never let it out my of sight. I was very nice about it... but I told them not to wash it several times. Heck I got tired of standing there and told them I would remove all the plastic on the interior. I had go inside the dealship to sign paperwork.... I very politely asked them for all the keys and not to do anything more to the car I am sure they thought I was :crazy: The service manager LOL when I asked for the keys.. he said you don't trust me do you. I and said... sorry I wouldn't trust anyone with my car no offense. heheheh LOL He still remembers me when I got in for service. He always jokes and says do you want me to wash it today then shows me his belt buckle is off to the side before he changes my oil You just have to politely let them know what your expectations are
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Old 05-03-2008, 07:15 AM
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The Chevy Avalanches had a serious Cladding problem..the plastic lacked a UV inhibitor when mixed...and Chevy at first was fixing these with a product called Armidillo...it was not a permanant fix...any type trim dressing will fail in time....

little info on the problem

Cladding trouble

Soon after the release of the Chevy Avalanche customers began to notice cosmetic problems with the cladding on their vehicles. Over time exposure to heat and sunlight would cause a chalky faded appearance. It was especially noticeable on the cargo bed panels, and sailpanel windows where "Zebra Striping" would appear. Customer reaction to this problem resulted in General Motors agreeing to a one time treatment of a product called ArmorDillo. This product would temporarily restore the cladding for a period of about 6 months. After that it would wear off then need to be re-applied. Realizing this was not a permanent solution, GM, together with Gatorback Coatings, developed a coating that could be applied to the cladding to restore it to a like-new shine. This product was designed to etch into the plastic and bond a new layer of tinted acrylic over the faded plastic. Customers within the 3yr/36,000 original factory warranty could go to their dealership to have it restored under their original warranty under GM TSB:04-08-111-001C. With the exclusion of side body cladding on the 2007+ model years this has reduced the amount of cladding fade. General Motors has also identified the original source of the faded cladding. With that information they were able to reduce the cladding fade problem on the GM GMT900 platform.



Now a company came to the rescue to fix this issue..called gatorback....I know people who did this treatment and no issues after....

here is the company who makes the product...its a great UP sell to any one who encounters this problem on a detail of such vehicle....

Welcome to GatorBack: Home of Automotive Plastic Restoration Products


Now what happens with do ing trim dressings is later on you get the zebra stripe effect as it slowly deteriorates...and looks worse some times....

Hope this helped....

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I was at Acura the other weekend test driving a car when i saw this brand new black TL-S with wash induced swirls.....made me

than I went to see the used car lot and I wanted to cry lol
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Old 05-03-2008, 02:19 PM
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Thanks Nica appreciate the feed back.
All i can do is have my fingers crossed hoping they would take care of my car.

Okie Dokie Tonya i will be real polite to them Thanks for the sharing your experience.
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Old 05-03-2008, 03:12 PM
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Why would anyone want to buy a car with that much cheap looking plastic on it anyway? It looks hideous.
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