Opticoat 2.0 discontinued, OptiCoat Pro sees price increase

[StuDLei]

The average age of cars in the USA is 11.4 years

The new warranty does not seem like a real seeking point now

Go take a drive to the grocery store and tell me how many cars you see on the way are at least 11.4 years old. I'm guessing where you live, it would be a very low number, same as it is here in lowly Omaha, NE.

The vast majority of cars would fit the warranty criteria.

[allenk4]

Go take a drive to the grocery store and tell me how many cars you see on the way are at least 11.4 years old. I'm guessing where you live, it would be a very low number, same as it is here in lowly Omaha, NE.

The vast majority of cars would fit the warranty criteria.

Maybe it is just a misunderstanding of what average is?

They look at all registered vehicles. Some are new, some are old. Take the total age of all registered vehicles and divide by the total number of registered vehicles


I don't want to second guess your grocery store parking lot observation, but the statistic I quoted is from R.L. Polk it is quoted in this article from Auto News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/2013...oreUserAgent=1

[allenk4]

The point of the post was that the 2 year warranty on a vehicle that is 6-9 years old, probably does not justify the higher cost for OC Pro versus Gloss Coat, which also promises 2 years

I thought that would be inferred by the readers, given previous comments within the thread

[Rsurfer]

The point of the post was that the 2 year warranty on a vehicle that is 6-9 years old, probably does not justify the higher cost for OC Pro versus Gloss Coat, which also promises 2 years

I thought that would be inferred by the readers, given previous comments within the thread

Are you saying that OCP is now warranted for 2 years on cars that are 6-9 years old?

[tdekany]

The point of the post was that the 2 year warranty on a vehicle that is 6-9 years old, probably does not justify the higher cost for OC Pro versus Gloss Coat, which also promises 2 years

I thought that would be inferred by the readers, given previous comments within the thread

Gloss coat is not warrantied, Applying Opti Coat pro to a 10 year old car which is properly prepped, will last as long as the car itself. Not so with Gloss coat.

[tdekany]

Are you saying that OCP is now warranted for 2 years on cars that are 6-9 years old?

I think you are over thinking this. Before the mandatory warranty, there was no warranty, even on a brand new car. That doesn't mean that the coating isn't going to stay on the car past 2 years.

[Rsurfer]

I think you are over thinking this. Before the mandatory warranty, there was no warranty, even on a brand new car. That doesn't mean that the coating isn't going to stay on the car past 2 years.

I'm talking about Opti Coat Pro..to give a five year warranty, doesn't the car have to be 5 years and newer?

[allenk4]

Are you saying that OCP is now warranted for 2 years on cars that are 6-9 years old?

Correct:

5 year warranty on cars less than 6 years old

2 year warranty on cars 6-9 years old

0 year warranty on cars 10 years or older

[allenk4]

Gloss coat is not warrantied, Applying Opti Coat pro to a 10 year old car which is properly prepped, will last as long as the car itself. Not so with Gloss coat.

I did not say that GC is warrantied for two years

I said that OPT "promises" it will last two years


Point is, if OPT effectively makes the same claim with OC Pro and GC when applied to a car that is 6 years old or older...I don't see an advantage to going w/ OCP


If as you say, OCP will last the life of the car; why change the warranty?

Curious

[tdekany]

I did not say that GC is warrantied for two years

I said that OPT "promises" it will last two years


Point is, if OPT effectively makes the same claim with OC Pro and GC when applied to a car that is 6 years old or older...I don't see an advantage to going w/ OCP


If as you say, OCP will last the life of the car; why change the warranty?

Curious

Sounds like you are trying to learn everything about each product before you make a decision between going with GC or OCP. I'd suggest to go with OCP. That is what is on our brand new car.

_8250055.jpg by savingspaces33, on Flickr

_8310074.jpg by savingspaces33, on Flickr

And everything else is also coated on the inside

_8250052.jpg by savingspaces33, on Flickr

If as you say, OCP will last the life of the car; why change the warranty?

I am pretty sure you are intelligent enough to figure that one out. Do you get powertrain warranty if you do the maintenance? Of course not. Same with exterior protection. No matter how much you train/educate the customer, for most, how they actually treat the finish is very different from how the paint "should" be maintained. Even with all the abuse that most cars go through, Optimum is confident enough that for 5 years the coating will hold up enough to their standards. Either way, (unless you have the coating compounded off) the coating is on the finish. You did read Dr G's post above right?

Don't forget to post pictures of your freshly coated car!!!