dealership deluxe detail is this a good deal?

[PoorOwner]

The Lexus dealership sent me a coupon to get this deluxe detail for $99 (normally $299 )

Please let me know if this is a good deal or not?


I had to ask them exactly what this includes exactly:

Hand wash, clean windows, detail wheels and apply tire dressing, clean and treat seats and trim, shampoo carpets, clay bar exterior, hand wax light polish, and vacuum.

I already treated my seats so I am not sure what they would put on, especially the trims, I normally have to wipe everything down (shiny armor all on trims?) and apply things I know.

The car could really use a clay and wax though. I could do any of these myself except for the shampoo carpet I don't have the machine extract and leave the stripes. But $99 is attracting me for the time I would have to spend.

[pheerix]

Watch this video then decide:

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[PoorOwner]

LOL this confirm my fears. Had me in tears.. is that real?
I guess I just bust out the stuff on a sunday morning and do it myself.

[tpr1634]

If I didn't see this I would of not believe it, WOW....

[Burnt350]

I pray to Jeezus that video is fake.

[fejcharson]

Watch this video then decide:

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That is great wonder how much they charge for a lacquer coating?

[cardaddy]

GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good ol' "production detailing" at it's finest!

I seriously can't imagine how a dealership THINKS that showing the general public that drowning the interior (alone) would be something that makes people want to flock to their doors.

To the OP....
For a WASH that gets the wheels correctly, gets the wheel wells, does the jambs CORRECTLY (as in not flooding the whole interior), does a light carpet cleaning, interior wipe down (no steam cleaning, no total carpet extraction) then the exterior with a 2 bucket wash, plus a quick Nanoskin, then a spray wax.... THAT should run at least $99.

By getting the wheels, wheel wells, and exhaust tips done correctly though we're talking about a whole host of Daytona wheel brushes, Wheel Woolies, Mothers brushes etc.. Then adding in something like DUB wheel cleaner to get rid of the iron. Follow that with non-acid wheel cleaner and a good APC. Just the wheels/wheel wells/exhaust takes us pretty much an hour. Then the full wash and decon of the paint is another 2 hours. Finish with a good glass cleaning (inside and out) a spray sealant, and a quality tire gel and you've got the best part of 4 hours.

Yet a dealership will spend maybe half that and trash the car. I mean TRASH IT.

Here is a hood from a 335i that was a "Certified Pre Owned" BMW from the biggest BMW dealership in Atlanta.


Notice just how bad the buffer trails/holograms are? THAT is what you get from production detailing! (Unfortunately as it is.)

THIS is what it looked like after I 'fixed' the dealership "detail".
All it took was a little D300 and a foam pad. Followed that with a touch of Menz 4000, then topped it with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0.


Took two of us half a day, but the results were better than anything the dealership would have done on any day of the week.

[Real Riders]

Why not just use the $99 and buy some products from AutoGeek and wash it yourself? You will be way better off than paying the dealer.

[Paul A.]

Considering i NEVER EVER let my dealership simply wash my car i would never let them do anything more. Sure, they make that sound like a good "deal" but dealerships typically do much more harm than good.

If you are not willing or able to do it yourself i would recommend you find a fellow Geek near you. The best advice you've gotten so far is to get what you need to do it yourself. I understand you don't have an extractor and you may want to have someone local do just that for you.

Where are you located?

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

I'll pay you $99 NOT to buy this.....


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