dsan Member 60 Member For: 21y 3m 5d Location: Maitland, NSW Posted 10/04/04 12:47 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 12:47 AM Hi guys, well the topic says it all When I originally ordered my T about a week ago the sales guy took me into another office after we did the paperwork where this woman sold me on the idea of the "Full Care Package". It's a bit under $1600 and includes Rust Proofing & Sound Deadening the underbody of the car, paint protection (she said it would never need polishing and would never fade) and fabric/leather protection so they would never stain. I figured "hey, this sounds pretty good. It's worth it on a $50k car". I've been thinking about it lately and after reading some posts on this site about the full care package, I'm thinking seriously about going back to the dealer and telling them to jam it up their !That said, I've also noticed a few people with the package listed in their signature so I guess there are at least a couple of people that think it is still worth it...Well, what does everyone think? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 21y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 10/04/04 12:55 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 12:55 AM Don't waste your money it's all a load of crap. They tried to sell that stuff to me by sending me into a hot lookin chick pooring herself all over me. I say save the money and give it to APS for some upgrades.that's my two cents. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 22y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 10/04/04 01:24 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 01:24 AM Benny said: Don't waste your money it's all a load of crap. Spot on! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 10/04/04 01:40 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 01:40 AM If you plan to keep the car for 10 years then yes, it MAY be worthwhile, but I say save your money.Modern cars do not need rustproofing or underbody protection as they come with it. They also have 5 year corrosion warrantyIf you want to never polish your car, take it to a 3rd party place and they will do paint protection for under $400.For interior protection, just buy some cans of Scotchguard from a fabric place, or again go 3rd party for about $200.The protection pack is a over priced rort that dealers try to sell you using pretty chicks that have an answer for everything.I say tell them Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashie Donating Members 663 Member For: 22y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 10/04/04 04:13 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 04:13 AM Agree with the above, it's a waste of money and a quick money earner for the dealership.Why do the dealerships always have a sexy looking woman wearing tight clothing trying to sell this stuff to us???? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 10/04/04 04:21 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 04:21 AM Wate of money use that money to get a stage I kit for your car Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsan Member 60 Member For: 21y 3m 5d Location: Maitland, NSW Posted 10/04/04 05:25 AM Author Share Posted 10/04/04 05:25 AM Well, that settles it then. The sales guy is ringing me next week to tell me how the car is going and I will tell him to get rid of the full care package. Thanks for the great advice guys Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scootre Guests Posted 10/04/04 05:58 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 05:58 AM You won't need sound proofing. I was amazed at how quiet the T really is. Even running on the SP9000'sPaint protection... most paint shops will tell you that if you keep your car waxed, that'll be all you need.As for leather protection. It's, a crock. I had 'Wax Guard' leather protection on my EL F'mont Ghia's seats. When the stitching came away on the driver's seat, it was replaced by the dealer under warranty. They then sent the Wax Guard van out to my office to put the protecton on the new seat.The next day I found that my black jeans had stained the coating on the seat black - even though I didn't sit in it for several hours longer than they told me to wait.Anyway, the Wax Guard guy cheerfully came back and cleaned it and re treated it.I asked him what I do if the same thing happens again, he said he would just come back and redo it for me. Now that is service!BUT... then he dropped the clanger... he said "if you feel like doing it yourself, just clean it off with an amonium -based product (like Windex) and then treat the leather with Armour-All"... "because that's all we use".Get that? The leather treatment folk use ARMOUR ALL on the leather. Ho bloody ho.I'd go for option 1: where you tell the dealer to stick it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voy74656 voy74656 Member 2,039 Member For: 21y 7m 4d Location: Adelaide Posted 10/04/04 11:10 AM Share Posted 10/04/04 11:10 AM The issue of paint protection is been debated over and over....I got the protection on mine but the rust and noise stuff I woldnt worry about. As said before - the cars are farkin quiet as they are and rust proofing is already on there.It depends on what kind of roads you drive on as well. If my car was purely in the city I wouldnt have bothered about teh pain protection....but as I do dirt roads and a lotta highway driving - I thought it was worth the extra expense. But $1600 is waaaayyyy 2 $$$. You shouldnt pay anymore than $500-600 tops!If you're only using it for city driving - just buy good products and do it yourself. If you're on the open road a lot - get the protection - but make sure they apply it properly (not just wipe on crap like many of them do). The car should be inspected under fluro's for imperfecitons in the paint, then cleaned thoroughly...then the paint protection should be heat treated on - NOT JUST A PAINT SEALER!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsan Member 60 Member For: 21y 3m 5d Location: Maitland, NSW Posted 10/04/04 11:27 AM Author Share Posted 10/04/04 11:27 AM $1600 was for everything: Rustproofing, sound deadening & fabric/leather/paint protection.I am still interested in getting the paint protection on it's own, does anyone know how much it costs for Ford to do it? I'll get some quotes from other places in my area before the T arrives just to be sure.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/10072-fabricleatherpaint-protection/#findComment-110174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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