TurboDewd FG Falcon fan! Member 1,452 Member For: 21y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 22/03/08 02:00 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 02:00 PM Oh gentlemen, I had a wondrous phone convo today.I accompanied my gf to the Mazda dealership in Nth Canberra. She bort a Mazda 3 - no problem. My gf, wisely, said she didnt want any paint protection nonsense to the salesmen.Anyway, a little while later a female salesman from the dealership calls trying to sell the fccking 'Mazda protection pack' or some such SHHT!I was very friendly on the phone but was amazed at her genuine tone!! Fcck me! She said this protection pack was reduced by Mazda from 3100 to $1600! (Who ever paid that $3000???) Which includes tinting for free! (NOTHING is for free!!!) The tinting is valued at $495 - you cant buy the pack without it and get the price reduced!Oh fcck me! She told me this tint did everything but fix the Pope's fccking hemmoroids! It reduces heat 70% which saves aircon units, keeps windows from shattering and some other fccking bullsh*t! She told me if the carpet protection failed and smells penetrated the carpet that it would be replaced under warranty. Oh lord, vinyl protection, blah blah blah...I dont want my f*cking carpets ripped out and replaced by a teenager on poor wages!Oh fcck me she went on!Rant over...I was totally polite on the phone but THAT, ladies and gents, is why I fccking hate car dealerships. They lie thru their teeth with their rubbery figures and bullsh*t deals.FCCK ME! I'm bloody smart, u cant sell me crap - I see thru it! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 22/03/08 02:03 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 02:03 PM ok, so that's something we all know no-one wants to hear, but it happenson a side note, Dewd, what happened to your avatar, its missing two big assets! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 22/03/08 02:04 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 02:04 PM One of the biggest cons going, way over priced.good to see you gave it the flick. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 7d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 22/03/08 02:19 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 02:19 PM I always feel sorry for the girls (I've always got a hottie never a bloke trying to sell it to me.....its a very good ploy) in this job, they're there to just to do there job and I have a hard time trying to stop myself from flat out laughing at the lines they have to speel off.The girl that I was passed onto for my buy got halfway through the convo and just said your not really interested in any of this are you? I said as politely as I could there was no way I was buying into any of it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 22/03/08 02:24 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 02:24 PM its true, it is their job, they chose it. trust me, they can make just as good money out of it as I do from cars! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboDewd FG Falcon fan! Member 1,452 Member For: 21y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 22/03/08 08:34 PM Author Share Posted 22/03/08 08:34 PM They must make money coz these ladies are still around with their protection packs. I cant deny them the right to make money for the dealership.I would suggest to them that ppl who come in to bargain hard arent into overpriced extras. People like my sis who paid full price are likely to buy it coz theyre not car savvy.Sorry for the fruity language in the post at the top, Ive been watching too many Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Nightmares shows, US and UK versions. Its addictve TV. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649375 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 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/03/08 09:37 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 09:37 PM I have a agreement with my car sales person that I will not see or deal with the PP (paint protection) Chick or the sale is off. The last time I had to do it (bout 10 years ago) she was in tears and got abusive.Kept telling me the paint would fade without protection and that the underbody needed sealing or it would rust. I mean really..... I came back and said the car has a 3 year warranty and they can respray the car or fix the rust. Then they go on to tell me that I must not care about my car if I do not buy it. This was free reign to tell this bimbo the facts of life and selling. She was very upset and ran from the office in tears. The next 3 cars I bought from that dealer, did not require the PPG seeing me.It is funny they are always young girls with low cut tops and big knockers.....I guess most new car buyers are blokes. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/03/08 10:05 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 10:05 PM I was lucky with my last purchase, bought from Etheridge Ford in Melbourne and I did my deal with the Sales GM. He didnt even get one of the birds to try it on...big thumbs up!!This protection pack stuff is the biggest farkin joke in the business..... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/03/08 11:19 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 11:19 PM Yeah I bought mine from the same dealership. Last time I bought a car there they made practically no money off it (coz I got the privledge club discount) and they tried EVERYTHING to get me to get the tint and paint protection. I told them I can get it for more than 1/2 what they were charging and they left me alone. I bought the F6 from the same guy, and he didn't even bother asking me the second time. Such a rip off! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanra Into the laaaake Member 1,532 Member For: 18y 6d Gender: Male Location: Nrth Qld Posted 22/03/08 11:43 PM Share Posted 22/03/08 11:43 PM (edited) Had the same issue when my mrs went to buy here Suzuki Swift. Apparently the paint protection package was going to get rid of all the orange peel in the paint.......!!! WOW!I just sat there shaking my head while this chick crapped on to my partner. After her story about it all, she looked at me and said "why are you so against this?"I wonder if the paint protection involved clay barring the car at all? Cause as soon as my mrs got it home I intended on giving it a coat of sealer and glaze and some turtle wax. But when I did the ol "hand in a sandwhich bag trick" the paint was as rough as all *beep*! I couldnt beleive that a brand new car could have so many contaminants in the paint... Either way, it got clay barred, sealer and glazed and turtle waxed and now feels as smooth as glass. Edited 22/03/08 11:44 PM by hanra Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43841-fccking-paint-protection/#findComment-649409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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