Ha...is that the dowry/compromise? [emoji14]I'll let you know. Getting mine coated this weekend.
Ha...is that the dowry/compromise? [emoji14]
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I really haven't bought into the coating for "keeping the car clean." I know it would be great for overall paint protection, but does it really prevent dust and dirt from "sticking" to the car? I'm quite skeptical.
It really does, makes the pollen, dust, droppings wash right off with water only
The car will be super hydrophobic!
Modern spray waxes and hand applied emulsified cream waxes are the same thing, you're giving it a "real" wax already. Now, if you're talking pure paste wax, that's a different story.I recently got a red gti mk7, washed it as soon as i got it home after the stealer "detailed" it for me.. Ive had it for 10 days, already washed it 3 times. Using a spray wax till i get the time to give it a real waxing. That flat roof doesn't help with keeping the car clean [emoji848]
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Definitely check how much of a depreciation hit you'll get. Might be worth just getting a good wrap...
Or unless you're wanting to upgrade to the facelift or an R anyway then that's up to you.
If you did a trade for a similarly condition used SE, you might not be out as much as one would think, likely not much more then the cost of a wrap. You can be patient and shop it until the right deal comes around. Coming from the autobahn may be difficult to go to S, 2016 SE with LP would be a reasonable choice. Easy to get used to those creature comforts.
Silver would be be the best, and white second. I was surprised to read the comment on red, as I thought that would stay looking good for sometime. I have white and when its really dirty it shows, but the first few weeks it looks pretty good. Heavy rain it gets pretty nasty in the back. When I was shopping my GTI back in late 2014, I fell in love with the carbon grey; however, when I saw it at the dealer I could see it was near a maintenance nightmare as black. Glad I changed my mind.
Modern spray waxes and hand applied emulsified cream waxes are the same thing, you're giving it a "real" wax already. Now, if you're talking pure paste wax, that's a different story.
Also, I'm glad I have never had an experience with a dealer to use that dreaded nickname myself lol.
Gotcha! Yes, a pure paste wax will run circles around most spray waxes. The only spray wax I have ever been moderately impressed with in terms of longevity and strength was Sonax High Speed Wax. Cheap too. But paste is the way to go no doubt!Yeah I'm talking about a pure wax paste. I just feel the spray wax don't hold up and the water doesn't bead off like it does after using a paste wax.
And I call them the stealership because they nickel and dime you for everything, took a good 2 weeks of negotiating to get the car at the price I wanted out the door. The mark up's are ridiculous. In a way i get it, they are trying to make buck but the price of the car should be the same everywhere. Its not like the car differs depending on where you buy it [emoji849]
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Gotcha! Yes, a pure paste wax will run circles around most spray waxes. The only spray wax I have ever been moderately impressed with in terms of longevity and strength was Sonax High Speed Wax. Cheap too. But paste is the way to go no doubt!
Wow, usually the name gets earned in the service department lol. But I understand where you're coming from. Unfortunately region absolutely does affect car pricing, especially if one county over has .5% less sales tax or something, that can add up. My salesmen explained it to me once, but the volume of sales at the dealer affects them too. A dealer that moves a lot of inventory is far less likely to budge on pricing compared to a smaller volume dealer. Just economics. They know they make target every month, and know that they will most likely be able to sell that car at full price eventually. But, I am 100% in support of dealing on performance badged vehicles, or for repeat customers, because they clearly enjoy the brand and want something special.
I was lucky enough to have an employee rebate rollover into the purchase of my GTI because I worked for them when I purchased my TDI that was killing us all slowly. Supposedly. That was good for $1500 off sticker. Employee pricing now is insane, they get even lower interest then I got AND 13% off of sticker price. Crazy deal.