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Freind of mine buying a new car. Being offered Supagard. is able to get car for £300 less w/o. Is it worth it?? :?

Personally, I think you can't beat a good coat of wax.

I know Supagard typically also does interior, but I am only considering exterior.
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Waste of money,

You can prep a new car for a fraction of the cost.

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I was offered this nonsense when we were looking to purchase a VW,a scam. They try to make out you will recoup the extra cost when you come back and part-ex in years to come,Yeh,right!!
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our new work car had this already done by ford and its a met blue,to be honest its was a bit dullish,so i wax ours and its far better,and because we will do 100k in the next three years it wont make it worth a penny more! still dont stop stone chips.
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Buy tourself some Zymol polish and do it every 6 months good exercise and a better finish.
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lowriderz3 wrote:Buy tourself some Zymol polish and do it every 6 months good exercise and a better finish.
Every year is probably to soon for Zymol
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Boysie wrote:
lowriderz3 wrote:Buy tourself some Zymol polish and do it every 6 months good exercise and a better finish.
Every year is probably to soon for Zymol
The best stuff ever and last for ever, well its seems like it
Zymol . . . . . . . it's a bargain!!!!!

http://www.zymol.co.uk/zymolroyaleglaze44oz.aspx

But sewriously, there are plenty of polishes that will do a good job and far cheaper that Supaguard. Just check out this website and read some of the reviews and comments on the Forum;

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/
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id rather pay a professional detailer 300 to prep a new car.

they will sort the paintwork out as well.

most new cars paint work need correcting and protecting.

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Thanks for the opinions and comments guys. I know all about Zymol as I use rouge wax on Hamish. :D
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The way to think of supaguard is your paying £300 for a crap insurance policy. It's a bit like the cloth protection you can buy, they work on paying less out in claims than they get in.

I once bought a genuine full supaguard kit still sealed with the dealer and customer parts fully intact for c£25. It's probably worth £50 as a kit but that's about all.
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A mate of mine's next door neighbour used to be an agent for supagard and Jonttt is correct, the cost is about £25. The mark up on it is huge, so the sales reps get big incentives to sell it, hence why they offer discounts off the car price. Can't say I have ever been asked if a car has been treated with supagard when I have traded it in.
Last new car we bought they tried to convince us to buy a insurance policy to cover any scuffing of the alloy wheels for a cost of £200!
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full supaguard kit on ebay i got for 10 quid..really pleased with it as well
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The mark up is Hugh as the dealerships apply the product.

Not always correctly.

For the money they charge you can buy:

Clay bar and quick detailer

Iron x for wheels and body work

A non wax quality shampoo and wash mitt plus 2 buckets

Zymol hd cleanse

Zymol glasur

Zymol field glaze

Job done

Perfect body work

Oh I forgot microfibre cloth and drying towel.
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Badman gee wrote:The mark up is Hugh as the dealerships apply the product.

Not always correctly.

For the money they charge you can buy:

Clay bar and quick detailer

Iron x for wheels and body work

A non wax quality shampoo and wash mitt plus 2 buckets

Zymol hd cleanse

Zymol glasur

Zymol field glaze

Job done

Perfect body work

Oh I forgot microfibre cloth and drying towel.
Or bin all that lot and use Showroom Shine all in one, 20 mins, job done :lol:

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A visit to the local SONAX washbay (They only use SONAX products). Foam wash, mag clean (inner and outer) Tyre polish,Vacuum, leather creme treatment, Window glass cleaner, dry & buff...all for... £3.50, while I have a coffee and a muffin... and it's all done by hand :cheers
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Southernboy wrote:A visit to the local SONAX washbay (They only use SONAX products). Foam wash, mag clean (inner and outer) Tyre polish,Vacuum, leather creme treatment, Window glass cleaner, dry & buff...all for... £3.50, while I have a coffee and a muffin... and it's all done by hand :cheers
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TitanTim wrote:
Badman gee wrote:The mark up is Hugh as the dealerships apply the product.

Not always correctly.

For the money they charge you can buy:

Clay bar and quick detailer

Iron x for wheels and body work

A non wax quality shampoo and wash mitt plus 2 buckets

Zymol hd cleanse

Zymol glasur

Zymol field glaze

Job done

Perfect body work

Oh I forgot microfibre cloth and drying towel.
Or bin all that lot and use Showroom Shine all in one, 20 mins, job done :lol:

Tim.
I'm telling you Tim, the zymol stuff is great
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