A neighbour near me got his new PCP car and paid top draw for dealer ‘paint protection’. The car detailer in me raises an eyebrow at how good dealer ‘paint protection’ would be/applied, but that’s not the question.
The neighbour got absolutely no intention of keeping the car after the PCP term- he always does the 3 year thing, hence I wondered why anyone would pay to have ‘paint protection’ done on a car they’re going to bin and not keep, or at least don’t intend to keep?
Me being me granted often can’t see the wood from the trees of thought processes, so my question is do people regularly do this on a financed car?And if so, why would one do that, if they 100% are going to bin it back? Of course one reason is it’s their money and they can spend it how they choose (too right!), but I wondered if it’s a common thing?
Yes it’s very common. As it’s an unregulated product it’s heavily promoted as it’s an income stream for the dealership and sales person. Very roughly anywhere between 50-80% of new car pcp would have it added. It can only make a difference of £10-£15 pcm and as most customers are only worried about the total monthly payment and changing the car a sales person will promote the resale value and ease of maintaining the car as the main benefits to buying it.
We had our new Swift Gen3’d 18months back. It’s on 4 year PCP. Before this winter it’s also going for a chassis strip and being caviity injected + coated with stuff the Landrover restoer we know uses.
The reasons are, even new car paint is actually impregnated with micro grits and pollutants, anbd Swift chassis can rot as bad as 5’s . It’s likely the last car we buy anyway. it’s only done 2, 800 miles so far. Wishbones are favourite rotters, so they are getting drilled and filled. The Gen3 process is really a stage 3 mopper, and trust me the difference in our car to the new showroomers is remarkable. I saw the cloths used and it was a shocker. All it needs now is a light low cold pressure hose to get it mirror finish again. It was £220.00 well spent. With my health these days…any labour saver is a help.
I think the difference with yours, if I@m reading it correctly, is that you more than likely expect to keep it at the end of the term?
I can see the reasoning then. Or at least if one thinks they might.
The poster who posted before you estimated 50-80% have paint protection on a PCP car. Wow if that’s the case. I never expected that (I’m not questioning it, btw).
Resale value/ease of maintaining is probably all part pf the sales process. ‘Maintaining’ a PCP car, at least with the people I know, it a twice yearly trip to the wash and scratch ‘team’. Resale value I don’t know. Sounds like spin.
I guess it’s all physiology of sales. When one is getting a new car they might be in a head position where they are susceptible to stuff they would get once the novelty wears off. Especially if they aren’t into cars in general.
They are impregnated with fallout etc.
But a wash with Garage Therapy one/Zero, then, after drying, bilt hamber fall out remover Korossol, wash again, then something like a FinishKare 1000p gives phenomenal results. £50 worth and can use time after time if needed.
Saying that, when I did my ND and Mrs’ MINI, both new (or pre reg for the ND), the fallout wasn’t that much at all. Again though, all 0.01% stuff which Mrs. Lane who buys it next won’t notice.
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