JD 70

was looking at my invoice the other day and saw an outrageous figure...$950 for "paint and carpet protector"...any body know anything about this? i am 99% sure this is total b.s. i only paid $35400 for my truck, which was a pretty good deal(05 slt 3500 dually 4x4 ctd)...but the dealer/******* is lucky i saw this after it was too late!!!!...

IA_James

That's a scam some of them try to run. That and "document fees" are another popular one, anything to get another grand or 2 out of ya.

Boatnik

Make that a $950 can of ScotchGuard and clear coat protectant. IMO...They gotchya.
It should come with a writen limited warranty against any damage for a time period both inside and out. My new Nissan came with it and the warranty was very good against any damage to the seats, interior etc. They claim they will either clean to my satisfaction or replace the damaged carpet or seat cover. The leather seats made it worth while. Check your paper work. If it isn't there you should be able to get a copy from the dealer.

rammtuff

Dealer scam. You got taken. Read before you sign.

99 cummins

I just happen to wander to the back of a dealer body shop preping a new truck and it was literally a can of scotchguard fabric protectant they were spraying the seats with.

johnny1509

My wife's first new car was a 1995 Ford Escort 2dr hatchback....barebones Escort other than A/C and Cassette. It stickered for 11K and some change. They had an extra sticker for $750 Paint/Fabric Protectant, $250 Undercoating, and some knd of document fee. They knocked all those charges off and she bought the car for right around MSRP......SUCKER. She actually felt like they were giving her a good deal. I told her she could have bought a dozen cans of undercoating and scotchgaurd for $50. The Uneducated get taken all the time.......

StrokeThis2500

hey i happen to work for a dealer that does all that stuff they really do it its no scam and it really helps especially the paint protectant it retails around 900 but cost on it is around 400 and document fees is not a scam either it goes along with the tt&l part oh ya and if u paid less than sticker for the truck u didnt pay for there little "add ons" they just ate all the cost of that

rjm022

it's a scam. you got about 20.00 bucks worth of crap for 950.00 bucks. it doesn't protect your paint anymore- all paint is paper thin these days unless you pay 5000.00 for a custom paint job-document fees are another scam- each dealer has different prices on those- ranging from my experieince from 300.00 bucks on up. they want to charge you for "additional"paperwork,etc which needs to be done anyways in order to sell a vehicle- talk to most people who work at dealers-they can justify about anything- not on my dime, though!

JD 70

john deere 1259...you might be right about them eating the add ons...if i remember right we took the inccentives off of the dealer invoice...that makes me feel a little beter...but its still bs that they TRY to charge for it...

StrokeThis2500

oh i know it is i sell hondas and that s*it is the hardest stuff to sell to people i get chewed out when i forget to tell the customer about it and that we charge for it but its not like they pay for it anyways who these days pays full sticker for the car + the paint protection

rjm022

johndeere1259-no disrespect-but read your last post (#10) grammatically it makes no sense! my point exactly! you want me to buy a car from you, and trust every word you say??? i don't think so!!

TurboTed

I live "up here" where everything costs more. My "paint protection" Package was "only" $200. My brother told me it was a waste of money, and he was right.

Duelin

Yep, buy your own Scotch guard, and use the rest for a "genuwhine" (Earl Scheib paint special)
when your truck needs to be repainted . It may not get masked very well, but The el cheapo Enamel will probably last much longer than the Dodge el minimo special that you get with the truck. Did I mention really -really THIN !!

v8440

I'm a stickler for grammar too, but just out of curiosity, exactly what link have you found between correct grammar and trustworthiness?