SUPAGUARD. Is it worth it?
SUPAGUARD. Is it worth it?
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Spaceman2001

Original Poster:

195 posts

179 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Picking up a 2008 4x4 next week. Dealer has offered Supaguard protection at £299. Exterior and interior carpets and lining etc.
is it worth it?

This is mainly for the paint sealant/protection in my eyes.

Cheers

Spaceman

X5TUU

12,784 posts

216 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Totally worthless and just moneymaking garbage from the dealer ... I detail as a hobby for family and friends and the mass consensus among everyone interested in looking after bodywork is to avoid like the plague

OldBuoy

28,997 posts

212 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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No. (some dealers have even nicknamed it fresh air)

Motorrad

6,811 posts

216 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Obviously not. For a start it's got a bullst name and a salesman wants to sell you it. These are warning signs you can take into the rest of your life as a consumer, avoid this sort of st.

Mr_Yogi

3,288 posts

284 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Had this on my Peugeot 206 I bought in 2001 (I was young and naive), absolutely worthless.

Stefluc

274 posts

238 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Just buy some of e-bay for about £20.oo and do it yourself I did and repeat it after about 6 months, a lot cheaper than what the dealers want to charge as you will know.
Stefluc

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

196 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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did anyone ever go into a dealership with a car to trade and the dealer ask if it has Supaguard on it?

E31Shrew

5,963 posts

221 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Total waste of time and money

Spaceman2001

Original Poster:

195 posts

179 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Thanks a million for the responses.

Thought so. Just wanted to make sure...

55palfers

6,372 posts

193 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Get them to throw it in FOC as a sweetener?

Jim AK

4,029 posts

153 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Willy Nilly said:
did anyone ever go into a dealership with a car to trade and the dealer ask if it has Supaguard on it?
^^ Good point....... Well made^^^

oldnbold

1,280 posts

175 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Willy Nilly said:
did anyone ever go into a dealership with a car to trade and the dealer ask if it has Supaguard on it?
Haha, yes. When I was selling cars we were told to do this when looking at a trade in to introduce it to the customer. If the customer said yes, we would reply " fantastic that means your car is worth an extra £....

If they said no, we would say " shame because if it had been superguarded it would be worth £... more.

In fact its crap. Spend the money on a profesional detail after you pick the car up to get rid of all the swirls the dealers wash monkeys will have put in it when they "valet" the car.

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

198 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Grossly overpriced but I have to say it does the job well. Nearly 3 years our family car and it looks spotless with minimal maintenance.

cymro

163 posts

187 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Willy Nilly said:
did anyone ever go into a dealership with a car to trade and the dealer ask if it has Supaguard on it?
+1

cymro

163 posts

187 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Willy Nilly said:
did anyone ever go into a dealership with a car to trade and the dealer ask if it has Supaguard on it?
+1

Motorrad

6,811 posts

216 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Willy Nilly said:
did anyone ever go into a dealership with a car to trade and the dealer ask if it has Supaguard on it?
I'm going to try that on the next main dealership car I have interest in, 'yeah yeah that's great but has it been Supaguarded????'.


I be the answer is 'yes' wink.

robbing shystering chiseling s.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

217 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Motorrad said:
I'm going to try that on the next main dealership car I have interest in, 'yeah yeah that's great but has it been Supaguarded????'.
no no, the other way around.

When they give you a trade in price, then tell them it is Supaguarded and wait for them to increase their offer.

You can do it your way if you like too..

Motorrad

6,811 posts

216 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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TheEnd said:
no no, the other way around.

When they give you a trade in price, then tell them it is Supaguarded and wait for them to increase their offer.

You can do it your way if you like too..
I'll do it both ways- reveal the great asset that my car has been supaguarded then ask them if their car has and how much more it's worth due to the fantastic improvement it offers over a non-supaguard car.

It will be a supa-win for everyone involved.

vikingaero

13,281 posts

198 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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My mate who works for VW hates selling this crap. It's snake oil. If you really must have it then spend £20-40 on a kit from FleaBay and <£10 on a spray can of Scotchguard for the interior.

There's a reason it's expensive: Valet monkey gets told to do it as part of PDI, Salesman gets a cut, Sales Manager gets a cut, DP gets a cut, Dealership gets a cut, Snake oil Salesman gets a cut, Snake Oil Sales Manager gets a cut, Snake Oil Company gets a cut.

About the only time he felt happy selling it was to someone who lived in a flat with no washing facilities, never washed their car more than twice a year, on the basis that "some" protection was better than nothing.

Scousefella

2,243 posts

210 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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My EP3 Civic Type R was given the superguard treatment - didn't guard a fking thing when I put the car into a ditch/hedge.

Worthless!!!!