Taking delivery on 2014 Audi A6

shagnat said:
Wow! Paranoia is alive a well about whether to let the dealer wash the car or not. I doubt you'd find a deal who would send you off in a $50K+ car w/out cleaning it.
Plus, think of all the millions of cars delivered every year where the dealer DOES do the initial "detailing".
I would hope an Audi dealer would know how to treat Audi paint and not screw it up....... maybe I'm wrong, but, I tend to think not.
After the first "detailing" done by the dealer, I would definitely do my own from that point on. And don't know if you've ever had a black car, but, have fun...... a black car either looks really good, or it doesn't. No in between.
Don't get all wrapped up in the dealer screwing up your car on the first clean up....... just enjoy your great new ride and have fun keeping her clean and shiny. :)
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It's not paranoia. Please go to any dealership no matter how high end and look at firstly the detailing area and secondly the wash bay. Their objective is not to take good care of your paint but in fact to complete the task in the shortest possible time. I'm sure everyone knows that no good can come from rushing a detailing job...

Also, if you ask a dealer not to clean the car on delivery they definitely won't. Many people on this forum have done it with many different cars
 
Just let them do whatever they normally do, then take it home and go over it. Clean it up and go on your way. After reading this thread it's like you're unwrapping the first Ferrari ever made that still has the original paint.
I have a friend that has the new 2015 Range Rover fully loaded. $136,000.00 and he will park it anywhere. He never parks it on an end spot. Says if you can't park your car in a parking lot beside other cars then you really can't afford what your driving. The more I thought about the more I'm starting to agree with him. I watch where I park my Audi Q5 but I don't care where I park my daily driver. I will park my Q5 next to other cars but not if one looks shady. I know I couldn't do this with a $136,000 range rover but then it again it would be because I really couldn't afford it.
 
shagnat said:
Wow! Paranoia is alive a well about whether to let the dealer wash the car or not. I doubt you'd find a deal who would send you off in a $50K+ car w/out cleaning it.
Plus, think of all the millions of cars delivered every year where the dealer DOES do the initial "detailing".
I would hope an Audi dealer would know how to treat Audi paint and not screw it up....... maybe I'm wrong, but, I tend to think not.
After the first "detailing" done by the dealer, I would definitely do my own from that point on. And don't know if you've ever had a black car, but, have fun...... a black car either looks really good, or it doesn't. No in between.
Don't get all wrapped up in the dealer screwing up your car on the first clean up....... just enjoy your great new ride and have fun keeping her clean and shiny. :)
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People on this very forum have reported damage in the form of swirls, scratches, and RIDS from makes such as Lamborghini, Lexus, and Porsche; among others. The fact is, even a high end dealership is very likely to be using poor wash techniques and outdated buffing techniques, if they buff it, it'll be with a glaze and a very aggressive wool pad on a rotary that will remove tons of precious clear.

Larry from AmmoNYC who does a lot of YouTube videos did one video where he was doing paint corrections on a McLaren MP-412C that had been scratched up by the dealer.

I was watching a video on Bentley and how they paint their cars. Like most, they are robot painted. However, afterwards, they are put in a light booth and a guy with a rotary, and- you guess it- wool pad goes around and corrects defects. If Bentley is still using outdated, aggressive techniques right there at the factory; why would the dealers be any better? The first thing any good detailer will tell you when it comes to paint correction is to use the least aggressive method first. Bentley- right in the factory, exclusively uses about the most aggressive, paint removing method possible that doesn't involve sandpaper!

Fact is, most people would buy a swirled up black Audi and have no idea it was even swirled up.

It's pretty common advice in the detailing world to ask the dealer not to do the exterior prep. Then, yourself, wash the car properly, seal, coat, or wax, or whatever other 'last step' stuff you'd like to do. Just because it's Audi, doesn't mean their 'detailer' isn't some barely-above-minimum wage guy with a rotary and a boss breathing down his neck to get it done faster. Nobody is going to care for your car as well as you do.
 
jgraham37128 said:
Just let them do whatever they normally do, then take it home and go over it. Clean it up and go on your way. After reading this thread it's like you're unwrapping the first Ferrari ever made that still has the original paint.
I have a friend that has the new 2015 Range Rover fully loaded. $136,000.00 and he will park it anywhere. He never parks it on an end spot. Says if you can't park your car in a parking lot beside other cars then you really can't afford what your driving. The more I thought about the more I'm starting to agree with him. I watch where I park my Audi Q5 but I don't care where I park my daily driver. I will park my Q5 next to other cars but not if one looks shady. I know I couldn't do this with a $136,000 range rover but then it again it would be because I really couldn't afford it.
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I just don't buy that. Nothing against you or your friend- but nobody wants to throw money away or have their stuff damaged. Otherwise one could easily say; why wax, seal, or coat it? Why worry about proper wash techniques? Nah- there are better things all the money of a professional paint correction and/or a respray could buy- and that's true no matter how much money you have in the bank!


Now, I get not being silly about where you park and stuff like that- but I also didn't let my dealer wash it. It's easily avoidable damage. It's like parking your car next to another car, the other driver gets out and says "Would you like me to ding your doors for you?"... why would you say yes? No matter how wealthy you are? Because what the dealer is REALLY doing, is removing tons of clearcoat, and scratching whats left with poor wash techniques, then making it look good with tons of cheap glaze that'll wash off in the rain or in a few car washes.

Finally, anybody (including/especially those with the budget to buy high end cars) needs to value their own time. Asking the dealer not to detail your car and instead going home and washing it yourself will take up 30 minutes of your time that is already part of maintaining the vehicle (You'll be washing in the future, too). Correcting the DISO (Dealer Installed Swirl Option) could take several hours.
 
Congrats on the new ride! The dealer I got my new truck from a couple years ago did a good job on cleaning it up, but from what I've read here, that's a rarity. When I got it home, I washed, clayed, went over it with Poorboys SSR-1, and used DP Poliseal and Max Wax after it cured.

Check out Mike's thread on new car care.
 
Mike's article on How to Detail a New Car was extremely helpful to me when I did mine a couple of months ago. I'm getting ready to do a full detail again and then Opti Coat it. I had the wheels/tires switched out recently (didn't like what came on the car), so cleaned, clayed, polished, then Opti Coated the new ones. Also bought some Tuf Shine tire clear coat to use on the tires. I want to keep it looking as nice as I can for as long as I can.
 
jgraham37128 said:
Just let them do whatever they normally do, then take it home and go over it. Clean it up and go on your way. After reading this thread it's like you're unwrapping the first Ferrari ever made that still has the original paint.
I have a friend that has the new 2015 Range Rover fully loaded. $136,000.00 and he will park it anywhere. He never parks it on an end spot. Says if you can't park your car in a parking lot beside other cars then you really can't afford what your driving. The more I thought about the more I'm starting to agree with him. I watch where I park my Audi Q5 but I don't care where I park my daily driver. I will park my Q5 next to other cars but not if one looks shady. I know I couldn't do this with a $136,000 range rover but then it again it would be because I really couldn't afford it.
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I'd like a 2015 Range Rover too :D

By letting them "do whatever they normally do, then take it home and go over it" firstly they remove a large section of the new car's clear coat then you end up removing a bit more to correct their hack job.

And the statement about not affording what you are driving sure sounds pretty arrogant. If you needn't take care of your car then why protect it at all? Just take it to the auto wash once a week and presto no worries
 
shagnat said:
Wow! Paranoia is alive a well about whether to let the dealer wash the car or not. I doubt you'd find a deal who would send you off in a $50K+ car w/out cleaning it.
Plus, think of all the millions of cars delivered every year where the dealer DOES do the initial "detailing".
I would hope an Audi dealer would know how to treat Audi paint and not screw it up....... maybe I'm wrong, but, I tend to think not.
After the first "detailing" done by the dealer, I would definitely do my own from that point on. And don't know if you've ever had a black car, but, have fun...... a black car either looks really good, or it doesn't. No in between.
Don't get all wrapped up in the dealer screwing up your car on the first clean up....... just enjoy your great new ride and have fun keeping her clean and shiny. :)
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Why should he or anyone else have to waste their time correcting others messes or inferior work? You really need to read Mike's posts on new cars and dealer installed options. And the majority of those "millions of cars" paint is damaged during the delivery prep process.

Here's the link:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...1-diso-dealership-installed-swirl-option.html

My Black GC, no dealer installed swirls.

 
That's a gorgeous Genesis Coupe! I love non-metallic blacks with a flawless finish. My car is a VERY metallic black; and I like it too, but I secretly wish it was just 'black'.

Fun fact, apparently, my particular car DID come 'just black' for a short stint. Natural disasters in the country that produces the metal flake caused them not to be able to get it; so they just painted it without the metal flake. Time is money!
 
Romans5.8 said:
That's a gorgeous Genesis Coupe! I love non-metallic blacks with a flawless finish. My car is a VERY metallic black; and I like it too, but I secretly wish it was just 'black'.

Fun fact, apparently, my particular car DID come 'just black' for a short stint. Natural disasters in the country that produces the metal flake caused them not to be able to get it; so they just painted it without the metal flake. Time is money!
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Thanks :props: This paint actually has a lot of flake in it, just depeds on how the sun light hits it.
 
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