Contrails 316 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 G'day everyone, A new BMW is being added to the family, a 2012 F30 328i. The dealer has also offered BMW Paint and Upholstery protection for $1000 with lifetime warranty. Is it snake oil or actually worth it? And will it help with the resale value in 3-4 years time? Regards, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haitoman 110 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 Don't waste your money. It is a well known fact that the value is less than 250 bucks so it is in the dealer's interest to flog it and keep the change. It adds nothing to resale value - I have an absolutely immaculate 2012 535i with 6000km on it that would have been over 150k new and if someone offerred me 60 for it, I would take it. The moral of the story, it's value will drop through the floor with or without snakeoil on it. Maybe you are interested in an F10 5-series instead? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 $1k is enough to do a half decent valet/cleaning 3 times. It will go even further if you have a bit of know how and DIY. I wouldn't bother if I were you, which is exactly what I did when I bought my car at dealers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WYZEUP 283 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 Yeah that is expensive for the product. we charge (nissan dealership) $595 for paint and fabric add another $100 if its leather. the interior treatment is good if you have children etc as it makes spills alot easier to clean up and resists staining, but exterior paint protection i feel is a sham as you have to use their car wash and only wash in certain conditions and follow their instructions to the word or they wont cover. your better off giving your car a good polish every few months to keep the paint in top condition Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Contrails 316 Report post Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Cheers for the replies everyone. Looks like I will be waxing it myself from time to time. Andrew, your f10 535i is out of the budget but would love to have two 535i in the garage. Edited April 15, 2016 by Contrails Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted April 15, 2016 For that kind of money you can get one of those ceramic coatings like CQuartz or Opticoat. A place called OCDetailng does that, maybe others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atlantiskiwi 73 Report post Posted April 15, 2016 OCD (detailing specialists) these guys do all these coatings inside and out. They specialize in it and know what they're doing. Also insured and used to dealing with people whom are as fanatical about getting it right as they area. Give Sam or Christian a call. http://www.ocdetailing.co.nz/ Sent from my SM-N910U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Contrails 316 Report post Posted April 15, 2016 Cheers, will definitely give OCD a call then. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites