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fansonly, listen to me... do not let the dealer do the the PDI on the exterior of your car. This is my 3rd Porsche and on to the first two I took in to my detailer afterwards. Lots of paint correction from the dealers PDI. On my most recent Porsche I took delivery of it plastic still on it. Shipping dirt still all over it and took it straight to my detailer for proper prep and nano-coating. My dealer thought it was so weird to give me my car that way, all dirty with the plastic still on it, but the car is perfect now. See pics below.
How I picked it up.
After my detailer prepped and nano-coated it.
Did you really drive it home like that? I live about 90 miles from my dealer and I don't think they would have flat bedded it to me for free. I didn't want to ruin my delivery experience with my wife and kids by having the new car look like this. I know I took a chance by letting the dealer do what they are suppose to do anyway and I think they did a great job. When I got home and showed it to my detailer he thought it looked good and that the paint quality from Porsche was very good. I think the dealers must laugh at people spending hundreds or thousands of dollars detailing a brand new car and saving them the work to prepare it.
Jim
There are some Threads around on picking up your Porsche from the Dealer that include a number of worthwhile comments.
I did not let the Dealer do anything until I arrived about an hour after it came off the Transporter. Took off the coverings myself and inspected. Car was perfect, required no wash or anything. Dealer did mechanical/electrical checks, removed 18 mph restriction and test drive.
No paint correction or anything required, just had the front end clear wrapped.
After 2&1/2 years, paint is fine.
Detailing et al is a waste of money in my opinion, unless you are just going to sit and contemplate your car.
If you are going to enter concours competition, that is a whole different ballgame!-Richard
I would strongly recommend NOT having the dealer detail anything on your Pcar. I leave that to the experts. Cquartz, XPEL, Paint Correction or whatever.... have a reputable detail shop help you.
What lex said. Let them unwrap it to check for major defects etc. and don't wash/dry it. Good detailers are going to correct the whole car and taking off the wrap isn't going to create any extra work.
Drive it for two weeks dirty and enjoy it. Drop it off at the detailer and when you pick it up it will be the excitement again of taking delivery of a new car. Two in two weeks.
And one more thing. Not all dealers are bad at this. My stealer actually subs it out to a very good and reputable detailer. Not only did they detail my car but they corrected it before applying the Xpel. Yes it was a little more expensive but they see a benefit in it because folks can then finance the detail and Xpel.
I had them do it because I had a long haul through ****ty LA traffic and a few rocks from those trucks would have done more damage.
We peeled the plastic off and screwed the license plates on while I was there and then I drove it home dirty. Gave it a quick wash myself when I got it home and then off to the detailers the following morning for OptiCoating.
Not the shiny car dealer presentation you're normally accustomed to, but no swirl marks all through the paint work later.
The dealer of course did all the other stages of PDI. They just didn't touch the exterior paint.
What lex said. Let them unwrap it to check for major defects etc. and don't wash/dry it. Good detailers are going to correct the whole car and taking off the wrap isn't going to create any extra work.
Drive it for two weeks dirty and enjoy it. Drop it off at the detailer and when you pick it up it will be the excitement again of taking delivery of a new car. Two in two weeks.
This.
Originally Posted by 96redLT4
I didn't want to ruin my delivery experience with my wife and kids by having the new car look like this. ... I think the dealers must laugh at people spending hundreds or thousands of dollars detailing a brand new car and saving them the work to prepare it.
Jim
And this. Come on guys... For some of us buying a new Porsche is still a big deal and a family affair. It shouldn't be a terror-inducing experience. I'm all for due care and getting it right, but it's about balance... If I'm getting a new car like this, I'm taking the whole family to see it, we're having lunch after etc... It's an event!
When I got my 991 two years ago the dealer actually sent the car to a top level detailing shop to do the paint/body. Same with my Macan Turbo where they asked my preference and sent it out.
12-05-2015, 11:03 PM
