GR86 What things to ask before delivery?

[grzoostuff]

Hopefully when things all go through, what things should I ask before delivery? From reading the threads so far?
1. Mats
2. No dealer stickers on car
3. Plates to be stuck on, rather then drilled.
4. Private plate if have one
5. Petrol included?
6. Can they leave all the factory stickers for me to remove? Seen this on some of the US videos.

 

[Duke]

For me it is always

No dealer stickers/badges - will insist they remove them if they do put them on
Tyre pressures correct - will check with the tpms
No Supaguard etc. - waste of money

 

[beorg]

If petrol's included, you want to make sure they fuel up with premium 98 or higher octane fuel.

Similarly, if you're getting PPF or ceramic coating, you'll want to ask for the car not to be washed or detailed by the dealer as they're just likely to cause it to require more drastic paint correction.

 

[brutamuk]

I've already got it in writing from my dealer that they won't touch the paintwork before I collect it. I also told them to use sticky pads for the plates but that might be a problem now as it seem the plates will be fitted by Toyota before delivery to the dealership. I'm going to see if Toyota can use sticky pads for the plates when they call me.

 

[Grblue86]

Hopefully when things all go through, what things should I ask before delivery? From reading the threads so far?
1. Mats
2. No dealer stickers on car
3. Plates to be stuck on, rather then drilled.
4. Private plate if have one
5. Petrol included?
6. Can they leave all the factory stickers for me to remove? Seen this on some of the US videos.

Of these, which ones are asked to the dealers and which to toyota?

 

[Gal14]

Sorry if this seems an obvious question, but what is the purpose of asking the dealer not to wash the car before delivery?

 

[Mick]

Sorry if this seems an obvious question, but what is the purpose of asking the dealer not to wash the car before delivery?

The lad on work experience doing the washing will most likely drop the sponge at least 10 times in dirt/gravel while washing your brand new car

 

[beorg]

Sorry if this seems an obvious question, but what is the purpose of asking the dealer not to wash the car before delivery?

No reason to ask that if you're happy with free scratches on your brand new car.

On a serious note, dealerships are not known to pay professional detailers to do a thorough detail on new cars sold, so unless you don't care about your fresh paint getting marred and scratched by a dirty sponge, I would suggest taking it straight to a detailing shop or doing the 2 bucket wash yourself with a mitt and applying some quality wax/sealant.

 

[Gal14]

Good to know, I'll get a request in to my dealer then cheers for the heads up guys!

 

[--Rage--]

No reason to ask that if you're happy with free scratches on your brand new car.

On a serious note, dealerships are not known to pay professional detailers to do a thorough detail on new cars sold, so unless you don't care about your fresh paint getting marred and scratched by a dirty sponge, I would suggest taking it straight to a detailing shop or doing the 2 bucket wash yourself with a mitt and applying some quality wax/sealant.

If you opt for Supagard, I was told this gets detailed and ceramic coated by an external company. Anyone know if Supagard do the full detailing from the initial wash etc.

Not sure how much of it was a sales person wish wash and ho much was the truth.

 

[Nick]

If you opt for Supagard, I was told this gets detailed and ceramic coated by an external company. Anyone know if Supagard do the full detailing from the initial wash etc.

Not sure how much of it was a sales person wish wash and ho much was the truth.

Unless it’s changed massively over the years, then it’s just ‘wish wash’. It won’t compare with what a proper detailer would do, or indeed you could do yourself if you have the time and space. I’d guess they just get a pack of stuff in labelled as Supagard, and whoever ended up on car wash duty that week would end up applying it (and I imagine in as short a time as they can get away with).

 

[Seano1878]

I’d never go for the dealer paint protection, find a proper detailer and stump up the extra! It’ll be so worth it.

PPF I’ve heard mixed reviews about, I believe it needs changing after a number of years too and if you go for the same again then you’ll have paid more for it that a good respray. I can understand it on a Ferrari or Pagani but a 30k Toyota?

 

[PVGR]

Why would you get a brand new car detailed?

Fair enough get it washed properly but it's hardly like it needs every crevice washing to perfection its brand new.

 

[KobayashiMaru86]

Hopefully when things all go through, what things should I ask before delivery? From reading the threads so far?
1. Mats
2. No dealer stickers on car
3. Plates to be stuck on, rather then drilled.
4. Private plate if have one
5. Petrol included?
6. Can they leave all the factory stickers for me to remove? Seen this on some of the US videos.

All this pretty much. I'd even be tempted to say leave plates on passenger seat and I'll fit myself on collection as I want them straight too. As much as I'll want to enjoy it straightaway it's going to a detailer to get ceramic coated, possibly ppf on some bits but need to have a chat with them first

 

[AndyRC]

All this pretty much. I'd even be tempted to say leave plates on passenger seat and I'll fit myself on collection as I want them straight too. As much as I'll want to enjoy it straightaway it's going to a detailer to get ceramic coated, possibly ppf on some bits but need to have a chat with them first

I will hopefully get the chance to ask if they will leave the plates in the car to be fitted at the dealer how I’d like them

 

[AndyRC]

No reason to ask that if you're happy with free scratches on your brand new car.

On a serious note, dealerships are not known to pay professional detailers to do a thorough detail on new cars sold, so unless you don't care about your fresh paint getting marred and scratched by a dirty sponge, I would suggest taking it straight to a detailing shop or doing the 2 bucket wash yourself with a mitt and applying some quality wax/sealant.

I was sat in a Mercedes dealership waiting for my car serviced and watched a guy go around all of the cars outside with a microfibre cloth and wiped them all down with the same one

 

[beorg]

Why would you get a brand new car detailed?

Fair enough get it washed properly but it's hardly like it needs every crevice washing to perfection its brand new.

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A well detailed used car will look a lot nicer than a brand new car that has not had any detail done since leaving the factory, and as per above comments, dealers don't really care to spend any significant time ormoney to get your car in a top notch shape, as most customers frankly would not notice the difference, just like how they don't really care about minor scratches or stone chips.

 

[Conscript]

Has anyone made any requests about disabling the synthetic engine noise? Seen a few US commentators saying they had the dealer turn it off, so presumably you could ask them to do it before delivery.

I'll probably leave it on at first and just unplug the module to test what it sounds like without.

 

[beorg]

Has anyone made any requests about disabling the synthetic engine noise? Seen a few US commentators saying they had the dealer turn it off, so presumably you could ask them to do it before delivery.

I'll probably leave it on at first and just unplug the module to test what it sounds like without.

Same here, like most modifications, until you get to know the car, it seems a bit pointless to me to start changing it from day 1 without knowing the difference. It seems easy enough to unplug the module or code it out in software anyway.

 

[KobayashiMaru86]

One thing I've learned when it comes to mods is while it's very tempting to do them soon, it's far better to learn what you have first and then make a more informed decision. The mod then feels far better too and you've not wasted cash pushing the car in what could be the wrong direction.