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Mikeoxbig

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Does anyone know what if anything the dealer needs to do to a brand new vehicle that's delivered off the trailer?

 

My new truck will be in soon. Should there be any more than a couple miles on it? I want to make sure the entire dealership isn't taking my brand new truck out to see what the 6.2 feels like.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Did you tell them not to wash it? Otherwise you will probably have a ton of swirls at no extra cost :lol:

 

Call your dealership and talk to your salesman. Usually dealerships park "sold" orders in back, at least thats what they did with mine.

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

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Did you tell them not to wash it? Otherwise you will probably have a ton of swirls at no extra cost :lol:

 

Call your dealership and talk to your salesman. Usually dealerships park "sold" orders in back, at least thats what they did with mine.

do you really think they cant even wash a veh ?? holy mackerel ryan give me a break ,,,,

 

OP ,,,do you really think they want to take your truck for a rip for the hell of it ???? it doesnt work that way AT ALL,,,couple of paranoid kids ...

 

they will PDI the truck and maybe put on 5 miles,,,,they will wash it and present you with your first new vehicle,,

 

 

 

loganbent Enthusiast

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I bought mine off the lot and it had 2.1 miles on it when I took it for the test drive, it wasn't that 6.2 though so not as unique.

Jer4251 Enthusiast

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I test drove a 6.2 the day after it came in, I think everyone on the lot drove it before I did. it does happen.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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do you really think they cant even wash a veh ?? holy mackerel ryan give me a break ,,,,

 

Go to camaro5 or autogeek and read the horror stories of cars that were not properly washed/prepped by a dealer. I am sorry if you do not believe this.

 

I took my 2000 in for a recall back in 2005 or 2006, I got a free wash that I didnt know they were going to do and my truck was all swirled up after that. It was in great condition prior to this. Took me a few wks to correct it all

 

Here are a few examples

 

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/hot-topics-frequently-asked-questions/28401-diso-dealership-installed-swirl-option.html

 

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/73035-advice-metallic-black-paint-dealership-installed-swirls.html

 

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?17327-DISO-Dealer-Installed-Swirl-Option-Brand-New-VW-GLI

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=dealer+installed+swirl+option&client=firefox-a&hs=pBr&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ECTkUvD-IOSIygGkr4CADQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFYQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=638

 

Sorry I could go on for days

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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The PDI consists of the tires being aired down to proper pressure (they ship at max pressure to avoid flatspotting), checking of fluids, functionality of all the gadgets and whatnot and a brief road test. I used to also set the clock and set a few radio stations to the presets so the first thing the owner didn't hear was static. Can't ever say I was inclined to put anything new through it's paces but I also worked for Hyundai so it wasn't like they had anything real exciting at the time.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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I would hope there would be less then 5 miles on a brand new vehicle.. When I was looking at duramaxes I found one I was gonna buy and while test driving I noticed it had over 600 miles on it.. Supposed to be brand new. Didn't buy that truck because they wouldn't budge on the price because of those miles

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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MY truck had 170 miles on it when I bought it, but it was transferred from another dealerhsip about 160 miles away so it all added up and the driver was an older guy who probably drove it normally.

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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I recommed requesting only hand washing the vehicle. No polishing or use of any power buffers. I know a guy who bought a brand new Mitsubishi Eclipse and it had some paint overspray on the hood and roof, probably from some paint work done on the roof of the dealership. Instead of wet clay bar-ing the car, some guy at the dealerhsip used a power buffer and polishing compound and completely ruined the paint job on the car by cutting deep swirls all the way down to the primer. It took weeks of fighting with the dealership to get the vehicle repainted at their expense. Avoid anything like that if at all possible. You can easily remove paint overspray by using a clay bar. It works extremely well, it is easy to use and leaves no ugly scratches or swirls.

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We had my wife's Audi TT Roadster in for service a few years back. After service they Hand washed it even though I said don't and the work order said don't. The kid must have had a rock in his rag. Swirl marked the hood right down to bare metal. They could hear my wife screaming at them a block away. The aluminum hood was scratched so they had to get us a new hood. It was the red and had no clear coat to save it.

Mikeoxbig Enthusiast

Mikeoxbig

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Did you tell them not to wash it? Otherwise you will probably have a ton of swirls at no extra cost :lol:

 

Call your dealership and talk to your salesman. Usually dealerships park "sold" orders in back, at least thats what they did with mine.

 

Ryan is dead on right. I told my salesman the day I ordered it that I didn't want it washed. I went as far to tell him to leave that white paper on it.

 

The last car I bought came with the free swirl marks. I almost returned it but didn't notice until about a month later.

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

gmtech4

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Go to camaro5 or autogeek and read the horror stories of cars that were not properly washed/prepped by a dealer. I am sorry if you do not believe this.

 

I took my 2000 in for a recall back in 2005 or 2006, I got a free wash that I didnt know they were going to do and my truck was all swirled up after that. It was in great condition prior to this. Took me a few wks to correct it all

 

Here are a few examples

 

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/hot-topics-frequently-asked-questions/28401-diso-dealership-installed-swirl-option.html

 

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/73035-advice-metallic-black-paint-dealership-installed-swirls.html

 

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?17327-DISO-Dealer-Installed-Swirl-Option-Brand-New-VW-GLI

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=dealer+installed+swirl+option&client=firefox-a&hs=pBr&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ECTkUvD-IOSIygGkr4CADQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFYQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=638

 

Sorry I could go on for days

ive never seen a bad wash from a store up here ,,,,,i guess it could happen ,,,its hard to believe thou

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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They do all kinds of dumb things at car dealerships. Years ago I had a 1992 Mazda Protege. I took it to the local Mazda dealer for some service once at they routinely hand wash customer's cars when they are through with the service. Of course, they employ high school kids to do this. Anyway, some kid sprayed corrosive wheel cleaner on my alloy wheels and forgot to rinse it off! Needless to say I noticed large ugly stains on my silver painted alloy wheels when I got home and I had to use rubbing compound to get rid of them because nothing else worked! Fortunately these were just painted (not polished or clearcoated) alloy wheels so even if I had to repaint them, it would not be that bad.

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