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- From: lbr@holos0.uucp (Len Reed)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Undercoating and Paint Protection?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.155908.7479@holos0.uucp>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 15:59:08 GMT
- References: <BtLwpx.F3M@news.udel.edu> <1992Aug27.091700.9077@mr.med.ge.com> <1292@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
- Organization: Holos Software, Inc.
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- In article <1292@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM> lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow) writes:
- >
- >It probably does have factory undercoating and the sales-sleaze is trying
- >to sell dealer undercoating on top of it. I've been told factory
- >undercoating is perfectly reliable these days and it's a waste of money
- >to go for aftermarket undercoating.
-
- Consumer Reports noted that some forms of undercoating will void the
- manufacturer's warrenty. Now, I'd think that a mfgr would have trouble
- not paying if an authorized dealer (as oppossed to Joe's rustproofing)
- put the undercoating on, but in any event, don't get it.
-
- Dealer protection packages are pure profit; when I was shopping for cars
- last months most salesman admitted as much up front when I frowned
- at the $200-$800 add-ons on the window stickers. Only one of numerous
- schemes car dealers use.
-
- -Len
-