flooring, rustproofing, remote start

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nellborg

Discussion Starter · Jan 19, 2016

My dealer in Minneapolis emailed me yesterday and said my 148 XLT Low roof family van was built on Jan 7th - we're now just waiting for delivery to the dealer. I've three concerns now:

1. I noticed on the dealer invoice that was just sent to me, that vinyl floor covering is NOT listed, even though it was on the order print-out that the dealer sent to me in October. This isn't a deal killer since I've waited so long for the van, but....what would my options be at this point? It doesn't seem to me like converting new carpet to a full vinyl flooring would be easy to do (but, what do I know...) Or, do I want to use up the carpet and figure out some kind of vinyl flooring conversion after a year or two?

2. I suspect the dealer will try hard to sell me on fabric coatings, paint coatings, rustproofing, pre-paid oil changes, extra warranties, etc. I usually don't fall for this stuff, but I did buy the 60k oil/service changes for my 2012 F150 - which I later regretted as it was overpriced. Is there anything that I should get? I've seen posts about rustproofing, but couldn't find anything that seemed more than just isolated opinions of local rustproofers elsewhere.

3. I forgot to order the remote start. The dealer says they've got "lots of aftermarket options" - which worries me because I know nothing. All I want is to be able to look out my kitchen window at the van in the cold Wisconsin winter mornings and push a button to pre-heat the van for 10 minutes. Anything to get / not get?

Thanks for any info.
EB

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airmengarrettm

· #2 · Jan 20, 2016

nellborg said:
My dealer in Minneapolis emailed me yesterday and said my 148 XLT Low roof family van was built on Jan 7th - we're now just waiting for delivery to the dealer. I've three concerns now:

2. I suspect the dealer will try hard to sell me on fabric coatings, paint coatings, rustproofing, pre-paid oil changes, extra warranties, etc. I usually don't fall for this stuff, but I did buy the 60k oil/service changes for my 2012 F150 - which I later regretted as it was overpriced. Is there anything that I should get? I've seen posts about rustproofing, but couldn't find anything that seemed more than just isolated opinions of local rustproofers elsewhere.

Congrats on the final build!
That stinks that you may not receive it with the vinyl floor covering as you desired!!!

I can't help you with your first or last question, but concerning the dealer add-ons you're asking about I can tell you this. First, a dealer would not sell it unless they made some profit off of it. I'm not saying that dealers only sell things that earn a profit all the time...but most of the time they need to make a profit when they sell a warranty or add-on or used/new car, otherwise they wouldn't be able to stay in business. Now, my viewpoint is that if I take care of my vehicle exactly as the manufacturer's maintenance schedule suggests, then I shouldn't need any of the dealer add-ons, at the same time some are obviously nice like the rustproofing and fabric protectors. What I would suggest is this, if after thinking of the pros and cons you decide that you do want some of the dealer add-ons, shop around. It turns out that many dealer add-ons can be purchased from other dealers. By shopping around you can use competition to get a better price on an extended warranty and some other things. Here is my favorite resource for car shopping knowledge: realcartips.com

However, for your specific question just read this: http://www.realcartips.com/guide/warranties.shtml

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