Agnew Volvo Autoglym "Life shine" package:Is it worth it?

[loud n low]

Hi all,my Mum is picking up her car from Agnews next week,it's a 3 year old V40 and in fairness,has very good paintwork bar a few very small marks from age,with that in mind,is it worth the package they offer?Would she (me I suppose)be better going for an independent detailer to apply a protective coating?I was thinking of getting them to sort those small blemishes in order to proceed(I nipped out for a smoke and mum had signed the dotted line with no haggling although in fairness it was half the miles and twice the spec as the equivalent on Letterkenny so no real complaints).

What a your thoughts and experiences?

Cheers for the input.

 

[A6Avant]

Do they not charge about £250 for this? You'd be better taking it to Pete at PMG and getting it done right. As far as I know it just another way of making money by adding on cost to the car, with no garauntee they are going to do a decent job

 

[loud n low]

Yes,That's the thing I would only advise my mum to proceed IF they sorted out the small blemishes as part of the deal.

 

[Chris Mac]

Don't bother, take it to @big_pete and have it done right

 

[chris_b]

@EP3 James should be able to help, I’ve been doing his head in recently

 

[big_pete]

Our ceramics are actually competitive in price with these gimmick dealer coatings lol

 

[Gareth]

I was able to buy a Life Shine paint, glass and upholstery products for £20. Kinda shows the worth of the product.

I never used it as I've gone down a different route using different products. As mentioned above, if paying for protective coatings, I'd be going to @big_pete

 

[Noel McQ]

There are a few pros and cons to it. Yes for a bit more money you could take it to a detailer and have a ceramic coating or something. Its not a dealership product, its an Autoglym product that the dealership offers. They do develop it and change it from time to time and the current carbon sheild protection is actually very good compared to previous versions.

And yes you might be able to get it on Ebay for 20 quid lmao, but you'll get the product and nothing else. When you take it through the dealership you recieve a lifetime guarantee from Autoglym for the length of time you own the car. Meaning if you spill something inside and it doesnt clean up like its supposed to then call autoglym and they sort it. same for the paint.

The one thing i would do though, is ensure that it has been properly applied. If it hasnt then Autoglym wont stand by the guarantee.

 

[Coog]

Dad got his car supaguarded when new and didn't polish it for 12 years

Actually looked alright until then

 

[Ghost]

Never bother. Go to @big_pete at PMG. Plenty of examples online of his work.

 

[DC52TES]

I also would highly recommend going to @big_pete.

 

[da.murf]

Bavarian use autoglym as well. As someone who sold it for 3yrs honestly I’d tell you Mum to save her money and take it to someone who will take time over the car and sort it.

The valeters honestly fly round them and don’t apply anything correctly. So even if the product is good, it doesn’t stand a chance as it’s not applied correctly.

Interior is meant to be on 24hrs before car goes to customers. Most seats are done 30minutes before collection. Exterior is something similar.

Not valeters fault, they have so many cars to do a day.

 

[zafturbo]

My friend got it done foc in his deal for a new car ,and in fairness the interior product was a good job .he spilt something and it just sat on top and he wiped it up no problem.if you go to a detailer independently and you get a good price I suppose that’s a better option but sometimes they give out quotes and then charge considerably more when the cars picked up .there is quite a few to choose from depending where you are .

 

[Gavlar]

Got it free with my car, the interior stuff does seem a good job...so far lol

 

[Brian mc21]

Our ceramics are actually competitive in price with these gimmick dealer coatings lol

Out of interest how much would this cost.

 

[big_pete]

Depends on the car, it's size and condition but it starts at £350

 

[Mark@PD]

A friend was quoted £350 for a Golf

 

[Jamesc]

One from a valeters point of view here. Id spend the money on a proper coating. I do lifeshine coatings for a dealership and 90% of the time i recieve the car hours before its going out, doesnt take long to apply properly but the cure time as with anything is what makes it last, generally 1-2hours for touch and 24hours before it can get wet or dirty/washed, Which generaly doesnt happen, customer is waiting in the showroom while the finishing touches is being done. Though not all valeters,/dealers have the same issue.

 

[euge07]

Depends on the car, it's size and condition but it starts at £350

All things considered the cost should be alot more, far too cheap, Ceramic coatings are the only job though, they are unreal and easy to keep

 

[big_pete]

All things considered the cost should be alot more, far too cheap, Ceramic coatings are the only job though, they are unreal and easy to keep

Agreed but that's where the market over here has led prices. People only care about price now they don't care about experience or the fact we do such a high standard of work. It's been a disaster for us trying to compete when most people don't have the overheads we do lol That's why I told you to keep it as a hobby lol

 

[euge07]

Agreed but that's where the market over here has led prices. People only care about price now they don't care about experience or the fact we do such a high standard of work. It's been a disaster for us trying to compete when most people don't have the overheads we do lol That's why I told you to keep it as a hobby lol

Yea I agree completely I'm more than happy with it part time lol.
It's crazy what people expect for absolute buttons, Over in the rest of the UK a good detailer is making an absolute fortune but typical N.Ireland attitude just drives the price down- and the "3 stage buffs for £50"

 

[big_pete]

Yea I agree completely I'm more than happy with it part time lol.
It's crazy what people expect for absolute buttons, Over in the rest of the UK a good detailer is making an absolute fortune but typical N.Ireland attitude just drives the price down- and the "3 stage buffs for £50"

Nail on the head. People also just assume because you are a business owner you have plenty of money lol I wish

 

[Gareth]

The Yanks must be raking it in then. This lad charged $10k to do a full nut and bolt job on a BM. Well paid at £1000 I'd say...

 

[Steve]

The Yanks must be raking it in then. This lad charged $10k to do a full nut and bolt job on a BM. Well paid at £1000 I'd say...

84 hours he states at the end. Thats $120 per hour!

 

[big_pete]

America is something else. I go out and do machine training and product development for a few different companies in the state's and their pricing structure is nuts lol

For something I would charge £500-600 for it's usually $4000 or so lol then the customer pays a 20% tip to the company and I have seen them go and tip the staff member that worked on the car too lol

Their correction work woukdnwobe of the same standard as it is in UK/Europe either.

Such an undervalued service here