Poor paint quality on a new Panda?

I bought a new Fiat Panda 4x4 about two months ago on four year finance. It has a "Darkwave Black" paint finish. The problem is the durability of the paint finish, which is awful. The bonnet had a deep...

Can I get a new Ranger to replace mine with faulty paint?

I have a 2 month old Ford Ranger. Paint work is faulty over half of the truck. Ford has said there is a few which have this problem and we have a e-mail to verify this. Told to fetch it back for a paint...

Should I get paint and upholstery insurance with my new Mercedes-Benz?

I am collecting my new Mercedes-Benz this weekend, and when signing the papers, the salesman brought up the option of buying GardX paint and upholstery insurance. The price was discounted but still substantial....

My brand new car has damaged paint - what do I do?

Bought new C3 Picasso on 11/04/13, drove it home and on salesman’s recommendation returned to the garage on 18th to have GardX coating. In between time the car was just sitting on drive as I still have...

Should I get this paint protection?

Have ordered a new Ford Focus Estate through Drive The Deal. It is being a factory built and expect delivery to be late March/ early April. The Ford Dealer (Hartwells of Grimsby) supplying the car has...

Is 'Gard X' protection worth it?

I am buying a new Volkswagen Golf. Gard X protection is being suggested by the car supermarket. Is this a sensible additional cost?

Paintwork chips seem worse on my Golf

I have had a mk 6 Golf for almost three years, and driven 17,000 miles, a relatively small proportion of this on motorways. There are numerous stone chips on the bonnet and roof, plus several on the windscreen....

Opinion of Diamondbrite new car protection

I am in the process of buying a new Ford Kuga. the dealer is trying to convince me to have Diamondbrite protection for £150. I look after my cars, and polish them at least twice a year using Autoglym anyway....

What paint protection do you recommend for my Ford C-Max?

Having recently acquired the new Ford C-Max and finding it to be everything in a car that I wanted (easier to get in and out was an important factor) I was wondering if there is any paint protection you...

Who picks up this paintwork bill?

I bought an 03 reg Nissan Micra from a local dealer. About a month after the purchase a small patch of paint fell off near the rear number plate. This patch has grown increasingly bigger and I have taken...