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Just to give you an idea on the markup on this, that 3M supreme package at retail if you want to buy it yourself is about $400. Note that they don't even sell the "full hood" because it's a waste of coverage.

The trade-in value of your car at the end of the lease (residual value) is locked into your agreement at time of purchase. Rock chips from daily wear and tear have no impact. Similarly if you bought the car outright and trade it in later chips from daily wear and tear don't really impact the value at trade in, and certainly not by $1700 (which is what difference it would have to make for you to get your money back from the cost of the paint film).

Fabric protection is Scotchguard.

Leather protection is easy to keep up on with Lexol Conditioner.

This is a pure cash grab by the dealer. You have better things to spend your money on.

Here's a situation I was in as a damn customer.

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Wife bought a car. She loved it on the test drive, we got a good price and bought from a store I'd gotten a car from. Everything was good, we took the car directly from the dealership to go run some errands. My wife starts commenting on how the seat belt is hurting her. We try moving the seat, we try her throwing a jacket on (which would only be tenable some of the time). Nothing is working. She's getting more and more uncomfortable driving the car. We've tried every seat position that still lets her physically drive the car and nothing is working. In my head I'm thinking "I'm going to have to go back to the Sales Manager and try to get him to unwind this deal over a fucking seat belt. All we can do is be honest with him and hope for the best."

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In the end, I went to an auto parts store as soon as we got home and bought some shitty seat belt pads. I also ordered one of these beautiful bastards, which ultimately did the trick. Satisfaction and love for the car was restored and I didn't have to end up in a thread like this; until now.

So you read it, and know you won a one in 60000 chance of winning a $600 tv? They are literally offering you one penny to drive across town and give them your name and phone number.

That makes these shirts seem like good advice https://www.amazon.com/Not-Gay-But-Adult-T-Shirt/dp/B00IXFA1VW

use a wired headset. Even less noise and a clearer signal than a bluetooth headset.

If you want to get even more serious about reducing the road noise then get a pair of Bose noise cancellation headphones (noise cancellation on these is much better than other brands that cost less) like this one. You can save even more by buying used off Amazon or eBay. Just be sure to pick out model with a microphone. You can buy third party accessory microphones with a boom mic if you prefer that.

Yeah, it's a bummer.

If it helps, you can get a key fob for about $60 off of ebay.

Chrysler have really, really bad service. I think you'll be frustrated, but you might call corporate and see if they'll do something for you. Chances are they'll tell you to go pound sand, but they might actually rectify the situation.

For the future, just make sure you end up getting a keyring with a release. I just randomly found this on google:

http://www.mrlock.com/35247.html?mv_pc=go_fr

That's what we used. Gravity is still a problem regardless as they can be pretty loose in the module (It is the WIN module, BTW) no matter what, but at least you don't make it worse with all of the extra weight. They really ought to do a recall or something.

The next thing you need to look out for are the brakes.

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Stop-K4015-Front-One-Click/dp/B007KFMH6S

What they did was put these OEM brakes and rotors on that are too small, so they get eaten up. When my pads went on my Journey, they went instantly. It was pulling teeth to get the money out of them. They were happy to make me pay for "negligence" when in reality it was their negligence in not putting substantial enough brakes in the vehicle. I have a friend with a 2009 Caravan that goes through brakes like a hot knife through butter.

Chances are you have that problem right now and it will show up unpleasantly with a ruined caliper. I put that Power Stop kit in my Journey and it was a night and day difference. $300 or so for the kit and maybe $100 for a mechanic to slap it in and you will never have to worry about the brakes.

I'm getting a hitch on my Murano for bike rack only too. It won't have wiring. I had the same question. $200 including install and parts (U-haul). For the $40 install i'll let them do it. I have a 2014 Murano and I think the exhaust has to be "dropped" to access the mounting holes. I think on the newer version you cant just use a jack and mount it without having to move anything. Still not sure it's worth the trouble to diy. I wish I could get a rack to fit my current one and switch it to my new car, but apparently I can't.

I might be getting a 2020 and wondering if I should just spring for the $400 tow package...not sure if that's factory or dealer installed.

I got a Swagman rack (for 2 bikes). We were using it on our Tahoe until we had to get rid of it. LOVE this style bike rack! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001VO1YY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If all you care about is Bluetooth streaming audio, this will be the fastest and cheapest way to get it:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GHUHMUS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_1g2Izb1987Z6Z

Just make sure you get a USB to 30-pin cable if you don’t already have one. This will work with any music source, not just Apple’s built-in music app.

I sell Infiniti and this is what I recommend to my clients with the same issue as you. All of them have loved it!

I've had really good luck with these. They make the car smell like a swimming pool for about a day, but definitely helps.

Rockports, love those shoes they feel like tennis shoes look like business

http://www.amazon.com/Rockport-Mens-Eureka-Walking-Brown/dp/B000W93Q1O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415071502&sr=8-1&keywords=rockports

id go back to the dealership but I have no desire to wait for their service dept to get to me nor to go all the way over there.

but you've def inspired me to try again. I just got the larger screw heads linked below (FFS I really need these anyway since I lose them so often).

I don't think I need power tools. honestly, you typically get more torque out of your arm than the power tools can put out.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RH3DW8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

yep. it's actually $65 right now & eligible for Prime shipping...definitely worth it given I paid $15 more.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FSJMKG3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qCqzCbVPENPHF

the Titan it jumped had been sitting for like 2 months in winter weather.

What about something like this?

Key Tag

I’m thinking about giving them to customers who buy.

You can also just get popcorn oil, flavacol, and any popcorn kernels and it will taste great. You just need a popcorn machine or a whirlypop.

I recommend a seat protector like this to put under the child seat regardless of seat color. It reduces divots from the hard seat base and keep the inevitable dropped food from mashing into the seats and discoloring it.

Never had light colored seats myself, but I would keep them completely covered in the back where the kids are. Shoe prints seem like they’d be unavoidable otherwise.

Here's a DIY option if you want to keep it looking good.

https://www.amazon.com/Scotchgard-Fabric-Upholstery-Protector-10-Ounce/dp/B008JA4PZY/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=car+seat+protector+spray&qid=1572896263&sr=8-6

honestly, buy one of those temporary scratch removers & just buff that in. If that doesn't work, bring the car in for trade late at night/in the rain.

This stuff works wonders: https://www.amazon.com/Carfidant-Scratch-Swirl-Remover-Scratches/dp/B07HNHC828/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1Q2VT96X020LP&keywords=carfidant+scratch+and+swirl+remover&qid=1573010556&sprefix=carfidan%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVk1WOU5IRzdLS1kwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTI1NzM1MVFXN1VHNzVYWTU1TSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDQzNjkzR0YzVk5PQjdSUUIxJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

https://www.amazon.com/God-Guns-Automobiles-Season-1/dp/B00DU71OEQ Wasn't this enough ??? Lol

They make portable hand controls so people can rent cars while on trips. ex:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUdlzy3mbNM

https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Handicap-Controls-car-Available-Red-blue-silver/dp/B009JZOS8C

One of these is pretty handy to keep in your glovebox. I also use them for periodic wear checks on cars I own.