Don’t let the dealer detail or even wash your new car

[Hacksaw]

Not all dealers do it, only some add on these things as a part of their policy.

This is the sort of garbage the FTC's CARS rules would have prevented. It would have prevented "...two common types of illegal tactics consumers face when buying a car: bait-and-switch tactics and hidden junk fees." But after it was adopted and was going to go into effect last July, the NADA filed a lawsuit and got the Appeals Court to strike it down on an administrative technicality.

 

[LLL1990]

Dealership did not touch ours. I brought her home for the wash and detailing. Don't trust them.

Washing it is supposed to be done as part of the pre delivery inspection. If the truck is dirty they and you can miss damage that may be concealed by the dirt. This is also how they're supposed to check to make sure the paint quality is good and there is no discoloration between body panels.

Damage found prior to delivery should be corrected or at least disclosed to the customer. However, if you take delivery and bring it home, the dealer is no longer responsible for any damage you may find when you wash it yourself. The dealer can claim the damage could've have happened after you took delivery and not during transport or when they had possession of it.

 

[20Toyota4Runner25]

You are 100 percent correct, but I have been in the OP shoes a couple times too many.

 

[Vincenzo]

I do not trust ceramic coating. It is a coating and not like wax. While it might look good at first. What are the consequences as it wears? It will do just like a painted clear coat.