I was at my local Mazda dealer yesterday to get an oil change and noticed a salesman who had just received a dealer trade. It was a new Mazda 3 Special Edition (or whatever its called) and he was using PAPER TOWELS AND AMMONIA to wipe down various parts of the car like the rear bumper, etc.

I have never received a new car and not have minute scratches or swirls. I have babied my new cars and noticed scratches that I thought I had put there due to not taking care of it right even though I knew better. I just saw first hand what stupid things dealerships do to cleaning new cars or any car for that matter. All those scratches that you see on your new car after several months may not have been from you after all.

 

those dirty rats

 

It sucks to spend X amount of dollars on cleaning/detailing supplies only to see that the paint you have to work with is already scratched.