UnhandledException
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Xpel makes a big difference. Trust me, if there has been any pros vs cons thread only I must have read it. I read everything there is to read and this has been one of those things that I changed my mind 10 times before.All really good observations. I have a couple comments.
1 - you make me want to do 100% PPF on the car...but even though I say this is a long term keeper...I tend to only keep cars a few years...in which time, I will never get close to that money back for PPF. Some people care, some don't when it comes to buying a used car...but I generally keep the car pretty rock free.
2 - Unfortunately - heavy wheels don't cause the squeaks and rattles...Fords poor quality does. My previous 16 R developed a couple little ones in 10k miles and my 300 mile 2020 R came with a couple from the factory.
That being said, my personal experience has been that it is important to have if you pay attention to how your car looks. Do rock chips, scratches, scuff marks bother you? Are you the type of person who washes his cars himself? Do you walk to your garage out of the blue just to stare at your car in full appreciation because its beautiful?
I have had my ZR1 fully covered and ceramic coated since brand new and in 11,000 miles it looks exactly like it did brand new. Ceramic coating makes the water not stick and drying (I use air drying method using master blaster) so much easer. You have no water spots, or any spots for that matter. Car looks like it has wax on it all the time.
My GT3RS was halfway wrapped when I got it with 500 miles on it and I can tell you I waited 2000 miles to wrap the rest and my doors/rear quarter have over 2 dozen little pencil tip size chips. Door handles are covered in scratches. It looks bad.
To sum up, if you drive your cars a lot (more than 50 miles/week) and get close to them (washing them/drying them yourself) where imperfections bother you, you should do it.
As for the squeaks, you have a point. Mine was not so bad first year, but it got progressively worse. Past 55,000 mile mark engine started developing more NVH which can be felt in the cabin. I suspect it might be engine mounts.
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