[Dean91]

I was hoping for some advice...

Have been an avid viewer of the forum ever since placing my order and will be picking up my new car on Saturday.

I was in last week sorting out the paperwork and the Finance guy was trying to sell me the SMART repair service. Is this something that many people take out? I hadn't really looked at it before but its got me thinking about every little scratch that might/could appear

[Nick the Greek]

No.

[Bee Pee]

I did and the rovider is a company called SHINE.

Had cause to use them twice so far - once for alloys and once for body work. Excellent both times.

[TheLiverBird]

There's still a charge everytime you use them AFAIK, so no I wouldn't, as a good smart repair / PDR repair isn't that expensive!

[Dean91]

Originally Posted by Nick the Greek

No.

Thanks. Straight to the point

[Dean91]

Originally Posted by TheLiverBird

There's still a charge everytime you use them AFAIK, so no I wouldn't, as a good smart repair / PDR repair isn't that expensive!

They told me it was unlimited repairs at no extra charge for the term you've paid for

[Slipperyshoe]

Originally Posted by Dean91

They told me it was unlimited repairs at no extra charge for the term you've paid for

No charge and unlimited up to £3k. I used it last month for 6 different scratches/dings/stone chips. My policy is from 'autoprotect'

I'm not too enthralled about the quality of the repair though- I was actually going to put a thread up about it when I finally get some free time!

Also, all bumpers and any plastics are excluded from policy.

I'm about 50/50 on whether I would get again. Probably swaying toward not and instead would spend the money on 'venture shield' or similar as I think long term this would be a far more worthy investment (Terry 'Tengo' has this). I would get the car detailed first (GTechniq) and then have the shield put on before I did more than 100 miles.

[Andy30D]

Originally Posted by Slipperyshoe

No charge and unlimited up to £3k. I used it last month for 6 different scratches/dings/stone chips. My policy is from 'autoprotect'

I'm not too enthralled about the quality of the repair though- I was actually going to put a thread up about it when I finally get some free time!

Also, all bumpers and any plastics are excluded from policy.

I'm about 50/50 on whether I would get again. Probably swaying toward not and instead would spend the money on 'venture shield' or similar as I think long term this would be a far more worthy investment (Terry 'Tengo' has this). I would get the car detailed first (GTechniq) and then have the shield put on before I did more than 100 miles.

All bumpers excluded?!?

That's like selling shoes and being told you can't wear them!

I would stay away from it!

[TheLiverBird]

Originally Posted by Dean91

They told me it was unlimited repairs at no extra charge for the term you've paid for

I stand corrected - I may have been thinking about the one Audi offered, which was £250 (iirc) for 2 years, plus £30 per repair.

However, if what's said above is the case and it's excluding the bumpers - then I wouldn't see any value in it.

[Dean91]

Originally Posted by TheLiverBird

I stand corrected - I may have been thinking about the one Audi offered, which was £250 (iirc) for 2 years, plus £30 per repair.

However, if what's said above is the case and it's excluding the bumpers - then I wouldn't see any value in it.

+1 Looking like bad vfm now

Thanks all for your points of view

[F30AM]

I had a dent on my bonnet along the crease and where there was double skin. The SMART repairer at my BMW Dealership (Berry, Chiswick) did a perfect job, but it cost me an arm and a leg. I think it was £120 incl VAT is what I paid the dealer.