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We left it alone. Seats covers can always be replaced sometime later but I'm not spending the $$$ until it's ready for it. Btw, the Lexus dealer tried a number of cleaning solution and can't get it off.
Hmmm. I’m a bit more worried about you than the leather.
Unless you don’t drive the car, it’s going to get marks and scratches.
Best thing I did was become proficient on fixing, restoring or replacing those parts with wear marks or scratches so that I can take control of them and not rely on others. I also stay away from shops or dealers unless absolutely necessary. I am under warranty but replaced a part under a TSB yesterday on my dollar just to stay away from the dealer.
It's always important to thoroughly examine the car ahead of buying (I take detailed notes) then walk away with the best price. I always find extra imperfections after I bring the car home but I remember how much I saved over new and that keeps me happy. In the past year I have literally saved 50k over new for cars that are just like new. As a cash buyer, that's more than enought to keep a smile on my face if I need to fix a few blemishes here and there.
I also recommend having a baby, that will give a whole new world of things to stress about and you will quickly forget about little blemishes on the car.
Best thing I did was become proficient on fixing, restoring or replacing those parts with wear marks or scratches so that I can take control of them and not rely on others. I also stay away from shops or dealers unless absolutely necessary. I am under warranty but replaced a part under a TSB yesterday on my dollar just to stay away from the dealer.
It's always important to thoroughly examine the car ahead of buying (I take detailed notes) then walk away with the best price. I always find extra imperfections after I bring the car home but I remember how much I saved over new and that keeps me happy. In the past year I have literally saved 50k over new for cars that are just like new. As a cash buyer, that's more than enought to keep a smile on my face if I need to fix a few blemishes here and there.
I also recommend having a baby, that will give a whole new world of things to stress about and you will quickly forget about little blemishes on the car.
Good advice. If you obsess over a car that means your not paying attention to other things.
Door panel scratch’s? Maybe dealer used a protectant on it as a temporary fix. Wipe some **** on it and then do it again a few weeks.
Kids will ruin nice things. They they grow up and you can start again. Then worry about grand kids ruining the new stuff. Great problems actually!!!
I was afraid I was going to get a reply like this eventually. I already know I need help.
We all have our little idiosyncrasies. I can be the same way with books and blu-rays and a few other things. As a kid I was always taught to take of my things and keep things looking nice. While I would love to keep the car in perfect pristine condition the reality is that if I want it to be perfect I have to buy it new and never drive it. Other folks have talked about replacing/fixing things that seem a bit much for what I would do but to some extent I get it. For me it comes down to not wanting to get bummed or upset when the car gets its first ding - especially by something I did.
I do think that often when we test drive and look at used cars there may be imperfections we don't see and over time they start to come out. Some of that may be things the dealer does in "detailing" to make them less noticeable right at that moment, others may just be our brain letting us see/not see things because of how we feel that day.
My guess is that technically that can't be fixed - it needs to be replaced. If it bothers you that much buy a new trim piece (or find a good used one) and put it on. I know there's at least one person on here who can tell us how that piece comes off and goes back on....and there are probably a few.
I tend to be picky and always careful when getting in/out of a car. I always wear Levi's in the cooler months and I think the seams are hard on the leather. I have a red beach towel that I keep on the base of the seat to reduce wear and tear. This is my seat after 10k miles.
I think some people are forgetting that the leather scratch happened by the dealership when I had it in for service. I'm not demanding they repair my seats for wrinkles and scratches that I put in myself. As I wrote in an earlier post, the other scratches and rips have been documented with pictures and text messages between the sales rep and I while I was at the dealership (I wanted to make sure there was a paper trail). Also, I told the sale rep about the scratch in the Naguri Aluminum trim after the test drive, which is why they agreed to do something about it in the first place.