Hey guys

Do you guys think it's worth it to buy the fabric protection warrenty that the dealer offers.. My interior is parchment.. I had a friend that has the same interior and she says that her jeans rub off on the leather and she starting to see the color of the interior change..

Being that the car will Have kids in it and what not. Is it worth it to buy (keep in mind that it cost about $800-1000) also covers from rips, tears, cigerett burns, etc etc.

 

The leather can be treated with some leather cleaner and conditioner ~$7 each

The carpets can be protected with scotchgard ~$10
Cleaned with carpet cleaner ~$5

Cigarette Burns? Easy, don't smoke in the car.

Rips and tears can be easily avoided.

All this stuff doesn't cost more than $30. That is a lot less than $800-1000.

So to answer your question, no I do not recommend spending the money on the interior warranty.

 

get a car with black interior?

but seriously. with kids...get weathertech floor mats. yes they are $$$, but well worth it since the mat is like a tray and catches everything. the seats themselves...leather conditioner or seat covers (at least for the kids) or plastic (like old school grandma ways). scotchgard for the rest of the interior.

weekly cleaning if the kids are in the car all the time.

i'm pretty sure my mdx didn't ever have an interior detail in the first two years of life. i certainly gave it a good once over the first weekend i had my car home. then after that, its monthly details since i'm the only one in the car most of the time. once you give it a good cleaning (in your case the car is new), you just make sure you do a weekly or bi-monthly wipe down and vaccuum to keep everything looking good.

 

Tks for the input guys..

I would of got a Blk interior but the wife doesn't like it.. She's more into the light interior, she says it stands out more

 

Yeah, and so does the dirt!

She should have no problem cleaning it once a month since it was her choice .... right? Good luck!

 

Just because it may have a black interior, it doesn't mean that it is not dirty. It just does not show it as much. The best solution is to keep it as clean as possible all the time, I find it much easier not to get it dirty than to clean it after it is.

 

The only thing you should buy from an Acura dealer is an extended warranty if you plan to keep your MDX past 4 years and/or 50K miles. All those other "protection" packages are huge profit makers for the dealer, and in all likelihood you will not recoup your initial investment, especially if you make more than one claim as the company will say you are abusing your vehicle and will not pay.

 

All cars need to be cleaned, Blk or light interior. It's just up to urself to clean it. ( so I'll be the one cleaning it of course)

I ended up not buying the fabric warrenty, but did buy the extended acura care warranty.. 7yr - 100k bumber to bumber

Very excited a out the car and love it

Tks guys for all the help