Car Dealer Stickers - Team-BHP

smsrini · 22nd January 2008, 18:25

Hi!

Why do the car dealers put those horrendous stickers with their dealership names on cars before delivery and every time you send it for service. Publicity be damned, it ruins the look of the car all together.

The Hyundai dealers take the cake for their pathetic sense of aesthetics w.r.t the stickers they dump on the car rear windscreens.

Why should we allow these dealers to put their stickers on the cars we pay for ? Do they give us additional discounts for this ?

To add to it the stupid stickers dont come off easily, if not removed immediately,and need to scraped off, scratching the glass/ paint.

The dealers deserve a resounding

for this.

I would be surprised if someone tells me that the Manufacturer actually support this.

toiingg · 22nd January 2008, 19:25

Simple, if you see that they have pasted a sticker after servicing the car, make them remove it.

Works for me. Always.

satish_appasani · 22nd January 2008, 19:46

Once i asked the dealer to pay me Rs.10000 for the free campaigning...

Jaggu · 22nd January 2008, 19:54

just instruct them NOT to do this when giving for service.

ad75 · 22nd January 2008, 19:54

i make the service advisor write on the job card not to fix stickers.

if they still fix it i ask them to remove it.

finneyp · 22nd January 2008, 20:03

Yes, some stickers are too painful to remove, like the one by 'MANIPAL MOTORS' in B'lore.

iraghava · 22nd January 2008, 20:10

For years, I've been specifically instructing dealers at the time of buying a new car or getting my cars service that I do NOT want ANY stickers on my car and they usually follow that. If not, then I make them remove it then & there, they never complain.

GTO - Touring · 22nd January 2008, 20:12

No dealer stickers on my car either. And I make sure that they don't put any up when she goes for a service.

OT : If there is one dealer for whom the stickers worked out really well, its Vitesse. In the early nineties, every second Maruti on Mumbai roads had the terribly effective in-your-face sticker that read "If it's a Maruti.....it must be Vitesse".

anonymous · 22nd January 2008, 20:14

Few days back, I went to tyre shop to inquire about new tyres and alloys. Few days after this, when I was standing in my balcony, I saw a big yellow color sticker at the back side glass. I thought what the heck is this and finally came down to see it and found that this sticker was of that tyre shop. So not only dealers but most of the after market shops also do it.

Technocrat · 22nd January 2008, 20:38

I simply hate such stickers. Get them removed as & when I spot them. Once My Car dealer fixed SX4's big banner on my rear windshield, called them up & ask them to come back(the car was home delivered after service) to remove the banner & he did that

eclectix 1st · 22nd January 2008, 23:29

During the delivery of my new car, Inspite of instructing the dealer not to put his stickers, They put it. When encountered the guy says
" saar its only in the back".
me: "Then its only 10k per month I take six months in advance"
dealer guy: he he he
I parked the car right in the middle of the driveway, refused to remove the car till I was paid or the sticker removed completely without any trace.
They chose the latter.

During service I requested them not to stick anything & they complied.

austere_sly · 23rd January 2008, 10:25

It happened to me at 1st service when I was taking delivery of car I saw sticker of gautam motors. After complaining they removed it immediately. I was not their during 2nd service so after week when I saw the sticker I had to remove it my self.

Hemanth · 23rd January 2008, 10:32

I always instruct the dealership guys that i do not advertise for their dealership and i make them remove the stickers which they have pasted and i did this two times, after which they never paste anything on my car. The Advaith guys have a sentence pasted on all cars " we care for you always......." . I have also seen some idiotic stickers like "My next car will be a Getz" etc

normally_crazy · 23rd January 2008, 10:37

I had asked the dealer to ensure there is no sticker on the body work, so he promptly went and put it up on the rear glass. I asked him to remove it and next time he sticks it up on the number plate !!

Then I instructed him "No Stickers" anywhere and they have complied since then.

esteem_lover · 23rd January 2008, 10:47

my car has the 'Under ABT Care' for as long as i can remember. it is pretty indistinct on the lower half of the rear bumper & it doesn't bother me much. MSM has a really stupid sticker which they put on the glass.

22nd January 2008, 18:25	#1 (permalink)
smsrini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 493 View My Garage	Car Dealer Stickers Hi! Why do the car dealers put those horrendous stickers with their dealership names on cars before delivery and every time you send it for service. Publicity be damned, it ruins the look of the car all together. The Hyundai dealers take the cake for their pathetic sense of aesthetics w.r.t the stickers they dump on the car rear windscreens. Why should we allow these dealers to put their stickers on the cars we pay for ? Do they give us additional discounts for this ? To add to it the stupid stickers dont come off easily, if not removed immediately,and need to scraped off, scratching the glass/ paint. The dealers deserve a resounding for this. I would be surprised if someone tells me that the Manufacturer actually support this.

22nd January 2008, 19:25	#2 (permalink)
toiingg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 458 View My Garage	Simple, if you see that they have pasted a sticker after servicing the car, make them remove it. Works for me. Always. __________________ Sarvagya

22nd January 2008, 19:54	#4 (permalink)
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,903	just instruct them NOT to do this when giving for service. __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

22nd January 2008, 20:03	#6 (permalink)
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,203 View My Garage	Yes, some stickers are too painful to remove, like the one by 'MANIPAL MOTORS' in B'lore. __________________ Drive Safe, your loved ones need you! My passion is not driving Cars, but driving a FIAT! Finney, Palio 1.2 NV - 2004

22nd January 2008, 20:10	#7 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,693 View My Garage	For years, I've been specifically instructing dealers at the time of buying a new car or getting my cars service that I do NOT want ANY stickers on my car and they usually follow that. If not, then I make them remove it then & there, they never complain. __________________ Reminds me of my safari in Africa.Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.

22nd January 2008, 19:46	#3 (permalink)
satish_appasani BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 925 View My Garage	Once i asked the dealer to pay me Rs.10000 for the free campaigning...

22nd January 2008, 19:54	#5 (permalink)
ad75 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 168 View My Garage	i make the service advisor write on the job card not to fix stickers. if they still fix it i ask them to remove it.

22nd January 2008, 20:12	#8 (permalink)
GTO - Touring Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 711	No dealer stickers on my car either. And I make sure that they don't put any up when she goes for a service. OT : If there is one dealer for whom the stickers worked out really well, its Vitesse. In the early nineties, every second Maruti on Mumbai roads had the terribly effective in-your-face sticker that read "If it's a Maruti.....it must be Vitesse".

22nd January 2008, 20:14	#9 (permalink)
anonymous BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NCR Posts: 327	Few days back, I went to tyre shop to inquire about new tyres and alloys. Few days after this, when I was standing in my balcony, I saw a big yellow color sticker at the back side glass. I thought what the heck is this and finally came down to see it and found that this sticker was of that tyre shop. So not only dealers but most of the after market shops also do it.

22nd January 2008, 20:38	#10 (permalink)
Technocrat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 7,838 View My Garage	I simply hate such stickers. Get them removed as & when I spot them. Once My Car dealer fixed SX4's big banner on my rear windshield, called them up & ask them to come back(the car was home delivered after service) to remove the banner & he did that __________________ The Holy Trinity: Traction, Torque and Tarmac

22nd January 2008, 23:29	#11 (permalink)
eclectix 1st BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 372 View My Garage	During the delivery of my new car, Inspite of instructing the dealer not to put his stickers, They put it. When encountered the guy says " saar its only in the back". me: "Then its only 10k per month I take six months in advance" dealer guy: he he he I parked the car right in the middle of the driveway, refused to remove the car till I was paid or the sticker removed completely without any trace. They chose the latter. During service I requested them not to stick anything & they complied. __________________ PALIO STILE 1.6 SPORT 2007 PULSAR 180 - 1st edition It's the thought, if any, that counts!

23rd January 2008, 10:25	#12 (permalink)
austere_sly BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 244 View My Garage	It happened to me at 1st service when I was taking delivery of car I saw sticker of gautam motors. After complaining they removed it immediately. I was not their during 2nd service so after week when I saw the sticker I had to remove it my self. __________________ " A machine is only as fast as its slowest part "

23rd January 2008, 10:32	#13 (permalink)
Hemanth BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 169	I always instruct the dealership guys that i do not advertise for their dealership and i make them remove the stickers which they have pasted and i did this two times, after which they never paste anything on my car. The Advaith guys have a sentence pasted on all cars " we care for you always......." . I have also seen some idiotic stickers like "My next car will be a Getz" etc __________________ Heman

23rd January 2008, 10:37	#14 (permalink)
normally_crazy Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,768 View My Garage	I had asked the dealer to ensure there is no sticker on the body work, so he promptly went and put it up on the rear glass. I asked him to remove it and next time he sticks it up on the number plate !! Then I instructed him "No Stickers" anywhere and they have complied since then. __________________ In the end there are 3 things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.

23rd January 2008, 10:47	#15 (permalink)
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 6,269 View My Garage	my car has the 'Under ABT Care' for as long as i can remember. it is pretty indistinct on the lower half of the rear bumper & it doesn't bother me much. MSM has a really stupid sticker which they put on the glass.

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