Pinstripe Removal

[dgraber460 at aol.com]

Having (ashamedly) worked at a stealership for a short term, the reason they put that sort of stuff on is margin.
That as well as clear bras and other "add-ons", once installed are added to a supplemental sticker, and the mark up on such items can be 200-300% or more. This can add as much as $400-500 profit to the sale. If they sell 30 cars a month that can add as much as $12,000 to revenues.  
Bottom line baby! Taste or what people want has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Dennis 
Denver



-----Original Message-----
From: NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com>
To: Danton Jose Aurel Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com>
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Sent: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 11:17 am
Subject: Re: Pinstripe Removal


Perhaps to make the car stick out.  I dunno.  Dealerships are not really run
y people who get/like cars from my experience, their run by people not much
nlike politicians whom believe they know what the people want despite what
he people say...  You still see a lot of new cars given the pinstripe
reatment for some unknown reason.  My dads F150, my sisters Alero, and my
randfathers nearly brand new Taurus all have stripes, and I have no idea
hy.  I would demand their imediate removal on any car I bought.  But that's
e.  I've even seen a guy with a Mazdaspeed miata like mine with
instriping.  Looks horrid.  That's life though.
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Danton Jose Aurel Cardoso <
jacardoso at gmail.com> wrote:
> Even if it is the dealer...why?

 On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Hayes Myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com>
 wrote:

 > The dealer put on the pin stripeses.
 >
 >
 > On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Danton Jose Aurel Cardoso <
 > djacardoso at gmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >> If they are decal- a heat gun works wonders.  Paint is obvious to tell,
 >> look
 >> for brush strokes.  FWIW, who in the hell puts pinstripes on an Audi in
 >> the
 >> first place?
 >>
 >> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Chris Talley <talleycm at gmail.com>
 >> wrote:
 >>
 >> > I asked around and I am still uncertain what is the best way to remove
 >> > pinstripes without damaging the paint.
 >> >
 >> > I do not know/cannot determine if the stripe is paint, decal, or
 covered
 >> by
 >> > clearcoat.
 >> >
 >> > The vehicle is a '92 Urs4.
 >> >
 >> > Any input would be appreciated.
 >> >
 >> > Chris
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