I’m surprised by your post. There are a lot of shops that do the film and are horrible. Anyone halfway decent near me, such as Autonuvo, or Avi Boston, has packages ranging from 1400-3000 depending on what you want to wrap. No decent installer will do it for $500 regardless of what the film costs.
Also despite the cost of a Modesta coating, it costs thousands to get a job done right.
Your point is like saying wax cost $8 but a detail shouldn’t cost $250…
Im sorry I think you misunderstood me. I meant to to say cost of material to coat a car in ceramic pro would be 500 plus labor. Cost of material to apply ppf is about 200 plus labor. I understand shops have to make money so most of the prices people receive come from labor. Some shops will charge less because they have less overhead via mobile tint vs a huge shop
Hey @Tone can i buy a couple bottles from you then? 
Ceramic coating i get it but PPF on a lease car makes no sense to me. Especially $6k worth!
The color is incredibly similar to carbon black (with less purple) which is a bummer. The beautiful thing about BMW individual paint (which you didnt mention) is the fact that it has additional clear coat as it is wet sanded and polished to remove virtually all the orange peel. It is stunning in person especially with ceramic coating; however, PPF will ruin the fact that this car has no orange peel as it is not 100% clear and adds some orange peel effect.
I hope you get the right person to assume it, I’ve always wanted a BMW with individual paint finish!
Hey Trato I do not sell ceramic pro but I can get some or you can purchase directly from the manufacturer which is located in china. Most people who do ppf or coating usually only do hood, bumper, and fenders. Its a beautiful car and I get he wants to protect it.
These numbers don’t make sense. A bottle of CP is like 200 plus maybe another hundred in quality towels and pads and such. How is PPF material $200? For what? A front bumper? A full nose? You’re not getting enough SunTek PPF to do a whole car for $200
It’s a good deal. FYI I can help with any state in the USA. Delivered 10 M3 CS and M4 CS to customers all over the county in the last month. OP, if you have customers outside of CA, let’s talk.
@conanohasselhof
I don’t think your comment about the CS being a pain in the ass to drive comes from experience. I have driven them extensively on and off the track and the daily usability is definitely a selling point. It’s a much better performance car than a base or ZCP F80 or F82, hence the higher price point and the much lower lap times around the Nurburgring (7:38 M3 CS, 7:35 M4 CS).
I spoke with the head of engineering for M at the BMW M Testcenter in Nurburg, Germany and he told me that the CS model was developed to have a performance level near that of the M4 GTS combined with the comfort of the ZCP M3/M4. It’s the perfect time to get a limited production M Series with all the incentives available. No other M car with this much performance currently leases this well.
Just a few going to happy new and repeat customers all over the USA:
most people who go with rr are badge chasers at least from what I have seen, in their eyes a range rover > bmw, that’s a good deal for the x5m though, definitely drives like a little higher sports car, great suv to daily too since few will know you have enough horsepower to smack v8 mustangs, challenger’s and camaro’s like it’s nobody’s business.
To be honest that’s an outgoing model x5m will be replaced with all the new tech and body. That’s why I would choose a RR over it. I don’t think they are badge chasers. If you ever get in a Range Rover they are priced corrrectly that’s why they don’t give discounts. Just my 2 cents. The engine in the x5m is nice though.
the SUV is very fast and it It will beat V8 challengers, but not V8 mustangs or camaros anymore
it will do 0-60 in 3.8, it will walk a camaro ss, mustang gt and even a scat pack from a red light. Thats what I meant by v8 muscle cars, it’s obviously gonna get spanked by a shelby, a zl1 and the hellcat. On a highway it might get beat by all 3 of them.
The 5.0 and SS are both high 11 second cars. The x5m is a low 12 second car. That’s a very large difference at those already fast times over just 1320 feet.
1/4 mile is a long distance in the city, most stop light to stop light drag races hit max 50-60, but you would be correct, also the challenger scat pack is an 11 second car too.
I dont think they are priced right at all, the lease on an 80k truck will be way over 1k. and their. tech sucks the industry joke about RR is when. you buy one its your second truck because the town truck is your 1st. We have been seeing them breaking down a lot lately with dangerous malfunctions. however ride quality is. superior and brand is very well developed.
and your right about he outgoing model. however it will be at least 1-2 years if not more until you see a production X5M
True, to 60 in real world conditions it would always have the upper hand
Range rovers are straight trash. They look good, but thats it. They have the name so when you say “its in the shop for the third time this month” everyone will just say “well you know its an range rover” and laugh it off like its ok.
How is that ok. If i brought a friend to a party and he started stabbing people i wouldnt be like “oh thats just nick its what he does” and laugh it off
people do funny things for a badge, is a cla really a mercedes?
While I don’t have a pic anymore, back in 04’ had a buddy at JLR send a picture of a cancelled order on a XJ in Pink. Custom ordered, then walked on the deal. At the time Maybach dealers were configuring some horrendous looking cars and we had numerous cancellations with no takers. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
You are the one who always bashes CVT’s!
Now when I say that it is not a good option for this SUV…you start talking about gearing etc.
Quarter trap speeds are generally a great indicator of passing times, and the Ascent isn’t doing too well.
Do you just always want to say anything, but opposite to what I say?
My whole point to OP - consider XC90. That was it😊 People asked why, I said why.
I signed a lease on a 2019 X6 few days ago. Got 12% off MSRP. Debating on pulling the trigger on 2019 X3 (for my sister) - the incentives aren’t there for this car in February. They offered me the same 12% on the X3. That’s why I was curious about March numbers
