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I think they are trying to pad their bottom line with add ons and you are wise to pass on the extra $$ to your OTD price. As far as the extra expense for undercoating goes, imo, it's a gimmick and a thing of the past for winters in our area. There are plenty of other accessories to save your money for and buy later.

We haven't used Scotchgard, etc on the upholstery of any of our vehicles in many years. We often eat snacks and such as we travel. Just be careful while munching and wipe up any spills right away. If you get something on the seat, use a clean washcloth wet with plain water to gently blot or rub it off as soon as you can. Also, the cleaner "Resolve" works pretty well on stubborn spots, but use it (or any other cleaner) very sparingly. Be sure to "rinse" upholstery cleaners off with a clean washcloth wet with plain water. Residue from any soaps or cleaners that are not removed can actually attract dirt after it dries on.

Some folks use expensive car waxes and that works for them. Gary uses ordinary car wax when the surface "drags" as he washes it. His method for washing our vehicles: hose the heavy stuff off with plain water, use a soft mitt with plain water in a bucket (no soaps) starting at the top and working down, plain water spray rinse, then chamois off. The finish always looks great. We tend to keep our vehicles a long time and we haven't had rust problems in decades.

Keep in mind, even if you don't wash the whole car, spray wash off all 4 wheel wells to keep the winter chemicals, mud and road crud from building up.

Your Prius c comes with a pretty good body warranty. Toyota Prius c Warranty and Coverage

hope this helps,
Deb

 

For spills on cloth I use Zep Upholstery cleaner with Oxy. It's a blue spray bottle found at Home Depot. It worked wonders on my ivory interior in the GenII.

 

I got the Xzilon from the dealership. I am not an advertisement. I totaled my first C and got a new one this week and got the Xzilon again. My 3 yr old put the first car to the test spilling everything, I let the spill sit for 30 minutes or so once because we were on a schedule. No stain no problem. The paint protectant works good too. I didn't need soap to wash the car. Just a wet wash mit. The do it yourselfers on this forum make great points that the products available openly can do the same thing for less money but how much is your time and labor worth to you with no warranty on your own work. $4-500 bucks is fair and I can forget about it for 5yrs. $8 a month.