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Hi All -

I am a new proud owner of '08 RX400h (bamboo pearl). B) I really wanted to keep my car looking as new as the day (2 days ago) I drove it out of the show room, but living in NYC and having no dedicated driveway, makes car maintenance (washing, waxing, apply sealant) a new challenge for a new working mom. :(

The dealer offered a Door/Ding package which would apply a sealant on the car annually for 5 yrs at the cost of approx. $700. <_< After reading this forum, I didn't take up the package just because it seems the sealant would need to be applied at least once every 3 months. Is this something that you gurus would recommend in my situation?

With winter fast approaching, I would really like to seek your advice on some realistic work that I can do for my new car to prepare it for the potential harsh winter.

Yes my car will be housed in the building garage, and chances are I will use it for at least 4~7 times a month so it will not likely be facing snow unless I am driving in it. I hope the car is not that delicate to just erode away, still... my last car didn't do so well under my care.

Thank you in advance for your help.

- Aim

We paid 8K off MSRP for our 2008 and 3K off of the Invoice. I think this is mostly due to bad car market right now and it is year end... We shopped around between NYC and NJ... and found that NJ has way better deal than in NYC. To be expected...