I have had 7 chipped windshields over 7 different cars in the last 4 years. Unless Hyundai, Kia, BMW, Chevy, and Ford all have windshield problems, it is more a lack of debris cleanup by your city causing the issue.
I lived in Iowa for 4 years, never a single chip. 4 years in South Texas and...
Did you happen to move when you started using the hood deflectors?
I like the look of the textured one - just installed today.
i just asked, because I had 7 chips in 5 years in Texas, moved to Iowa had none in 4 years, then moved to a different place in Texas and have had 6 in 4 years - mainly...
I can get close to 19 - except when I remote start (its 100 degrees outside, so I always do) so I get like 14.2 MPG on a tank (calculated by the Bronco)
Let me know if it helps - I mainly just like the look since the plates go on the plastic MIC bumper and don't have paint to scratch - but it protected my other cars that didn't have that. (And I don't use front plates, even though it is technically illegal)
Some states have requirements that all vehicles going through their dealership are listed online. So the ones you are seeing are likely ALL orders that belong to someone. It isn't a shady thing - it is just required.
If you can afford it, $5k is a very small markup - the Hyundai dealership had Elantras with $5k markup in October of last year LOL.
To me,$5k on a loan isn't a huge deal - you are still not upside down in the current market anyway. You could turn and sell it the next day and make money if you...