AIBU Mazda dealership trying to capitalise on Coronavirus misery

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My DH has just had an email from our local Mazda dealership offering a 'Vehicle Air-Con Sanitiser Clean' for only £24.95. It kills "a range of bacteria and germs".

AUBU in thinking this is a bit more than a coincidence that this is being plugged when the CV scare is here?

Obviously it can do nothing to help with CV as that is a virus and not bacteria but some anxious and/or vulnerable people may be misled by this. It doesn't even say what bacteria or % age of known germs it kills.

That’s literally how all marketing works.

I voted YABU.

Businesses all over are being catastrophically hit right now. Provided they are not making any kind of false claims or insinuations, then no, I cannot blame them for trying to make revenue on something.

They aren't cashing in - more than likely trying to keep some form of income so they don't have to lay off staff.

YABU I work in the motor trade and this is a popular service to promote.

Sounds like a bog standard marketing email to me. It doesn't mention coronavirus so it's not cashing on that.

It may not mention CoronaVirus but the 'coincidence' astounds me.

We gave never been offered it before in all the years we have had Mazda cars.

• have (not gave). Oops.

I don’t think anyone is going to be rushing out to buy a new car any time soon so you can’t blame them for trying to make some money while they still can.

YABU for nitpicking. I’m guessing you have a nice secure job OP?

They'd have to sell about 1200 Air-Con cleans to equal the cost of a Mazda 6 so they'd have to sell quite a few thousand Air-Con cleans each week to manage to stay open.

YABU for nitpicking. I’m guessing you have a nice secure job OP?
Then you'd guess wrong.

My local Mercedes garage offers this every spring, it's a good idea.

Any business I know is trying to do literally anything to stay afloat right now. YABU.

Don’t buy it if you don’t want to.

I was offered this in 2017. It's not a new thing.

Well - if you don’t want it, surely then just don’t buy it?! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thats what they always put in air con service descriptions

We get one every spring from a dealership. It’s to make sure you have it done before Turing the AC on after it being out of use for a few months.

its nothing new op

what a pointless post in such uncertain times!

They'd have to sell about 1200 Air-Con cleans to equal the cost of a Mazda 6 so they'd have to sell quite a few thousand Air-Con cleans each week to manage to stay open.

Yes, because the profit margin in a poor car is 100%.

They'll make more from the air con than a new car. Most new cars are sold at cost in volume dealers.

It’s a perfectly normal thing to be offered at this time of year.

Local businesses are diversifying such as pubs selling takeaway food. Is this cashing in? No. Neither is that, just a business trying to survive. The ones that are deplorable are the ones selling pasta and toilet roll for a tenner.

YABU for nitpicking. I’m guessing you have a nice secure job OP?
Then you'd guess wrong.

Then maybe worry about that.

Air Con should actually be used all year round. Keeps the seals from hardening
You quite often find after a period of A/C inactivity you turn it on and it smells. That's where the bacteria has built up.
You can get a cleaner kit on Amazon for about £12 and do it yourself so £25 from a garage is not too bad a price.