So I'm in AutoZone grabbing some Belt Dressing....

C. Charles Hahn

C. Charles Hahn

CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
And I walked out with more than I bargained for :o



On an endcap, I spotted the Long Haul display. I've wanted to check this stuff out since hearing Scottwax's success with it, and considering the price. So, to my pleasant suprise, they had an offer for a "Starter Kit" which had 4oz. versions of four products: Truck Wash, Truck Gloss, Tire Seal & Shine, and Truck Polish/Wax. And the price? $5! This will make for an interesting test, and even the full sizes of these are pretty cheap... so I see some potential here for customer-vehicle use. :chuckle:



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Good find! I couldn't help but think of Auto Zone's lame new jingle. "Nobody knows your car like you do, nobody KNOWS what it needs like we do... Auto Zone!" I love how many words they tried to cram into that melody, makes me laugh every time.



On a more serious note, congrats on the deal and let us know how you like it. :)
 
I've been tempted to grab that on many occasions, but something always holds me back.



I did grab a bottle of the truck wash on sale last week and tried it. Fair to say it did a good job, but was WAY too watery and smelled unpleasant and lacked serious suds.
 
also... if you have a pepboys near you, look for the long haul display rack (didn't have any on the shelves with the other chemicals :nixweiss) and they should have all the products on clearance, as i bought the truck polish/wax for $8.99! :getdown
 
hey man how did you come up with that nickname Shiny Lil Detlr. It's pretty catchy.



Ohh I missed the post about this stuff, what's the 411.
 
I think you will find the Long Haul stuff among the better OTC product lines. The QD and wax are very closely related (the QD is exactly the same) as Race Glaze products. The owners of both companies used to be partners. One wanted to go in the retail direction, the other wanted to remain a boutique level distributor.



I e-mailed the company when I bought the QD on sale for $5 at Pep Boys when I noticed it smelled and looked exactly the same as the Race Glaze QD sample I had. The owner confirmed my suspicions the products were the same.



The Polish/Wax is a very good one step cleaner wax, the QD is pretty decent and the Degreaser is excellent.
 
Thanks too Scott.



Since I have both Pep Boys and AutoZone by the house I'll stop in and see if they carry it yet.
 
Porkanbeans said:
Good find! I couldn't help but think of Auto Zone's lame new jingle. "Nobody knows your car like you do, nobody KNOWS what it needs like we do... Auto Zone!"
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Nobody knows how to aggravate me like dumb marketing advisers that insist on having some stupid jingle for everything. :rolleyes:



I can't wait for my XM radio... but I have to wait for ~4 more weeks. :(
 
White95Max said:
Nobody knows how to aggravate me like dumb marketing advisers that insist on having some stupid jingle for everything. :rolleyes:



I can't wait for my XM radio... but I have to wait for ~4 more weeks. :(
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You'll love XM... except between thanksgiving and the new year, when half the channels become "christmas music only" stations temporarilly :nervous2:



Scott- It figures the degreaser is the one product that ISN'T in the kit I bought :LOLOL
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
You'll love XM... except between thanksgiving and the new year, when half the channels become "christmas music only" stations temporarilly :nervous2:
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :scared: :soscared:



I'll still have a good 100 other channels to choose from though right? :)
 
White95Max said:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :scared: :soscared:



I'll still have a good 100 other channels to choose from though right? :)
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Oh yeah, there are other channels to choose from. The 5-6 "main" channels I usually listen to don't change, but it does decrease my choices elsewhere.
 
I did one better. The local Autozone is having a clearance "blowout" to dump long haul products. I bought:



1 Large Polish/wax

1 Large Truck Gloss

1 Large Cleaner/Degreaser

1 "Sample Kit" as shown above



Total cost?? $4.00 plus tax! I could not pass up that deal after reading all the positive comments on here! :)



Check you local store... they may have clearance deals too.
 
novadude said:
Check you local store... they may have clearance deals too.
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Definitely! I can stock up on the polish/wax and the degreaser for sure.



IMO, Long Haul blew it focusing on the truck market. I think in most people's mind 'heavy duty' does not convey beauty but utility. I have a feeling a lot of people who see the Long Haul line think to themselves "it may last but probably doesn't look that great". It could also be that car owners think their paint is too delicate for something heavy duty.



If people actually tried the products, they'd probably be pretty happy with them. Well, maybe not the wash. Works pretty good but not very sudsy.



I have a feeling (based on the clearance sales) that Long Haul might not be around much longer unless they revamp their marketing strategy. The probably do well at truck stops but at the auto parts stores, it doesn't seem so.



:nixweiss
 
Scottwax said:
Definitely! I can stock up on the polish/wax and the degreaser for sure.



IMO, Long Haul blew it focusing on the truck market. I think in most people's mind 'heavy duty' does not convey beauty but utility. I have a feeling a lot of people who see the Long Haul line think to themselves "it may last but probably doesn't look that great". It could also be that car owners think their paint is too delicate for something heavy duty.



If people actually tried the products, they'd probably be pretty happy with them. Well, maybe not the wash. Works pretty good but not very sudsy.



I have a feeling (based on the clearance sales) that Long Haul might not be around much longer unless they revamp their marketing strategy. The probably do well at truck stops but at the auto parts stores, it doesn't seem so.



:nixweiss
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I definitely agree with that analysis. Even the packaging just doesn't look like something a "car" owner would want. Many car people think that if it says "truck" it's exclusively for trucks; just like some truck owners won't buy anything that DOESNT say truck on it.



Oh well. Even though it is too bad, that's sometimes how it goes.
 
Definitely! I can stock up on the polish/wax and the degreaser for sure.
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The stuff I found was on the "everything $1.00" table. I wonder if ALL Autozones will be dumping this stuff soon, or if this is unique to my Central PA store?



I think Scott is right... this product is a victim of poor marketing / packaging. They should have gave it a "bling bling" bottle like NXT. :rolleyes:
 
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