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throt said:
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Chuck or raffi, would a more careful inspection of the car before taking delivery have enabled you to spot the paint problem? I'm wondering on a going forward basis what steps can be taken to prevent that type of problem.
Main step is on pick up , firstly you must say to the salesman you want to see the car BEFORE you sit down and part with any cash or sign paperwork this way the deals not complete . So many people just walk in sign and pay straight away then they look , then if theres a problem Mr Salesman then says "take the car now and we will talk later after I talk to my manager" BS , do not drive off the lot unless your sure 100% happy with everything because as soon as you do its classed as a "used vehicle" ..
Good Luck Mark ..
throt..
Yes, that's where you've really gotta look over the car with a fine-tooth comb, crawl around on the ground looking up at it, getting every angle....
This situation is bad, very bad, and I feel for ya. There's just no good solution here. The horse is out of the barn, the genie is out of the bottle. No matter what happens now, you're never going to be where most of the rest of us are. Satisfied owners with really nice and un-dorked-with factory paint.
This falls under the heading of "sh** happens in life", and my best advice to you, is to get past it as unscathed as you possibly can. Were it me, I would look for the best way to divorce myself from the car. Just make a clean break, and start over. I would not live with a repaint, no matter how well-done. I would always have this "uneasy" feeling with the car, wondering when some of the prep-work would start lifting or shrinking through the outer layers of paint, etc.etc... It's that unknown stuff, that could surface to haunt you next month, or next year, or maybe never, that would drive me nuts. You bought a new car. If Porsche thinks a total re-spray is "no problem", then they should have "no problem" in making it THEIR problem, allowing you to trade the car back, with a fair agreement on the mileage and time you've enjoyed the car. I'd call their bluff that way. When they try to tell you it's just no big deal, you tell them "if it's no biggie, then why don't YOU buy my car?". Somewhere, there's gotta be a compromise that is fair, or as fair as you can reasonably expect. You won't come out whole, they won't come out whole. But sometimes you've gotta just get out and start over with things. You could also fight until you've made 6 months of your life miserable. But what price do you place on your misery?? I value my happiness, and would suggest following the quickest-yet-most-reasonable path to happiness.
There is no such thing as a "PERFECT" paint job. Every car that rolls off the assembly line has paint that's a bit better, or a bit worse, in detail and finish consistency. I'm enough of a nit-picker that when I car-shop, I'm always looking for the car that's not just the colors and options I want, but also one that's on the high-end of the scale with regard to fit and finish, compared to other examples of the same model. There is definitely a "range", and luckily, my black 997S came in on the high end of Porsche's range. Man, was I nervous up to the point the car arrived, that I would be the poor sucker that got a car with a Monday paint job, or that got damaged in transit. So I got lucky, and there's always some luck in the draw when it comes to new cars.
You are about as unlucky as it gets. I say "fold", and have the dealer deal you a fresh hand of cards.