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Arghh! The miraculous vehicle that my wife and I actually agree upon, which feels and rides right in every way, hit 200 miles yesterday, as you could feel the suspension settling and the engine/tranny computers dialing themselves in.
Today I was going over it for errors and defects for about the 3rd time since I took delivery on the 19th. On the 20th lap around the vehicle at 10AM in full sunlight noticed to my horror that the passenger side fenders, where they meet flat part of the body, were missing a full coating of carbon black paint (you can partially see through to the primer) and were clearcoated over! In a panic I thought I might be seeing things, but better judgement prevailed when:
a) The fender seam area on the passenger door didn't match the continued body fender seam
b) The effect isn't from the angle of the sun or the angle you look at it
c) The blemished are doesn't match the rest of the door, either
Just look at this photo!! It looks way worse than in person. My GM dealer made a service appt. for me, where they will need to carefully mull over what to do with the vehicle. This color is an expensive metallic coat that would seem extremely hard to paint-match, although I know they will have to try because they have their own collision center. Wish me luck!
The key point was here is for everyone to check their 2012's for paint defects, as I sincerely hope that mine is an isolated incident.
Today I was going over it for errors and defects for about the 3rd time since I took delivery on the 19th. On the 20th lap around the vehicle at 10AM in full sunlight noticed to my horror that the passenger side fenders, where they meet flat part of the body, were missing a full coating of carbon black paint (you can partially see through to the primer) and were clearcoated over! In a panic I thought I might be seeing things, but better judgement prevailed when:
a) The fender seam area on the passenger door didn't match the continued body fender seam
b) The effect isn't from the angle of the sun or the angle you look at it
c) The blemished are doesn't match the rest of the door, either
Just look at this photo!! It looks way worse than in person. My GM dealer made a service appt. for me, where they will need to carefully mull over what to do with the vehicle. This color is an expensive metallic coat that would seem extremely hard to paint-match, although I know they will have to try because they have their own collision center. Wish me luck!
The key point was here is for everyone to check their 2012's for paint defects, as I sincerely hope that mine is an isolated incident.
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