Went to collect my new to me 2016 .2 Turbo S today from a main dealer and ended up rejecting it.
I only saw it in the dark, and freezing temps, and wrongly assumed it would be perfect, as I couldn't check for defects in the paint due to light and frost.
Today was the big day, and unfortunately it wasn't meant to be.
Having signed all the documents and paid the money, the car was unveiled, and straight away, 3 scratches that could be felt with your nails were found, and a poor smart repair to a bumper leaving a poor finish to the lacquer.
Apologies were made, and they buzzed it round to their prep centre to look at what could be done there and then, resulting in them rubbing 1 of the scratches down too far and removing lacquer and into paint.
This resulted in them saying it would need to come back and have the rear quarter re-lacquered, and the bumper repair sorted, not happy with that I looked closer and discovered the bonnet had been painted badly, resulting in orange peel finish not in keeping with original paintwork.
I have now rejected the car on this basis, but since, the Sales Manager has stated it falls within Porsche spec, so they are happy with it.
I'm sure some would accept it, but this is my 1st Porsche, and I see them as a Halo brand and this a Halo model, and maybe expected too much.
Really disappointed, but I am sure something else will come up.
I only saw it in the dark, and freezing temps, and wrongly assumed it would be perfect, as I couldn't check for defects in the paint due to light and frost.
Today was the big day, and unfortunately it wasn't meant to be.
Having signed all the documents and paid the money, the car was unveiled, and straight away, 3 scratches that could be felt with your nails were found, and a poor smart repair to a bumper leaving a poor finish to the lacquer.
Apologies were made, and they buzzed it round to their prep centre to look at what could be done there and then, resulting in them rubbing 1 of the scratches down too far and removing lacquer and into paint.
This resulted in them saying it would need to come back and have the rear quarter re-lacquered, and the bumper repair sorted, not happy with that I looked closer and discovered the bonnet had been painted badly, resulting in orange peel finish not in keeping with original paintwork.
I have now rejected the car on this basis, but since, the Sales Manager has stated it falls within Porsche spec, so they are happy with it.
I'm sure some would accept it, but this is my 1st Porsche, and I see them as a Halo brand and this a Halo model, and maybe expected too much.
Really disappointed, but I am sure something else will come up.