Aston Martin Quality Control Issues

[JonV8V]

RobDown said:

I see that as good news though Jon - the only way this gets fixed imho is if Andy Palmer is personally embarrassed when the first DB11s come back with paint bubbling and he's on the final inspection.

Maybe we should start a petition to send to Andy about this, it should really have been sorted after all this time...

True

Although he could have saved himself a lot of effort if he'd just flicked through the warranty claims they've paid out on.

(I'm sure he has, maybe they have tried to fix paint, time will tell, but I'd be checking the common warranty and pdi faults and not try to look like a bit of an idiot with a feeler gauge checking panel gaps and whether sun visors work)

Edited by JonV8V on Tuesday 13th December 09:18

[Murph7355]

Jon39 said:

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Let's hope for Dr. Palmers sake, that Mr Andrea C. Bonomi does not use the internet.

Like alcoholics they first need to acknowledge and accept they have a problem. They have never done this to date and there is no evidence they will. They consider it cheaper to lose trade evidently.

[jakesmith]

RobDown said:

There are two issues -

1. The clutch on the manuals can go relatively quickly (albeit with a lot of variability, some are happily doing 50k+ miles) so check how much life is left, when last replaced
2. There's a paint bubbling problem that's been going on for years (and AML seem unable to fix). Doesn't seem to affect all cars but is relatively common around wing mirrors and door handles. Will cost a few hundred pounds to fix if you get it

Edited to add: that other than those two they do appear to be quite bomb-proof

Edited by RobDown on Tuesday 6th December 22:49

how is the bubbling so cheap to fix, what's the repair, surely the whole panel needs respraying?