Just bought car found paint defect

[Willo4c]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 10 June 2012 at 19:51

[Alfahorn]

No, it's a used car. Most used cars and quite a number of new ones have had paintwork.

[Codswallop]

Sorry, no.

[RWD cossie wil]

Did you not look at the car before buying it?

[Deva Link]

Not really - did the dealer say it had never had any repair work done?

If you want a new car then buy a new one. And even that might have had paintwork.

[Robb F]

Willo4c said:

I do accept that most cars have had a respray somewhere on them but this is a paint fault surely that comes under the SOGA ?

Nope.

[BorkFactor]

It is a 3 year old car, it may have the odd mark here and there.

A good polish with filling properties and a good wax should conceal it pretty well.

[snuffle]

I'm not a legal minded person, but ,personally I wouldn't think you have any comeback.

Car is 3ish years old, you would expect some paintwork to have been carried out.

Unless the dealer has given you written proof of the car never having any repaint, which I doubt any dealer new or used would.

BTW the damage may have been a small sharp impact, but gaps look suspicious.

Get a detailer or paintshop to run a depth guage over the panels.

[Codswallop]

Willo4c said:

I do accept that most cars have had a respray somewhere on them but this is a paint fault surely that comes under the SOGA ?

Slight crazing in the paint does not detract from the car's function as a car (especially not a used 3 year old car), so no, SOGA does not give you grounds to try and get money from anyone.

[Six Fiend]

I very much doubt there's anything to be had here but a lesson to inspect the bodywork very carefully prior to purchase.

[Alfahorn]

Jeez.

The only way you will have a recourse is if the car has been written off and this was not declared to you when purchased. Cars get damaged, st happens, move on!

[redgriff500]

It's worth taking back and asking nicely - you never know - but I doubt it.

Paintwork at a back street place is generally £100 / panel so not too bad to correct.

[Alfahorn]

redgriff500 said:

Paintwork at a back street place is generally £100 / panel so not too bad to correct.

A good bodyshop should be able to repair the damage for roughly £100 a panel let alone a back street one.

[Alfahorn]

You bought a used car not a new car, therefore it's not unreasonable to expect at some point in the cars life it has had an accident repair. Your only recourse is to find out when and where the repair was carried out and try and get the bodyshop to correct the damage.

[vsonix]

Maybe I'm just gullible but I'd have taken 'immaculate' to mean 'undamaged/unblemished' which it clearly isn't but I don't think the semantics of 'immaculate' hold any sway under the SOGA. I tend to avoid adverts with too much hyperbole anyway.

[Vince70]

You normally find a dealers immaculate is rather different to a buyers immaculate, it always pays to look over any car rather than just take the word of a used car salesman.
I'm think you find that you won't have a leg to stand on.

[BorkFactor]

It appears OP has vanished, along with all his posts.

Interesting.

[redgriff500]

Alfahorn said:

redgriff500 said:

Paintwork at a back street place is generally £100 / panel so not too bad to correct.

A good bodyshop should be able to repair the damage for roughly £100 a panel let alone a back street one.

Pop into a large one on a main road and you'll be in for a shock £500+ per panel isn't unheard of.

I received a quote for £1500 to replace the nosecone on my Manta and £1250 to repair / repaint the rear panel on my 205 GTi