Bit of corrosion on 3yr old 991.2
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Hi,
owned the car from new and noticed a little bit of paint bubbling on the drivers door next to a small stone chip. Car is coming up to 3 yrs old next week and have just extended the warranty for 2 yrs. So far local Porsche dealer (Wilmslow) has shown no interest in looking into this as a warranty issue. Any advice please? Was thinking of trying Porsche GB direct.
Thanks
owned the car from new and noticed a little bit of paint bubbling on the drivers door next to a small stone chip. Car is coming up to 3 yrs old next week and have just extended the warranty for 2 yrs. So far local Porsche dealer (Wilmslow) has shown no interest in looking into this as a warranty issue. Any advice please? Was thinking of trying Porsche GB direct.
Thanks
t if a small stone chip can cause this....Had plenty of chips on other vehicles but not had this before. Although it's a great car to drive, my experience of Porsche ownership would lead me to believe quality is not what it should be. Ah well, will get it sorted when I have the bonnet and bumper resprayed to cover the chips/marks it's collected.
So, sometime later Porsche have come back with a quote of £1050 to respray the door, mirror and blend in to the front wing. Dealer and Porsche GB will pick up 2/3 of the cost as 'goodwill' and I will pick up the remaining £350.
Probably the best I could expect as it seems any Porsche warranty is just an exercise of goodwill, based on my experience. Not a bad result, I guess.
Probably the best I could expect as it seems any Porsche warranty is just an exercise of goodwill, based on my experience. Not a bad result, I guess.
Hian said:
So, sometime later Porsche have come back with a quote of £1050 to respray the door, mirror and blend in to the front wing. Dealer and Porsche GB will pick up 2/3 of the cost as 'goodwill' and I will pick up the remaining £350.
Probably the best I could expect as it seems any Porsche warranty is just an exercise of goodwill, based on my experience. Not a bad result, I guess.
That is a surprising result. Essentially though you're paying for 100% of the job at cost. Still, I'd go for it, that's only going to get worseProbably the best I could expect as it seems any Porsche warranty is just an exercise of goodwill, based on my experience. Not a bad result, I guess.
Very good offer... Business have got customers exactly where they want them these days.
Like the rest of the people here I have never seen a stonechip behave like that, it doesn't look like corrosion either as as far as the picture shows the basecoat is intact so it is the lacquer coming off from the basecoat. Seems unlikely to happen as they surely should be more or less bonded? Did a stonechip cause this or did a piece of lacquer fall off as the top coat separated from the basecoat...?
Like the rest of the people here I have never seen a stonechip behave like that, it doesn't look like corrosion either as as far as the picture shows the basecoat is intact so it is the lacquer coming off from the basecoat. Seems unlikely to happen as they surely should be more or less bonded? Did a stonechip cause this or did a piece of lacquer fall off as the top coat separated from the basecoat...?
Fish said:
Sorry but I don't think that has anything to do with poor quality, it is stone chip related. Yes normally stone chips don't bubble but you only need the odd one that just goes that bit deeper and as soon as water can get down to the metal it's gone..
Very good offer from Porsche.
Except it’s probably a £350 job.Very good offer from Porsche.
Hian said:
So, sometime later Porsche have come back with a quote of £1050 to respray the door, mirror and blend in to the front wing. Dealer and Porsche GB will pick up 2/3 of the cost as 'goodwill' and I will pick up the remaining £350.
Probably the best I could expect as it seems any Porsche warranty is just an exercise of goodwill, based on my experience. Not a bad result, I guess.
I'd get a quote from a bodyshop.Probably the best I could expect as it seems any Porsche warranty is just an exercise of goodwill, based on my experience. Not a bad result, I guess.
If it's the same money, then you can choose whether to build a relationship with the bodyshop or keep chucking money at Porsche
If Porsche repair it I think it may then be covered by the remaining paint warranty whereas going outside your OPC may make a further claim in this area dubious.
I'd go with Porsche for peace of mind (if such a thing exists!).
My Merc had a 30 year paint warranty and when I noticed, after purchase, half of it had been resprayed (badly) and they admitted they hadn't put it through their pre-sale check (bought from Merc UK) they resprayed it immaculately and gave the repair the remainder of the 30 year warranty (27 years).
As has been said, Merc suffered years ago with poor quality steel and had countless bodywork claims. If the steel's of poor quality when the car's made it's more prone to corrosion as was the case with Merc.
I'd go with Porsche for peace of mind (if such a thing exists!).
My Merc had a 30 year paint warranty and when I noticed, after purchase, half of it had been resprayed (badly) and they admitted they hadn't put it through their pre-sale check (bought from Merc UK) they resprayed it immaculately and gave the repair the remainder of the 30 year warranty (27 years).
As has been said, Merc suffered years ago with poor quality steel and had countless bodywork claims. If the steel's of poor quality when the car's made it's more prone to corrosion as was the case with Merc.
Murph7355 said:
I'd get a quote from a bodyshop.
If it's the same money, then you can choose whether to build a relationship with the bodyshop or keep chucking money at Porsche
Sorry I think that's a bad idea for a car still under corrosion warranty with Porsche.If it's the same money, then you can choose whether to build a relationship with the bodyshop or keep chucking money at Porsche
If they respray the car and there is a problem later, your warranty is not affected.
Do not waste your time trying to get this done for less than £350, those who say it is the real price do not know what they are talking about. Materials alone with modern paint will be around £100, that leaves £250 in the job which is 5hrs backstreet garage prices these days, which is probably only just enough to prepare, paint and then flat off all those panels. Best case you are going to save £50 for a cash job but then you have no come back on Porsche if you are not happy with the finish or have issues later.
Sure £1000+ is punchy but to resolve this problem for £350, and maintain your bodywork warranty relationship with Porsche, bite their hand off.
^^This^^
£350 for a Porsche Approved repair would be a no brainer for me. Even if the repair quality is the same as a back street garage, you will at least have a warranty and a big company (with a reputation) to shout at if it later bubbles/fails/delaminates or you are simply unhappy with the result
£350 for a Porsche Approved repair would be a no brainer for me. Even if the repair quality is the same as a back street garage, you will at least have a warranty and a big company (with a reputation) to shout at if it later bubbles/fails/delaminates or you are simply unhappy with the result
Interesting replies, thanks for the input.
There's an Indy in Holmes Chapel who gave me the details of the body shop they use and I was quoted ~£800 for exactly the same description of work so I think it's a good offer from Porsche.
In the flesh it does look like corrosion under the paint, to the touch it's a raised surface and doesn't look like the lacquer separating. Will call them this week to get it booked in.
There's an Indy in Holmes Chapel who gave me the details of the body shop they use and I was quoted ~£800 for exactly the same description of work so I think it's a good offer from Porsche.
In the flesh it does look like corrosion under the paint, to the touch it's a raised surface and doesn't look like the lacquer separating. Will call them this week to get it booked in.
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