Aston paint bubbling
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Hi,
My 2007 v8v Roadster has the dreaded paint bubbling on the rear wing and corrosion on the mirror stems. I intend to contact Andy Palmer to se if he will authorise the repairs. Please can somebody who has already contacted him tell me exactly what they said to him to convince him the authorise the repairs.
Many thanks for your help.
My 2007 v8v Roadster has the dreaded paint bubbling on the rear wing and corrosion on the mirror stems. I intend to contact Andy Palmer to se if he will authorise the repairs. Please can somebody who has already contacted him tell me exactly what they said to him to convince him the authorise the repairs.
Many thanks for your help.
Not being funny, but the car is 11 years old. Is it realistic to contact the company CEO asking for a freebie ?
At some point some remedial work is probably going to need doing, that applies to any car. AML can’t be responsible for the lifetime of all their cars, things do and will require maintenance at some point.
Is the car under warranty ? If not, when was the last time it was under AML warranty ?
Has the car always been maintained by main dealers etc ? What’s the mileage ?
Don’t want to appear negative, I’m just saying I think it would be pretty cheeky to ask for goodwill work on an 11 year old car.
At some point some remedial work is probably going to need doing, that applies to any car. AML can’t be responsible for the lifetime of all their cars, things do and will require maintenance at some point.
Is the car under warranty ? If not, when was the last time it was under AML warranty ?
Has the car always been maintained by main dealers etc ? What’s the mileage ?
Don’t want to appear negative, I’m just saying I think it would be pretty cheeky to ask for goodwill work on an 11 year old car.
Big Ry said:
Not being funny, but the car is 11 years old. Is it realistic to contact the company CEO asking for a freebie ?
I have to agree, some non-structural corrosion on a car that is over a decade old isn't exactly the kind of problem where you can claim the company has sold a deficient product.For the mirror stems the paint has been known to chip, on my last car I sanded it down and repainted them myself and they came up great.
Totally agree with Big Ry. The car being over 10years old negates the corrosion warranty and even if it were within the 10 years, the corrosion would have to have perforated through the panel to qualify for repairs.
My 2006 V8V had the same issues (including the slam distortion on the rear tailgate) I just had to suck it up and get it done. Fortunately, it was good as showroom condition when finished, so I sold it and realised a very reasonable trade in price for my V12V, so that certainly sweetened the pill! Also, I insisted on extensive waxoiling behind both rear arches when the work was done, so the new owner shouldn’t have any further problems.
My Porsche mate’s Coxster has had horrific manifold / crank seal problems. I know which I’d prefer.....
My 2006 V8V had the same issues (including the slam distortion on the rear tailgate) I just had to suck it up and get it done. Fortunately, it was good as showroom condition when finished, so I sold it and realised a very reasonable trade in price for my V12V, so that certainly sweetened the pill! Also, I insisted on extensive waxoiling behind both rear arches when the work was done, so the new owner shouldn’t have any further problems.
My Porsche mate’s Coxster has had horrific manifold / crank seal problems. I know which I’d prefer.....
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