Worth having vandalism repaired by Ford for rust warranty?
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Some horrible little s
t decided to nick the ST badge from the back of my Focus the other night with a screw driver or similar, leaving a load of deep scrapes in the paint right down to the metal. It looks like it took him a while judging by the number of marks!
To retain the 10 year perforation warranty, I need to have the boot repaired by Ford but is it worth it? They have said the boot will need to be resprayed and they'll provide a quote early next week, but I think I could get it done cheaper elsewhere by just having the corner where the badge was done. I have had a rust claim rejected in the past by Honda as a previous repair on that panel wasn't done by Honda, it didn't matter that the body shop I used was Porsche approved, which is why I'm unsure, plus Fords generally have a tendency to rust!
I can't understand people that do this kind of thing, the badges are only £1.49 on eBay and they left the one which is stuck to the front grill with a foam pad so would have come off easily!
t decided to nick the ST badge from the back of my Focus the other night with a screw driver or similar, leaving a load of deep scrapes in the paint right down to the metal. It looks like it took him a while judging by the number of marks!To retain the 10 year perforation warranty, I need to have the boot repaired by Ford but is it worth it? They have said the boot will need to be resprayed and they'll provide a quote early next week, but I think I could get it done cheaper elsewhere by just having the corner where the badge was done. I have had a rust claim rejected in the past by Honda as a previous repair on that panel wasn't done by Honda, it didn't matter that the body shop I used was Porsche approved, which is why I'm unsure, plus Fords generally have a tendency to rust!
I can't understand people that do this kind of thing, the badges are only £1.49 on eBay and they left the one which is stuck to the front grill with a foam pad so would have come off easily!
Really you should dictate who you chose based on quality of work, rather than rust warranty (which I believe for most manufacturers is a battle to extract any repair work from).
If Ford quote a good price, are known locally for quality repairs then of course.
If poor price, poor quality but keep your 10 year warranty, then clearly not worth it.
Personally after a bit of research in my area, only 2 (perhaps 3) in my local area will get to see any of my current/future cars regardless of rust warranty.
If Ford quote a good price, are known locally for quality repairs then of course.
If poor price, poor quality but keep your 10 year warranty, then clearly not worth it.
Personally after a bit of research in my area, only 2 (perhaps 3) in my local area will get to see any of my current/future cars regardless of rust warranty.
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