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so i've found rust spots in my paint everywhere on the vehicle except the roof basically (only because i haven't looked there very well)
went to the dealer, the service manager circled the X once, didn't get any closer then 3 feet from it, looked at the two larger spots on the hood, said it was from rock chips and they won't cover it....
so i pointed out some spots on the doors that were pin hole sized rust spots and he claimed it was stuff in the paint and would come out with a wax.... despite my emphasis on the clay baring and waxing i did this past thursday.
so i said i would be back another day and went straight to my body shop (churchville auto body for those of you in my area...great guys, i know the owner and his family personally)....he took one look at the car and said there were rust specks all over it!!!! especially in on the rear hatch!.....def. something that should be covered under a warrenty
well, after a long conversation with him he agreed the dealer should do something...but....also said since there is 32000 miles on the car it will be very hard to almost imposssible to get them to repair it (especially since it's paint and the dealership will make not money on it)
so i have an uncooperative dealership and an extremely knowledgeable body and paint man......well, it's back to the dealership in a few days....this time i'm bringing my father with me since he'll be in town (the loudest 50 year old man i know, if something isn't right he'll raise hell till it gets fixed or he's thrown out, lol....plus he's good friends with the body shop manager)
updates to come......
went to the dealer, the service manager circled the X once, didn't get any closer then 3 feet from it, looked at the two larger spots on the hood, said it was from rock chips and they won't cover it....
so i pointed out some spots on the doors that were pin hole sized rust spots and he claimed it was stuff in the paint and would come out with a wax.... despite my emphasis on the clay baring and waxing i did this past thursday.
so i said i would be back another day and went straight to my body shop (churchville auto body for those of you in my area...great guys, i know the owner and his family personally)....he took one look at the car and said there were rust specks all over it!!!! especially in on the rear hatch!.....def. something that should be covered under a warrenty
well, after a long conversation with him he agreed the dealer should do something...but....also said since there is 32000 miles on the car it will be very hard to almost imposssible to get them to repair it (especially since it's paint and the dealership will make not money on it)
so i have an uncooperative dealership and an extremely knowledgeable body and paint man......well, it's back to the dealership in a few days....this time i'm bringing my father with me since he'll be in town (the loudest 50 year old man i know, if something isn't right he'll raise hell till it gets fixed or he's thrown out, lol....plus he's good friends with the body shop manager)
updates to come......