I did wonder about what you’d do with your '5 after reading your previous posts in this thread.
The problem with machine polishing out bird drop is, it only refinishes the surface, but won’t prevent the acidic content of the dropping still damaging the paint further. I went out on 2 separate journeys in mine, and on both occasions picked up fresh stone chips which I make as good as I can by touching in… Mine was just under 2 years old when I got it so obviously I couldn’t expect it to be “New”, and I bought on a fine but cloudy day. Only a few days later on a sunny day did I notice fine surface scratches, that eventually I told myself it is a 2nd hand car! Due to the frailties of the paint I’ve never got it professionally detailed and decided just to keep it well cleaned, polished and waxed.
Really sorry you had to return your '5 to the dealer at a substantial loss, but do understand why you did it. Once you’ve lost confidence in what was supposed to be your pride-and-joy and the dealership, I think I’d have done the same. Do hope you’ll look at another '5, maybe a nice used one when you can accept some minor wear-and-tear…
So the dealer, I guess, wasn’t satisfactorily repairing/dealing with it (fair enough, going by the account), so you sell the car back to the same dealer who makes a nice profit?
I think I’d have walked 100 miles bear foot over broken glass to sell it elsewhere
Yes, I never thought of that.
I think on a rejection you’ve got to let them make ONE go at repairing the issue, and if not then remedied, game over, and the rejection button can be pressed.
This case seems a satisfactory repair wasn’t achieved, and more, it was withing the fledgling 30 days as well?
I think cosmetic issues are a bit of a grey area compared with mechanical issues when it comes to faults and Sale of Goods. You could well spend lots of time and or money arguing over this in a small claims court or even further up the legal system. Doesn’t make it right of course.
I think being locked down for so long has changed me. The disappointment was i found overwhelming, i had to decide did i want a car with a paint correction that would no doubt be visable to me or would return. The garage would no doubt be using every excuse known to man. They had already used the line “well we all looked at it and we couldnt see anything”. I did say to the dealer that the car was unacceptable and that i wanted to reject it but they said they would fix it.
Lifes too short, they have sold the car already so i hope they did fix it, or at least let the new owner know of the issue.
They will be hoping, I’d have thought, the new owner won’t notice or won’t care as much.
Dealers don’t highlight faults to buyers much…sometimes…not even mechanical ones.
Might as well ask a Great White to go vegan.
Dealers, being pillars of the community in terms of honesty, will be front, left and centre informing future owners of discrepancies or issues with cars. Hence, I imagine that out of the spirit of compassion and wanting the best for customers, the dealer may well have been totally 100% honest and informed the next owner of the issues which arose.
Light-heartedness aside, at the end of the day you made a decision which you thought right for you and how you felt at the time and given the circumstances. That’s all you can ask. Good luck in your next buying purchase and I’m sure it’ll be much more favourable than this episode you had the misfortune to experience.