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Passenger door.

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The fact that it's come off so neatly across the primer says to me that it's a chemical reaction (or lack thereof) which has caused that from when it was sprayed at Vauxhall, as any physical contact to have cause that would have left it looking far less neat underneath. I would definitely take it to the dealer and kick up a stink. If they don't play ball, get on to VX customer services and don't be afraid to escalate it to higher up staff if they don't sound interested. You will get results if you aim high enough, but you will have to probably speak to a few plebs on the way.

 

How old is the car and does it have a FVSH?

 

Are you the first owner? How confident are you that it's never had a bump?

 

Thanks, I'll try that.

It's four, and yeah I have all the history but it's not all been done by Vauxhall.

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As suggested above you need to be confident of shutting off any wriggle room. Clear cut case of a poor paint job, paint doesn't just flake off unless it's not been baked on properly. However it's going to come down to whose liability it is, e.g. if you've not owned it from new how do you know it's not someone's iffy repair job?
Could be worth trying to find someone with a paint thickness meter.

 

Ahh yeah... Well the one owner before me always took it to Vauxhall, it's me who's taken it elsewhere since owning it, so maybe that will help make it clear that there's been no dodgy repair job before I owned it and I've certainly not taken it anywhere. Gutting init.

Hopefully they'll check it out and we'll get sorted.

Cheers

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When you've taken it elsewhere have you also taken it into Vauxhall for the paintwork warranty inspections?

 

Hiya, no I didn't realise that was a thing?

But I'm sure I've read somewhere that paintwork warranties aren't valid for anyone other than the first owner?

I've just emailed Vauxhall customer service to see what they say.

Thanks for all replies (and thanks in advance for any others!) Will let you guys know what's said. X

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Hi I am a paint technician and that's not factory primer underneath so it points to poor previous paint,so its had paint work on it.

 

Thanks Martinson, I took it to Vauxhall and they said the same thing. They also spotted a hair stuck in the retouched bits. Managed to get a chap recommended to sort it, he's going to have a look in a couple of weeks.

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Tbh I'd be more worried about why such a big chunk of the car has had a dodgy respray, and of further peeling if the entire job's not going to be redone. Did you HPI check it when buying? Did you buy it from a dealer?

 

Hiya yeah we HPI checked it and my fella works for AutoTrader so he was able to check a few extra bits too.

Previous owner was in a wheelchair so I am thinking the issues have been caused by him clunking things against the car more than anything more serious. Maybe naive but that's my thoughts on it.

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Did it used to be a Motability car in that case?

 

I think so. From what I remember it was.

Think fella's Insignia was as well. From different dealers.

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The only reason I ask is that it is occasionally the case that with certain bulk-purchase schemes manufacturers sometimes use them as a way of feeding factory rejects onto the road. For example I know the AA driving school cars are all rejects, then AA sell them on as used cars when they're six months old. The most common cause for this is paintwork defects, which are sometimes obvious and sometimes not.

However Motability cars are dealer ordered and supplied so I highly doubt this is the case.

 

Ahhh right I get ya.

I don't think I'm going to get to the bottom of it to be honest. I will ask the fella re motability cos I might be getting it mixed up with his insignia which we bought about the same time from a different dealer.

With someone earlier having said it isn't factory primer maybe it's not a factory reject, although worth bearing in mind. Thanks for your help on this.

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Factory primer that's gone wrong or off or whatever else causing a little batch of rejects could conceivably be a different colour. :shrug:

But if it was a multitude of smart repairs they should have been relatively obvious when looking in detail, such as when purchasing. I'd get hold of a paint depth gauge and compare the affected panels with equivalent panels the other side of the car. If it's different you know the entire panel's been sprayed, if not then you're probably right and it's a multitude of smart repairs. (Y)