I collected my GT 140 almost two weeks ago and at the handover, I noticed a scratched rear lens, pearlescent water like marks under the laquer, swirly scratches on the paint, probably from a dirty polish cloth, and a noticeable dirt particle in the paint itself on the NSF wing. I pointed this out at the time and the dealer said they would rectify the problems. I took the car in this week and it has gone off to their bodyshop to get sorted. As I'd arranged to get my car back tomorrow, I spoke to the dealer this afternoon to see if this was still the case. It should still be tomorrow but not until last knockings as the work on the car was more than they had first envisaged. It turns out that the dirt particle appeared to have been on the bare metal and so when it was removed, the hole left by it was down to the metal. This has meant that the wing has had to be resprayed as it is almst impossible to match pearlescent paint.

Now maybe I'm being a little picky here but when I spend £23k on a new car, I don't expect to lose the car for the best part of 4 days and have to have part of it resprayed within a fortnight of having it, through no fault of my own. Surely the dirt in the paint should've been picked up in the checks before the car left the factory, and careless polishing by the dealers' preparing valeters is not really acceptible. Doesn't quality control exist anymore? If it were just a matter of polishing the light scratches out then fair enough, but a respray.....?

If you found yourself in this situation, what would expect the dealership to do? I have my own ideas but would like other's take on it before I go back tomorrow.