Ibiza will be 7 years on the road on the 1st Sept.
I bought the car 3 weeks ago.
The o/s front wheels arch is bubbled 40% of it's surface + one main area with a popped blister about the size of a 5p. There's bubbling right at the front of the wheel arch where the bumper is aligned, behind the plastic trim away from 'wheel splatter'. On underside the arch lip a 3" section of paint/corrosion just came off in my hand. Clearly this has been ongoing for some time. The underside of the bonnet is numerous places is also bubbled.
I did discount for this when I bought the car, but was concerned that it showed neglect but was happy with the service history. It looks like this was a duff wing from the outset and was just left to progress by the previous owners who maybe did not realise there's a 12 year warranty transferable to new owners.
Does anyone have any experience of successful claims by successive owners for perforation/warranty work on the body?
All the other arches are absolutely spot on.
The 12 year perforation warranty states that it must be reported as soon as noticeable, previous owners didn't do that + it's been serviced at an indy for the last few years.
Wondering what my best options are....
?
I bought the car 3 weeks ago.
The o/s front wheels arch is bubbled 40% of it's surface + one main area with a popped blister about the size of a 5p. There's bubbling right at the front of the wheel arch where the bumper is aligned, behind the plastic trim away from 'wheel splatter'. On underside the arch lip a 3" section of paint/corrosion just came off in my hand. Clearly this has been ongoing for some time. The underside of the bonnet is numerous places is also bubbled.
I did discount for this when I bought the car, but was concerned that it showed neglect but was happy with the service history. It looks like this was a duff wing from the outset and was just left to progress by the previous owners who maybe did not realise there's a 12 year warranty transferable to new owners.
Does anyone have any experience of successful claims by successive owners for perforation/warranty work on the body?
All the other arches are absolutely spot on.
The 12 year perforation warranty states that it must be reported as soon as noticeable, previous owners didn't do that + it's been serviced at an indy for the last few years.
Wondering what my best options are....
?
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