Small rust on roof

[chux27]

Hey all,

So a couple of issues with my new car including a stone chip on the front edge of the roof above the windscreen which is rusting. The car has already been back to the dealership (needed a machine Polish, there is yellow paint on the taillight, a stone chip on the bonnet down to bare metal, a broken door seal and ive had random faults on the dash to do with the safety systems), but the dealership seem unwilling to do anything about the rust. What are your thoughts on this? I do love the car and want to keep it, but I'm concerned that the rust could get worse and Im going to end up with a big bill.

 

[James_R]

It's only going to get worse, needs to be taken back down to bare metal to remove, treat, then repaint, not a cheap job. Are the dealership going to go that far? Depends how much money there was in the deal in the first place.

Did you inspect the car prior to handover?

 

[chux27]

I did inspect the car but it was one of those things I just missed. My fault. Unfortunately the dealership arent being that helpful with anything so Im considering giving the car back and getting my money back

 

[Lucas90]

That is annoying, a shame the dealer isn't being helpful. They probably would have just touched it in with a blob of any white paint anyway which wouldn't be ideal.

You could ask around a few body shops to get an idea of cost to put it right then decide what you want to do. I'd be tempted to sort it myself, but not exactly what you want be doing with your new car!

I still get the odd random fault on the dash every now and again... normally to do with front assist. It tends to sort itself out after a minute or so