Paint issues? Does Your Car Live in a Garage or Outside?

[John_Matrix]

I’d like to try to better understand why some cars are suffering with paint blistering while
others are not. I think some owners have their cars outside a lot. Perhaps overnight. If the car is exposed to changes of temperature and left in the rain, regularly, is is more likely to exhibit paint issues than a car that is garaged most of the time and mostly used in good weather.
Let’s try and understand the issue a little better.

 

[Jinba ittai]

You may find a correlation with keeping the car outdoors, but so what? You should be able to park a car outdoors. It’s definitely a manufacturing defect, as evidenced by the significantly lower rates of issues on later cars.

 

[John_Matrix]

You may find a correlation with keeping the car outdoors, but so what? You should be able to park a car outdoors. It’s definitely a manufacturing defect, as evidenced by the significantly lower rates of issues on later cars.

I agree. You should be able to park the car outdoors. The issue I have will be shared with many others- my car is a second car, used for fun on nice days. I garage it overnight. I’m in my last year of warranty. If this is a defect that ALL cars will have, then I need it to happen on my car sooner rather than later. I’m not clear if the paint warranty will be honoured past the cars third birthday.
At present, according to the other poll, not all owners have had this issue. IF that’s because those owners are garaging overnight and not exposing to water other than during washing, we need to KNOW that now.
Lots of Porsche 996 had bore scoring issues. Not ALL of them. If this problem is a manufacturing defect effecting ALL CARS, not a few, then I’d like that established as fact. Hence this poll.

 

[Blackthought_]

I agree. You should be able to park the car outdoors. The issue I have will be shared with many others- my car is a second car, used for fun on nice days. I garage it overnight. I’m in my last year of warranty. If this is a defect that ALL cars will have, then I need it to happen on my car sooner rather than later. I’m not clear if the paint warranty will be honoured past the cars third birthday.
At present, according to the other poll, not all owners have had this issue. IF that’s because those owners are garaging overnight and not exposing to water other than during washing, we need to KNOW that now.
Lots of Porsche 996 had bore scoring issues. Not ALL of them. If this problem is a manufacturing defect effecting ALL CARS, not a few, then I’d like that established as fact. Hence this poll.

Good idea on the thread. I’ve thought about the exact same thing. I suspect that MOST owners have a garage and don’t let the car get wet (likely because they don’t daily it). My hunch is that if you leave the car outside, high probability it will experience paint issues

 

[Jinba ittai]

I agree. You should be able to park the car outdoors. The issue I have will be shared with many others- my car is a second car, used for fun on nice days. I garage it overnight. I’m in my last year of warranty. If this is a defect that ALL cars will have, then I need it to happen on my car sooner rather than later. I’m not clear if the paint warranty will be honoured past the cars third birthday.
At present, according to the other poll, not all owners have had this issue. IF that’s because those owners are garaging overnight and not exposing to water other than during washing, we need to KNOW that now.
Lots of Porsche 996 had bore scoring issues. Not ALL of them. If this problem is a manufacturing defect effecting ALL CARS, not a few, then I’d like that established as fact. Hence this poll.

Makes sense. Give it the highest chance of failure while still under warranty. My unscientific understanding is that paint bubbling is rare on the North American / 2024+ cars. You might be onto something with the earlier ones.

 

[allenyao09]

I think the paint bubbling issue is only seen on early production cars

 

[fringe]

While garaging may mitigate paint blistering, vehicles should withstand outdoor conditions without such issues. The reduced incidence in later models suggests a manufacturing defect rather than environmental factors. Owners should ensure any defects manifest within the warranty period to facilitate repairs.

 

[Beachbum]

I agree. You should be able to park the car outdoors. The issue I have will be shared with many others- my car is a second car, used for fun on nice days. I garage it overnight. I’m in my last year of warranty. If this is a defect that ALL cars will have, then I need it to happen on my car sooner rather than later. I’m not clear if the paint warranty will be honoured past the cars third birthday.
At present, according to the other poll, not all owners have had this issue. IF that’s because those owners are garaging overnight and not exposing to water other than during washing, we need to KNOW that now.
Lots of Porsche 996 had bore scoring issues. Not ALL of them. If this problem is a manufacturing defect effecting ALL CARS, not a few, then I’d like that established as fact. Hence this poll.

The 5yr/3yr debate is something that will continue, until someone pushes it with Lotus and wins.
In reality, they do not have a leg to stand on, but I am guessing they will try and say it was an unintended error, that was never meant to be published. Unfortunately for them, the fact it was on their website for 2yrs and they did nothing about it, until late 2024, will mean they will be legally responsible for their website content and it will form part of the warranty for cars purchased prior to them changing the info on their website
I have had a similar issue with a non-car related item and it took 3 months to sort out, but in the end threats of legal action resulted in the manufacturer adhering to the original wording in the warranty. Given this is a Car and for some reason Cars have their own sets of laws in the UK, then I can see it getting messy, but once Solicitors get involved, they will have no choice but to back down, as the legal bills will build quickly and they will be liable for those too