Poll for Those with Paint Blistering / Bubbling Defect

[Beachbum]

After pushing them very hard on this I was told quite categorically by Lotus CS that the warranty is 3 years not 5, applicable to all Emiras regardless of build date. Shameless backtracking by Lotus if you ask me. It will inevitably be tested as early cars start turning 3 years old, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Lotus facing some kind of legal action.

No way that is legal in the UK. The warranty will be what was offered at the time of purchase. They cannot change the warranty duration or what it covers at a later date.

 

[Tobiasz17azs]

All so irritating. I have the Emira in my garage as it’s not my daily. It’s raining here today and I’m starting to think I should use it in the rain to provoke this blistering issue. Car has done 7k miles. I’m the second owner. Got 9 months warranty left. It’s possible it’s never been left in the rain overnight…

so I understand you’re not planing to
Wash your car too

 

[Lotus64]

so I understand you’re not planing to
Wash your car too

After a car wash, it gets dried.
Meanwhile, the rain / snow will sit on the paint surface, the seals and inside the door for much longer keeping moisture trapped.

 

[John_Matrix]

That’s my understanding. Wash is brief. Maybe to provoke this you need the panel exposed to rain for a few hours? Mine is an early car and it hasn’t happened. Maybe I’m lucky/ maybe the car has never been left in rain overnight? If ALL cars did it you’d think they’d recall.