SL/R232: Orange Peel Alert
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every single car gonna have good/bad, never had any issue with my matte colors, instead of waisting your time on paint, take the car to speedway and enjoy full of it, anyway you cant do anything its not a shoes to return it,
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[QUOTE=alaverdy;8736282]Its not that bad, polish it and will be good…………../QUOTE]
This is the attitude that MB is hoping the vast majority of their customers have, so they can continue to deliver shoddy products. There is no way I would accept that paint job.
This is the attitude that MB is hoping the vast majority of their customers have, so they can continue to deliver shoddy products. There is no way I would accept that paint job.
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You essentially echo what I stated earlier…the consumer needs to start pushing back and on many levels.
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[QUOTE=hyperion667;8736793]Yep, so many re brainwashed by their choice of what "news" they wish to believe and much of it as we're now discovering was never even legitimate news to begin with 
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I was at a dealership yesterday for service and they have an SL63 in the showroom. It has a fairly prominent case of orange peel on the silver paint. Sticker price $200,400.00.
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It was not necessary to move around or look for the proper lighting to see it, either. Quite obvious just walking past the car, even though it is a failrly light silver color.
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In my experience, about half the cars I’ve bought in the past decade have needed paint correction. My SL63 had microscratches all over; someone likely wiped it down with a dry cloth at some point. A full paint correction fixed it and my dealer paid for it with no hesitation. I added a ceramic coating and it looks superb.
Paradoxically, the best paint I’ve had on new cars recently was on a Ford Raptor and a Subaru Outback. A 911 GT3 was stunningly perfect while a Taycan had “worms” all over from the white plastic paint protection being applied to the car too soon after painting.
Orange peel on new cars is partly intentional to make it easier to hide and fix imperfections. It’s in the clearcoat and is easy to correct.
Paradoxically, the best paint I’ve had on new cars recently was on a Ford Raptor and a Subaru Outback. A 911 GT3 was stunningly perfect while a Taycan had “worms” all over from the white plastic paint protection being applied to the car too soon after painting.
Orange peel on new cars is partly intentional to make it easier to hide and fix imperfections. It’s in the clearcoat and is easy to correct.
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In my experience, about half the cars I’ve bought in the past decade have needed paint correction. My SL63 had microscratches all over; someone likely wiped it down with a dry cloth at some point. A full paint correction fixed it and my dealer paid for it with no hesitation. I added a ceramic coating and it looks superb.
Paradoxically, the best paint I’ve had on new cars recently was on a Ford Raptor and a Subaru Outback. A 911 GT3 was stunningly perfect while a Taycan had “worms” all over from the white plastic paint protection being applied to the car too soon after painting.
Orange peel on new cars is partly intentional to make it easier to hide and fix imperfections. It’s in the clearcoat and is easy to correct.
Paradoxically, the best paint I’ve had on new cars recently was on a Ford Raptor and a Subaru Outback. A 911 GT3 was stunningly perfect while a Taycan had “worms” all over from the white plastic paint protection being applied to the car too soon after painting.
Orange peel on new cars is partly intentional to make it easier to hide and fix imperfections. It’s in the clearcoat and is easy to correct.
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My new 2021 E63s was delivered to me with micro scratches as well. I had mine corrected by someone other than the dealer as I had lost confidence in them by that point. However, on a car like the one I saw, at $200,400.00 it really is unacceptable that it wasn;t corrected by the dealer before going on the showroom floor. This is the same dealer I ordered my E63s from, by the way. I guess my expectations are a bit misplaced in these strange times.
I know that dealer quality varies, but I've been fortunate to buy from Hendrick Porsche, Mercedes, and Subaru dealerships in Durham NC, where quality and services standards are consistently very high. It all comes down to corporate culture, as is always the case regardless of industry. As an example, the CPO on a GT3RS I bought in 2019 was **** retentive beyond belief, down to replacing a front spoiler with a minuscule scratch. underrneath.My local Ford dealership is also fanatical about service quality.
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Even though the SL’s are not the most expensive in the MB line, they are, in a way, “halo” cars. They draw attention and are ogled by those who aspire to own one. They are proud banners for the the 3-Pointed Star. They tend not to be daily transportation, but prized toys—for lack of a better word—always polished & cared for, usually to a much higher degree than one’s daily driver vehicle. MB should know this and should take extra care in the finishing of these cars. Once completed, should an issue like orange peel be found, it should be corrected at the factory before seeing the light of day. Obviously, zero imperfections should be the goal for a company with a heritage like MB, but while we might excuse something like orange peel on a CLA, an SL should be virtually flawless.
As someone who has owned 60 brand new cars, 17 of which have been MB, I have been getting the feeling that the old guard in Stuttgart are gone and the younger folks taking their place just don’t seen to care as much about the legacy they have been entrusted with. I also believe that the dealers are overwhelmed and are sweeping issues under the rug.
As someone who has owned 60 brand new cars, 17 of which have been MB, I have been getting the feeling that the old guard in Stuttgart are gone and the younger folks taking their place just don’t seen to care as much about the legacy they have been entrusted with. I also believe that the dealers are overwhelmed and are sweeping issues under the rug.
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Even though the SL’s are not the most expensive in the MB line, they are, in a way, “halo” cars. They draw attention and are ogled by those who aspire to own one. They are proud banners for the the 3-Pointed Star. They tend not to be daily transportation, but prized toys—for lack of a better word—always polished & cared for, usually to a much higher degree than one’s daily driver vehicle. MB should know this and should take extra care in the finishing of these cars. Once completed, should an issue like orange peel be found, it should be corrected at the factory before seeing the light of day. Obviously, zero imperfections should be the goal for a company with a heritage like MB, but while we might excuse something like orange peel on a CLA, an SL should be virtually flawless.
As someone who has owned 60 brand new cars, 17 of which have been MB, I have been getting the feeling that the old guard in Stuttgart are gone and the younger folks taking their place just don’t seen to care as much about the legacy they have been entrusted with. I also believe that the dealers are overwhelmed and are sweeping issues under the rug.
As someone who has owned 60 brand new cars, 17 of which have been MB, I have been getting the feeling that the old guard in Stuttgart are gone and the younger folks taking their place just don’t seen to care as much about the legacy they have been entrusted with. I also believe that the dealers are overwhelmed and are sweeping issues under the rug.
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