Front Lip on S has peeling paint...

[fnkngrv]

Ok so if anyone saw in the Car Wash thread then you already know part of it, if you didn't then the quick rundown:

- Went through a car wash that I have used for years...touchless water jet system.

- Picked up some food from a Chinese joint and as I was walking back to the car I noticed a strange shimmer....I found that I had a 2 inch high by 4 inch wide paint peeling occuring.

- Contacted the local dealership and they first tried to tell me that it was an aftermarket body kit because the Sport is not available in Maine at all. I informed them that I had bought it in Minnesota and driven it back.

- Dealership looked up VIN and stated that my car didn't exist in that color as a Sport anyway. Dealership then contacted Toyota Corp and they also confirmed that the Sport is not released in Jade Sea Metallic.

- Contacted the dealer that I purchased from in Mankato and brought them up to speed on the situation. Said Dealership Owner himself called the local dealership and got shit straight. Apparently he was able to match the color to the VIN without a problem however he did also confirm that my care was an "error" and most likely will be a one of a kind for it.

- Local dealership states that the front lip had been repainted already before and that they then would not charge Toyota Corp under Warranty because of this. The dealership that I purchased from would be charged directly. Owner of dealership in Mankato said whatever and told them he didn't care because the customer's needs are what come first.

- Local dealership calls me and informs me of chain of events and that they will be "repairing" the issue at the cost to the original dealer. I contacted the Owner of the dealer in Mankato because I was confused and didn't think that it was right that they would be charged and wanted to know why the local wasn't going through warranty....they owner's response was "they are morons ...that's why, however I am going to make sure that you are taken care of correctly and to your satisfaction." The owner then proceeded to tell me that he was working on finding out from the dealer that they had swapped a couple other cars to get mine why the hell this has occured and he will be sending them the bill as well as wanting to know why they were not told that the car had possibly been damaged in shipping from Japan which legally should have been shared.

Currently I am slated to drop my car off for the week of the 4th of Sept as I am going to Texas for the week anyway. While they are taking care of the lip (which I told them they had best not blend and repaint the whole lip, they are going to paint the silver console panels as well as the door inserts the same color as my car.



takes a breath....damn this is stupid.