finally i have a vantage

[gary.taylor17]

I now own a amv8 9000mls beautiful.i just noticed on the bottom door edge a couple of blisters which are clearly not stone chips. I wonder if they are covered with the warranty?

[Murph7355]

Modern V8 or the pre-Virage?

I'm pretty sure the doors are plastic, so can't think what might have caused that. Perhaps some odd bi-material reaction.

Not heard of it happening before though...?

Edited to add - congrats on the car!!

Edited by Murph7355 on Monday 28th September 21:33

[gary.taylor17]

Modern 07 in tungsten silver

[rick-derby-]

hi Gary the bodywork carries a 10 year anti corrosion guarantee, as long as it has corroded from the inside out, and has not been cause by external damage such as a stone chip,

[gary.taylor17]

Many thanks will check with jct600

[Doshy]

Bit surprised they would let the car go with that and not mention it.....

[russdunkin]

My car had a bit of "bubbling" on the bottom corner of the driver's door. My local Aston dealer fixed it for me under warranty, no problems.

[Neil1300R]

Congrats on the car.
Hope you get the doors sorted
Pictures of car / door?

[Murph7355]

Must watch out for this.

Rick - is it the frame that rusts? Or bi-metallic corrosion?

[rick-derby-]

as most of the panels are aluminium, it is a mixture of oxidisation and water trapped under the paint, In most case this is because of nicks, stone chips in the paint, Most people use pressure washers forcing water under the paint, if these areas are not treated either sealed in the first instance or once they start to oxidise then it can be an issue that is difficult to permanently stop from recurring after repainting etc, the common areas are around door handles where they could be nicked by rings on fingers, the bottom of doors from stone chips, and the edges of doors from catching them when opening in enclosed areas such as garages, other areas such as the the edges of the tailgate and rear edge of the bonnet is more likely to be down to a manufacturing defect, common sense prevails here,

The best way to check if you find a bubble or corrosion of the paint work is to have a look with a magnifying glass, if the paintwork has a nick in it then this is usually caused my and external element and so not covered, if you can't then it should be covered by the 10 year corrosion warranty, in either case if you have any doubt speak to your dealer they will inspect the area and advise either way,

[Aston Annie]

Congratulations on the car. Enjoy!

Edited by Aston Annie on Wednesday 30th September 17:05

[Soul Reaver]

Mine has slight/minor bubbling on door bottoms also.

[TGM]

I have just sent mine in this morning for corroded wing mirror struts and just inside the boot lid the paint has just flaked off down tot he metal - must be bubbling aswell. Has anyone got any views as AM are asking warranty for their thoughts as to whether it should be covered?!

[CatalystV8V]

I had bubbling on the bottom of my passenger door... and around the door handles. All taken care of under warranty.

[sharky67]

I had bubbling on both my wings.. they sprayed the whole front of my car under warranty... its a 06..

[gary.taylor17]

All done under warranty.

[TGM]

Thanks guys very reassuring! I also asked for a quote for a key mark on the drivers door and got quoted £2.5k!! just to spray drivers door and blend with front wing! any suggestions. I am thinking of taking it to a specialist

[blackice1]

TGM said:

Thanks guys very reassuring! I also asked for a quote for a key mark on the drivers door and got quoted £2.5k!! just to spray drivers door and blend with front wing! any suggestions. I am thinking of taking it to a specialist

Hi , if would like to send me a picture of the scratch , i would be more than happy to get you a couple of quotes from AM Approved bodyshops , and a very good one that isn't.

[TGM]

Thanks it is in the shop at the moment having sme warranty work done but I will be getting it back soon and will send a pic

[TGM]

Just got it re-quoted with the same garage at £1,300 including VAT