If you guys wanna see some bad paint check out this….
That's why I'm not getting a sun roof... just kidding. That sucks and would annoy me and I'd have a conversation about that (results of conversation may vary based upon wants/expectations/caring of individual buyer vs individual dealer's abilities/caring)and I also agree with
@Jameson's Viggen and other like situations where it seems that it's more egregious.
The dealerships purchase the cars from the manufacture. Is a dealership not within their rights to simply refuse a damaged car? If a customer can refuse, why can't the dealership?
It's likely a pointless question as there is probably some written agreement between dealerships and the manufacture about accepting cars "as is" blah blah blah. Secondly, most dealerships likely don't really care and they know they will sell it to somebody who is less particular and knowledgeable. Pretty terrible that any new car, especially one costing 100k, would arrive like this.
Sorry that I wasn't clear. I was answering the question in your first paragraph with a WAG that sounded possible to me. As
@Ivy1Le stated and according to my understanding is that allocations are based on prior sales of same/similar models (so not just any Cadillac, but specifically ct4/5, v's, bw's)... so the dealer must accept a car AND sell that car b/c their ability to procure future allocations is directly impacted. So they can refuse a car, but then it won't be a sale and it will affect their numbers. Not my rules, not saying it's right... but when their job is to sell cars and they need inventory (which requires allocations) to do it, then they are in a catch-22. So they feel pressures just like any other manufacturer/seller relationship. This system basically is based on whomever has sold the most of certain cars in the past is more likely to sell those certain cars in the future, so that's who GM is betting on with this system. Not taking sides... just trying to understand both sides of the equation.
As far as addressing paint quality:
If you talk to just about any quality detailer they will say that EVERY car needs paint correction especially before ceramic and/or ppf*. Yes, the amount of correction varies, but I don't think in most cases that is too significant if you are getting it done anyway. So if you are planning on getting that done to protect your car that you just spent a boatload of money on and want to keep it looking great as long as possible (I know I am getting a full ppf wrap because my s6 'with the great quality paint job' still got chips/dings where it was not protected with ppf)... then at the end of the day there isn't an appreciable difference (at least to me) b/c it doesn't change how I'm handling my business and regardless of my starting point... my end point is the same.
*they will tell you how they don't want the dealer to even hand wash the car or even remove the protective sheets, they will tell you that even the best cars have imperfections that need paint correction...
Hope this helps explain my view.
(I much prefer posting gifs/movie clips)
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