The
paint quality on these cars is horrendous. I have had to have my rear quarter
panels repainted due to surface rust appearing in the gap between the bumper and sheet metal. The painted metal surrounding the drivers side tailight has chafed off The front hood looks like its been hit with birdshot and there's
paint chips everywhere. When my auto body guy was removing the factory 3M
paint clear bra protection around the quarter panels the f**cking
paint LIFTED UP OFF THE SHEET METAL. My car currently has 63K miles on it and I fear its going to need a repaint in less than 5 years. I have owned many new vehicles over the last 10 years and i have NEVER seen the kind of wear my Fiesta ST has. I am honestly kind of worried about the longevity of these things, I feel like they are going to disintegrate with age. The chrome cup holder trim has begun to peel off like its some shitty Chinese plastic jewellery. Heres my crash bar after 62K miles.
This is unacceptable. If you needed proof to avoid vehicles made in Mexico and third world countries then here you go. If I had paid this vehicles asking price of $31,000 Canadian i would have felt completely ripped off.