Car sold as 'new' now showing signs of paint\body repair

[coolozzieguy]

Originally Posted by MAGPIE

Are you planning on buying it when the lease is up, if no then just forget it and move on.

If yes then chase it as a paint defect through warranty but nothing more.

Hi Magpie,

Yes, I was intending and looking forward to purchasing the car at the end of the 5 years. At the very least, my lease company allows you to continue to make finance repayments for another 2 years or so until the CBP (Crippling Balloon Payment) is finalised.
There seems to be lots of to-ing and fro-ing about Ford making a successor to the Fiesta ST. I really hope they do, they are a cracker of a car, and best bang-for-buck of the hatches. The only car that comes close is the Polo GTI, and at the time, they didn't do a manual, and many reviewers liked it, but reckoned it was not as sharp or involving as the ST. Also, lots of the Euro hot and warm hatches (the affordable ones) are slowly migrating to DumbShiftGearbox only. Ford are clinging to a manual, especially with the Focus RS and so forth. I am not anti automatics; I just prefer manuals.