Hi All,

Recently had to spend half a day at a stealership in the South of England
whilst my car's paint was being repaired (again) after they had damaged it
(again), and I was checking out the new BMWs in the showroom.
I was appalled by the quality of the paint finish on the 1's, 3's and the
Z4. The orange peel effect was very noticeable, to the extent that when
looking at the reflection of a thin straight line (a showroom window's
joint, for example) on any vehicle's paintwork, it wasn't a straight line,
but a series of dashes. I've seen smoother finishes on a post box.
The 5's were better, but not much.
I said to one of the sales staff how poor I thought it was, and he just
shrugged his shoulders and replied that that is what they are like these
days.

Any one else noticed this ?

regards

David