[JamieG74]

Hi

I just purchased yesterday a 2018 GLA 220d. After a 5 hour journey in the middle of the night to a secondhand dealer, part excited and part very tired, took car for test drive and everything seemed to be ok, looked briefly in the back and all seemed ok.
Bought the car and halfway back to home I stopped at services and looked again in the back only to find some quite horrific marks on the interior door panels (maybe possibly done by a child), who knows. Got home and wife went absolutely mental as you can imagine and caused quite an argument leaving me to feel very foolish.
I have sent an email to the dealer to explain that the back of the car had been overlooked and can he basically get these panels replaced as I think this was a dishonest sale. Plus how do you expect someone to do a 5 hour journey and then see something like this and expect to be happy to purchase the car.
The question I am asking is does anyone know how much these panels would cost to replace either by Mercedes or a third party garage. I am based in UK.

 

[JamieG74]

Hi there, thanks for your reply and advice. I am hoping to hear back today from the dealer and what they have to say. It is a shame to see a nice car otherwise but the rear of the car to have been neglected.
I really should have taken more notice when viewing the car, really don’t know how I could of missed it and I am still kicking myself for lack of attention to detail. All I can say is, that things didn’t go well with my wife when I got home.
I have seen some same door panels on eBay at quite cheap prices so will keep eye out.