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I have a 2017 Subaru Outback in Carbide Gray. I don't think I've ever owned a car that has such a poor quality paint job, ditto the quality of the body panels. I'm not referring to minor defects here or there, but scratches that appear and don't rub away when objects lightly touch the body of the car. I brushed by a forsythia bush along the side of my driveway (thin, soft branches with no cut or sharp points) and it created a gouge along the side of the car.
The body panels pick up dings at the slightest touch. My open driver side door slowly swung further out while in a parking lot and hit the rubberized edge of an adjacent car's wing mirror, leaving a noticeable dent just above my door handle.
I owned a 2006 Mini Cooper prior to this, and a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee before that and never had this type of problem. I bought the body side molding for this 2017 Outback after someone dented my rear right passenger door in a parking lot about six months after I bought it. I'm glad I did because I believe it has probably saved further aggravation. If they're going to put such poor engineering and shoddy craftsmanship into their products, something like body side molding should be included on all models.
Any similar experiences?
The body panels pick up dings at the slightest touch. My open driver side door slowly swung further out while in a parking lot and hit the rubberized edge of an adjacent car's wing mirror, leaving a noticeable dent just above my door handle.
I owned a 2006 Mini Cooper prior to this, and a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee before that and never had this type of problem. I bought the body side molding for this 2017 Outback after someone dented my rear right passenger door in a parking lot about six months after I bought it. I'm glad I did because I believe it has probably saved further aggravation. If they're going to put such poor engineering and shoddy craftsmanship into their products, something like body side molding should be included on all models.
Any similar experiences?