Porsche Macan EV First Wash & Paint Inspection Directly From The Factory!

[@orlovsskibet]

I did not expect to watch the entire video, but this man sure knows his stuff, and was interesting to listen to as well. Enjoyed it :-)

[@hughmann1908]

It looks more like the hood is a different colour than the bumper. Our local Porsche dealer actually bought a detailing company and brought them in-house to correct the cars prior to delivery.

[@andrewhurstcars]

The Leipzig factory need to quickly sort out bumper color matching! Congrats ro Kathy. Maybe Kyle can feed back to Porsche engineers about the paint sticker problems.

[@glendennis7866]

Me and my buddy operated a detailing business in the late 90's till the early 2010's we had a few Mercedes dealerships we would work from, the white plastic sheets they put to protect the paint would be a nightmare on black cars... They also had a cheesecloth material that they would cover the bumpers with which would leave a tremendous amount of adhesive behind.... Fun times

[@FrancescoBorsotti]

Hey guys I don’t know what’s going on in the US. I just got my Macan 4 in EU, Italy,same ice grey color. Washed by my dealer before I got it. No problems.

[@kevinlucas8437]

Once you see that bumper, you can't unsee it 😢 unfortunately all that work to make a car look flawless, in the real world vehicles, take a beating. To try and keep it really nice is really expensive, whether you pay to have it done or just in high quality products. I've had to learn to live with imperfections 😢

[@MaxRPMs]

10:25 I used to work at a dealership, some would use a fabric that held onto certain points in the inside of the hood. Really don’t know why Porsche isn’t using that

[@joemcdonough7509]

Larry Kosilla from AMMO NYC has mentioned before that the price you pay for a car doesn't necessarily equal the paint quality. He's noted multiple times that Subaru delivers excellent paint quality for a $35K Forester and better than some $800K supercars.

[@jsaccio]

We have a Macan EV on order too. I like the idea of asking the dealer not to wash the car; however would there be a risk that if you found some scratches or other non-factory issues the dealer would not accept responsibility since it was not pointed out during delivery?

[@OutofSpecDetailing]

This is of course always a concern. Of course like any dealership it will still need to go through a PDI. Some dealers will not “warranty” any damage found if they don’t do the first wash (my experience with tesla) BUT, a reputable Porsche dealer will honor any transportation defects of manufacturing issues if found after the first wash. My recommendation would be to have a conversation with your dealer to figure out the best course of action.

[@marsEv310]

First drive; first wash; first video done by Kyle. It will be mo the before his mom actually gets to see the car 😂

[@NeilDetails]

Great video, the dealer ran my car through there car wash after I told them not to. All the scratches drive me crazy. Out of curiosity, what happened to your arm?

[@loums52]

Now that was quite an education…I will never detail my own car again. Thanks!

[@brianmilam7157]

NO SIR I WOULDN'T HAVE NEVER LEFT THE DEALER WITHOUT IT BEING DAMN NEAR PERFECT.

[@OutofSpecDetailing]

I don’t think you’d ever purchase a single vehicle from any manufacturer then

[@RhinestoneRhino]

Any car that comes from a dealership will never be perfect. Perfect under the bright lights yes but not under an inspection light. I found out first hand that after a few washes I discovered some swirls that I did not cause. It was basically masked with a wax of some sort from the dealer. Since most people don’t wash their own cars or wash at all the customer will just assume it was their own doing.

[@evGuyFL]

Dealer washes are bad. I always request them not to wash even during services. They get off the truck and un-wrap them. If you see swirl marks on paint and b pillar, it literally is them who caused them.

[@TheLetsboogiedown]

I am surprised that some people examine their car's paint like this. I could understand for a show car that hardly gets used, but a daily driver? Forget about it 😂

[@jeffs6090]

With respect to ceramic coating, if I get a full ppf wrap, would that need a coating as well for any reason? Is coating just the windows fine, or maybe just using a RainX be fine?

[@flyerman482]

is it a good idea to do such a detailed wash with a new/ newly painted vehicle? isn't the paint still "curing"?

Porsche should store all of cars at the port inside a building and only ship cars in a covered truck.. come on. guys for the amount of $ these cars cost..take care of your customers..

[@toostrong2209]

The best ASMR Part starts at 38:37

[@darinbrazil5496]

Would you say this color is silver or a shade of white?

[@SimJoy]

I suppose they want the paint protected also from the stone chips (if they get on the trailers), might be?

[@WowRixter]

That two-tone bumper hood does not look right. So when I pickup my new Macan in 2025, if I find slight scratches, I don't expect it's something I can expect the dealer to take care of?

[@tammyzemke9872]

Would there be more, less or similar damage if this car was delivered in Europe and then shipped over? Porsche is the last German manufacturer to still offer Euro delivery.

[@traubgator]

Starting to seem like modern day cars have a painting problem..... Also, still not a fan of those wheels

[@diydrivenGA]

Those wheels are terrible

[@EmmyJune212008]

The “electric” badge needs to go.

[@joergw]

in germany we can opt out every badge for the macan (and for no extra money)

[@trevorb5557]

Great video! Will be looking for it in the Warde parking lot in the future.

[@BilAppleton]

You know…at the end of the day…it is just a car…not a human being. I know you want it perfect, but unfortunately nothing in life is perfect. However, overall life is wonderful.

[@F1travels]

Looks like the hood got repainted, bumper and fenders are the same color, the hood is a different color, and the hood had no iron deposits on it. 1 + 1

[@OutofSpecDetailing]

Hood was not repainted. Had protective plastic all over it (hence why no iron deposits)

[@F1travels]

@@OutofSpecDetailing Ah that makes sense then haha, crazy how those colors can be so different, my old 2022 model Y performance in white was the same way as well.

Guys.. this car was not built it was assembled.. the factory is fully automated..with all parts delivered to the factory

[@jeffs6090]

Semantics...

[@AnthonySarino-f7n]

Shut up man

[@davidgiles9751]

De-badge the "electric" emblem please.

[@diydrivenGA]

I don't see chit...

[@jamesarmitage8399]

The range is around 300 miles ish yet when it has towed its capacity or close to the range dropped to around 100 miles!! Woeful stats on that price of a vehicle

[@ron8195]

Too much talking!

[@diydrivenGA]

Unacceptable that if I picked up a new car, and even a Porsche, the first thing I'd have to do is treat the exterior like a used car and wash, decon, compound, polish, and coat.

[@krissrock]

really? we're still talkin about depreciation? who buys a car based on an unknown future resale value?

[@777Sharkbait]

Guys you wanted the car unwashed untouched then you trashing Porsche because of things you seeing! I don’t think another manufacturer should give you another unwashed not cleaned car. If they cleaned it you would not see any of those marks,maybe some paint correction to do, but that’s every manufacturer.

[@weich1q2w]

How about you watch the video before freaking out. The paint came scratched/stretched. It has nothing to do with not being washed. Washing it will remove dirt but it won't fix the scratching/stretching. This is obvious to anyone reasonable but if you just watched the video you'll see they washed it and they remained (like you would expect). The point is when the car gets to the customer it shouldn't have these paint issues. You shouldn't have to pay for a paint correction to what is suppose to be a brand new car (and realistically used cars should be fixed from dealers as well if possible)

[@KyleConner]

It has nothing to do with the car being not washed wtf 😂

[@SimJoy]

"Some paint correction" can cost some money, which can be avoided, or at least reduced, if their handling is correct before customer delivery. Also no serious detailer wants usually to work with car dealers because of time and cost pressure to do it properly so...

[@connorcaba2492]

God this car is ugly

[@ant1finox111]

Breaking News! TESLA has better paint quality than Porsche. RIP Porsche

[@michaelpaoli7309]

42:46 you reference to this?

[@ant1finox111]

@@michaelpaoli7309 No I'm referencing the fact that my 3 Tesla vehicles never had such poor paint quality. Also for mismatched colour. Very surprising from Porsche. I had a 2006 997 and the paint quality on it was perfect. Sad to see.