Blistering on the inner panelling??

I've had my prius plug-in for just about a month and yesterday I noticed a huge (about 5" blister) on the inner panell of the passinger side door. At first I thought it was just the light playing tricks but nope, it's a huge blister. I'm taking it in on Saturday. I'm sure it's covered, I got all the xtra waranty's etc but still. It's a bit annoying spending over $44k on a car and it has some manufacture defect. ;o(

 

I"m not sure how to upload a pic on here but it's the inner side of the passanger door. You have the arm rest, it's on the crease of the armrest and inner soft panell.

 

Well from what I was told it was a base model but tricked out with everything, leather, heated seats etc except for the sunroof & advanced Nav system. The $44k is including taxes & fees and extended warranty. I think the base price was around $35k.

Yes it's the Softex in the passengers inside door panel that's bubbling. :-/

 

I pretty much got it covered bumper to bumper for 7 years including rips & tears, dents etc...it's covered, thats not the issue. Just the annoyance that inconvenience :-/. The car was a special order for someone that never picked it up. It has a bunch of extras in it, premium wheels, premium paint, premium leather, etc....a bunch of stuff I'd never order but it was a good deal and I'm very happy with all the bells and whistles, except the defect on the door panel hahaha

 

Well lets see...the base price was $35,255.00 almost $2800 in taxes, 7 year extented waranty was $2395, & 7 year pre-paid for all mainttenace ( whick also covers any dings or scratches in paint or tears in leather or softek) was $1560 plus the DMV/Registration & Liscense fees come to nearly $44K ($43K and some change) I get a Ca tax refund around $1500 as well as a Fed Refund and CA Clean Vehicle Rebate (totally nearly $5k back so that offsets all the added maintenance & such.........anyayyyyyyy the point being, I was merely concerned about the blistering.

.....dude chill gezzzzz it was just a simple post to see if this had happened to others I wasn't expecting to be attacked so aggressivly. ...btw I don't have after market wheels either and I've been averinging in the low to mid 60 mpg even hit low 70 mpg on some work commutes when I try.

I wasn't complaining about my milage, i was simply looking for advise to how to maximize it. In a previous post you mentioned.
I never bashed the quality of the Prius Plug-In. On the contrary I do love the car. I'm saving nearly $400/ month on gas. That makes me very happy and it more than pays for my car payment compared to what I was spending on gas with my other vehicles. I'm also aware that like any other mass manufactured product there are, now and again, slight imperfections. I've bought a couple Mercedez-Benz in the past that also needed some slight work done. It happens.

 

Thanks Paradox I did speak to the dealer and it's covered & they said it'll be repaired. They claim it wasn't an after market addition but an option that someone specialed ordered but never claimed. My prof was the base but after talking to everyone in here I thought it may actually be an advanced because of all the features. Curiosity got the best of me & looked up the window sales sticker, sure enough it's a base model with the added features mentioned. .

 

thanks yep that's what I was told. :-/. Even the window sticker stating the price, mpg etc was still on the window and when I reviewed it it sure enough listed those 'added' features on the sticker. Now I really don't know. I'm very happy with the car but know you make me wonder. Its a very reputable dealership (from what I've read & heard) one of my good friends are part owners in 'AutoNation' of which this dealer ia member of. He even set me up with a meeting with that locations chief sales manager. Still, from what your saying, you may be right.[/quote]