[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/misaligned-panels\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/misaligned-panels\/","headline":"Mildly Irritating Misaligned Panels","name":"Mildly Irritating Misaligned Panels","description":"Let your inner perfectionist run wild with these tiny car imperfections If you\u2019re the kind of person that can\u2019t help but spot the smallest imperfections, you\u2019re not going to like this because once you\u2019ve seen these examples of very slight, minute errors, you won\u2019t be able to unsee them. We\u2019re being extremely nitpicky today and these small misalignments may not even bother you one bit but at the same time, we believe that when indulging in a multi-thousand-pound purchase such […]","datePublished":"2018-12-28","dateModified":"2018-12-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/#Person","name":"Isabelle Lawrence","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/","identifier":30,"description":"Max Wheeler is a leading motoring journalist and classic car specialist at Smart Motoring, renowned for his sharp insight and infectious passion for all things automotive. With years of experience covering motoring news, supercars, and the enduring legacy of classic cars, Max brings stories to life with style and authority. 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So perhaps you\u2019ll understand where we\u2019re coming from when we\u2019re mildly irritated by these panels that are ever so slightly misaligned.See below 2 examples of some minor misalignment on a brand new car. This is a press image (as are all the images) of the Ford Fiesta Active so you can bet that this car is brand new, not used. Sure, through general wear and tear of a car you could excuse the panels for becoming slightly misaligned over time but we can\u2019t excuse this. This is how they look straight out the factory\u2026You can see how the lines don\u2019t quite meet on the boot and in the corner of the rear door. That\u2019s two misalignment’s in one car. Yikes.Below is a close-up picture of the Toyota GT86. That\u2019s just bad design.This example on the blue Audi A3 below is a bit more subjective. Personally, I don\u2019t like how it looks and I\u2019ve seen other cars handle the \u201cchrome trim point\u201d much better.Like this Kia Ceed for example. That\u2019s how the chrome trim point should be handled.Another example of a messy alignment of the A-pillar and chrome trim seen on this Audi Q3 below. The new BMW Z4 has split opinions on its appearance. Some say it\u2019s a fresh new look, others say it looks too much like a Mazda. I say that the damn petrol cap looks misaligned from this angle! Imagine buying a \u00a350,000 sports car and not being able to unsee this tiny, yet erasable, error.Another car with double trouble when it comes to triggering the perfectionist within you. The windscreen doesn\u2019t line up with the black door trim and the front door window doesn\u2019t line up with the rear side window! How did the C4 Cactus make it out of development like this?This Fiat Tipo is suffering from some classic door-to-panel misalignment. The new BMW X5 is a perfect example of why all panel gaps should be the same.So what\u2019s the solution to these seemingly unsolvable imperfections? Either don\u2019t spot them in the first place and live in blissful ignorance, or just buy your car in black. That should do it.Next time you\u2019re out and about, have a look at the cars around you and you may find that you\u2019ve found a whole new perspective."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Latest News","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mildly Irritating Misaligned Panels","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/misaligned-panels\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]