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Pics?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BHUN9q7tYLyYLAAK7
It was plain metallic black... those dots are way more visible than they look. And they cover the windscreen and wipers are now ineffective (because they don't have constant contact).
It's nuts.
Some of the cars are low value, with the specks being so small so who cares. But for myself and the owner of a BMW 5 series where both cars are ~3 months old... we both parked closer to the building and both insurance companies are writing off both cars.
The car is otherwise perfect. If you wish to spend the time and effort on the glass areas then it's perfectly driveable and fine... the exterior now looks a mess (the fine spray rather than the specks make the whole thing look like it's dirty too).
It's a £60k car, the top spec'd S90 Inscription Pro T8 (plugin electric). And it will be on copart.com in a month or so.
It was turned into a Jackson Pollock.
Paint rained on it from a great height, every external surface has been affected.
Except it wasn't paint, it's a substance used to treat concrete to protect it for 25 years. So it's pretty permanent and a jet wash removed nothing. Roof, doors, lights, mirrors, trim, glass, wheels, wipers, sensors, panels, grill, bonnet and boot... Everything.
Cost of repair is so high that it's a write-off. The car is fundamentally sound and has not been involved in any collision, it's just decided to be modern art.
Insurance are just going to replace it with another new one.