Soft Windscreen or Unlucky?
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Having done just over 3000 enjoyable miles in my S, I have found 3 separate small chips in the windscreen. Whilst they are small, not in line of sight and not really a problem, they are too large to polish out. I am just suprised that given that my other 2 vehicles have no marks ( with 100,000 miles between them) the Macan seems prone to this damage. Is it the aero dynamics? Is it that I am just unlucky? Or is it that the windscreen is made of a softer glass? My guess is it is the glass.
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- Wing Commander
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Anecdotally there does seem to be a fairly high proportion of Macaneers reporting windscreen issues/replacements on here...
Simon
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Sold: 2016 Rhodium Silver Macan 2.0
Sold: 2013 Platinum Silver 911 (991.1) C2
Sold: 2017 Carmine Red Panamera 4
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Two of the Macan I test drove had screen damage... I also have to say a lot of the issues I have read about on this forum were also present... buzz around steering wheel... sensors ( front ) going off no reason, gearbox didn’t want to change gear above 90mph...( a new car with 900miles) inconsistency in auto brake...hopeless windscreen wipers, however there’s always something no matter what car ... ( 3 new air con units on my 640d!!!) still deciding over variant I am going to choose but it pointing towards a second hand turbo, so it hasn’t put me off.
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Had two windscreen replacements in about two months on my last Macan.
That's two more windscreen replacements than I've had over the previous twenty five years or so.
Statistically significant, who knows?
That's two more windscreen replacements than I've had over the previous twenty five years or so.
Statistically significant, who knows?
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I was going to say than at about 14K miles I've had no windscreen issues at all. But I'm not as I don't want to temp fate
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Just achieved 3000 miles from last screen replacement to requiring another!
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I had an Exocet missile of a stone hit the screen at 70mph on the motorway in the first week of ownership. I was convinced that was going to mean a new screen. However, on later examination I could only find a tiny mark that was barely visible. I've had two screens crack on previous cars from less severe impacts.
I think there are so many variables in determining whether a screen is going to crack or not as a result of different types of impact that it is impossible to conclude that Macan screens are more susceptible than others. Especially with such a small sample of reports on here.
I think there are so many variables in determining whether a screen is going to crack or not as a result of different types of impact that it is impossible to conclude that Macan screens are more susceptible than others. Especially with such a small sample of reports on here.
Nick
Defender 90 V8
991.2 C2 GTS
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BMW K1300S, BMW R1250 GSA
Defender 90 V8
991.2 C2 GTS
Macan Turbo - sold
BMW K1300S, BMW R1250 GSA
Never had to replace a screen before in 35 years so 2 in 3 months tells a tale for me. Both had cracks appear overnight in the same place after being struck by a stone the previous day even though not a big strike. Suggests to me there may be too much stress on the glass in a particular area
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