Another design flaw around door sill

[wenkatn]

Water tends to accumulate on the door sill driving in wet conditions requiring frequent cleaning.
Is this happening to everyone?

 

[GameZone]

Yes.

 

[Rolfe]

Yes, but I don't feel any pressing need to clean it.

 

[fnegroni]

I thought the whole point of them being made of plastic was exactly because this is anyway going to happen.
I have the same on my other car a Kia Stonic.
I had issues on cars without this design where water would cause corrosion to the paint

 

[wenkatn]

Yes, but I don't feel any pressing need to clean it.

Yeah.. At least in the first week or so, you try to keep the car with its new shine.

 

[Rolfe]

If I'm feeling like that, it's the work of a moment to wipe the sills.

 

[paulm]

Wipe it with the hem of your coat?

 

[JonnyG]

Yep, worse on the Xpower too as it is shiny gloss black ! (well not for long )

 

[OriginalBigAl]

In the late 70s I had a Morris Marina on which rust would eat the cills for fun. Lower down from the pic the cill design is exactly the same for the MG4 where all the metal parts join in a vertical seam which is spot welded (burns through the protective coating ) and then painted body colour. It's directly in firing line from crud from the front wheel which could be salt, chippings, general road muck. It might not be a problem for a few years, but I think this is going to a future weak point for owners who intend to keep their cars for a long time. Back in the 70s there was a government pamphlet, Protect and Survive, wasn't really about Marinas, but I should have took the hint and gave it some extra paint / underseal which is what I've done with the MG4, I've also put it under a large table, just in case!