I concur, that 'run' occurred while the bumper was hanging and it could have easily been the result of a body shop while in for repair. Not sure if the factory paints in pieces (probably not, but I thought I saw a photo of a crossfire assembly line where there were pieces hung after being painted).

My body shop guy said he could fix that blemish for under $200 (he didn't have much to say about how it occurred as you can play that game all day and in the end the run is still there.).

I still maintain that a customer who had a car in for repair would not have accepted that clearly visible clear coat run. It's possible that the dealer who I bought it from did the repair in preparation for selling and didn't have a picky owner go over it with fine tooth comb. When I bought it I pointed it out and of course the sales guy told me it was a factory blemish (and with it being sold 'as is', it wasn't a show stopper for me).

My contention is that the appraiser offered $2000 less than the salesman based on his 'guess' that because of the clear coat blemish, that the car was 'wrecked and repaired' without any evidence other than the blemish.

I'm simply curious if other owners have noticed paint blemishes that they know or suspect are from the factory.