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Strange discoverings in Fiesta

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Hello, guys!

I am from Eastern Europe country, so pardon for my English, and I may not know the specific terms.

Recently I started to examine carefully my 2015 Ford Fiesta Ecoboost 1,0 l (TREND version). Some things I've found are very odd, though there are folks who say - that's how Ford makes them. I believe my Ford Fiesta was manufactured in Germany. Is it possible that there are parts made in China, Romania, Hungary, Poland, spare wheel with Arab letters etc. at the same time? My Ford is meant for left-hand traffic.  

Below I attached some images:

a) cut opening in carpet shows bolt near floor where gear box is, to the left from it.

There are similar cuts in carpet and plastic/tar paper seen elsewhere, apparently aimed to approach bolts - does it come this way from factory???

b) ignition switch with huge gap around

c) view from under the front wheel arch

d) both rear wheel archs have tar paper furnish

e) plastic parts near windscreen

f) vin number and curious smear (painted mustard olive) seen from opening in the floor carpet near threshold front right

g) rear side of the trunk view from inside - colours differ from car (mustard olive)

I'll be grateful to hear your thoughts! 

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It's a Ford not a Rolls Royce, don't expect perfect build quality lol.

That stuff you see in the boot is just the sealant they use in the factory and can be found on pretty much every road car.

Nothing out of the ordinary there as far as I can see. I’d be grateful that the bolts are accessible and not hidden away. The gap around the ignition barrel would bother me a bit, but as Luke says ‘it’s a ford’. It does what it is meant to but it’s not very pretty, much like my ex wife lol

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