I bought my XA in March of 2005 and very happy with it but before I left for my vacation i noted I had paint chips in a few places ! I called the dealer and asked if the car had a top coat...He said yes! Then I saw a post in here some one was asking if anyone had a problem with paint chipping off way to easy!

My frind noted it look as if the car only had one coat of paint, and the chips kep coming! I drove my car home to Topeka Kansas from Reno Nevada and avoided getting behind 18 wheels and if on happen to pull out in front of me I would drop back !

Well I mad it home to kansas done my visiting and return back to Reno and wow Paint chip city, I still have my ford Escort GT and it's been shot twice with a BB gun and all was done was the dimple the paint stayed on !

If someone knows more about this problem I'm willing to join in and confront Toyota about thisd mater! I have 6,700 miles on mine now and just don't like how easy the paint flyes off! Please contact me at ( BLKACE1@aol.com ) The Name Is JJ and the webmaster of http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/RenoHPD/

 

As I said in another post...

Thier is a difference between a rock hitting a car, and a smooth bb pellet.....

The bottom line is, it wouldnt matter if your scion had 35 coats of paint. If a rock, sap, or bird poopie landed on your paint, your going to see marks.

Why do you think there is products called ROCKBLOCKER?, or 3M's paint protection film. why do you thing people put these products on thier brand new (more expensive) car?

Because, as I stated before, If you put too many layers of paint on a car, it will get "crows feet" in the clear....

A rock traveling 60 MPH, no matter how many layers of paint, will leave a mark on your paint!

Do you think I make this stuff up?

Some people one scionlife complain that "My 1990 _________ _________ had better paint than than my scion"

B.S!

I detail cars for a living, I see all makes and models, driven by all different backrounds of people. Not one car the I've detailed from the mid 90's is "flawless"

You guys are all suffering from what I call "new car syndrome"

You see all these marks on your once brand new scion, And them blame Toyota.....

If your paint is flaking off like it does on the old Neon's then you have a problem!

 

This complaint is way old for Scion owners. Please do a search to see for yourself as to what others have found.

Wish there was something that can be done. Oh yeah, we can help befor it happens.