Okay shouldn't say this , however it's a year now since I've had the XB . Not one scratch or door ding . Just a tiny rock chip , on the front hood that happend on the I-5 in Sep . So far so good . Anyone remember their first .............

 

Mine was a chip on my first windshield which eventually ended up just running across my windshield, which than I had to replace.

 

I was doing "OK" with a couple or so DPR issues when some worthless piece of **** scratched a groove into my drivers door (some two months ago). I've cleaned it up as best I can, but fact is, I've a groove scored into my drivers door, way less than pleased ! It's not so much the environment, it's the two legged crap that populate the roads.

 

how did you guys stay so clean? i need my whole front bumper and hood repainted. rock chips galore. 2 years of upstate NY living is HELL on a car thats black with a ____ty clear.

 

im with with you. my hood is red and white now lol

 

Why did I start this thread ? Dammit ........yesterday loading stuff in the back cargo area . I closed the hatch and cracked the plastic cover on the rear hatch . Not too bad it's up high so you can't see it. Glued it back together . I should buy a new one , got an idea to custom out the old one . Guess I'll take interior damage over paint .

 

How about my 2012 Silver Auto XB, love it and done tons of mods in the first week, etc.

THEN, a huge rock hit my windshield, less than 200 MILES in the odometer, how about that?

It sucks but, at least I can replace it for about $200.

 

My xb grinds when I shift into 3rd without going "neutral.....3rd", from 2nd. I forget sometimes in the morning, and get a nice little grind...it's a great way to start the day.

 

lol I got rock chips the first day I drove off the lot.. these new water based paints are horrible!!

 

I scratched a hub cap this last weekend, because I'm not used to the quick steering at low speeds..... At least I have a full set of spare ones to work with. Other than that, like everyone else, I have rock chips in the front lower dam piece.... White Care, Little black Chips.... Not excited about the chip factor, but I'm working on a cure for the overly sensitive area.

 

My experience is that if I'm just easy pushing it into gear, the synchronizers do their job just fine. Also, shifting is smoothest with the gear oil warmed up.

 

Idk why but my hood has about six small dents in the curve on the front. Have never been able to figure out where they came from. Started with one then about every 2-3 weeks I would notice a new one.

 

FWIW -- Traveling anywhere near a dump truck (or the like), tends to invite stone impacts to the hood (or further back). Generally speaking, the greater the space you provide between yourself and the next vehicle, the greater protection you'll experience. In any case, I suggest as a goal the driver be far enough back that any missiles (stones) unleashed by the forward vehicle fall to the road surface before your vehicle arrives !

 

These arent impact dents. No marks in them are anything. Just ripples and wide dents.