Yaris paint / finish looks poor - not holding up through the winter.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by chriswb

You're right. Most of the problems were with the dealership. I should have gone to a different dealer. This was my first experience buying a new car. The blame falls clearly on my inexperience.

Yes, please don't blame Toyota. The dealer is a separate entity. Has nothing to do with the car obviously. And believe it or not, for the most part Toyota dealers are among the best. Many other brands have horrible dealers.

The Yaris is proven to be practically the most reliable car available. Problems are extremely rare. Yeah, the paint is thin, but so isn't most low end cars these days. Of course more premium cars have more layers of paint. It's only logical that every layer costs money. If Toyota added layers, we'd complain about a higher price tag.

The paint still seems more than adequate. Like I posted earlier, 70,000+ miles on mine, and still looks new (in New England). Plus, it's a dark color. Just the normal light scratches but I'm always impressed by the depth and shine of the Flint Mica.