Yaris has cruddy paint? - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

tetzyamis · 03-13-2009, 04:58 PM

My next Toyota will probably be white for this reason, lol.
Paint chips and it's still white :p

Kal-El · 03-13-2009, 11:56 PM

My '07 with 49,000 miles has no chips at all and amazingly, not a single dent/ding. There are only a few feather light scratches so far. No complaint from me.

For the record though, I've read about the same complaints from Fit owners saying their paint is cheap. Hey, expensive jobs are expensive (weird coincidence) and the Yaris is cheap. Toyota would have to cheapen something else (cheaper engineering

) if you want thick paint. Or, price it at a less competitive rate.

1stToyota · 03-14-2009, 10:28 AM

Mine is smooth and hasn't faded, peeled or showed any signs of scratches. I did have 3m film installed at time of purchase, but no problems with other areas of the car though.

mrbond · 03-14-2009, 11:19 AM

Yeah, I've got a ton of little rock chips on my hood and front bumper. and scratches on the rear bumper from some little kid's jacket zipper, a scratch below my door handle from when my mom banged her keys on it.
i'm seriously considering getting my car repainted and putting on perhaps five coats of clearcoat when i put on my lip kit and new hood. because, as we all know, scratches make any car, even an aston martin, look crappy.

Phaeton · 03-14-2009, 01:21 PM

My commute is really to blame for the chips in the paint. I follow logging trucks around a lake everyday. Those guys throw gravel like crazy.
I'm not going to bother painting it, by the time I actually move to where I work I'll be selling the car anyway.

bkrownd · 03-14-2009, 02:08 PM

Ahhh, rock chips and scratches aren't a problem to me. I thought people meant the paint was just coming off on its own over time

*tomato* · 03-14-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkrownd

Ahhh, rock chips and scratches aren't a problem to me. I thought people meant the paint was just coming off on its own over time

We don't know that yet

intioumaximus · 03-14-2009, 06:34 PM

I think environmental regulations have reduced the quality of paint on most cars. I have a subaru (thinking about buying a yaris) and the paint isn't the best. Of course subie and toyota are working together now, probably unrelated tho.

TinyGiant · 03-14-2009, 10:02 PM

i washed my car a week or so ago after a snow storm and I have a big scratch passenger side from the fender to the door .. about the length of a dollar bill.. so disappointing

also i bumped into the bottom of my bumper with the snow blower the other day.. didnt scrape much .. just the underside

pandables · 03-17-2009, 02:35 AM

my paint has held up decently well.. but man!! my car is magnetically attracted to shopping carts because almost every single time, no matter where i park, i come out and theres a cart slammed into my car. ive got 3 decent scratches from them and plenty of close encounters

JBougie · 03-17-2009, 04:22 AM

I am so, so, so glad that I'm not the only one with this complaint. lol

I have tonsss of little rock chips, and recently a HUGE dent on the passenger side courtesy of some idiot here at my apartment building (I am hoping the paintless dent removal people can get that out)

I take all the precautions, and make sure that my car is very well taken care of - the paint is just too damn thin :/ Hopefully in the next couple years I'll get it repainted the factory color and make sure they use more than 1 coat of clear lol

fearturtle44 · 03-17-2009, 12:34 PM

Every car I have had (over 6), I have seen threads on "bad paint jobs". So I think it is safe to assume that NO car has a very good paint job. My Yaris, Flint Mica, so far has been very good but I am able to keep in garage over night.

*tomato* · 03-17-2009, 03:50 PM

My last car's paint (Honda) lasted 15+ years. The clear coat started to peel off after that, mostly on the roof. The car was exposed to the sun, not far from the ocean (salt in the air, too), pretty much all day long, and it lasted that long... I honestly think they manufactured longer lasting cars back then, paint included.

bkrownd · 03-17-2009, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomato

My last car's paint (Honda) lasted 15+ years. The clear coat started to peel off after that, mostly on the roof.

I don't think my '87 corolla ever had anything like "clear coat" It just has matte black enamel-like paint that's scratched everywhere but nevertheless intact after all these years.

crankyelbow · 03-17-2009, 05:27 PM

the paint is less of a shell and more of a soft fur that sheds...

Elroy · 03-17-2009, 05:30 PM

mine has done pretty well over the last 2 years minus the scratches from hanging keys and the dent in the door (both from wife driving it).

Thirty-Nine · 03-31-2009, 07:28 PM

Just an FYI: I created a post on my blog about thin paint. It seems like just about everyone with a newer car complains about it.

Feel free to chime in.

http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...ive-paint.html

stripey · 04-01-2009, 01:21 PM

Had mine nearly 9 years. Island Green. Chips quite easily but comes up nice and shiny after washing, still.

03-13-2009, 04:58 PM	#1
tetzyamis '09 5dr Drives: 2009 Yaris 5-Door Bayou Blue Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: HI Posts: 238	My next Toyota will probably be white for this reason, lol. Paint chips and it's still white :p __________________ 2009 5-Door Yaris LB Bayou Blue Pearl 2009 5-Door Yaris LB Black Sand Pearl

03-14-2009, 10:28 AM	#3
1stToyota Drives: 2013 Chevy Spark 1LT 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,185	Mine is smooth and hasn't faded, peeled or showed any signs of scratches. I did have 3m film installed at time of purchase, but no problems with other areas of the car though. __________________ 1997 Lincoln Town Car - *SOLD* 2008 Scion xD (w/ automatic) - SOLD 2008 Yaris HB - SOLD

03-14-2009, 10:02 PM	#9
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	i washed my car a week or so ago after a snow storm and I have a big scratch passenger side from the fender to the door .. about the length of a dollar bill.. so disappointing also i bumped into the bottom of my bumper with the snow blower the other day.. didnt scrape much .. just the underside __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

03-17-2009, 03:50 PM	#13
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	My last car's paint (Honda) lasted 15+ years. The clear coat started to peel off after that, mostly on the roof. The car was exposed to the sun, not far from the ocean (salt in the air, too), pretty much all day long, and it lasted that long... I honestly think they manufactured longer lasting cars back then, paint included. Last edited by tomato; 03-17-2009 at 07:38 PM.

03-31-2009, 07:28 PM	#17
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Just an FYI: I created a post on my blog about thin paint. It seems like just about everyone with a newer car complains about it. Feel free to chime in. http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...ive-paint.html __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

03-13-2009, 11:56 PM	#2
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	My '07 with 49,000 miles has no chips at all and amazingly, not a single dent/ding. There are only a few feather light scratches so far. No complaint from me. For the record though, I've read about the same complaints from Fit owners saying their paint is cheap. Hey, expensive jobs are expensive (weird coincidence) and the Yaris is cheap. Toyota would have to cheapen something else (cheaper engineering ) if you want thick paint. Or, price it at a less competitive rate.

03-14-2009, 11:19 AM	#4
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	Yeah, I've got a ton of little rock chips on my hood and front bumper. and scratches on the rear bumper from some little kid's jacket zipper, a scratch below my door handle from when my mom banged her keys on it. i'm seriously considering getting my car repainted and putting on perhaps five coats of clearcoat when i put on my lip kit and new hood. because, as we all know, scratches make any car, even an aston martin, look crappy.

03-14-2009, 01:21 PM	#5
Phaeton View User's Garage Drives: Blazing Blue Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Port Angeles, Wa Posts: 385	My commute is really to blame for the chips in the paint. I follow logging trucks around a lake everyday. Those guys throw gravel like crazy. I'm not going to bother painting it, by the time I actually move to where I work I'll be selling the car anyway.

03-14-2009, 02:08 PM	#6
bkrownd View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris "5-door" Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve Posts: 170	Ahhh, rock chips and scratches aren't a problem to me. I thought people meant the paint was just coming off on its own over time

03-14-2009, 06:34 PM	#8
intioumaximus Drives: subaru Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SLC Posts: 8	I think environmental regulations have reduced the quality of paint on most cars. I have a subaru (thinking about buying a yaris) and the paint isn't the best. Of course subie and toyota are working together now, probably unrelated tho.

03-17-2009, 02:35 AM	#10
pandables View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Absolutely Red S Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 14	my paint has held up decently well.. but man!! my car is magnetically attracted to shopping carts because almost every single time, no matter where i park, i come out and theres a cart slammed into my car. ive got 3 decent scratches from them and plenty of close encounters

03-17-2009, 04:22 AM	#11
JBougie Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris LB (Prev: 07 Sedan) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,266	I am so, so, so glad that I'm not the only one with this complaint. lol I have tonsss of little rock chips, and recently a HUGE dent on the passenger side courtesy of some idiot here at my apartment building (I am hoping the paintless dent removal people can get that out) I take all the precautions, and make sure that my car is very well taken care of - the paint is just too damn thin :/ Hopefully in the next couple years I'll get it repainted the factory color and make sure they use more than 1 coat of clear lol

03-17-2009, 12:34 PM	#12
fearturtle44 Drives: S Flint Mica Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 209	Every car I have had (over 6), I have seen threads on "bad paint jobs". So I think it is safe to assume that NO car has a very good paint job. My Yaris, Flint Mica, so far has been very good but I am able to keep in garage over night.

03-17-2009, 05:27 PM	#15
crankyelbow Drives: speedy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: >!>< Posts: 36	the paint is less of a shell and more of a soft fur that sheds...

03-17-2009, 05:30 PM	#16
Elroy View User's Garage Drives: 07 Blazin Blue Yaris Join Date: May 2007 Location: Between Mooresville and Troutman, NC Posts: 62	mine has done pretty well over the last 2 years minus the scratches from hanging keys and the dent in the door (both from wife driving it).

04-01-2009, 01:21 PM	#18
stripey Pretty green Yaris Verso Drives: Toyota Yaris Verso Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shropshire, England Posts: 37	Had mine nearly 9 years. Island Green. Chips quite easily but comes up nice and shiny after washing, still.

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