Anything I should know?

[YarisOwnersDad]

Originally Posted by SLIK4

don't know if this was said in your other thread or not but the paint on the yaris is notoriously thin. just keep an eye on it and it should be fine. use the search function and you might be able to find more info on this

Slik:

What do you mean by "keep an eye on it?" What can the owner do to compensate for the thin layer of paint? Does waxing help, or does it hurt?

Tomster

[SLIK4]

i just meant to keep an eye out for paint chips and things like that. i have read about some pretty bad paint damage on these cars due to gravel being kicked up by the cars in front of you. i myself have not experienced much of a problem with the thin paint other than car door dings that on many other cars wouldn't have left anything and left a decent scratch on the paint. mine is a 2007 so i don't know if this has improved in recent years or not. as far as i know wash and wax normally just like any other car.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by YarisOwnersDad

Slik:

What do you mean by "keep an eye on it?" What can the owner do to compensate for the thin layer of paint? Does waxing help, or does it hurt?

Tomster

dont sweat it. my black hatch had very little blemishes of any kind after more than a year and no chips off the front at all. i was careful about what i drove behind and washed it about 2-3 x/month, but that is about it. (in fact, it looked so good that i lost only $1700 off its new value in over 1 yr and 21K miles)

i dont believe the yaris has any worse paint than any other eco cars. the forums for every eco car made have "why is the paint so crappy on the ____" threads.