New 2011 Yaris Purchase - Paint Defect - Help

[wolfywho]

Hi everyone,

I'm a soon to be owner of a new 2011 Yaris. I'm really excited. This is my first post here, but I've learned a lot about the Yaris from the forum while making my decision to get a Yaris. Thanks for that!

I need some advice on a car that I'm purchasing from a local dealer. They didn't have what I was looking for on their lot, so they found one in their computer and had it delivered to their lot from another dealer. When I first saw the car, I found a scratch/gouges on the front body panel (see "before" image below). I told them that it would need to be fixed before I would take posession/purchase the vehicle. The sales manager said no problem and that I won't even be able to see it when they're done fixing it. The next day, I came back to see how it looked (see "after" image below).

Before Image:


After Image


To me, it looks like they took a paint pen/brush and just touched it up. *I* could have done that. My main concern is the longevity of a repair like that. Also, for a brand new car, I feel it should be near perfect without any blemishes like this. If I'm paying a new car price, then it should be new. I guess my question is, would you accept a repair like that on a brand new vehicle? This is the first new car I've ever purchased (I'm 40 years old), so this is something I've never come across and would appreciate your advice.

Thanks a lot! I look forward to hanging out on these forums.

-Wolfy

Here are some high resolution versions of the images for a closer look:

High Resolution Images Of Both Before & After
http://www.wolfington.net/photos/Yaris/Before-Large.jpg
http://www.wolfington.net/photos/Yaris/After-Large.jpg