Mods Please Read! Regarding Paint Topic...

[07WYarisRS]

Stop following so damn close to other cars.

I had my 07 for 2 years. over 30,000km and I had maybe half a dozen tiny little stone chips in the paint. Most were easily touched up with a dupli-color paint pen.

I used to travel gravel roads into some gnarly camping/fishing spots, winter driven in snow storms and salt/hail etc.

All of my cars/trucks looked like new even when ten years old, I would wash them once a week (Sat or Sunday morning) and wash, claybar, polish, seal wax every couple months...

i'm on my second Yaris and no issues with the paint.
I rust check 2 times a year with a can of Amsoil MPHD and have never had a rust issure either

[DerFlosser]

Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

Stop following so damn close to other cars.

I had my 07 for 2 years. over 30,000km and I had maybe half a dozen tiny little stone chips in the paint. Most were easily touched up with a dupli-color paint pen.

I used to travel gravel roads into some gnarly camping/fishing spots, winter driven in snow storms and salt/hail etc.

All of my cars/trucks looked like new even when ten years old, I would wash them once a week (Sat or Sunday morning) and wash, claybar, polish, seal wax every couple months...

i'm on my second Yaris and no issues with the paint.
I rust check 2 times a year with a can of Amsoil MPHD and have never had a rust issure either

I agree....don't follow traffic closely and reduce your speeds if you are worried about chips. Using a quality sealant is key and giving the car a thorough clay bar treatment yearly is necessary. Otherwise, please realize that this is a Toyota Yaris and costs a mere $14K. It is not like you are buying a MB or BMW. You are paying for a thin, weak paint job.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

Stop following so damn close to other cars.

If you live in an urban area, it can't be helped. It's called bumper to bumper traffic for a reason.