General Paint Quality

Murano16v · Jul 14, 2008

Just having a nosey round a red 500 demo yesterday and could'nt help noticing that the paint was chipped to hell. Big chips missing on both wheel arches, front wings & bonnet . How are you owners getting on?
I know it does happen, but my 1.2 black Panda at 35K is pretty chip free. My wife's 07 Corsa with 12k on the clock is completely free of chips ( and thats with a lot of motorway miles behind gritters etc ) .
Kind of puts me off an Abarth at £1400 + if the paint is going to fall off after a couple of weeks. I know you can smother it in venture shield, but that's just more money.

Littala · Jul 14, 2008

With the exception of a small chip on one of the red brake callipers, my red 500 Sport is still chip free on its bodywork, after 3 and a half months and 3000 miles of ownership. I've also done a fair bit of motorway driving.

j3bnl · Jul 14, 2008

Murano16v said:
Just having a nosey round a red 500 demo yesterday and could'nt help noticing that the paint was chipped to hell. Big chips missing on both wheel arches, front wings & bonnet . How are you owners getting on?
I know it does happen, but my 1.2 black Panda at 35K is pretty chip free. My wife's 07 Corsa with 12k on the clock is completely free of chips ( and thats with a lot of motorway miles behind gritters etc ) .
Kind of puts me off an Abarth at £1400 + if the paint is going to fall off after a couple of weeks. I know you can smother it in venture shield, but that's just more money.

Just ordered a 500.
When I was at my dealers I checked the paint on the used/demo models (black,red,silver and pale blue and they all appeared to be chip free, and some had done several thousand miles.
If you want to see crap paintwork go to a Honda dealer and see how bad the paint is on the Civic. I have had loads of different cars and my current Civic is without doubt the worst by far.
Can't wait for the 500.

Murano16v · Jul 14, 2008

That's good to hear. Maybe the demo was just a one off with a quality issue or perhaps not treated that well

RobW · Jul 14, 2008

apart from one chip on the bonnet and a light surface scratch on the tailgate mine still looks factory fresh a year old and with 4500 miles

and it is black, so would show imperfections easily

really impressed

Nuova500 · Jul 14, 2008

Ive got a chip on front and a very light one on an A pillar in just 350 miles

There is a red demo in Salisbury thats very badly chipped all over like the one you describe. In my past Fiat experiences they do chip easily.

Murano16v · Jul 14, 2008

Thats the one I looked at.

milfy · Jul 14, 2008

got serveral paint chips on :bang:

Melanabb · Jul 14, 2008

Now at 1800 miles and so far chip free, although I have to say mine has mostly done city driving...

mark@vorny.co.uk · Jul 14, 2008

6500 miles, one chip on bumper so pretty good. Bossa Nova white.

Murano16v · Jul 14, 2008

Looks like white is the colour to have, especially as it's the only colour that is'nt considered an option and does not incur an extra charge.

Murano16v · Jul 14, 2008

Woops got that wrong Jive blue is also free.

005 · Jul 14, 2008

I've noticed quite a few threads about people paying to have their 500s chipped so they go faster. Does the damage to the paintwork alter the laminar airflow over the body, hence increasing the speed, and if so what is the problem?

grimwau · Jul 14, 2008

005 said:
I've noticed quite a few threads about people paying to have their 500s chipped so they go faster. Does the damage to the paintwork alter the laminar airflow over the body, hence increasing the speed, and if so what is the problem?

Nuova500 · Jul 15, 2008

LMAO, very funny!

milfy · Jul 15, 2008

005 said:
I've noticed quite a few threads about people paying to have their 500s chipped so they go faster. Does the damage to the paintwork alter the laminar airflow over the body, hence increasing the speed, and if so what is the problem?

stone chips are on the bonnet so airflow not a issue its the magnets in the stones which make it stick to the cars bonnet

grimwau · Jul 15, 2008

milfy said:
stone chips are on the bonnet so airflow not a issue its the magnets in the stones which make it stick to the cars bonnet

Probably best to get a carbon fibre bonnet upgrade then, Problem solved, unless they cunningly decide to use tar as a way of sticking grit to the road.

milfy · Jul 15, 2008

carbon fibre bonnet

where can i get one

Heidi · Jul 15, 2008

HOpe my Funk White doesn't chip as reckon a pain to get touched up?

My yellow seicento was superguarded (never again, waste of money) and it still ended up 3 years later with little black marks over the bonnet. The local car wash company told me it looked like small specks of ash from the car park of the indian restaurant next to where I parked at work, burning in their car park. Nothing would get it off.

My red citroen AX went pink!

My little red panda though stayed a lovely bright red!

Nick1978 · Jul 18, 2008

Only 1 chip so far after 4500 miles, and that is on the red brake caliper so am not too fussed. The car is in White and has done about 50/50 between motorway and town / country driving.

Someone in the thread earlier on mentioned about the paint on the Honda Civics - I have to agree - the "orange-peel" effect on a number of new Type R's I have seen is appalling.

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