Mazda 5 Paint Quality

[paging_drburgos]

H! there! My M5 is in the shop getting some kind of clear coat applied...it cost a pretty penny but im hoping it will be worth it. I've had my 5 for only 3 weeks and already have a nastly little chip from an evil rock that got kicked up on the 405fwy. I do see what you guys are saying though, the paint does look pretty thin.

 

[paging_drburgos]

**SIGH**, my dealership's service dept sucks. Do not buy from Phillips Mazda in Laguna Beach..
So i took my car in for the second time yesterday for the Protective coat to be applied. Oh, i say second time because the morning of my first appointment they cancelled when i got there because "someone called in sick"
I went back to the shop yesterday to pick it up at the time they told me to and it wasnt ready because someone went home...so i went back to grab my garage door clicker and noticed that the car had the wax on it...and from the looks of it, the wax was going to sit on the car drying all night. **SIGH**
So they got me a rental (because they dont have loaners, you'd think any car dealership in friggin Laguna Hills of all places would have loaners).....it's a Kia Rio. Umm yeah needless to say i miss my 5. Its funny though because being in this Rio really makes me appreciate my 5 even more. Lol

 

[bulwnkl]

For my part I think the 5's paint is very poor. We have a number of chips and even fair-sized scratches in it already. My 1990 Dodge Shadow (which I bought new) looked better after 6 years of use.

 

[Rocket]

I guess I am alone, my Pearl 5 looks with 17,000 miles looks great with no chips.

 

[landon]

I always drive too fast, at 85+ MPH bugs chip the paint. 8500 Miles on it and it already needs new hood paint, or atleast some serious touchup, chips everywhere. IMO, It seems that the paint on the bumbper doesnt chip as easily as the hood.

 

[paging_drburgos]

It's to the point where im kinda paranoid about even standing next to the car (dont want to scratch it). I took a trip up PCH last weekend and noticed a quite a few new knicks on the bumper. Maybe it's time i look into one of those clear bra thingy's. Saw them on ebay for cheap.

 

[jayme9]

Mazda 3 paintjob is horrrrrrible

I have to agree with the majority of posts that are disappointed with the paint job. My front bumber looks as if somebody shot about 1000 bb's at it. I've never had a car that the paint job looked this bad after one year. I'm so disappointed...you spend that much money on a car the paint should last more than a year!

 

[2cam16]

Exactly. Government's fault, not Mazda's. FWIW, other manufactures have the same problems. Sucks, but what 'cha gonna do? (shrug)

Yup. I heard about the "environmentally friendly" paint job that manufacturers are using now. Heck, my '04 WRX has those chips too !(pissed)