fragile paint on the newer cars?

[Andrew Duane]

Are the chips along the nose of the hood? I have noticed that the shape
and aerodynamics of the car have a great deal to do with that. Some of
my A6s (and other cars) were bulletproof, some were covered with chips
by 2 years old. Please don't ask about my BMW :(

quattro-bounces at audifans.com wrote:
> What gives with the paint on the newer cars?  My folks' C6
> A6, not very
> old (and not many miles), has the most impressive collection of paint
> chips and scrapes I've ever seen.  They're about half the size of an
> eraser head, on average. 
> 
> The color is metallic dark green, and from the paint chips-
> which reveal a
> green primer- you can clearly see that the color and
> clearcoat layers are
> almost microscopically thin.
> 
> Contrast this to their now-12-year-old Volvo, which has (white) paint
> that must've been made out of diamonds; despite years and years of
> abuse with
> little waxing/polishing- a bit of cleanup, and it looks
> fantastic.  Even
> the leading edge of the hood is almost completely chip-free.
> 
> I never had such durability issues with the paint on my 200, either...
> 
> Brett
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/Andrew