fragile paint on the newer cars?

[Brett Dikeman]

On Aug 26, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Andrew Duane wrote:

> Are the chips along the nose of the hood?

Nope- the A6's leading edge is pretty flat, with no forward-facing lip  
like the older cars.  The chips and scrapes are along the sides, even  
in places you'd never expect (ie not door-ding territory), like on the  
front fender, right over the wheel.

Sounds like the whale-saving, water-based paints are suspect, from the  
various responses...ugh!  Not what you expect from a car in this price  
range.  It truly is ridiculous.  Remember the days when GM/Ford  
couldn't get paint right?  Looks like the tables have turned...

Brett