Paintwork Nightmare !

[burtie1906]

Help - I took delivery of a brand new verso 2.2d 134bhp three weeks ago and the paintwork has patches of hairline scratching. If you rub it with a super soft cloth it leaves patches of scratching - like a light brillo pad. Dealership have taken for inspection, yet the courtsey car - exact same model suffers the same fate. I could not confidently clean the car without fear of ruining it.

Anyone else notice paint as thin as air ? I know that there is talk of class action in the us against toyota for same thing...

Also - When I fill up the tank or reset the range on the computer (even standing still) it never seems to state anything higher than 400 miles or so predicted ? My pd cupra leaon 150tdi used to state 540 every time. I too can't seem to get more than 45 litres in...

Still love the car though...best mpv available

[G6-R]

Witch Color are we talking about ??

[burtie1906]

Witch Color are we talking about ??

[burtie1906]

its red, not metallic...

[hertsnminds]

Also - When I fill up the tank or reset the range on the computer (even standing still) it never seems to state anything higher than 400 miles or so predicted ?

Was pretty much the same on mine for the first few thousand miles. Now I have put close to 6,000 miles on the clock I am getting predictions that start in the high 400's (about 480) then with 250 miles on the trip I have about 250 - 270 predicted miles left. Most from 1 tank to date has been 535 miles (with predicted 9 miles left) but could only put 49.5 litres in at the fill up, suggesting a further 5 litres were sitting in the tank.

[burtie1906]

Also - When I fill up the tank or reset the range on the computer (even standing still) it never seems to state anything higher than 400 miles or so predicted ?

Was pretty much the same on mine for the first few thousand miles. Now I have put close to 6,000 miles on the clock I am getting predictions that start in the high 400's (about 480) then with 250 miles on the trip I have about 250 - 270 predicted miles left. Most from 1 tank to date has been 535 miles (with predicted 9 miles left) but could only put 49.5 litres in at the fill up, suggesting a further 5 litres were sitting in the tank.

Thanks - that's really useful. I guess I will have to wait and see !

[RX-Men-8]

Help - I took delivery of a brand new verso 2.2d 134bhp three weeks ago and the paintwork has patches of hairline scratching. If you rub it with a super soft cloth it leaves patches of scratching - like a light brillo pad. Dealership have taken for inspection, yet the courtsey car - exact same model suffers the same fate. I could not confidently clean the car without fear of ruining it.

I can't generalise it for all Toyotas, but when I had a Lexus IS200 (blue) this was also an issue, and it has ben debated a lot in the owners clubs. On a new car paint may still need to harden out a bit, but I fear it will never be very strong. Chips and washing swirls show especially on the dark colours. A special sealant (or clear foil on the exposed areas) may be a good Idea, especially on an new car.