interior wise our 23 looks like new. not a scratch or flaw on the inside yet at 47,000 miles. I was worried about the piano black trim both in and out ( the center console and door switch trim inside and the turbo has the piano black wheel well trim, door trim and lower trim) but that all looks like new. paint tho definitely gets little chips easier than my other vehicles. we bought it new end of January 2023 and never has been back to the dealership either. I wish I would have had PPF applied on the hood.
thanks for the link, I'll definitely look into paintscratch.com and possibly a local automotive paint supplier for the two coats. Not sure if they'll have the 2oz bottles..
ya I wondered if that paint would even get close to matching, it's why I was asking. I knew it was a tri-coat but thought I'd "Get close" with the OEM, thanks for the hands-on experience.
Thanks for your hands on experience, too. This car is a friend's but I did help them pick it out, actually I found it for them, used, but new to them. I do most of the maintenance on it. So far most of the rock chips have been on the roof! It's like the aerodynamics of the front end on this CX-5 that lets things end up there. At least there instead of the front end/windshield! I have seen how soft the clearcoat is, compared to Toyota. I used some Meguiars M105 fine cut rubbing compound to remove a scratch on one of the panels. Took maybe 2 tries and it was gone, would've take a lot more buffing on the Scion to do that!
PPG practically has a monopoly on paints and white tri color is a choice in other brands …
hey were you able to read my comment? was wondering about your tC, let me know..
Hah sorry! failed to reply. We sold our tC a few years ago after we had kids, bought the Mazda, and then decided to camp in a trailer instead of tents (for the kiddos when they were young). I drove it a few years but after having an extra car for about 3 years we sold it when we moved and were short on cash. Still regret it, it was very reliable.
hey thanks for the reply and the update. Yeah that's how I feel about my tC, going to just drive it til it's gone, it's now a 20 year old car, and I'm surprised at how little needs to be done, other than the typical surface rust, maintenance at this age, etc. I did have something funny happen, some dealer had my info for the tC and must have sold my info to CarFax. They sent an email and in it Carfax offered me $2k for it, I nearly fell out of my chair laughing. No thanks!
