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Old 05-26-2010, 12:51 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by HeaterMan View Post
I have had over 150 collector cars with nice and /or new paint and these cars chip way worse than any of them. Gm cut corners in materials or in procedure.. plain and simple. I am picking up a new challenger R/T this weekend and i have been all over the challenger forums and dont read anything about paint chipping issues over there. the cars are painted in Canada.. U.S enviromental laws don't apply there.
Exactly- I've been restoring antique cars for 40 + years. Base coat/clear coat is all thats used now and I never have a chippping problem. I also have an '06 Impala with 60,000 plus miles without one chip. Chipping on this new Camaro is GM's fault. It's definately a paint preperation process problem and nothing to do with the EPA, etc.
GM will never fess up to this as it would cost them millions. They will probably solve the problem on new Camaros, but they will never correct currently built Camaros due to cost. Just my 2 cents worth.
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