Right on! The EVO is a car to be driven and it stinks when you get a chip but its going happen sooner or later... but my mud flaps are being ordered and the Clear Bra sounds like a good addition!

1,500 Miles and no chips.

<--- :crossing fingers:

Question... What are the road conditions where people are driving and noticing a lot of marks? i.e. (rural roads, lots of construction sites (For those who live in the Mid-West and North East), etc.

 

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I wonder how it would look to do the clear bra stuff on the entire car. hmmm

anyway, this is gonna suck a lot for me since by the time i can afford an evo it's gonna be a few years old at least. It's gonna look horrible. even by used car standards.

 

Good luck getting them to paint it. I doubt it happens.

 

The evo IS a car to be driven, but I would have considered price of a paint job with the cost of the car if I knew it would b this bad.
I went to the dealer and complained. They said it should not be that way. It looks sandblasted on the skirts and rear door. Not to mention the hood and front clip. A few chips i could understand. But i dont rally race in dirt. I drive on roads in a city.

I contacted Mitsu today and they opened a case file. Someone will be calling me tomorrow. I'll keep everyone informed of any changes or new paint jobs hopefully.

 

G/L hope everything works out

 

10,000 miles now and terrible paint chipping on 3 sides. Lodging complaint to Mitsu.

 

and I thought 08+ WRX/STi are the only ones with this issue.

 

Talked to corporate Mitsu and they heard me out. Now waiting for another decision hopefully by next weeks end. If they say no, then I just go higher in the chain of command. Thanks for the support guys.

 

It's not as bad as Subaru's problem as I have seen in person an 08 WRX hood rusting from all the rock chips but it's not the greatest paint that's for sure.

 

same problem in Europe, but wurthe cours of snow and mud in city

 

so has anyone successfully made a warranty claim on this issue? my car's 2 weeks old and i drive on relatively smooth roads. so far only to work and back. I washed my car this weekend and noticed about 8 or so tiny chips on the bottom rear of both rear doors. i want to bring it up to the dealer, but need some ammo. anyone tried to call mistubishi north america directly?

 

wow this is BS came in from washing my car and saw this...ran upstairs to read all of what u have said...SO MAD!!!! what is mitsu guna do about this? and if nothing now im looking at a crap load of $ to fix my paint then pay more $ to get something to protect it or get mudd flaps! DO SOMETHING MITSU

 

for anyone who wants to make a claim i just did it myself...they were really cool about it and i should b getting a call from a rep tmrw (1-888-mitsu2009) just tell them everything...i even told them about the crappiest mitsu dealership ever...should get something out of it...ill definatly post the results asap good luck to the rest

 

I use the RA mudflaps. I have maybe 1-2 dings. Which I can live with. Hopefully something happens about this issue. Obviously they are aware of it. Because they put a bit of clear shield on the corner of the rear door.