Hi all first time poster here after some advice on a problem i have with my new(to me ) car.

I recently bought a 2010 "60plate" mazda 6 sport estate in stormy blue metallic on the recommednation of a friend and a very good test drive.

All is good with the car apart from one problem........ The paint work.

It seems the paint on the particualr colour is really soft and not up to standard.

the front end of the car, so bonnet , bumper and front wings are literally sandblasted with stonechips and marks. The rest of the car is covered in paint chips and marks. it seems the paint is really soft and just not good enough.

to put it into perspective the car I traded in for this car was an 06 vectra ( so 4 years older) and it was in much better condtion bodywork wise.

my friends mazda 6 is the same age but a "10 plate" but in white, put them side by side and you would swear my car is 7 or 8 years older.

I have tried to polish the car as best as i can but you simply have to brush lightly past it and the paint marks.

Can I have any recourse with mazda about this??

The paint is meant to last a cars life time but this will need a front end respray in a year or so??

I will post some pics up to show what I mean...

thanks

steve