Flash Red - Polo 6R, Exessive stone chipping?

[lxm]

I recently bought a 'Flash Red' 1.2 70PS MODA, 2010. There was a fair amount of stone chippings on the bonnet when I bought it but I thought this was normal / acceptable due to the color and the car being 4 years old.

The car had 1 previous owner (mobility). My driving is 50/50 split with inner city roads and a country dual lane dual carriageway.

The reason I post here is because I have checked 2 other Flash red MODA polo's, one being 2009 and another being 2011 registration and both of them had no where near the stone chipping I have. I would say compared to both 09 and 11 have about 75-80% LESS than my vehicle....

I have been driving the car for 3 weeks now and I would say ive picked up a further 15-20 stone chips........

I would call this excessive and quite severe and looking for other opinions?


These images are only of a small area of bonnet.... the roof is also badly effected along the windscreen line.

[Shaunpg]

Not quite as many but my 2011 red is pretty bad on the bonnet.

[sony]

It's all about leaving a good gap between your car and the one in front. I've done 20,000 miles in my GTI, mostly on motorways and my bonnet only has 2-3 stonechips. Same with my bumper.

I just really try and take care!