For those of us leasing this is going to be a very real concern, because we all know that the inspector who comes to evaluate the vehicle condition is trained to note any "excess" wear - so having thousands of paint chips in these areas would certainly qualify especially since this will likely be their first experience with an X M vehicle. If for no other reason than this BMWNA needs to be notified & work out a way to exempt our vehicles from this part of the contract.