Anti-talk: Very interesting and thanks for sharing your experiences. There's no doubt that the EPA paint change was for the worse. Our 04 machine had perfect paint at overhaul. The 06 machine (same colour, and both RHC painted) lost areas of paint around the windshield within 12 months of new.
Blades - we'll keep a close eye.
Corrosion - slight amount at tailcone near TR gearbox - but was not serious.
Other than that, the product delivers reliability, performance and financial efficiency. Even though it's a helicopter!
The biggest surprise we've had was the 06 machine after 1200hrs we had to replace all spindles. It emerged that the surface of one was damaged at manufacture with a horizontal scoring from something foreign. That's $15,000 from maint reserve!