Driving the Z with the salt but no rust proofing

Bret86944

Because the Z is a fancy sports car, people forget that it's built to Nissan standards. Look at all the Nissans still on the roads today. Any brand for that matter, Honda, Toyota, you name it. My beater is a '99 Honda Accord. It has a little bit of rust, yet it has been driven through every Cleveland winter almost every day for the last 14 years. Obviously salt isn't good for cars, but unless you plan on winning trohpy's, I wouldn't sweat a little salt here and there. Life is too short.

DEpointfive0

LOL!!! That's cute... I may have THE WORST luck with Nissans...
But lets be real, Nissan's standards aren't as high as Toyota's... Or Honda's...


To the OP, go for it, if you're worried, just come home and hose the underside off

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03g35coupe6mt

you should be fine especially if the roads are dry . i have a 99 maxima with almost no rust . the cars do a lot better than nissans trucks rust wise . so get out there and enjoy

Dizzy

Hey Maddy! Been a while since we've seen you in these parts!

I wouldn't sweat it too much. Salt damage comes from extensive exposure and not keeping it clean after exposure - i.e. letting the salt sit on the vehicle. Go drive it to your hearts content and if your really worried about it, find a touchless wash with an undercarriage spray close to your home and run her through that! I'm like you, I store for the winter and when the spring comes, at least until May or so (after the rains), I keep the undercarriage rinsed fairly regularly. A lot of coin op car washes now even have undercarriage rinse option!

Drive on Z brotha!

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