Touring

11-07-2009, 12:33 AM

Ughhhh good luck with a black car. I paid the price when I got my 350 in black.

rcm2525 · 11-07-2009, 05:00 AM

I had a 2005 mustang GT in black and it was a bear to keep clean.
But if you love washing your car then it is a great and my fave color.

DooDooBrown · 11-07-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

And Nav

Wrong sir, Nav is not part of the touring....

370Zsteve · 11-07-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Jjaden

I bought my car with 3000k on it and as a result got a fantastic price on it.
My requirements were black/sport/6MT, it was the only one avail in my area.

The price was right so I bought the car. If it didn't have touring I still would have bought it. Was a fantastic price, and the colour I wanted and had sport which was a must.

I'm glad to find out I have touring but it really wasn't a factor in my decision to purchase my vehicle.

What did you pay for the car?

Jjaden · 11-07-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

What did you pay for the car?

I purchased the vehicle for 41k Canadian.
Looking all across Ontario I didn't see a single vehicle with the same options avail for under 43,500CDN at the time.

The Nissan dealer had been a GM dealership for the previous 30 years, in August 2009 they were told that the dealership was to be closed by GM, so the owner converted to a Nissan dealership and decided after 30 years of driving Vets he better give a 370z a try.

He drove it for a month and I bought it. He's an older gentleman in his late 60's so not too worried about his driving habits.

Jjaden · 11-07-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

Ughhhh good luck with a black car. I paid the price when I got my 350 in black.

I hear you. My 300zx was yellow and it was a dream to keep clean.

I was seriously considering going PG for this reason, but when I see a black car and it's cleaned and detailed, nothing looks nicer IMO.

It will be garaged stored but having said that I do plan to drive it this winter so I know I'll have my work cut out for me.

11-07-2009, 10:27 AM

I used to ALWAYS clean mine for the first year I had it. Black does look best clean but the work catches up to you. Even when I DO garage it the thing still shows dust in like 30min lol

j.arnaldo · 11-07-2009, 11:13 AM

...rear hatch privacy cover?! Is THAT available for the 350, too, as far as you guys know???

semtex · 11-07-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by j.arnaldo

...rear hatch privacy cover?! Is THAT available for the 350, too, as far as you guys know???

Not that I'm aware of. Given where the rear strut brace is in the 350, I don't see how one would work for it.

Trips · 11-07-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DooDooBrown

Wrong sir, Nav is not part of the touring....

I was corrected by jb1, and confirmed I was wrong, was there something you missed by this post.

bluzman · 11-07-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jjaden

He's an older gentleman in his late 60's so not too worried about his driving habits.

LMAO - I have friends who also fit this description...and they drive all their vehicles like they're rentals or they stole them.

kannibul · 11-07-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

I used to ALWAYS clean mine for the first year I had it. Black does look best clean but the work catches up to you. Even when I DO garage it the thing still shows dust in like 30min lol

Yep - I figure dust doesn't eat paint and doesn't scratch it just sitting there.

I take it down to the spray-n-wash place and hit it with the sprayer to get it all off + bugs and whatever else I find that shouldn't be there, then bring it home and wash it again after that (to get the crap that got on it from the drive home while still wet), then dry it, then polish/wax it...then sit it in the garage again because I don't want to get it dirty, then it gets dirty anyway from sitting in said garage from dust in the air, then when it gets a decent layer, I feel I didn't get to "enjoy" it being clean...

Rinse + repeat.

11-07-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

Yep - I figure dust doesn't eat paint and doesn't scratch it just sitting there.

I take it down to the spray-n-wash place and hit it with the sprayer to get it all off, then bring it home and "really" wash it after that, then dry it, then polish/wax it...then sit it in the garage again because I don't want to get it dirty, then it gets dirty anyway from sitting in said garage from dust in the air, then when it gets a decent layer, I feel I didn't get to "enjoy" it being clean...

Rinse + repeat.

Well when the dust settles I just take a microfiber and wipe it down since the wax is already on the car. It comes off like a hot knife through butter. I have a car cover for when I wax it and put it in the garage though

I am VERY VERY anal about my car when its clean. I take an entire day to clean it I want it to stay clean as long as possible. I will carry a quick detail spray and microfiber on me in case I hit water or something

semtex · 11-08-2009, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

Well when the dust settles I just take a microfiber and wipe it down since the wax is already on the car. It comes off like a hot knife through butter. I have a car cover for when I wax it and put it in the garage though

I am VERY VERY anal about my car when its clean. I take an entire day to clean it I want it to stay clean as long as possible. I will carry a quick detail spray and microfiber on me in case I hit water or something

I'm not quite THAT anal, but I do know what you mean about wanting to keep my car clean after I spent so much time cleaning it. When I get home, I always check for bug splatters or any other blemishes and take care of them immediately. You know what really drives me nuts? People who don't aim their sprinklers properly. I'm just driving along, minding my own business, go around a curve and an entire patch of road is soaking wet because some a-hole decided to just willy nilly water not only the grass, but the entire road! Those people piss me off.

11-08-2009, 11:39 AM

haha! Or when people turn their wipers on and it sprays all over you

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11-07-2009, 12:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	Ughhhh good luck with a black car. I paid the price when I got my 350 in black.

11-07-2009, 05:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
rcm2525 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mountains of VA Posts: 133 Drives: 370z NISMO PG #0260 Rep Power: 15	I had a 2005 mustang GT in black and it was a bear to keep clean. But if you love washing your car then it is a great and my fave color.

11-07-2009, 10:27 AM	#22 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	I used to ALWAYS clean mine for the first year I had it. Black does look best clean but the work catches up to you. Even when I DO garage it the thing still shows dust in like 30min lol

11-07-2009, 11:13 AM	#23 (permalink)
j.arnaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 937 Drives: Nissan 350Z, 2004 Rep Power: 0	...rear hatch privacy cover?! Is THAT available for the 350, too, as far as you guys know???

11-08-2009, 11:39 AM	#30 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	haha! Or when people turn their wipers on and it sprays all over you