Fair point. I don't know Nissan's track record regarding propensity to rust. I have noticed already that the paint seems a bit fragile. And I've only had my car 6 months. Hardly scientific, I'll admit

A bit fragile is putting it nicely. Nissan's paint is dog$h*t. Except dog$h*t would probably be harder to chip.

You're on to something. Way cheaper than plastidip...

Plasti dip isn't crazy expensive, like 400


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Dog doo $0.

He's on to something.

"Dude, nice car. But what's that smell?"

With 400k I had a couple spots where paint was chipping off, just do PPF on it in the right spots and give er!

Calgary (Deerfoot) is notoriously hard on paint. You're the poster child for durable paint!

You park yours in the winter?

Twice I've bought vehicles from the automall Glenmore @ Deerfoot.

BOTH times I got a rock chip in my brand new windshield within 5 minutes of leaving the dealership and pulling onto Deerfoot.

I bought the Z in the far NW instead :p

:iagree:

Oh man. Don't get me started on windshield rock-chips in Calgary or Edmonton; The Whitemud's not any less rude. :D

Those kids sitting under the orange tents knew me by name ... haha.

370z in Snow
 

Not recommended.

1. REAR wheel drive/Sports Car/Power and Torque don't mix well together with snow. Specially if you have to drive in the highway and have to change lanes.

2. It's a nice car that should stay looking nice for as long as you can. Salt will not be good for your car. Also, even on a NON-snowy days the gravel will be rough on your car chipping away your bumper.

Recommendation:

Have another car more suitable for the winter.

This is just my personal opinion you may do as you feel is best.

Drove it all year round. had a blast doing it.

I demand a drug test. :p

Edmonton Alberta Driving
 

I live about as far North as you can get in any North American City. I put Blizzack's on last winter and the car was fine and stopped on a dime. In fact it's balance (front to back) weight ratio made it better in snow than my previous Audi TT Quattro with cheap winter tires. Spend the extra on good tires. Traction is not only about grip, it is about the rubber staying soft in sub freezing temperatures in order to make that grip available. Having said that, if enough snow falls you will be ploughing. But surprisingly I had no issue this past winter.

or for the price of spending extra on good tires just buy a 4WD beater for a hundred bucks more than the tires would have been and be done with it. I cant believe this thread is still going.

Me neither, I think this was my first post lol


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