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sgosh 06-13-2016 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 90 ST (Post 3497582)
All depends how you treat the car and what it is. I grew up in Winnipeg too, and still have my first car that seen winters since '79...been painted once. But back then GM knew how to build a car, 'Yota's were not known for their top quality metal. lol

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

Duc_Z09 06-13-2016 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sgosh (Post 3497722)
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.

sgosh 06-13-2016 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09 (Post 3497726)
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...

Joe1561 06-13-2016 10:43 PM

Plasti dip isn't crazy expensive, like 400


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sgosh 06-13-2016 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe1561 (Post 3497742)
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?"

90 ST 06-14-2016 01:22 AM

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

sgosh 06-14-2016 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 90 ST (Post 3497761)
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?

ChaseZ 06-14-2016 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sgosh (Post 3498015)
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

sgosh 06-14-2016 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaseZ (Post 3498079)
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.

Rocxtar 06-15-2016 10:38 AM

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.

90 ST 06-15-2016 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sgosh (Post 3498015)
Calgary (Deerfoot) is notoriously hard on paint. You're the poster child for durable paint!

You park yours in the winter?

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

sgosh 06-15-2016 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 90 ST (Post 3498827)
Drove it all year round. had a blast doing it.

I demand a drug test. :p

fbdunphy 06-15-2016 04:13 PM

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.

Drew303 06-15-2016 05:49 PM

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.

Joe1561 06-15-2016 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew303 (Post 3499033)
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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