Our paint sucks compared to euro

Icib

New to this forum so Hi , have been looking around for quite some time before I bought my 370z (I can pick up my baby next monday)

What I was wondering is does the US 370z come with an anti-scratch paint? Here in europe they advertise with it having an anti-scratch paint (whatever this is)


They do cost quite a bit more over here yes but I doubt thats the reason to give a lesser paint
My Z in Belgium costs 45.400 euro (base price 42.200) and I have to pay 5.000 euro tax to get it in trafic. (thats the highest possible tax on a new car and its because its considerd a sports car with alot of power)
However I was born in Holland, a Z there costs 65.000 euro as base price and I now live 1/2 mile away from Holland.

Sorry about going off topic a bit

OldGuy

I'm going to have to spring for Xpel clear bra for this reason. That will help, at least on some of the most vulnerable areas.

kannibul

I've seen paint on a Ferrari F430 - car looked amazing, but upon close inspection...orange peel!

I asked the detailer that was showing me his work - he said it's common practice, and a sign of THIN paint.

Maybe it's a golf-ball approach...


That said, sure the paint chips easy, so do other cars. I'll repaint my car when it gets bad enough, and call it a day. Will it hurt the value of the car if it's repainted - sure...but IMO, a chipped up car will be more value-hurt. Even then, I don't intend to sell this car anytime soon...

imag

Wow - a Ferrari should not have orange peel. This is one of those corners they can get away with cutting because they're Ferrari, and none of their owners will second guess them.

Aston may not make the fastest cars, but they know how to do paint

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kannibul

According to the detailer, it's pretty common on a lot of high-end cars...as he said, it's a symptom of thin paint....which thin paint weighs less

370Zsteve

Agree with above. Anyone complaining about paint chips on the front of the car does so for two reasons:

1) Never had a low, sloping front-end car before, or

2) Tailgates cars in front of him.

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fatcat777

Ummm no.

my 2005 tundra is not low and sloping and it had chips and a broken windsheild. my 2008 tundra just got a broken windsheild, I wish i was tailgating when it happened cause the rock would not have flown as high up and would have hit my clear bra.

370Zsteve

Ummm, don't tailgate. Maybe someone threw a rock at you.

My 2006 Camry looks fantastic. What dos any of this have to do with paint? It's al nonsense.

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fatcat777

did you bother to read what i wrote? I was not tailgating! Interstate driving following 5-6 seconds back and I got a broken windsheild.

Interstates and highways are usually where all my problems have come from, there is just no way to avoid flying objects on the roads with any consistency.

PapoZalsa

I don't think the resale value of the car is going be affected if you paint the car for cosmetic reason instead of an accident with some major damage.

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FuszNissan

Have any of you seen there paint process. It's truly amazing and light years ahead of what they did 4 years ago.

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370Zsteve

Nah, Lou, it's easier to make up complaints out of thin air. As I've stated in the past, Nissan's factory painting and QC is state-of-the-art. I think the paint on my Z is fabulous.

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Slynky

Oh, you're just a suck-up..

J/K

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Slynky

LMAO

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