Starting to get fed up....
 

Not sure if anyone else feels the same way I do, but for whatever reason, no matter how hard I try to keep this car perfect, it's impossible. I try to be as careful as possible and yet I have a scrape, a few nicks, and a curbed wheel. The worst part about it is that I want to fix every little thing that's wrong with the car and it costs me a fortune. I'm almost coming to the realization that no matter how hard I try, something will always happen to my cars. Sorry for the rant, but I really needed to vent, lol.

If you drive it, that kind of stuff is going to happen. If you wanna have a garage queen that you only drive every other weekend for a couple hours, maybe you can keep it nice.

Accept the fact that it's just wear and tear. Then maybe you won't feel so bad.

the joys of having a car...this stuff happens, and yes it sucks when it does. i remember 3 weeks into getting my last car, someone backed into my driver side door...and took off.
you can either spend the money to fix it or leave it be.

sux about the curbed wheel though, that would probably pain me the most. knock on wood, my z is still in good shape..holding my breath....

Try enjoying it, and stop treating it like it belongs in a Museum... common sense normally keeps your car safe when driving it around, and finding where to park it safe... that's the price of having a nice car... enjoy...

Curbed wheel is driver error

drive better??..............i dunno...lol

this is gonna happen to any car you drive

definitely gear a clear car bra cos the Z paint is so fragile!!!!!!

if this is your dd, dont sweat it. things will happen to it. that's why it's a dd.

get a beater for dd if you want to keep your fun car in pristine shape.

Bubble wrap it

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don't b1tch too much, you could be a paraplegic and not be able to drive at all! good day.

If you expect to keep it perfect then you are going to have to make the car a garage queen. And you also better buy a beater if you keep the 370Z as a garage queen.

And then you also better get used to making car payments on something you can only look at and not leave the garage with. And then you better be prepared to listen to the wife complaining about paying all that money for something that you cannot use or enjoy because it has to be confined to the garage all the time.

Or you can very simply just get a life and get over your neurosis...

i too can't understand why someone would want to keep their car looking fairly fresh

While it is normal for this sort of stuff to happen, it does suck. One thing to consider is that while you will notice every tiny little ding and scratch chances are no one else will unless you point it out.

:iagree:What we notice, other people over look! But to be honest, it only bothers us!

Well I'm very "picky" about my car and I can see the OP point of view.

If you don't take care of your car nobody else will or unless you have money to blow out everytime some idiot ding your door and such.

However, curb rash is the driver faults.

Plenty of OCD threads around for you to take solace in. :rolleyes:

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Man, when I first got my G35 i was so pissed when small nicks and scratches got on her, then i learned that it is definitely inevitable.

Just something you have to live with =(.

Now 4 years after i could care less if that biatch gets scratched.

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Few Suggestions
 

I'm neurotic about my new Z, too. Here are a few simple things I do to keep my car as nice as possible, while still enjoying it:
1) Get the full clear bra application. That cuts out 50% of the exposure to chips.
2) Store your Z from December through March, knowing that your body shop will do a regular, professional touch up at the end of the driving season in November. If you must use your car as a daily driver then have 2 regular, standing, annual appointments at the body shop, one in April and one in October. That way you'll have peace of mind, knowing that any chips or dings will soon be repaired.
3) Avoid parallel parking to escape from idiots tapping your bumpers in front and back and also to avoid scraping curbs while parking your Z with its compromised visibility.
4) Try to park your car in a large lot, far away from the rest. If you can't, try for an end space---limits exposure to door dings by 50%. If you must park next to someone, look for a four door car, rather than a two door car, as the doors in a four door do not extend as far when they open.
5) No valet parking---ever.
5) Park overnight inside, in your garage.
6) Hand wash your car.
Enjoy your Z!

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I can understand the original post because the guy is venting!I also feel the same way because this paint is the worst I have ever have seen on any car.This is a brand new car and the paint is basically trash!
After my purchase and unaware of the problems Nissan leaves there customers deal with in the past had I known before hand I wouldn't have even looked at this new Z.
If someone stole it tomorrow or it was totaled in an accident I would be tickled to death because I would be rid of it!Overall it is apain in the a$$!
I'am not OCD but just like to take care of my car.I drive it all the time!Should I have to pay $700 to have a clear bra on it?Hell no!Every other car I had including corvettes never was the paint as bad as this junk!
I do enjoy the car and very satisfied mechanically and with handling but disappointed Nissan put out a paint job that is very poor quality.
It is just a car and they come and they go so it was just a lesson for me about nissan!Never again!

I get pissed too, especially when nothing i own is handed to me. You have a different understanding of property when you have to work for it!!!!

If this apparently pervasive paint problem continues to cause enough aggravation and expense for enough owners, it could lead to a class action lawsuit and maybe payment to owners to defray the cost of frequent paint touch-ups/re-painting or coupons for free body work. I have an '08 CVT Altima coupe and due to presumed difficulties being encountered with that CVT transmission, Nissan recently extended the warranty on the transmission to something like 10 years/100,000 mi. (I don't have their letter in front of me as I write this). In the right circumstance, litigation can bring about a fair remedy and that may eventually happen regarding this paint problem.

in the past, i would do this until one day the thief broke in the car and stole the stereo system :eek:

i don't do this anymore. it's better to get a ding or scratch than to get your dashboard ripped out.

I've got almost 6k miles on mine, driven daily from when I bought it in August to X-Mas when we got a couple feet of snow dropped on us. My paint still looks perfect, no chips. Just give the cars in front of you more room, that's where those chips come from. Seriously, if you were the only driver on the road, you'd never get a chip on your front bumper...but you aren't. So drop back 2 seconds behind the car in front of you (like you're supposed to anyway) and you'll magically notice something...no more chips! Amazing...

Oh yeah, not hitting the curb helps too, can't blame that on Nissan.

In Kansas, that may be practical. In a city of 6 million, where EVERYONE drives, it just isn't.

A clear bra is a nice compromise. I still expect to replace a windshield at some point. Also, at 750 miles, I have noticed a small rock chip in the clear coat on one of my front wheels. I don't know how I could protect them.

In the end, it's a car. I'll enjoy it even with a ding or two, and protect it the best I can. To the OP -- try to enjoy the ride.

i know how u feel. I just found out that someone scraped along my leftside rear bumper, didnt leave any info, $1600 to fix

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I had a BMW MZ3 about 10 years ago. The car was awesome and the discussion board was even more enthusiastic than this one. They griped about the paint on that car, too. They also thought of the class action idea, but it never went anywhere. I've heard the same talk about the three cars I've owned since. It never materializes.

Get a clear bra.

I hear the OP on this one to a degree, I'm kind of the same way. As much as you know it's eventually going to happen, it's always tough to accept those scratches, scrapes, and nicks that you get along the way.

you guys make it sound like you don't care about scratches and stuff but suppose you are buying a used 370z, i am pretty sure all of you would care and would pay less for one that is not perfect :)

wtf? $1600 to strip and repaint a bumper?.... :shakes head:

No one said they don't care, quite the opposite. I think most people just accept that it's part of life.

Only if I can clearbra the whole car and it look good.

I have a couple of trapezoids of clearbra on my Frontier, and they stand out like no tomorrow when the truck gets a little dirty, and my truck is Night Armor color (dark gray)

My Z is black...it's stand out more.

I parked my white 370Z way off from the restaraunt all by its self. And someone decided to lay a huge green hocker on the hood.

My white Shelby GT was parked way out by its lonesome self and some azzhole with his tar truck decided to empty out his tar hoses all over the vehicle. Some of it even got through the passenger window seal and hit the uphostring. That took me over 8 hours to get off with a neighbor's help using 3 cans of a a paint preparation surface cleaner spray.

Thanks for the insight guys. I really love this car, it's just so frustrating sometimes though, lol.

I suspect you may be exagerating a bit regarding the paint quality!