You will likely find that the cars with the faulty paint are close to the same serial numbers as all 370Zs likely don't have this problem or we would have heard about it a long time ago. Get the second car replaced and tell them you aren't impressed with the problem not being resolved. Its frustrating but it sounds like they are taking care of the issue.


Interesting to note that car numbers and their birthday are not always sequential. If there is a problem with the car from the factory they are often put to the side to be dealt with later in order to keep the assembly going with cars without flaws. Once the line is shut down or re-tooled, etc the flawed cars are fixed so lower serial numbers may leave the factory later.

any pics of this purple/pearlish issue?

Maybe you should have waited on the 2nd year model, ever think about that? This car is well worth the money whether you think it is or isn't. Stop complaining about how much you hate the car and be more helpful as to how other people can be helped with if this situation happens to them.

Do not concur. I'd be very unhappy as well to find TWO unsatisfactory vehicles with serious cosmetic defects after I'd spent $30 -40k...but at least they appear to be trying. Nevertheless, there are few or no points in trying, only in getting it right.

spm, cpa

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need pics

red on nissans has been defective since nissan has had red cars.

You took the gamble buying a new first-year model car. Deal with it, it's normal that there are some defects and fortunately for us who are waiting for the 2010s to come out these problems will be resolved.

If Nissan has not worked out how to paint a car by now it's not going to be any better by 2010.

Solution: Dont buy red!

Even a first-year model, $90k USD, 2009 BMW M3 has loads of orange peel and paint defects. It's not a matter of figuring out how to paint a car... the line the 370Z is being built on in the Tochigi plant is virtually brand new. It's a matter of fine-tuning it. You simply cannot, realistically, expect a virtually flawless, $30-40k first-year model car. If the new M3 can get orange peel even with the Regensberg plant's rigorous quality control, I'm pretty sure the 370Z can get moisture under the clear.

Besides, I believe that it's a known fact that red is a difficult color to paint. The best solution is to simply avoid it.

I don't "hate" the car...I just expect that it be the quality I paid for...especially when it comes to the paint! I don't think it's a lot to ask that my Red paint be nearly flawless....

Not yet...it's really hard to photograph because the Red is so bright and it has to be in the perfect lighting...If I get some, I will share! Right now I don't even have the car...it is at the dealer AGAIN...

I know how you feel.
I have the same problems with my car.
Both front and back bumpers are full of orange peel.
I can not believe that Nissan would allow cars with such paint defects to be released to the market.
Not only there is orange peel but the clear coat is the worst I've EVER seen. It's so soft that the paint scratches and chips extremely easy.
Maybe I've been spoiled with a long list of German cars. Maybe I expect more then I should from a Nissan, but then again, when you pay Aus$75,000 for a car (US$62,500), you can expect the paint to be without major defects.

Mine was red and I am picky about the paint. I never found any paint defects.