Hello from New Hampshire

usgiorgi · 01-16-2015, 10:00 AM

Hi everyone. My name's Giorgi and I just wanted to say hello. I got this 09 370z touring with nav 2 days ago and I'm super excited about it. I traded in my mazdaspeed3 for it. I love everything about this car. This morning it got a fresh set of snow tires and yes, I plan on driving it in the snow

Obviously washing it at least weekly.

Here she is! I told myself that I wouldn't get another black car since the black paint shows EVERYTHING! However, I know I'll get a few rock chips and scuffs from regular driving. The biggest thing for me is avoiding dents.

usgiorgi · 01-20-2015, 02:02 PM

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread. I dont want to start new ones. So just how bad is this rust?

Z-Girl 12 · 01-20-2015, 07:23 PM

Crap.. you should have asked that b4 buying you think??? Anyway, congras on the purchase and welcome to the family!!!

Memphis370Z · 01-20-2015, 10:09 PM

Welcome and congratulations on your Z!

I, too, have a 2009 MB Touring AT and love it. The black is indeed a PITA to keep clean, but it looks so good after a wash and wax!

Good luck with the rust issues. Seems a bit excessive.

TxBlueZ34 · 01-21-2015, 02:14 AM

nice z and welcome

usgiorgi · 01-21-2015, 10:43 AM

Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm gonna take it to the shop and have them stop the rust ASAP and also repair/replace whatever is affected.

JARblue · 01-21-2015, 10:46 AM

Good thinking. That's definitely a fair amount of rust. Probably ok for normal weather driving, but more snow and rain will continue to exacerbate it if not addressed.

usgiorgi · 01-21-2015, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

Good thinking. That's definitely a fair amount of rust. Probably ok for normal weather driving, but more snow and rain will continue to exacerbate it if not addressed.

It looks like the biggest parts that are affected are the braces that go from the subframe to the mid of the car. Not sure of the technical term. It must be the heat from the exhaust combined with boston's salt on the road that did it... The subframe has surface rust which can be removed and repainted.

It sucks, but that's new england for you. The only car that hasn't had any rust on the bottom here was my volvo S60R...

benji · 01-21-2015, 12:51 PM

Welcome man! get a good sealant on that paint, other wise it will be ridiculous to keep clean. Chem guys has great products!

usgiorgi · 01-22-2015, 09:12 AM

Quck question. Anyone know the part numbers for the braces that attach to the bottom of the subframe and the ones that attach above the muffler? I've been searching the nissan parts diagrams for what seems like forever and I can't find any info on them. I'll most likely replace those. I'm just super glad I got the best extended warranty on this car.

01-16-2015, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
usgiorgi Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Northern VA Posts: 15 Drives: 09 370z Touring Auto Rep Power: 10	Hello from New Hampshire Hi everyone. My name's Giorgi and I just wanted to say hello. I got this 09 370z touring with nav 2 days ago and I'm super excited about it. I traded in my mazdaspeed3 for it. I love everything about this car. This morning it got a fresh set of snow tires and yes, I plan on driving it in the snow Obviously washing it at least weekly. Here she is! I told myself that I wouldn't get another black car since the black paint shows EVERYTHING! However, I know I'll get a few rock chips and scuffs from regular driving. The biggest thing for me is avoiding dents.

01-20-2015, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11716	Crap.. you should have asked that b4 buying you think??? Anyway, congras on the purchase and welcome to the family!!! __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

01-21-2015, 02:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
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01-21-2015, 10:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Good thinking. That's definitely a fair amount of rust. Probably ok for normal weather driving, but more snow and rain will continue to exacerbate it if not addressed. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

01-21-2015, 12:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
benji Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Columbia missouri Posts: 97 Drives: 2010 370z sport 6mt Rep Power: 11	Welcome man! get a good sealant on that paint, other wise it will be ridiculous to keep clean. Chem guys has great products! __________________ Stillen G3 CAI - Alpine type r 12 inch - Alpine type r door/tweet/rear speakers - alpine 1100w mono amp - alpine 400w 4 ch. amp. - 20% tint all around - AAM short tails burnt tip -

01-20-2015, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
usgiorgi Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Northern VA Posts: 15 Drives: 09 370z Touring Auto Rep Power: 10	Sorry if this is in the wrong thread. I dont want to start new ones. So just how bad is this rust?

01-20-2015, 10:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Memphis370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Memphis Area Posts: 3,117 Drives: '09 MB Rep Power: 124434	Welcome and congratulations on your Z! I, too, have a 2009 MB Touring AT and love it. The black is indeed a PITA to keep clean, but it looks so good after a wash and wax! Good luck with the rust issues. Seems a bit excessive.

01-21-2015, 10:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
usgiorgi Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Northern VA Posts: 15 Drives: 09 370z Touring Auto Rep Power: 10	Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm gonna take it to the shop and have them stop the rust ASAP and also repair/replace whatever is affected.

01-22-2015, 09:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
usgiorgi Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Northern VA Posts: 15 Drives: 09 370z Touring Auto Rep Power: 10	Quck question. Anyone know the part numbers for the braces that attach to the bottom of the subframe and the ones that attach above the muffler? I've been searching the nissan parts diagrams for what seems like forever and I can't find any info on them. I'll most likely replace those. I'm just super glad I got the best extended warranty on this car.

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