discouraged... RUST....

old guy · 03-06-2018, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ZahyMatar

It is a Nissan at the end of the day. Rust buckets

I really can't agree,
Been driving Maximas since 95 ( on my third ) 5/600,000 mi.and I can't say they're any better or worse than any thing else out there!
If you want to talk about rust buckets ....... And you lived through the 70s, & 80s then you know rust buckets!

B&W_Evader · 03-06-2018, 09:04 AM

My dad had a story of I think a 57 something in Montreal. Probably a 5 year old car at the time. Hit the brakes and his foot went through the floorboard. Fixed it with a piece of plywood. Those old cars had crappy steel and no rust inhibitors. My 96 Tacoma has virtually no rust. Man, I can't believe that thing is over 20 years old now. Pretty soon I can register it as a Historic Vehicle. I think it needs to be 25 for that. LOL It's amazing how much better the newer cars are.

Ghostvette · 03-06-2018, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B&W_Evader

My dad had a story of I think a 57 something in Montreal. Probably a 5 year old car at the time. Hit the brakes and his foot went through the floorboard. Fixed it with a piece of plywood. Those old cars had crappy steel and no rust inhibitors. My 96 Tacoma has virtually no rust. Man, I can't believe that thing is over 20 years old now. Pretty soon I can register it as a Historic Vehicle. I think it needs to be 25 for that. LOL It's amazing how much better the newer cars are.

My dad had a 56 Chevy 2 door. That car had major rust over the headlights, the floors had been replaced with tin and it would vapor lock on a warm day going uphill. I think he got $75 when he sold it in the early 70s.

HEK · 03-11-2018, 10:39 AM

I bought my '13 leftover on '14 with only 6 miles as New Englanders do not like rear wheel drive cars for Winter drivers. I learned how to drive in the snow back in '74 with snow tires rear wheel drive and never had an issue. My Z is driven all year round, just change all 4 tires to snow tires. Everyone here told me that it would rust and it would have an early terminal illness aka as cancer/ rust. I will take pics of the undercarriage when it's time to another oil change or get my Summer tires back on and see how rust I have...so far minimal. I bet you get more rust living in a sunny place next to the Ocean as the salt in the air doesn't discriminate. I also know that some of my friends bought aluminum / stainless steel exhausts but what they don't know is that the brackets are steel and rust likes them...good luck..Oh BTW there are sprays that slow down the rust. Used by boaters kind of like a coating used on beds for pick up trucks...do the research one day I will but you need to sand down the rust before you apply it..

03-06-2018, 09:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 387	My dad had a story of I think a 57 something in Montreal. Probably a 5 year old car at the time. Hit the brakes and his foot went through the floorboard. Fixed it with a piece of plywood. Those old cars had crappy steel and no rust inhibitors. My 96 Tacoma has virtually no rust. Man, I can't believe that thing is over 20 years old now. Pretty soon I can register it as a Historic Vehicle. I think it needs to be 25 for that. LOL It's amazing how much better the newer cars are. __________________ \|RIP\|6spd-sport\|OSG-LSD\|XP8\|RBF600\|Eibach Sways\|RE-71R\|FI-34Row\|Gen3-CAI\|Yaw P.S.\| Last edited by B&W_Evader; 03-06-2018 at 09:06 AM.

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03-11-2018, 10:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
HEK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WESTFIELD, MA Age: 66 Posts: 491 Drives: '13 Z Tour Sports 6m Rep Power: 660	I bought my '13 leftover on '14 with only 6 miles as New Englanders do not like rear wheel drive cars for Winter drivers. I learned how to drive in the snow back in '74 with snow tires rear wheel drive and never had an issue. My Z is driven all year round, just change all 4 tires to snow tires. Everyone here told me that it would rust and it would have an early terminal illness aka as cancer/ rust. I will take pics of the undercarriage when it's time to another oil change or get my Summer tires back on and see how rust I have...so far minimal. I bet you get more rust living in a sunny place next to the Ocean as the salt in the air doesn't discriminate. I also know that some of my friends bought aluminum / stainless steel exhausts but what they don't know is that the brackets are steel and rust likes them...good luck..Oh BTW there are sprays that slow down the rust. Used by boaters kind of like a coating used on beds for pick up trucks...do the research one day I will but you need to sand down the rust before you apply it..