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Fellow Z owners without a garage - what do you do in the winter?

Originally Posted by Red__Zed Storage unit is by far first choice. Many people run covers with no issue though. I would not drive your z in the winter if they

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Old 09-16-2011, 05:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Storage unit is by far first choice. Many people run covers with no issue though.


I would not drive your z in the winter if they salt the roads. Nissan skimped on rustproofing, and 2-3 winters in you will be seeing major issues
Why you no tell ME this?
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You already had your car
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You already had your car
True.....anything I can do to help protect it?
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Should I be concerned with my Z being exposed to rain, or just mainly the salt on the roads?

I haven't seen any issues from rain, just salt.
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True.....anything I can do to help protect it?
Try and keep salt from sitting on it
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I haven't seen any issues from rain, just salt.


Try and keep salt from sitting on it
That's gonna be tough. The roads are salty like everyday when it's snow season here and I'm not washing it every day
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That's gonna be tough. The roads are salty like everyday when it's snow season here and I'm not washing it every day
You don't need to wash it everyday. The 370Z is not some mystical creature that will fall apart the second it is abused. If you wash it a few days after the snow, you'll get most of the salt off and you'll be fine.
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You don't need to wash it everyday. The 370Z is not some mystical creature that will fall apart the second it is abused. If you wash it a few days after the snow, you'll get most of the salt off and you'll be fine.
Yeah I know, I was just joking. I'm kinda lucky though, where I work they have a car wash that you can go through which just sprays water on the car. Perfect for washing away salt

Also, I tend to get lazy when it comes to doing activities outside in the cold, I'm much more of a summer person
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