Is it OK to not have a garage for the Z?
01-31-2006, 03:19 PM
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thanks for the advice guys...seems about 50-50, so i'm still not sure 
...but this helped me lay out all the pros and cons...i'll check out the rides in the parking lots when i check out the condos and see if i'll have the nicest car or not
...but this helped me lay out all the pros and cons...i'll check out the rides in the parking lots when i check out the condos and see if i'll have the nicest car or not
01-31-2006, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by hue
Yikes! That gives me the *******. How's your bumper? My friends live in the city and I pray to the car gods my bumper won't get chewed up from parallel parkers. My black Maxima had brown pock marks all over it when I lived in Chicago for 1 yr.
01-31-2006, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by djnc350Z
thanks for the advice guys...seems about 50-50, so i'm still not sure ...but this helped me lay out all the pros and cons...i'll check out the rides in the parking lots when i check out the condos and see if i'll have the nicest car or not
...but this helped me lay out all the pros and cons...i'll check out the rides in the parking lots when i check out the condos and see if i'll have the nicest car or not
01-31-2006, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by camaro194
Or you can park your car (Camaro) outside like I have for the past 7 years and not have anything happen to it...
01-31-2006, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by HighwaySpeed
01-31-2006, 07:46 PM
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If I don't have a garage, I wont buy any cars like that..
I know alot of people parking their Mercedes or Lexus on the street..
but for a car enthusiast..
they will NEVER do that..
you don't want your girl to get a cold, do ya?
cheers
I know alot of people parking their Mercedes or Lexus on the street..
but for a car enthusiast..
they will NEVER do that..
you don't want your girl to get a cold, do ya?
cheers
01-31-2006, 09:29 PM
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I live near Chicago, and i don't have a garage. But i did buy a car cover for the rough winter months we have here, so my Z is always covered up and really clean for snow storms and for the really cold days, where my Z would spend couple weeks under the cover. If I had a choice, a garage is a must, but get a car cover for sure if left outside.
01-31-2006, 10:51 PM
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I drive my Z everyday in rain, sleet, snow, 10degrees or a 100 degrees. Sometimes I wish I had a garage and a different car to drive in the winter, but I've never had a garage so I don't know what I'm missing yet. I ususally wash my Z in the touch free auto wash and wipe down the wheels and My nismo exhaust muffler and tips in the winter months. In the summer I wash it by hand and dry it everytime and It looks just like it did they day I drove it off the lot. I actually think the summer driving is harder on your paint than the winter because of all the bird crap, BUGS, road tar, and air born rocks that love to chip the front bumper.
02-01-2006, 11:31 AM
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It has not been garaged since we bought it 09/15/03 and she is mostly fine. Only problem is the birds that crap on it at work. Couple of them turned into spots.
02-01-2006, 12:08 PM
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I park in an open element garage. I think I might put up some tarps to keep dust and UV rays away. So far it has been clean every morning I walk up to it. I think I will put a cat trap next to it.
02-01-2006, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 350Z007
It only snows here rarely and when it does it only lasts for a day or so. My car lives outside. I wash it at least once a week and wax it when i have the time. It's a Z not a 911 so I'm not going to cry if it has to sit in the rain occassionally. If I owned a Porsche then yes a garage would be a must. Come on, it's a Nissan not an exotic. It won't kill the car to sit in the weather if you can't afford or don't have access to a garage.
I'm no better however..I have a private driveway on the side of my house. I leave the car covered, and have it hand washed every weekend. As soon as I have the $$$ I'm building a garage!!!
02-01-2006, 05:01 PM
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For those that have car covers, what seems to be the best one? Also how is the one specifically designed for the 350z performing? B/c i too have to park my car outside. Luckly i dont have to worry about theifs over here.
02-01-2006, 08:13 PM
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i'm w/ the other guy. it's not an exotic. you can get one for under $20g's now. i love my z but it is no 911 turbo. mine does sleep in the garage though. it's just keeping the spot warm for the porsche when that time comes.