What is G35Driver's collective/expert opinion on northern cars?
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What is G35Driver's collective/expert opinion on northern cars?
I've been shopping for a clean 06/07 6mt coupe, & believe I found one. Under 75k miles, 3 owners, clean title, no accidents, etc. It's still pending a more thorough mechanical check up, but barring anything terrible there, my only reservation would be that it spent about 22 months beginning in 06 (mfg date) in NY & PA.
It racked up about 15k miles in that time, and then spent the rest of it's life in VA (Richmond) & FL.
Would you guys be concerned about the car's exposure to the elements in NY & PA? My dad was from PA (Pittsburgh) & always cautioned me against buying northern cars due to the issues with cold weather/road salt, etc. On the other hand, it only had about 15-20k miles in that weather.
Thanks in advance for your input.
It racked up about 15k miles in that time, and then spent the rest of it's life in VA (Richmond) & FL.
Would you guys be concerned about the car's exposure to the elements in NY & PA? My dad was from PA (Pittsburgh) & always cautioned me against buying northern cars due to the issues with cold weather/road salt, etc. On the other hand, it only had about 15-20k miles in that weather.
Thanks in advance for your input.
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Well I live in Canada and the salt they put on the roads here really messes up a car. I'd check the rear fenders, the rear bumper support/impact bar idk what its called (look up where the license plate lights are), those are only my observations but you should do some more research. There are plenty of threads on here, and 6mt.
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You should be able to get a good feel for how much salt damage there might be by taking a look at various parts of the undercarriage and it will seem obvious. Living in Mass. my whole life, every car I have ever gotten rid of was due to rust and body rot. That being said, I don't let my G touch the streets once the salt is out and it is a pure nice weather car for me. Despite not having a garage, there isn't one spec of rust on any part of it except for the brake rotors after sitting for a few weeks.
Rust on undercarriage bolts makes ot a real PITA to do work under there. If it looks like it has any rust under there you may want to keep looking. Rust only gets worse once it starts. Good luck!
Rust on undercarriage bolts makes ot a real PITA to do work under there. If it looks like it has any rust under there you may want to keep looking. Rust only gets worse once it starts. Good luck!
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You should be able to get a good feel for how much salt damage there might be by taking a look at various parts of the undercarriage and it will seem obvious. Living in Mass. my whole life, every car I have ever gotten rid of was due to rust and body rot. That being said, I don't let my G touch the streets once the salt is out and it is a pure nice weather car for me. Despite not having a garage, there isn't one spec of rust on any part of it except for the brake rotors after sitting for a few weeks.
Rust on undercarriage bolts makes ot a real PITA to do work under there. If it looks like it has any rust under there you may want to keep looking. Rust only gets worse once it starts. Good luck!
Rust on undercarriage bolts makes ot a real PITA to do work under there. If it looks like it has any rust under there you may want to keep looking. Rust only gets worse once it starts. Good luck!
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Here's my car with 122K miles driven up here in MA. I routinely drive in the salt/snow, so I by no means go out of my way to avoid it. The AWD works quite well in the snow, and I have a 50 mile commute so I've spent plenty of time in the white stuff.
I have 160K miles now. Underside looks about the same but the exhaust is really taking a beating. Only had ot do one patch so far, but I think the flex hoses are almost done.
Most of it is surface rust, and you can see the body panels still look pretty dame good. It's just the exhaust that takes the bearing.
Of cars I've worked on, the G35 has faired quite well actually in terms of rust. For a coupe, especially one with 15K miles, i'd venture to guess it spent most of the winter in the garage and didn't even see much salt.
I have 160K miles now. Underside looks about the same but the exhaust is really taking a beating. Only had ot do one patch so far, but I think the flex hoses are almost done.
Most of it is surface rust, and you can see the body panels still look pretty dame good. It's just the exhaust that takes the bearing.
Of cars I've worked on, the G35 has faired quite well actually in terms of rust. For a coupe, especially one with 15K miles, i'd venture to guess it spent most of the winter in the garage and didn't even see much salt.
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