Thoughts on Nissan Maxima?
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I recently saw one on the road and thought it was beautiful, especially with the 19's. I've done research on it and Nissan claims that it is the "world's fastest front-wheel drive car." I don't have any experience with front-wheel drive so I cannot comment on that.
Anybody own one? Reviews and thoughts would be appreciated.
Anybody own one? Reviews and thoughts would be appreciated.
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the Nissan forum is thatta way ----->
you'll probably have more luck there.
you'll probably have more luck there.
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While I agree with you on that fully, I was doing more of a comparo in its own category, more of a 2nd car to purchase. I think they look great, idk about FWD tho..
Unrelated but I concede it gets harder and harder each day to figure out a replacement for the rx, but I give up and realize that there will never be a replacement for it.
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My younger brother has an '07 Maxima, and after spending a reasonable amount of time with the newer version, I'd have to say that it's a significant improvement over the last generation that my brother has.
The interior is very much improved, not to mention the exterior is super sexy & stylish. When I test drove the car, it was very comfortable, responsive, and had excellent power. Of course, it's not a sports car like the RX-8, but it's a solid car to own. The only thing that gets me is that the loaded versions come close to $40k.
Good car, nevertheless.
The interior is very much improved, not to mention the exterior is super sexy & stylish. When I test drove the car, it was very comfortable, responsive, and had excellent power. Of course, it's not a sports car like the RX-8, but it's a solid car to own. The only thing that gets me is that the loaded versions come close to $40k.
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FWD? are you sure they are not RWD?
I recently saw one on the road and thought it was beautiful, especially with the 19's. I've done research on it and Nissan claims that it is the "world's fastest front-wheel drive car." I don't have any experience with front-wheel drive so I cannot comment on that.
Anybody own one? Reviews and thoughts would be appreciated.
Anybody own one? Reviews and thoughts would be appreciated.
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I have owned three Maxima's, a 91 SE, 97' GLE, and a 2001 SE 6 spd. All great cars and lasted well over 100k. Auto Transmissions usually died at 130k or so but other than that I had no problems with any of them aside from the crappy Bose system in the older ones. In the VQ powered Maxima torque steer is ridiculous. But I could easily beat 350's with bolt ons and the the Stillen SC made it a beast that was only fats in a straight line
If they made it RWD or AWD, I would own one as a daily but honestly, you won't find many Maxima enthusiasts here so...............
If they made it RWD or AWD, I would own one as a daily but honestly, you won't find many Maxima enthusiasts here so...............
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I owned a 2002 Maxima with the 3.5VQ, good car , had I, H, E and she scooted pretty nicely. Honestly i use to be at the **** out of RX-8's in a strait line but in the the end , for overall speed, handeling, looks, etc, the RX-8 wins hands down. I hated the cheap interior that my Maxima had, it was almost as bad as Ford's ficher price plastic that they used in all there vehicles. It sat 4 comfortably , handome looks, handled alright (had the SE version) but could never reach the handling ability of the RX-8.
The new ones are much nicer and more refined, if you had to get one , go with the SE version, at least you will get the better suspension, wheels and grippier tires.
If your looking for a fun 4 door car, M35/M45 are fun, G35/G37 are fun, and even my personal favorite because I own this , a Lexus Gs400. My 04'Gs400 is damn fast , handles pretty well, and seats 5 comfortably. Not an ounce of problems out of her either , 300HP going to the proper wheels too!
The new ones are much nicer and more refined, if you had to get one , go with the SE version, at least you will get the better suspension, wheels and grippier tires.
If your looking for a fun 4 door car, M35/M45 are fun, G35/G37 are fun, and even my personal favorite because I own this , a Lexus Gs400. My 04'Gs400 is damn fast , handles pretty well, and seats 5 comfortably. Not an ounce of problems out of her either , 300HP going to the proper wheels too!
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