it needs 2 injectors but surprisingly still runs decent and got me home from 200 miles away. it's a canadian max, no power seatbelts, no bose, and the guages are in km. it has 199,000 km, which caculates to about 125,000 miles. it should keep me busy, i can't wait to get it firing on all cylinders. oh yeah, no vtc clack from what i can tell not too bad a deal for $700.

 

 

Leather looks really good, nice find man.

 

NICE...I would love to get a non powered seat belt car.

 

thanks, i'm happy i got it. yeah the interior is in great shape. at first i was kind of disapointed when i saw the manual seatbelts which really isn't a big deal to me, but that's when i realized it was a canadian model and the 200k miles became 125k

 

does it have climate control, too? I thought some of the later Canadian cars had that. Excellent interior and nice find. Just fix the injectors, drop in a US SE cluster and you will have a killer VE-5.

Looks like you need a new spoiler. I have a black LED one (hard plastic, not foam) that needs some work. PM if you think you might want it.

 

Damn that's a skinny tailpipe, heh.

Just curious... Why would they use power seatbelts on American versions but not Canadian?

 

I believe that our maximas were destined to have airbags from the start, but Nissan cheaped out and installed auto seatbelts instead.

As for the oddballs, and guess Nissan doesn’t like canadia lol
Seriously the US is a leader in auto safety regulations and emissions. If we (USA) had required auto seatbelts, then you would have seen them on ALL maximas sold.

 

You're just a little off on that. US didn't come up with the design for the 3 point seatbelt.... Sweden did. Volvo come up with first design of it, and even now there have been reports that they may upgrade basic design in all cars to a 4 point harness.

 

safetywise it's probably better to have manual belts since it's so easy to forget to use the lap belt. but it sure comes in handy for delivering pizza. maybe they just figured americans were too busy or too lazy to worry about putting on their seatbelt or something.

digital/auto climate control in the house! it should look cool on top of my 7 inch lcd if i ever install that in this car. i think i'll be keeping this one, when it comes down to it. it would be hard to sell my 112k mile 91. as far as that spoiler goes, i was thinking about it after aim. i might actually take it off your hands and put it on this car, and install the black one on this car on over to my pearl car which is currently missing its spoiler. considering it has a black front bumper also, i guess it would match it might even make the car look better. which is sad. if you could pm me some a couple pics that would be cool.

he got some cheapo exhaust system. i haven't checked it out yet but i guess it's better than running on stock parts. guy said the car just passed emmissions a week ago in washington.

 

No red valve cover? How odd is that? Every 3rd gen Maxima I have seen has the red cover.

 

The VE motors didn't come with a red valve cover, just the VG motors

 

then you have not looked at 92-94 SEs.

 

thats what i love about buying used nissans...they are very good quality for the price. the depreciation is awful if youre the guy that bought it brand new and is selling it used down the road, though. i would never buy a Z car new...but ive been thinking about it in a few years...i wonder if theyd take a check for the new gtr.....

very nice car, btw. wish i could find one locally. the ve30de is hard to find, and one with a manual is even harder to find.

 

[QUOTE=Hectic]safetywise it's probably better to have manual belts since it's so easy to forget to use the lap belt. but it sure comes in handy for delivering pizza. maybe they just figured americans were too busy or too lazy to worry aboputting on their seatbelt or something.

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very wrong! i delivered pizza and the auto seatbelt was a true pain in the ***. it takes forever to open/close and you have to undo it if you got pizza in the front seat and then you have the stupid red light on and you hit your review mirror trying to maneuver around the auto seat belt if youre in a hurry, etc. probably the only reason i missed my 3.3 91 dynasty, lol.

i found out how nice my auto belts are when i test drove a 240sx where the auto belt motors were going out...hahaha. youd be down the road before it was done "buckling".

i like both types of belts, but i would prefer the normal. seems that in the early to mid 90s, everyone was trying all sorts of stupid gimmicks like auto seatbelts and keypads and power antennas. i guess nissan tried them all on their luxury cars.

 

When the US decided to legislate airbags, auto manufacturers (especially Detroit) said they couldn't meet the deadlines and even if they did, it would be prohibitively expensive for consumers because they would pass on the costs. The compromise was to require either front SRS (airbags) or front passive restraints (the seatbelt is automatically put on you) for a sunrise period.

Chevrolet tried a different tact to passive restraints. They put the 2 mounting points for seatbelts on the doorframe so you had to step through and into the seatbelt getting into the car. Not only was this annoying getting in with bags in your hand, it turned into a safety disaster. When the car was hit, the door would sometimes open, releasing the seatbelt and ejecting the driver.

The most common passive restraint was the electric shoulder harness. This also turned into a safety disaster. Most people failed to put on the lap harness and in a frontal accident, the shoulder harness would decapitate you as you slid underneath it, with no lap belt to stop you. It also increased the chances of side impact head injuries because of the protruding shoulder harness shuttle.

Other countries were not ignorant enough to allow passive restraints and simply mandated SRS when they felt the technology was reliable and cheap enough for required installation. Them Canadians are smart cookies.

 

heh, yeah i've knocked my rearview sideways many a time with a pizza bag. especially if it's a full bag with like 3 big new yorkers it's quite a squeeze getting it out of the drivers side through the seatbelt. i'd just have my passenger seat fully reclined all the time with its auto belt disconnected. i'd unlock the car from that side, throw the pies in the seat then go around and get in the driver's side. i still perfer not having to worry about my fastening my seatbelt all the time though. oh well, i don't work for that wack company anymore. if anyone wants a pizza: www.pizzaSMUT.com

 

That's nice. Way nicer than mine. I like Maximas. My car needs work but when I'm not in such an emergency, I'd look for a car in better condition. I like the 3rd and 4th gen.s for the price.

 

What is that thing next to the upper coolant hose? My VE doesnt have that.

 

I think you are referring to the ABS.

 

just a clarification
SRS = Supplemantal Restraint System. it refers to an airbag or automatic seatbelts.
that's why some cars had the automatic seat belts