wow, that engine looked really really clean.. um, the after pic of course. LOL, first one was dirty as hell..

anyone else notice? look how fresh the paint on the block is!
and the sawblades loook nice

you got lucky, that thing looks great..
interior could use some TLC imo tho..lol

liked the reverse pic!

 

The orange side indicators have the same markings. E4

Headlights the same too. except 1284 L JAPAN on mine

and same on the mirrors.

Sorry late reply.

Saw a maxima the other day...EXACTLY the same as mine. Except...slightly diff blue...and boy does the color look like sh*t now!! Mine has a re-spray. The colour of this other one is the same as my engine bay! I love my car soooooo much more now seeing this!

 

haha i know..it looks so much better now....can do more though!!!

The wheels arent that great anymore...cant see it in the pic, but they've bubbled a bit!

As for the inside.....it look damn clean for threee kids under 3. HAHAHA it does need more attention...but we actually have another car here that gets more attention!

 

Next question: do all your cars use EU marked lenses? (If not, then this points to an EU-imported vehicle - does it)

Your max current blue color is delicious. Keep it waxed

 

wait until they get older, the messes get worse.
Pull up the back seat bottom and you'll find stuff from when the car was built.

 

OT:

internetautomar
gots me a different car?

??

 

I30 is sold.
tomorrow I am supposed to pick up a different car.

 

it hasn't even been a week!
cmon!

you are fired.

 

huh?
I sold the I30 wednesday
I had it since september.
can't put tires in the back seat of a car with nice leather. I picked up a minivan to chase with, but wife took it for dog walking.

 

you *can*, too, but I see your point.



wait, walking the dog, or out for a ride....?

 

she walks dogs for my brother's dog walking business.

the interior on the I30 was too nice to use it for hauling parts, so I it got sold.
I'm hoping to get a more utilitarian vehicle for business purposes.

 

That's a nice Blue Max there Cass! Don't go with chrome wheels though. Aah!! Your choice of course...

 

Unlikely to be in import, Australian import laws are particularly strict and won't allow any imports of vehicles similar to vehicles available through local dealers.

 

thanks. I dont mind the colour. its lisghtly diff to every blue here, i love it. It so needs a cut and polish though!

really, no chrome...i want the mafia look, HAHA

 

I know Im bumping an old thread, but though eh, some people might like to know:

* Aussie models were never available with VE30DE or 5 Speed.
VG30E + Auto only, regardless of GXE or SE. Ti + Executive trims were available, but rare. Sunroof, keypads, etc are uncommon aswell.

* The indicator lights on the side are standard - about the same time as the release of the 3rd gen, it became standard to have those lights, so most, if not all 3rd gen models have those on them

* Rear foglights, another "standard", well the bumper is, the lights arent actually there, but as mentioned before in the forum, wiring harnesses do exsist inside the car for them.

* Front grille - that funny shape that everyone thinks is "awesome" is standard - dunno why we got that one and the rest of the world got a different one (maybe we're more awesome than you all...dunno...)

The A32+ Maxima's have even more nitty-gritty little differences to oversea's models, some obvious, some subtle.

 

Australia never had the model designations GXE or SE.
90-93 were M or Ti, 93-95 were executive or Ti.
The Ti model was the 'loaded' version, but still had a sunroof and leather seats as an option. All Ti models have keypad entry.
As you mentioned all were VG30E and RE4F02A, no manual option, no VE
The round side indicator lights were an ADR (australian design rule) requirement, which is why other countries don't have them. There were also 2 grille designs, the 3 bar version shown in cassjane's pics were from the 93-95 models, the earlier had one thick bar.

 

right hand drive maxima FTW, never seen one before

 

Dunno about 89-94's, but I have seen a few "Sports Touring" and "Limited Editions", aswell as some ordinary Maxima's converted to 5/6 Speed Manual.
RE4F02A was standard, but the upper levels, SE or Ti or whatever you want to call them came with an RE4F04V, may have been an 'optional' thing, but I've seen them. I test drove one with 290'000km, and it shifted alot smoother than my one with 220'000km.

 

did you pop the hood to make sure it had a VG?
I can't see Nissan sending the VG to Australia with the RE4 as an option when it didn't do it in japan or the US.
If they did do it there, can you see if there is a dealer you can get some part #s from? I'd like to know what flywheel, starter, and TCU it used.

 

That is one sexy rear end. minus that spoiler. Any other pics of this car or a cardomain?


sorry, OT

 

There may have been a few dealers around that slapped on a body kit and maybe some suspension work and sold them as a 'sports' model, but there were none from the factory like that.
If you have seen some with a 5 speed, or an RE4F04V, then they were most likely a personal import, you can bring them in now under the 15 year old laws. The Australian released maximas only came in 2 models, neither of which were 'sports', and only with the VG engine and the RE4F02A. No Australian maxima has ever had the RE4F04V, either standard or as an option.

Either that or you are thinking of the A32 Maxima, which was available in a 5 speed manual in 1995 and 1996 in the model designations '30J' and '30G'. They ditched the Manual option late 1996 and replaced the '30J' with a '30S Touring' which was a 'sports' model, but was only available in Auto. (RE4F04A only)

Also, the 3rd Gen (J30) maxima in Australia was released in 1990, it replaced the Australian built Skyline in May of 1990. The A32 wasn't released until February of 1995, so the J30 was still available new up until the first quarter of 1995, however, they all had 1994 build dates.

 

I did check under the hood, the model number was definately a RE4F0VA.
Maybe the box was imported....
Same with the sports models I guess, they looked and seemed honestly genuine, some claim they were ex-showroom demo cars.
Us Aussies really copped the **** end of the stick in terms of options on the Maxima's didnt we.

 

Er.. it would be 2A or 4A or 4V.. not VA double-check that?

 

RE4F04V *

My bad

 

on a VG huh?

if you don't mind can you take a few pics of where the engine and trans meet? like where the starter goes..... and them post them in the 93se trans on 90gxe thread?

 

Like I said, this was a car I looked at, last week. Its just up the road from my work if you're REALLY desperate to see it, but i've already turned down buying that car in favor of a 94 Ti

 

ohhh i thought you said it was your car. Mainly i was just wanting to see the 4V mounted on a VG.

 

Yeah, we missed out on the VE, the 5 speed as well as the upgraded suspension the US SE got (among many other things), the only consolation is our base model was better equipped than the US base model.
My guess is the car you looked at was a personal import, if it really did have the 4V transmission, then it probably also had the VE engine (very obvious if you know what the VG looks like).
Certainly wasn't an Australian delivered Maxima. Even the A32s here had the 4A not the 4V

Maybe get some pics of the outside of the car too.. there are some cosmetic differences between the Aus. maximas and the imports.

 

Yeah, some minor cosmetic differences.
Our upperbase models didnt have black side mirrors, while the car was black, both mirrors were black (non reflective coat), and worked fine as factory item. The sunroof was a bit different to aus models (this one opened on an angle, then moved back, it didnt move back inside the roof). Taillights had some differences.
If it was imported, where from? Japan? It WAS a RHD car.
Maybe just the box was imported. Was definately a VG...if it had a VE I would have bought it regardless of its rust / crap condition (cant find that engine ANYwhere).

Will try to take some photo's if I'm not busy

 

My first guess would be a Japan import, as I have seen a couple of these around, usually the tell tale sign is no side round indicators. However, the transmission is still a bit of a mystery, as the components to fit the 4V to the VG aren't available from Nissan, as to my knowledge, they never had this setup from the factory.
Quickest way to confirm the transmission type is, the 2A has the valve body and pan on the top, the 4V has the valve body and pan on the bottom. I am guessing the 4V may also need different drive shafts and hubs like the VE5 swap requires.

 

No side indicators
Chrome silver lining on the fenders
Factory pin-stripes

My money goes on 'imported from japan'.
The guy said he had put the immobaliser on when he got it.... He said he'd had it for a couple of years, but it was long before that immobalisers became mandatory, right?
Would have to be an import, in under the migration laws or something? (He wasnt a Jap though)

 

On the VIN plate under the hood, it's gonna have something like (for my car) "HLJ30DAEU" and for you, probably something more like HRJ30?AE? where the first ? means the model (se, gxe, brougham, executive, TI, etc.) and the last ? means the market (US, US-california-emissions, Canada, Australia)... if the last character is something besides what your car's is (U for US, V for california, N for canada.... dunno what Aus is) then it's def an import.