Been reading the board for a few days now, and I hear that the 95-96 Max's are faster then the 97-99's. Why?

Reason asking is I'm in the market for a black/black SE 5 spd 95-96. They are hard to come by, but I would spend the extra $$ on a 97-98 black/black with less miles. If they are faster, is it a marginal difference?

Thanks,

Doug D

 

dude there is just no question get the 95-96 everyone who ownns a 97-99 will tell you the design is totally better. also the engine wear on the 95-96 is probably a lot. just look on the back of a 95-96 and compare that to a 97-99 you will know what im talking about!

 

Oh God not this again Try searching. I don't really believe they're any faster and I am a '96 myself.
-Cyrus

 

95-96 Maxima Crash Test

97-99 Maxima Crash Test

If that doesn't sway you from the 95-96 then go for them. Also, notice the difference in the rear bumper on the 5 MPH pole test in the 97-99 test... thats a huge difference. I've been rear ended twice and my bumper is fine, no amount of attention will stop an idiot from rear ending you... Would you rather have it buffed out, or wait 2 months to get it from the body shop?

Personally, i think you'd be better off getting a lower milage/newer car but thats just me...

Try a search, too. This has been discussed.

 

stock for stock i think they are faster because of the weight but the difference is really marginal

 

I don't believe either is noticeable faster than the other. Get whichever one you like/can find/can afford.

 

The difference is so marginal - I would go for a newer/lower milage car

 

well, they changed the design for a reason. saftey probobly as posted above with crash test. The only thing thats different is the models. GLE GXE and SE. GXE have 205 ft. lbs of torque while the other two have 190 ft. lbs. othe than that, its just weight.

 

Thanks guys. Looks like my search will now be a 97-98 black/black leather 5 spd.

Anyone have one forsale in the deep south?

Doug D

 

Correction, there are no differences in HP or torque from any of the models 95-99

 

NO THEY ARE NOT FASTER. Granted they are a little bit lighter, this is so minimal, that its nothing. I raced my friend in her 96 SE auto and beat her by about 1 car up to 60. Now her car has 120K miles on it, and I don't care what Craig Mack says but thats enough to offset any bit of the 95-96's being faster (as compared to my 97 with 57K)

This argument has been going on forever, and all the 95-96 guys will say yes they're faster, but that's all they'll say but like I said its so minimal if anything. When it comes down to it, although looks are subjective, the front and rear styling of the 97-99 Maximas are far superior to those of the early 4th gen. and the crash tests have shown that they are better in that category too. Peace.

 

I'm a '96 guy and I don't think in general '95-'96s are faster than '97-'99s.
-Cyrus

 

My bad Vyrus, ok Most 95-96 guys

 

And DougsfastZ try the "Maximas for Sale" forum.
-Cyrus

 

Doug,
having spent the last ten years in South Florida (W.P.Beach) and Houston I strongly urge you to avoid black car/black leather. My last car was a black I30t and it was very uncomfortable in the summer. I loved it (it was a rare 5spd) but I ended up selling it (on a cold January day).

 

Speak for yourself. I like my 96 styling. You're just jealous of our honeycomb rims! Thats it.

 

I do speak for myself and a lot of others. And yeah you got me there, those honeycomb rims and screwed up back end are hot!

 

I agree. I got rear-ended in my '98 SE by a friend of mine at about 5mph. His Honda Accord was damaged to the point where he couldn't close his hood ($2500 worth of body work), and I merely have two scratches on my bumper. That's one tough bumper!

 

Actually there are a fair amount of people that like both (the bumpers). However if I had a choice I would take the '95-'96 because I like both equally and I would take the '96 to prevent an identity confusion. However I will agree 99% of people like the '97-'99 SE wheels over the eariler ones. However the tails I have to disagree with you about. BOTH the 4th Gen series tails are fugly. But the '97-'99s are worse than the '95-'96s. We have a little touch of smoke in the white part that looks nicer.
-Cyrus

 

Yeah, but you have fugly MAXIMA letters spaced a mile apart and that crease

 

Say what? The spaced out letter looks way better. The only reason Nissan changed is because it was cheaper to make and easier to install.
-Cyrus

 

98 is the best year ever
hehehe
^^ NO MORE POSTS!!!
end of story

 

So thats why the 2000+ Maxima's look funny... those letters are teeny.

And mines still better cause i got OBDII

 

Hell yeah the spaced out letters look better. I hate when people put the 97-99 letters on 95-96 cars. It looks so stupid and cheap.

 

Exactly. More cost-cutting.

Um... OBDII would be worse to have because more strict emmisions = if anything less power. And for the record we all have it.

You see, my man skeelo knows what he's talkin' about.

-Cyrus

 

I'm just joking... my sense of humor sucks i guess.

But I'm pretty sure 95-96 are OBD1

 

Oops sorry I guess it does. Just playin'...

I'm pretty sure that the only OBD1 4th Gens were made for the first few months of '95.
-Cyrus

 

 

 

...you fools! I will have the best of both worlds soon!!

Kevin

 

Not if you change the "Maxima" lettering on the trunk.
-Cyrus

 

The back of 95-96's look MASSIVELY outdated, plus the indentation in the trunk is plain fugly and the front has frosted lights and an uglier grill... I'd still buy one though if it was in good shape

 

Do you want to make a war out of this? The front of the '97-'99 is too pointy for the smooth curves of the rest of the car, the inner tails are too slanted, the MAXIMA squished together looks ugly, your trunk sticks out too much, your headlights are made of plastic, and to top if all off they weigh over 100 pounds more. But I'd still buy one if I got a good deal on it.
-Cyrus

BTW, IBTL.

 

I agree totaly with the vyrus, the only thing I like on the newer 4th gen maxs are the five spoke se rims. Other than that I love the way the 95-96 max looks.

 

Actually I prefer the closley spaced 97+ style MAXIMA lettering over the spaced out one.

Kevin

 

hey now, i got rear ended before and it just needed to be buffed out...and my front can take a lot as well but i know the 97-99 are heavier for their heavier bumpers so they can take more but the 95-96 looks a lot better and more importantly, since i've been on this board, i've heard a lot of problems of recalls coming from later model 4th gens....the 95 is the only one with no restrictions period, join my family baby!!!

 

My 95 maxima was crashed by my dad, when he rear ended a cadillac. The damage is almost unnoticable and this was done in like 1997 and still hasnt been fixed.

 

looks depend on what you like
i dont think either are ugly
i drive an 98 now and i'm looking at 95/96s.. they aren't bad either. The 98s look a little better to me, becuase of the front and rear end, plus the steering wheel on 95-96s is ugly as hell. Other than that.. it's all good

and the safety thing is a bit messed up
but in a rear end collision, almost 100% of the time the person who hits you in the back is responsible for the damages.. I'll take the $ and use it to get a 97 bumper with reinforcements and a new trunklid

 

I guess I don't understand how a 95 front end is better than a 97+, the foglight area looks incredibly plain, it has foggy headlights with a bland looking black plastic grill. I can see how some like the back end, because different people like different things. I don't mind the placement of the tail lights versus the 97+ or even the spread out M A X I M A but just that ugly A$$ crease is what I can't get over. It makes the back end look kind of bloated or something. A friend of mine, she has almost an identical car to me, a 96 SE, with every single option the same as my 97 SE (except she had 120K miles to my 57K) and the only thing I noticed between the 2 is her ugly ugly steering wheel and that her cup holder area was different, much smaller, not really a cup holder but I don't know if all 95-96's are like that. Other than that, our cars were just about interiorly identical. I like both cars, just something about the 97-99's that I like a lot more.

 

To each his own I guess. And I agree with you about one thing, the steering wheels is *SS ugly...
-Cyrus