JMAXIMA

there is 2001 se 5spd that came into my dearler today... very nice... black, leather... 5SPD!!.. 17in wheels... and 21k miles... retail is $21k.. i was told i would get it a little above wholesale... not sure what that is... still have to talk to someone. what do you guys think? i've got a 97 se with 77k now... an upgrade would be nice... but is it really an upgrade??

Tifosi

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I don't know about your town, but there are TONS of 5th gen in my city w/ not so attractive people driving all stock SE's. Unless I mod the heck out of a 5th gen, then I'll just be one of "them". So, as much as I would like a new car, I rather stick with my 4th Gen, gives more character.... plus I just invested $205 in an Injen today.

MaxHalo

Unless you have a lot of money put into your car from mods, etc. I would go for the 2002, it's a nice vehicle. Just make sure no one has run the engine to ****.

Cutler

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Nice choice of intake

maximised

Yeah, if I were to upgrade, get a 2k2 or 2k3.

Yesterday I test drove a 2k3 Majestic Blue, 6spd, black leather, THAT is an upgrade

I don't think 2k1's had HID's, the seats are nicer in 2k2+, theres more time on the 5th gen body so little quirks tend to get worked out by then, etc. Wait for that perfect 2k2

JMAXIMA

i suppose you guys are right... this was a spur of the moment kinda thing. its just that my car is starting to show some signs of age... and i get bored with things easily... so i've just had my eye out for something new. but i think i'm going to take everyone's advice and hold off for a 2k2 or 2k3... maybe their value will go down when the 2k4's come out like the 4gens did when the 5th gens came out. anyway, thanks.

Tifosi

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Talk about 2K4, has anyone seen the spy photo? That thing looks like an XL Altima!!! Definitely not "sporty" anymore

Tifsoi

fmtek

would it be possible for you to post a picture of this.. i really wanted to see it, and i cant find it..

95bluse

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Frankly I don't think those are the 2k4 pics..more like a Photoshop'd Altima. If it is the new Max, why buy it when you can an Altima for less money??? Makes no sense to me

maximised

Everytime the "real" thing debuts, its always a little different. Hang tight, I'm sure Nissan knows to separate the Altima from the Maxima, that is, unless they don't care about making any money...

blizz20oma

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I think we'll just have to wait on the new maxima to see what Nissan comes up with.

Well...to those non-attractive 5th-gen drivers defense, I don't exactly see a lot of "attractive" people that have deflectors on their body windows either :P Seriously though, I'd rather concentrate on a car's performance, reliability, and style rather than what other people are driving. If you really like the 2K1 for some reason over your 4th gen, go for it. Personally...5th-gen styling is pretty lame to me, especially pre-2K2 front end.

sil SE

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..but not anymore

the 5th gen style grew on me. though i like 2k 2k1 better than 2k2 for some odd reason

JMAXIMA

aren't the 2k4's supposed to have a totally different platform... i heard it was supposed to be along the same lines as the Q cars... v8 and rwd... maybe i'm mistaken, but i could have sworn i read that somewhere... i see if i can find what i'm talking about while at work.

MONTE 01&97 SE

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Stick to your 97 the 00 or 01 definately isnot an upgrade, similiar performance and in my eyes the look inst as good especially if you have a 97-99 SE. I had an 01 now an 02 and to this day I still get more compliments on my 97 than my 02, I like my 97 SE's look and love my 02's power 97 isnt bad in this area as well.

Big_Ham

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My guess, and mind you this is ONLY an educated guess, but I think the new Maxima will be built on the new M45 platform. And the M45 is a RWD V8, but it's available in 5 speed. I think they will make it bigger and V8 and more horse. I don't think it will look like an M45, but I think they will recycle that platform/engine/transmission for use in the Maxima.

iregula

definately wait until your4th gen gets too old and then invest