How much of difference is there between Stick Shift and auto 4th Gen Maximas

Performance wise and Value Wise?

I currently have a 95 Maxima SE fully loaded,
with leather, sunroof, spoiler, and fogs. My cousin sold it to me for a base price of 6000 witch I think is very good but then he added the Brand new 17" ROH Reflex rims and Kumho Supra tires for $800 a Stillen Rear Stray bar for 150$, and 10 cd disk changer for 150. so the total came out to 7100$ with a tranny cooler and front clear corners for free with 123k miles and its in good condition, just a few dinks on it.

I am currently looking for a 98 to 95 Stick shift maxima

Since then I put on rear red clear tails, intake, fstb, Sytem, coming close to 900 dollars. it has a left ripped axel no biggy just makes a noise when I turn rarely. and about a 2 foot scratch on the 2 side door panels.

I am thinking about selling it with the rims, cd changer, and kenwood face.
for 7000 is this a good Dand How Rare are stick shift maximas?

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It's not that hard to find stick shift maxima's. Pull up autotrader or cars.com and search for them. You are bound to get some hits. I got pretty lucky in getting mine as I have just sold my truck and wanted a stick maxima. I pulled up cars.com and there was a good one close to me. I went and brought it the next day.

[/scavenger mode] If the next max you get is a 98 or above, can I have dibs on the red/clears? [/scavenger mode off]

Thanks

 

 

Go with a 5-speed and you'll never look back! I used to own a 94 Max with the automagic and the first time I drove the stick, I was like WOW Trust me, it's like night and day.

 

can a 5spd 4th Gen beat a auto 02 WRX?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by heems27
[B]Go with a 5-speed and you'll never look back!
I also had a 96 automatic SE and sold it for my 95 SE with a 5-spd. I hated that auto.... very slow.

 

5 speed is much faster than an auto. Makes the car feel sportier whereas the auto make it feel a little more luxurious.

I was selling my 95 5 speed max with 120K for $4500. SOunds like a bargain compared to what you paid for yours.

 

is it true that there is about a second difference in performance numbers on the 1/4 for stick and auto?

 

Maybe not a whole second but close. I got on the hwy next to my friend with an auto max. When our cars were newer. I walked him hard from 40-110. He was MANY cars behind me and he was WOT.

 

man can't wait until i get one!!!!!!!!

 

Some how my car is like stick, but not really, I can make my first gear shift at around 48mph, crasyness ha, i once ot it to go from 0-60 on first, preety fast if you ask me,, Planing to do a lot to this car, when im done im getting a torque converter so it will better than stick. Go for a spd dude, its a lot faster, also when you drive with a 5spd skip 3rd every one, its the long gear duh!!! A lot ffaster 1/4 mile times then try it any one and prove me right some more... hahahahahah

 

Yes there is also a SECOND difference in track times...THIS IS WHY IM GETTING A 5-SPEED!!!! Btw about 1 in 20 maxes are 5-speeds...

 

Fix your axle.. if it clicks already you have damaged the axle pretty badly. It's the axle that drives the car.. kind of an important part don't you think. If you had a 5 speed I bet you would really notice some bad torque steer on acceleration or braking. I got some help from my bad axle and hit a curb one day..

 

Skip 3rd gear.. wtf? That's the gear that lets me walk past auto 4th gens

 

One of my friends has a 2002 5-speed WRX and I have a 1998 automatic Maxima SE. He can easily beat me from a green light, as we had raced many times like this before. There is just no way that I can beat him this way. However on the highway, when both cars are up to speed, I can win without a problem. We raced like that 4 times, and every time that I had mashed the pedal, I always saw him in the rearview mirror. There was just no way that he was able to catch up to me. But like you were asking, I am not sure if a 5-speed 4th gen would beat an auto WRX at the green light. On the highway though, the automatic WRX would not have a chance. I can bet money on that any day. The fact that I beat my friends 5-speed WRX on the highway 4 times with my stock 1998 automatic SE, does suggest something. And trust me, he knows how to shift and drive really well. He IS NOT a lousy driver.

You should have seen the reaction on his face.

Mine was -

His was -

 

Shift_4th Gen

I hate driving the wife's 2K1 Auto

David

 

Prepare to get flamed...unless you have tons of mods or he wasn't in the proper gear, it can't happen. That's my bet...he downshifted to 4th instead of third, or else he didn't downshift at all.

 

or instead of getting a stick shift maxima
my cousin has 2 first Gen Talon TSI's at his shop

I was thinking about getting this red 5spd TSI that does low 13's
he will sell it to me for 4000

 

bumpity bump....