How Many here bought thier Max brand new?
12-29-2003, 01:40 PM
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Bought mine brand new a few months too early. My blazer died on me and I needed a car quick, bought the max within a week. Had I been able to wait a couple months for the early release of the '99s I wouldn't have paid as much as I did. I think sticker on my '98 SE in Northern NJ was $26K at the time.
12-29-2003, 03:46 PM
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I got mine brand new back in 1999. I paid $25K for it. At the time there weren't many choices in the import market. My choices at the time was either maxima, Civic Si, Eclipse or Integra Type R. I wanted the Civic Si but the Honda dealership wouldn't take anything less than MSRP for it. Now I think back, I should've gotten the Eclipse GSX. With the money I threw at my maxima, I could be riding around in a low 12 sec Eclipse with AWD.
12-29-2003, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 1MAX2NV
I got mine brand new back in 1999. I paid $25K for it. At the time there weren't many choices in the import market. My choices at the time was either maxima, Civic Si, Eclipse or Integra Type R. I wanted the Civic Si but the Honda dealership wouldn't take anything less than MSRP for it. Now I think back, I should've gotten the Eclipse GSX. With the money I threw at my maxima, I could be riding around in a low 12 sec Eclipse with AWD.
12-29-2003, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tlrmax
I bought mine brand new for a 99 se limited fully loaded. Sticker was 28900 and paid 22900 for it. Got both nissan dealerships in town to compete. 
12-30-2003, 03:02 PM
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Leased my 97 GLE in Aug. of 97, had 28 miles on the odometer. Sticker was $29,8XX, I still have it somewhere. Got it for $26k. I'll tell you if the residual was not so high I would have bought it at the end of the lease, it was far superior to my 96 in every way.
12-31-2003, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mungrin
Just curious thats all.My neighbor has a 99 and he said he paid like 30 grand or something like that.just curious thats all.
12-31-2003, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank Fontaine
Yeah, I did. Brand-new, 98 SE 5-spd, every option except deflector and mud flaps. 6500 off list during the great get these POS off our lots prices into our holdback giveaway. Am I sorry I did? You better believe it, because I got ripped off by Nissan. Have I learned to make the best of it? You betcha. But Nissan was and is still penny-wise and pound foolish. Never gonna get me to buy another of their products!! But you know why I did it? Because Camry stick was not available except CE version 4-cyl., Acura too expensive, Honda too expensive as well, and 190 HP was decent back then. Today, there are so many alternatives even if you want a stick. So as the song goes (to Nissan)....nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, GOODBYE!
12-31-2003, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by NickStam
That stinks. You sound like that last person that would fall for that.
The most important lesson in life is to learn from our mistakes. In the beginning, I looked forward to each new Nissan product, hoping they could turn the shi* around. C'mon now, did any Maxima fans cheer when the 2k came out in August? There was only 1 word for it, UGLY. They had yet another 4 years to fix it, and what happens? The 6th gen with the bling-bling grille. It ranked 12/12 in a group of sedans.
With Automobile Magazine and Road and Track REMOVING the 350Z from their best lists after only 1 year, what's left for Nissan? An SUV made in Mississippi?
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