How long have you had your maxima?
01-09-2004 | 05:14 PM
#41
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lots of driving
I've had my 97 for 2.5 years, and only had to replace the oil pressure switch so far. I'll probably need to do the belts, but that's typical. In those 2.5 years, I've put 60,000 miles on it, so its seen a lot of "abuse". I still love it. I just drove a 2004 Saab 93 Aero, and while it was a great car, I didn't come back to mine unhappy. It's still a lot of fun to drive. Yay for maximas...
And if you get a used stealth, prepare to be screwed for repairs. My parents have a 3000gt, and pretty much all at once (around 120,000), they had over $6000 dollars worth of repairs to do. When the trannys go out on those cars, you can't get a new one. They have to rebuild it and hopefully be able to fix it. Otherwise, you'll need to find one that's in a junkyard somewhere. Beware the cheap sports cars.
And if you get a used stealth, prepare to be screwed for repairs. My parents have a 3000gt, and pretty much all at once (around 120,000), they had over $6000 dollars worth of repairs to do. When the trannys go out on those cars, you can't get a new one. They have to rebuild it and hopefully be able to fix it. Otherwise, you'll need to find one that's in a junkyard somewhere. Beware the cheap sports cars.
01-09-2004 | 05:17 PM
#42
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I love my Max it's my daily driver...reliable...fast..and comfortable.... I've had it for 3.5yrs and no reliablity issues....just normal maint.... as for picking up girls....well that ended before I bought my Max since I'm married with a 5yr old.... however I do always have my "toy" 94 300ZX stashed away in the garage for sunny days and track events 
01-09-2004 | 05:23 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by Eric425
Don't worry about it. I'm a max owner still, I didn't drop any cash on a 3000gt/stealth yet. Yeah, the car does seem kind of like a boat. 3800 lbs for the turbo, AWD version. Your friend's car weighs 3000-3300 lbs, depending on the model. Maximas are surprisingly lightweight. 3000lbs, it's about the same or less than many conventional coupes. I do like the sleeper aspect of the car. I don't think a max could smoke a 3000gt vr4/stealth RT turbo. 0-60 in 5.3, stock. 320 hp. similiar torque at a low rpm. AWD, so you could drop the clutch at high rpms without worrying about massive wheel spin. I don't care that the interior is tiny... I don't have a family to haul around. Yeah, the best thing going for the max is the passenger space. It is one of the fastest large sedans around, for a good price, reliable. One of the best choices if you need that. But I don't really. A lot of guys in the org really seem to be out for speed, first and foremost. Image too, is big. Look at the popularity of catbacks and intakes. Body kits. Lowered maxes. All designed to make the maxima look, act, and sound more aggressive. Makes you think, is that really what the max is designed for? Dudes dropping some real cash for turbos and superchargers. What're they looking for? The maxima is a comfortable, roomy, quick car. It's expression is a calm composed, mature one. It's the nature of the car. Sleeper status. But putting intakes, body kits, catbacks, ... it takes away from that. (People are trying to give it a more aggressive look. More aggressive sound. More aggresive performance at the expense of the calm, composed demeanor that defines the car as it is designed. I'm not knocking them. I'm one of them. But it just makes me think. Is the max really the right platform for me to do that?
01-09-2004 | 05:49 PM
#44
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It's not just the number of doors. Look at the Evo VIII, wrx sti, plenty of sports cars that are 4 door. But the Max isn't really like that. It's a car made to be able to carry the family around in comfort and with pretty good speed too. But that's what it is. It was never intended to be a king of performance, rivaling with corvettes and cobras. That's not the market segment is was created to compete with. I don't need the space, and although the VQ is a sweet engine... What is the meaning of taking the sporty sedan, to defy original purpose... in trying to create a sports car, rather than beginning with a sports car in the first place? But it's just my belief. Maybe the intention of a car is simply to please it's owner. If you find happiness trying to change your car, then I am glad for you.
01-12-2004 | 01:58 PM
#46
Originally Posted by CullenJ76
I bought my maxima because I've always been a big nissan fanatic: '86 maxima wagon, 95 200sx SE-R, '91 maxima se,95 200sx SE-R, 93 SE-R, and now I drive a '95 maxima SE and a '91 SE-R. I fell in love with nissan's when my brother took me for a ride in my aunts 280zx turbo when i was a kid, then again when I learned to drive a stick in my brother's old '93 SE-R when I was 16(that I totaled couple years later 
). I've had my maxima since early 2000, after my dad passed away.
). I've had my maxima since early 2000, after my dad passed away.Sweet cars. My uncle has a 91 SE-R. Total sleeper...you don't even know it would run, let alone spank a lot of stuff on the road. ha ha
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