Hey guys,

I have a 95 5 speed maxima with 190,000km. I've had lot's of problems with it in the past, and many parts have had to be replaced (including the transmission, which now has 100,000km). After spending so much money, the car is practically brand new, and runs great. The only problem is the body, which has lots of dings and the rust is pretty bad. In addition, I have added tokico illumina's, lowering springs, budget y-pipe, and a greddy sp2 exhaust.

The thing is, my parents offered to give me their 98 i30t because their getting a new car. So, I said yes and now I just have to sell my maxima. But first, I need to get body work and paint done so I could sell it at a good price, because the way it was looking, i wasn't going to get anything. So, my friends dad is giving me an amazing deal on body work and paint. Im getting all the body work done (rust and everything) and a new paint job (standard paint, not maaco garbage) for $1500 cash. The guy does awesome work, so its going to look great.

Now I'm unsure which car I should keep. The maxima or the infiniti (which is in mint condition and has had no problems). The i30 is worth more, but the maxima is so much more fun to drive.

I just wanted to see what you guys thought. Which one would you go with?

95 maxima (with a history of problems, but everything replaced): 190,000km, 5 speed, fully loaded, black on black, a few mods, new paint, and all body work done.

OR

98 infiniti i30t (never had a problem): 170,000km, auto, fully loaded, great condition.

???

Im just scared that if i keep the max, im going to run into more problems, and im gonna regret not keeping the newer reliable car.

Thanks a lot,

Mike.

 

Keep Both problem solved.

 

Manual vs. auto. Easy decision, keep the bantamweight Max.

 

You've already done so much...
Just keep the max.... plus its a 5 speed... AND black on black.....
keep it

 

haha i should have expected everyone to say keep the maxima since this is a maxima enthusiast forum. Still, TRY not to be biased.

 

Personally id take the infinit...Consider swapping the parts over?

 

cant man, i have to sell one of them... im a 21 year old student, i dont need two cars.... and i really dont think its worth parting out the car when i can sell it and make some money...

 

Fix up the maxima and keep that... can't go wrong with a black/black 5 speed max.

 

its a tough decision, but i'd keep the infiniti... the ladies love 'em!

 

Everyone is saying the maxima because its the 5 spd. I would rather have the I30, but thats an auto so though decision

 

Which car are YOU going to love driving?

Yes, the Infiniti might be reliable NOW but with 170k miles anything is possible and Infiniti is usually more expensive to fix.

Make your decision after you see how it looks when the body work is done. Sure, driving an I30 at age 21 might seem more prestige's, but you might be kicking yourself 6 months later after driving the boring auto.

If it were me and I was 21 again in your situtation I'd lean towards keeping the maxima and selling the I30 then stashing 1/2 the money for future repairs to ease my mind. But it would also depend on how quality the body work was.

Just be prepared for "buyers remorse" because there are advantages to going either way and which ever one you choose you'll second guess yourself right after probably.

Good Luck

 

my thoughts exactly

 

why not both?

 

It strikes me that the Infiniti hasn't had much in the way of problems or money spent on it other than routine maintenance. I strongly suspect that in the next year or two you will encounter some problems with it that will strain your cash flow.

Are you allowed to sell the Infiniti and keep the proceeds? If you don't want it, do the proceeds revert to your parents?

I am biased because I have a 95SE, 5-speed. I would be inclined to keep the Infiniti if it had a lot fewer miles on it, but it too is getting up there. Consequently, I would be inclined to let it go.

 

Keep the maxima. If you ever decide to drop a 3.5 or a DEK motor, you will have less harnesses to relocate or tap into since the car is not OBD II. The 95 maximas are the best cars to do the engine swaps on. Not many harnesses to disconnect vs the newer 96 plus vehicles. The I30 is a beautiful car. No arguement in that. But the 95 maxima is lighter and more fun to drive.

 

As an I30 owner, I love my car, but would lean towards the Max here if you love having 5 speed. Graduate college next year, and buy a newer car.

 

i would go with selling the i30 and putting some of that money in the max, if possible. gotta have a car you like "driving"

 

keep the max put the I30 front on it. put the max front on the i30 say its custom and sell it on ebay for like 9 grand to some rich kid. i have an i30 so im biased as well but if u want to see my car and how good it can look go to paradox-systems.com and check out the cefiro kit the white i30 is mine

 

Take everything good off the max and keep the I30, less mileage less problems

 

I think you should swap anything upgraded on the infiniti into your max, like the auto dimming rear view mirror, heated seats, etc.. Then sell the infiniti.

 

According to the poster's info, he's from Canada, so those clicks are in kilometers. That's low mileage.

The fact that it's an auto in the I30, I'd go with your gut. You can drive a stick. You know what, wait until you fix up the Maxima, and then decide. A lot of times bodywork and paint will rejunvenate your liking to a car.

 

95's are OBD-II compliant...

 

No they are not! We had someone run the emissions on a 95 thru the port and it did not register a couple of items. They have the OBD II ports which is awesome but are not OBD II compliant.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/search.php?searchid=327926 ?

Also, it does have the OBD-II connector, so one would be led to believe that it is indeed OBD-II.

 

Exactly, I'm a 20 year old college student and I have two-95 Max's and an 05 sentra, but everyones situation is different. I'd say go with the infinity and swap parts over...inlcuding the 5spd

 

I'm sure you wish that I30 was a 5speed huh? Anyway I'd probably keep the I30 and do some things to it like add a spoiler (which makes the rear of the car look a lot better)...But to think that you've done all those things to the max, including suspension...

 

i would keep the infinity and do a 5sp swap.

 

led to believe but is not, if it was that would be great. If you ever swapped engines you will notice that the newer vehicles have more sensors to control all that emission crap etc...even temp sensor in the fuel tank that 96s dont have but 98s do.

 

Wow, there's actually a question between a Black on Black, 5 speed Maxima, with an upgraded suspension and exhaust and a 97 I30 Auto?
If you're planning on getting the body work done anyways, I think you'll have a very hard time letting the Maxima go. Just think of the parts you've already replaced, and think about that as though they are things you WILL NOT have to replace in the future. Let's face it, after 1500 dollars worth of body work done, you still won't get near the amount of money necessary to feel that the sale of your 95 was worth it.
What's 20k km? 15k miles or so? Honestly, that's absolutely nothing in a Maxima. One of our fastest, N/A stock Intake Manifold (No VI) ran it's fastest time at 155k miles (ceaser's chariot), and our fastest stock time to date was performed on a 95-96 Maxima with 180k miles (Nealoc). 20k km is nothing.
You really think that having the Infiniti name will make you feel better? Selling a modded, black on black 5 speed with brand new body work would be a shame to ONLY get the status of driving an Infiniti. Nevermind everything else, auto vs. manual, come on.

 

I would defiately agree with BigLou. The mileage should not even be a factor. It the car that you spent your hard earned money and time in, thats what makes you feel better. The knowledge of the car also ads to the equasion, you will have more fun driving it. Feel good about all the mods you put into it (if you'v done them yourself)

And the best reason to keep the Maxima is: If you like saving money, You would sell the Infinity for more moolah just because your selling a car that is completely stock and in good condition, thus increasing the number of buyers. When selling a modded car, the buyers would steer away from even a little modification just because THEY did not aprove or do it themselves, not knowing what is the benefit or who was it installed by.

Yeah deffinately THE MAXIMA

 

this isnt an easy decision to make....

but what i would do is...call over buncha homies...

drop that 5spd.put it in the i30...put the 4spd and pop that in the max...

then later be the first to drop in a vq35de in an i30.u can have the first 1st gen i30 to be converted to an i35.

 

Sell both and get a 5th Gen or a different car.

 

The fella is askin which one to keep not what to do with both of them guys.
But that was quiet an interesting post by Cefiro, that would be heck of a ride

 

i will be the first I30 with a 3.5 waiting for my check so i can give tilley a call. but in all honesty if u can swap the trannies i would and swap everything to the I30. the max will only be worth a couple hundred less when it gets returned to stock form compared to the I30. and no offence to the 4th genners i love them, but i feel much prouder saying i drive an infiniti I30 rather than a nissan maxima. at least in my opinion is more sport luxury oriented as far as styling. and then u can get the paradox lip kit and i can have someone with a hot i30 to talk to hahah

 

I would take MAxima since it is a 5 speed otherwise I would take I30. I30 5 speed they are nice but rare.

 

i agree with cd...a lot of ppl dont know what the difference is between a name...try going up to a girl and telling her your closet is full of those SHAQ shoes...then try telling her that you buy Jordans all the time.

IF IT IS just a maxima with a different name...why is there a gap when 4th gen maximas put on cefiro headlights? Why can't we use the same body kit as you guys? why does our leather feel better than a fully loaded 4th gen's?
even those maxima gauge plates wont fit i30 gauge clusters.same car my A$$.
*I drive 4th gen maximas all day long...and trust me...their leather is nowhere near as good as mine.

mikee...seriously keep the i30 put some money into that...and you will be proud. you can always find an assload of modded maximas...but i guarantee you will be the only i30 owner with mods in your town.

 

I like an earlier suggestion. Sell both cars and buy a 5.5 Gen with low miles and don't drive it in the winter. You got the rust on the Maxima for a reason and the Infiniti will follow suit. Obviously at 170,000 kilometres (105,600 miles) the Infiniti has been driven year- round in those crappy Toronto winters and could hardly be called a low-mileage vehicle.

 

to this idea...i think you should keep the max

1. you dont know what problems you will run in with the I30

2. you can swap out everything new fromt he I30 (leather seats, auto dimming mirror, ect)

3. you can sell the I30 AUTO with 105,000 miles and ill still that you have a 95 Max (with the least amount of restrictions, get good money for the infinity [as a luxury car], be confident that you wont have any major problems with your max, and not have to sell the max for cheaper than the car is with allt he mods on it)

4. I say the max is your best bet (Period) GL!

 

Why not sell BOTH??? Put that towards a newer maxima! Good luck.

 

his i30 is new its only got 105k miles on it DUH! 100k for these cars should be the break in period. my dads i30 reached 276k before the original trans went. and besides regular maintence like brakes and what not the only other thing that broke was the alternator which was recalled. keep the I30 because its NOT a maxima.