View Poll Results: Best Gen4 year for a Maxima.
1995
90
0.85%
1996
92
0.87%
1997
128
1.21%
1998
126
1.19%
1999
127
1.20%
1992
10,018
94.68%
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Poll:.org What is the best Gen-4 Maxima year, in your opinion?
Senior Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 392
From: South Denver Area(ish)
99's have the amb button so that makes it that much cooler. By 1999 They probably beat out most the flaws, and in my opinion 97-99 looks the best...1999 would most likely be the eaisest to get parts for to because its the newest...i have a 99 and it has never had a coil pack or immbolizer problems.... Speaking of problems dont the sunroofs for the 95 & 96 break eaisly or whatever??
great deal just hit 55,000 miles on it driving home!
In 99 they were getting the precursor for the 5th gen flaws. (SOME) 
coilpacks, immobolizer.
My sunroof is still going swell. 95/6's had starters.
coilpacks, immobolizer.
Originally Posted by itsdaveonline
By 1999 They probably beat out most the flaws
Originally Posted by itsdaveonline
Speaking of problems dont the sunroofs for the 95 & 96 break eaisly or whatever??
starters.
You have service records that tell everything that has been performed? Isn't this the car that has painted control arms? Do you know why those were dropped? Did you ever find out if it was in an accident or whatever?
Senior Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 392
From: South Denver Area(ish)
It was in a minor un reported crash, impact was on the drivers side front, we actualy found the previous owner and asked them about the car, the first owner sold it "as is wrecked" the second owner repaired the car from the crash and then 30 days later sold it to a dealer, then i got it.... The previous owner who was about in his mid 20's sounded like painted all the controll arms and calipers blue, thats the only "mod" thats even been done, also dont forget my sel has a chrome grille because of the wreck but i dont really mind it.
97 because...
The interior parts still have a lot of countours to them.. they arent as bland as other years....
climate control is better looking with more buttons.....
instrument cluster is with the nice rolling numbers instead of the digital display
The interior parts still have a lot of countours to them.. they arent as bland as other years....
climate control is better looking with more buttons.....
instrument cluster is with the nice rolling numbers instead of the digital display
.......
95...b/c nissan quality got crappier after that...for example, my friends 98 has alot less miles than my 95 and it has a lot more problems....also, the whole 99 coilpack thing and how everything after 95 has more emissions crap.
Member
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 87
my 99 has never had a coilpack or immobilizer issue, not to say that they don't exist,but the last year of every gen. is usually the most highly evolved,however i am partial. i would'nt rather have anything older unless it has crazy low miles and even then only a 98.
123k, properly warmed up
properly maintained
driven gently on poorly surfaced streets
flogged on smooth ones
123k, properly warmed up
properly maintained
driven gently on poorly surfaced streets
flogged on smooth ones
honestly not because I own it.. but '98 you dont have the more common problems of the '99 yet its still the newest prior to that and plus you get the new steering wheel design (which personally I love most out of any year, 99 has the same one I believe) and like a few other things that elude me. I have yet to see a problem other that routine service.
