ok so im gonna get called noob for this i know already but...
i just got my car a month ago from my aunt. its a 95 black on black with 103k for $2500 but i dont know if its a gxe gle or se because none of the paperwork i got says anything about it and this is my first maxima and dont know much about them. so heres the info that will help answer (everything stock):
no spoiler
no sunroof
manual
regular black rims with hubcaps
no bose system
thats all i can think of now that will help. sorry no pics cuz my camera is at my gf's house

 

btw i do konw its not a GLE tho since it is a manual

 

most likely (98%) gxe. go to the stickies, there is a VIN number decoder which will tell you if the car is exactly a gxe/se/gle

 

ok thanks ill do that

 

I'm guessing your VIN will look like this: JN1CJ01D*S*******

*'s representing things I couldn't guess, if the 5th and 6th letter/digit is J0, then its a GXE

If I remember right these refer to the chassis model:

Maxima SE = A2 = A32 Chassis
Maxima GLE = A3 = A33 Chassis
Maxima GXE = J0 = J30 Chassis


Then again, I could be very wrong =/

 

as mentioned above, its most likely a gxe. If the guages are black faced then its a gxe unless they were changed. good price on the car though, 103k miles is nothing for the vq. Also always good to see more members from wisconsin on here

 

Hubcaps came on a GXE. SE had alloy wheels. and GLE is an automatic so you car has to be a GXE.

 

What Does GLE AND GXE mean?? GLE= General luxury Edition?

 

GXE = Essential Maxima Se = Sports Edition and GLE = Luxorious

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but, I dont think the SE or GLE ever came with steelies, so it must be a GXE

 

hey welcome to the maxima community. i just recently bought a maxima also. a 96 GLE. got it for 2700 with 113k miles. so im a noob too.. just bought a Cold air intake and clear corners off ebay. ($65 for both). Clear corners looks DOPE

 

alright guys i know for sure now my car is a gxe so i dont need anymore help (but thanks to everyone). zippyflu: welcome to you too, i might get some clear corners too soon but to be honest i dont have much money to get much of anything else for my car. Im gonna try to make it one more year w/o student loans

 

my friend has a GLE that is stick and leather interior... I thought that it was normal for a GLE to have stick?

but post some pictures, maybe that will help as well

 

Yeah its a GXE

 

As far as I know (and what the general consensus is) GLEs have ALWAYS come with automatic transmissions. Your friend must have an SE.

 

Yup. And to help determine if it's factory leather: All maximas with factory leather come with automatic climate control.

 

Yup. And swapping the auto for a 5 speed takes serious time and $$

 

Welcome to the forums fellow houstonian!

 

Thanks! Actually, I'm now in Austin, but I grew up in Houston.

 

if you have all the parts you can do it in a weekend max....

 

You can add fog lamps and a spoiler and give it a cool look.

 

wish i had the time and money to swap my auto to a man

 

im thinking of buying a paradox type 2 spoiler. he sells them for 80 on ebay new for $80 and then i have a friend who works at a body shop that can paint it for $30

 

Cool, I myself am in San Antonio (been here a year), but also grew up in Houston. Peace

 

All questions posted thus far can be answered (with the avoidance of the afore mentioned passing of erroneous information) in the Stickies: http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...3&postcount=15

 

its a gxe>.