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I crashed my Max and got another car but had to pick up another Max.
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I "upgraded" to a "better" car yet I had to go back to a Maxima!
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I can afford a much fancier car but feel like I can't let go of my Maxima, therefore I own one.
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I dont have my Max anymore but I still come here
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How many of you have left the org or the Maxima world and returned?

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Old 05-13-2010, 12:40 AM
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How many of you have left the org or the Maxima world and returned?

Well, having been a member for the past 5 years here, I've seen far too many people post their 'goodbye' threads when they sell or total their Maxima's but I always see them come back no matter what. What about you?
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:16 AM
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i sold my 95 SE 5sp back in 06 and got my current 95 GLE last summer and also picked up another 95 GLE this febuary that has a blown motor
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:36 AM
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Gotta vote son!
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:51 AM
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See! people always want their Maximas back.. I feel real bad for this guy

http://madison.craigslist.org/cto/1725986635.html
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Old 05-13-2010, 04:26 AM
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im back after a few years, the org. max got totaled, then got an 01 I30, traded that in for a 04 GTO, which i added Heads, cam, stall, long tube headers, ported TB, full exhaust, custom intake, blah blah blah. Due to GM's wonderful design the car actually caught on fire

so decided to get some bills paid down, so i got me a 96 civic hatchback and put a turbo on it. It was actually faster then the GTO lol and got 40 MGP lol.

Needed a daily so i traded that car for another civic, it was hell driving that thing around in the MS heat, which hasn't even started yet lol.

I started looking for a Max after i sold the civic and found one a week later, i specifically looked for a 97-99 GLE or SE and i found mine! As soon as i sat down in it, it reminded me of my original maxima, even the smell of the leather lol

im a happy camper and so is my wife(we ride together to work) lol
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Old 05-13-2010, 04:34 AM
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Thats one loyal maxi owner lol. Feel bad for the guy too. Surprised they were able to steal the car. My 1993 had steering wheel lock. He must have had base model.

Oh, and they always come back to maxi...always
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Old 05-13-2010, 08:38 AM
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Bought a 95 SE auto in aug 04. Totaled it in jan 07. Bought a 95 SE 5 spd in april 07. Been driving it ever since.
Didn't really leave the org, kinda absent for a month or two.

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Old 05-13-2010, 09:50 AM
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Traded my 97 in for the Altima and regretted it before even leaving the lot. Love the Altima but should had kept the original Max as a project. Just shy of two years is all it took before getting another Max.
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Old 05-13-2010, 11:35 AM
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My '95 was totalled, had it rebuilt. Totalled again three years later in the same type of accident, had to part with it. Got an '05, but for some reason it's just not the same
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Old 05-13-2010, 11:40 AM
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i had a 92 se,ish was mint and i cried after i sold it.. i left the org in 01 and came back in 02 with my 98 se.
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Old 05-13-2010, 12:59 PM
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Bought my 95 GXE for $500 with a bad water pump. Fixed and repainted whole car. Got totaled twice within 6 months by kunts who don't know how to stop at signs and lights. Fixed it back twice and still going...going to be very hard for me to part from that car.
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by cashoit
Thats one loyal maxi owner lol. Feel bad for the guy too. Surprised they were able to steal the car. My 1993 had steering wheel lock. He must have had base model.

Oh, and they always come back to maxi...always

Actually, even the base model 3rd gen has steering wheel lock. Base model 3rd gen were far better equipped than the base model 4th gens and thats a fact son. (Notice I didn't say "Boy" )


See this thread has proved a point. Maxima owners ALWAYS come back
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:18 PM
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4th Gen GXE's had Steering Wheel lock too...at least mines does..
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Trini Boom
4th Gen GXE's had Steering Wheel lock too...at least mines does..
Yea they do, I'm only saying that because I'm assuming that cashoit figured 3rd gen base models were complete strippies with crank windows and door locks
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:39 PM
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I bought a 1996 GS300 then dropped an Aritso 2jzgte in it. After fixing it up(converting to single,torque converter,HKS f-con, etc... dynoed 587whp)I pulled the 3.5 out of my old 97 max and sold it to my son so I left the org for a while.I still got to see the max all the time but my boy is not very mechanically inclined so it seemed that I was always working on it for him. Then last week he broke the transmission in it so I got it back from him Thursday. Bought 95stillenmax's built vsld tranny,d1max2nv's V1 superchager, and going to have the car repainted.I'm happeir than a pig in s***.I will be selling the Lexus now that I have my max back! I can't explain it but it's like cleaning out your closet and finding that old favorite shirt you used to love to wear, it just feels good to be back in the max!
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Old 05-14-2010, 07:17 AM
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Had a 1995 Maxima SE, black, gorgeous car. Sold it for way too little, got a 2001 Honda Accord Coupe V6, was not very impressed. Recently got a 1999 Maxima GLE for a steal. Very happy. Would prefer the old 1995 SE back... prefer the color, leather seats, but I still love the GLE.
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Old 05-14-2010, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by cw96
I bought a 1996 GS300 then dropped an Aritso 2jzgte in it. After fixing it up(converting to single,torque converter,HKS f-con, etc... dynoed 587whp)I pulled the 3.5 out of my old 97 max and sold it to my son so I left the org for a while.I still got to see the max all the time but my boy is not very mechanically inclined so it seemed that I was always working on it for him. Then last week he broke the transmission in it so I got it back from him Thursday. Bought 95stillenmax's built vsld tranny,d1max2nv's V1 superchager, and going to have the car repainted.I'm happeir than a pig in s***.I will be selling the Lexus now that I have my max back! I can't explain it but it's like cleaning out your closet and finding that old favorite shirt you used to love to wear, it just feels good to be back in the max!
good to hear man... love that "happeir than a pig in s***." phrase, can't say I've heard it before but I'll definitely be borrowing it
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Old 12-09-2012, 09:59 PM
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in 98 i got rid of my 92 SE 5spd (worst mistake ever) , and went to the V8 world (lt1,then ls1), then got into luxury cars and then just a few years ago, i found myself needing a dependable car that was quick, had four doors and was good on gas

first thought that came to mind was the maxima. i couldnt find any 3rd/4th gens in any "good" condition ....so i bumped up to a 5th gen and been with her (and plan to keep her) for as long as i possibly can.
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Old 12-11-2012, 12:48 AM
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I bought a 1987 maxima gxe back in 2000, It was fully equipped! I fell in love with it and thought it was pretty quick to be an old car, it even talked to you lol. I paid $500 for it and kept it for a few years before wrecking it in a front end collision, and it was still running. Next I bought a 1990 chevy baretta 5-speed GT. It was fun to drive, but did not compare to the maxima in quality and reliability, oil pump died at 225K miles, and I bought the car at 222K miles, didnt get to enjoy it. Motor locked up and left me stranded, then someone stole it. I said I was going bak to a maxima and found a 3rd gen in good condition. A blue gxe auto and fell in love with it, kept it for about 5 years then it got totaled and i was still driving it until the timing belt popped at 280K miles. I then Bought a 99 toyota camry for 650 and sold it after 4 weeks of putting money into it, had a blown head gasket. Sold that and bought the 95 maxima I currently own now. I just cant stay away from the maxima. alot of people say that all I drive are maximas, and they are right!
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Old 03-28-2016, 04:20 PM
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My family sold the 97 Maxima SE Auto back in 08 but I just bought a 01 Maxima GXE Auto a few days ago
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Old 03-28-2016, 04:51 PM
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Lets see....


blew up my 97 3.5 swap...


bought a 1986 AE86 w/ sr20det swap.... sold

bought a 1991 Nissan 240sx w/ sr20det swap... sold

bought a 1989 Mustang Gt w/ carb and supercharger... sold

bought a 1970 Ford LTD w/ 351 windsor... sold

... now toy car is 1996 Nissan Maxima 5spd vq30de Turbo... Never getting rid of it. Love it to pieces.

I was discussing this with MRGONZ yesterday... there is something about a Maxima... it scampers... it has personality... And with surratt doing 09 swaps there is really no reason to get rid of it. Even if I blow the engine, for 7 grand I can drop an 09 and a 6spd into it and still go right on...

She will live forever.
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My 97 se is my first Maxima and I'm sold. I really think this thread should be a sticky for some reason. My Maxima and the org. go hand in hand.
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