How to tell if it's a GXE/GLE/SE?
 

I'm looking at buying a 2000 Maxima and I was told that it is a SE model. It does not have the SE badge that I have seen on several cars. When I run the VIN on Carfax it comes up : 2000 Nissan Maxima GLE/GXE/SE. Any ideas on how to verify exactly what it is? Thanks.

17" rims=SE, smoked tails=SE, titanuim cluster=SE

Re: How to tell if it's a GXE/GLE/SE?
 

Hey,
The SE trim comes w/ a spoiler, manual climate control (some SE's come w/ leather)...
The Gle trim comes w/ wood trim, leather seats, bose stereo, and automatic climate control
The Gxe trim comes w/ pretty much everything basic - cloth seats, nissan radio....*there is no badge on a GXE*

*Someone pls. correct me if I may be wrong..Thank You*

Hope this helps..

Later..

The car has cloth interior, power sunroof, 16" wheels, Bose CD player, and NO badge. There's a big difference in book value and I want to make sure what it is.

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I suppose you could be real tricky, but don't all SEs come with white guages? Those are damn hard to fake because the connections are different on the GXE/GLE and you'd get a new odo if you switched em out. Also the GXE has the full plastic wheel I believe, other than that, you can pretty much cover the rest up, wheels, exhaust finisher, floor mats, spoiler, etc.

I would say guages is the measure.

Any confirmation?

sounds like an SE...does it have a spoiler?

I made a mistake on the bose system, that was on the first car I drove today. This car does not have a Bose system or the white face gauges.

then its a GXE

Here is the simpliest way to tell. If the outside door handles are chrome then it is either a GXE or GLE. If the door handles are chrome with leather and bose it's a GLE. If the door handles are chrome and the interior is cloth it a GXE.

If the door handles are body color guess what it is a SE and it better have a spoiler or it might have been in a rear end accident. :eek:

It has the factory rear spoiler and it has the chrome door handles, cloth interior, standard heating/cooling controls. Does anyone know if there is a definitive answer within the VIN? Can they run the VIN and the local dealership and tell me?

I say it's a GXE....

what kind of 16" rims? The GLE comes with 5-spoke 16's, while the GXE 16's are 9-spoke I think...

You got a GXE plain and simple from the info you have posted thus far with a spoiler does it have spoke alloys or alloys or fog lights? The dealer can definately tell you based on the vin if the car is a GXE or not but we can tell you here it is a GXE with aftermarket parts which decreases the value of the car rather than increases the value especially if they were not done by the dealer

It appears to be a factory spoiler and the car has plain (ugly) 16" alloy wheels. They look like the wheels on a buick lesabre. I'm going to call the local dealership first thing in the morning. Thanks for all the help.

yah... it's a GXE for sure....

I'd be carefull
 

It sounds as if the person selling the vehicle may not be very honest. I would be carefull with this car unless you know the person selling it is trustworthy (ie afriend of yours)and may just be mistaken about the model.

Sounds to me like a GXE, I had a 2000 GXE. The roof is aftermarket, it wasn't available, nor is it currently available on a GXE. Another way to tell is the seats, the GXE has a seat that is kinda funny, the SE has almost a suade feel to it. The GXE is a good car and a great base for mods if you want to spend the money. If you are interested in handling and performance but don't want to put a lot into the suspension, then start with a SE, IMO. Don't know if you have ever had a max or not, don't worry a GXE isn't gonna wallow around like an Accord or Camry, but the SE is just a lot better, the ride is a lot rougher though. Have fun, they are all great cars and welcome to the org.:)

ok after everything talked about here, if it doesnt have foglights, GXE it is!

2000 SE has this vs. GXE (Visually from outside)
-16" 5 spoke rims
-17" 6 spoke rims (optional)
-Chromeless grill
-Black out taillights
-Black MAXIMA/SE badges
-Body color door handles
-Two diagonal metal brace bars behind the grill
-Fog lights
-Sunroof (Optional)
-One retangular exhaust tip surrounding twin round tips.

But a GXE owner could easily install these on his/her own car.

It turns out that the car is a GXE with the following options:

Power sunroof
Foglights
Rear spoiler

Thanks again for all the help.