Max vs. Altimas
05-22-2004, 03:25 AM
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Max vs. Altimas
Being the owner of a 2000 3.0 V6 Max, I can't help but wonder that the next time I get a new car, I should consider a V6 Altima, since it's got more power than what I currently have and is a larger car. What do you guys think? Am I just being silly to even consider Altima as an replacement possibility or is it actually reasonable? 
05-22-2004, 04:29 AM
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I'd rather have a 2005 Altima with navi than any other Nissan (including my current max). Throw Infiniti into it and you have a whole different ballgame. G35 and 05 Altima are the only cars I would consider right now, FX35/45, 05 Xterra, MDX, Aviator are the only SUVs I would consider right now.
05-22-2004, 06:06 AM
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i think the maxima(02-03) is more of a handsome looking car and the 6 speed is sweet. you'll probably never see an altima pulling 45+ mpg on the highway. but if you're talking strictly new cars i wouldn't go with anything in the nissan lineup right now other than a Z or G35, i'd rather have the '05 Mitsubishi EVo MR for the same price
05-22-2004, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by BP2K2Max
i think the maxima(02-03) is more of a handsome looking car and the 6 speed is sweet. you'll probably never see an altima pulling 45+ mpg on the highway. but if you're talking strictly new cars i wouldn't go with anything in the nissan lineup right now other than a Z or G35, i'd rather have the '05 Mitsubishi EVo MR for the same price
05-22-2004, 04:40 PM
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HEY HEY HEY!
Don't bash on those Altimas yet.
Have you seen the new Altima SE-R, soon to be released in Sept.
It gives me, and I know tons of others, the feeling that the Altima IS the new 4DSC. This new Altima is going to have the same VQ35DE engine that the Maxima has with 250+ hp and torque. PLUS it is going to have what all of you love most, a 6th speed.
So stay tune, check the nissan website, and watch out for this car.
Don't bash on those Altimas yet.
Have you seen the new Altima SE-R, soon to be released in Sept.
It gives me, and I know tons of others, the feeling that the Altima IS the new 4DSC. This new Altima is going to have the same VQ35DE engine that the Maxima has with 250+ hp and torque. PLUS it is going to have what all of you love most, a 6th speed.
So stay tune, check the nissan website, and watch out for this car.
05-22-2004, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BP2K2Max
not true, i've had my maxima damn close or better by granny shifting it.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....2&goto=newpost
05-22-2004, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BP2K2Max
not true, i've had my maxima damn close or better by granny shifting it.
A Chevy Suburban gets 45MPG going downhill with a tailwind, but won't get even close to 45MPG over the course of a tank.
I can see 30MPG (average) on the highway, but 45MPG is absurd. Maybe you mean 45 kilometers per gallon?
05-22-2004, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mjg
g35 all the way,
and here is an option, how about a mazda 6? : ]
THey are pretty damn cool looking, i think.
Or just get an 02/03 max and be done with it.
I still love mine, now more then when i got it (headers !! )
and here is an option, how about a mazda 6? : ]
THey are pretty damn cool looking, i think.
Or just get an 02/03 max and be done with it.
I still love mine, now more then when i got it (headers !! )
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