Does anyone else have a problem with the huge turning radius of the maxima, i have an Ae MINE IS HUGE more than my landcruiser!!!! Does anyone know the exact number nissan doesnt care to share negative information about themselves!
THanks!!!

 

Use the search.. I am certain it was mentioned before... the 17" wheels have a horrible radius...

-Tom Z.

 

Mine sucks! Use the search to find more info.

 

this might be kinda off topic, but, am i the only one who cant make turns with one hand (palm on, turn wheel motion)

i can do it on other cars, but in my own car, i gotta use two hands like grandpa. maybe i'm just weak?

 

Scares the he!! out of me driving thru parking garages.

 

Nope... i'm good now... i couldn't do it in the winter (by the time I walked to my garage, my hands were usually frozen, and they would slide on the wheel)... now, i can do it without a prob... (at low speeds, you have full power-assist steering)

Patience grasshopper...

-Tom Z.

 

I can make turns with one hand (actually, 2 fingers pointing straight out), but can't use my palm because my hand is never sweaty enough to stick to the steering wheel.

 

Eeeewwww: sweety palms.

 

ya... you **could** do it with one finger as well... just gotta stick it on the inside of the wheel.. but why.. you have (tom stops to count) 5 fingers!!!

-Tom Z.

 

I got it no problem... maybe you need to work out?

 

5 fingers get in the way... 1 finger takes too much strength, 3 fingers position feels funny, 4 fingers is the same as 5. This is called special grasshoppa turning technique.

 

Well, you have obviously given this considerable thought... therefore I must agree that 2 fingers is the sweet spot.

 

The landcruiser would have a better turning radius becase it is rear wheel drive. In my explorer i can whip u turns like a bastard. In the max its all 3 point turn.

 

Hehehe Have you tried using 2 fingers before? It works!

 

turning radius sucks! But i can make those one finger turns

 

That was the first thing I noticed when driving my Max...I can't make quick U-turns effectively. I feel like I need a WIDE TURNS signal on the side of my car!

 

(My 1st post - have owned blue pearl GLE for 10 days):

In researching data for 3 cars I was considering in addition to Max, I believe Max had a smaller turning radius than Accord & Camry, not sure about Passat. But it feels like Max has wider radius than my '98 Grand Prix GT,which also has 16" wheels. Also, it feels like the GP corners a lot better, but I assume the difference would be narrower or non-existent if I had the SE.

2 little things I've noticed missing on my car which Nissan should have included - lighted steering wheel controls, & a warning sound when light switch is left in on position & car is turned off & door opened. I know the lights turn off automatically, but the next time I drive they come back on, & I don't always notice. (The reason I manually turn 'em on in the 1st place is that MN law requires lights on in rain or snow, & rain has been pretty much the standard weather condition in Mpls since I got my new Max). Otherwise, great car, even with the Toyos, which were on my '92 Max SE as well.

Bill

 

Turning radius is pretty average

In feet:

Maxima = 39
Infiniti I30 = 40
Camry = 40
Accord = 39
Passat = 37
Acura TL = 40
Taurus = 42

 

The warning tone only comes on if the lights are actually on AND the door is open. Since they go off as soon as you open the door, unless you force them to stay on, you will not hear the warning tone.

I turn my lights on in the daytime for "June gloom", so I know the problem you're having -- just look at the clock though. If it's barely readable in the daytime, your lights are on.