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Old 02-27-2007, 07:51 AM
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I have been thinking of selling the max for a little over 6 months. My A/C just stopped working and I have started to look for some alternatives. I was thinking of a couple of options. I could sell the Max and get something around 18-23k, do an engine swap, or Supercharge/turbo charge. I was thinking about possibly getting a loaded 2003 max for around 16k but I am not sure. I need some input b/c I just cant make up my mind. My Max has 113k miles and I think I would get around 7k or 8k(maybe). I have full suspension so I could transfer that to the new max(2003).
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get a 3.5.....
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Old 02-27-2007, 07:56 AM
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Old 02-27-2007, 07:59 AM
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i said 3.5 because you can get a 02 or 03.

i went from an 00 to an 02 and loved it. swapped all my mods
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get a 3.5.....

Make sure you bring a case of oil everywhere you go.....





 
Old 02-27-2007, 08:03 AM
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I have always heard they burn oil. If i going to burn oil maybe I can get a 350z. I have been wanting a coupe and there is alot of knowledge about the 3.5.
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Old 02-27-2007, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by maxima0001
Make sure you bring a case of oil everywhere you go.....





What are you gonna say to someone that just bought a BMW. Oh let's not get into M engines. 1 litre every 1000K. Ouch and to top it off they run special oil bought only from BMW at $14 a pop.
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Originally Posted by Luquire
I could sell the Max and get something around 18-23k.
for a 2001 maxima? I call BS
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Old 02-27-2007, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Luquire
I have always heard they burn oil. If i going to burn oil maybe I can get a 350z. I have been wanting a coupe and there is alot of knowledge about the 3.5.

350Z has much more aftermarket support than the Max... Your suspension will not swap over, but you can sell it here on the org and put that toward a new one for the Z.
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Originally Posted by MaxBoost925
for a 2001 maxima? I call BS

Thats what he can afford after selling the Max... Not what he can sell his Max for.
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Old 02-27-2007, 08:53 AM
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I would sell the max and add some money. read the post above. I said I would sell it for $7-8k.
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Originally Posted by upstatemax
Thats what he can afford after selling the Max... Not what he can sell his Max for.
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i would get a Z if its practical
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Old 02-27-2007, 01:23 PM
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Get the 5.5 gen.
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If you move to a 5.5, I'll take your Place Racing CAI. If you decide to keep it then you'll have to modify it like Irish did.
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I think the 2001 exterra has the same 3.0 engine as my 01 maxima but you can get it with a supercharger. So I was thinking that it might be cost efficient to bolt on the supercharger from the exterra. It seems to me that if nissan puts that supercharger on that motor in factory it would be easy to set it up in the maxima. Obviously it wouldnt give me as much hp as an aftermarket supercharger but maybe it would save me money on installation and making the motor supercharger worthy.
Any intelligent thoughs or advice would be appreciated!
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Old 02-27-2007, 03:20 PM
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I dont think the xterra ever shared the same engine as my maxima (VQ30de).
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Old 02-27-2007, 03:25 PM
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Sell that Sh*t and get a 350Z
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Old 02-27-2007, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GranTurnismo
I think the 2001 exterra has the same 3.0 engine as my 01 maxima but you can get it with a supercharger. So I was thinking that it might be cost efficient to bolt on the supercharger from the exterra. It seems to me that if nissan puts that supercharger on that motor in factory it would be easy to set it up in the maxima. Obviously it wouldnt give me as much hp as an aftermarket supercharger but maybe it would save me money on installation and making the motor supercharger worthy.
Any intelligent thoughs or advice would be appreciated!
The 2 engines are completely different.
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thats why all the 4th gen guys are swapping 3.5s to get more power than the 3.0

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Get the 5.5 or go for the Z.
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Old 02-27-2007, 04:09 PM
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ill throw something out there. get a G35 Coupe FTW
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Old 03-01-2007, 09:38 PM
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18-23k will buy you a mighty fast super clean E36 M3 (one of my all time favourite cars)

The Skyline is the "poor man's Porsche" in Europe. I think deep down inside the Maxima is the "poor" man's BMW in North America.
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Old 03-02-2007, 09:36 AM
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I have been leaning towards a 2004-2005 GTO or a 2004 mustang cobra. The bad thing is that i dont trust american cars. What have you guys heard about the newer GOAT. The main reason i like it is b/c it has 400hp (i know it only gets 340 to the ground) and the fact thet it has a back seat unlike the Z. The G35 is a little out of my price range because i want low miles on what ever i buy (<30k miles). I have been looking for a Z but I have only looked online. do you guys know of any good deals goind on.
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I have been leaning towards a 2004-2005 GTO or a 2004 mustang cobra. The bad thing is that i dont trust american cars. What have you guys heard about the newer GOAT.
http://forums.maxima.org/forumdispla...aysprune=&f=77
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