Just bought an 02 White SE Monday evening. Drove to Nashville to pick it up, had not driven it till I drove it off the dealer lot. My father test drove it before I bought it. I used to own a 93, and loved it. There is absolutely no comparison. This car is smoother, much better handling, and MUCH faster!! Words cannot express how good it is! I was shopping around for a max or a Mazda6, so glad I went with this. I did have to talk myself out of the following 04 though.
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...eadExists=true
There must be something wrong with that, right? Anyway, I am so happy with this car, hope to contribute all I can to the forum

 

Congrats!!

And Welcome to the org.

 

I went from a 3rd gen to a 5th gen and I know how good it feels to switch over

 

i went from a saturn to a maxima hahahahha...actually my saturn was a turboed 1996 SL2 pretty fast little bugger 1/4 was done in 12s

 

Congrats bro!

Is it a stick or auto?

 

auto, my wife can't drive stick Every time i drive it I find more to love! Only mods I am considering are strut tower brace and I am looking into a tranny mod I heard about (faster shifting and better for the tranny?) Anythhing else I should look out for? TIA...

 

i went from a '94 to an 02, and i am loving it

 

One of the best things you can do for yourself and your car... Is to donate so you can search, also read the stickies on the top of the 5th gen forum.

That way you can make informed decisions for your car and it helps keep down repost ?'s.

 

good choice

 

the tranny mod is the Valve body mod...or the VB Mod search for it and you will hear all about it...the best thing you can do for the tranny is get synthetic oil in it and do a tranny cooler, thats what i did, the VB mod is pricey and can make your tranny shifts rough, but its all personal preference.

 

for what upstatemax said. you'll constantly get bugged about searching out info to do upgrades to your car.

as far as the FSTB is concerned. with our cars a RSB is generally considered much more effective. search out threads on the two.

Congrats on the 02. 5th gens are teh sexay.

 

Congrats Man!! welcome to the org.

 

I will be donating, just got back from vacation this past saturday and spent 13k cash monday night on the car, so my bank account is in recovery mode for a little bit. Thanks for all the advice so far though, I will soon be looking into a tranny cooler and rear strut brace (and donation :P) I will say it again though... I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!! I will get some pics really soon and post also

 

yeah i agree, the VB mod is awsome. id say get the stage 2. i had it done by Jeff at maximum tunning. w/the tranny cooler it ran me $450.00.

Congrats!!

 

Welcome to the board...its $20 to donate and get the search

 

automatic FTL

 

lol, would have much preferred stick but I would rather drive auto than let my wife learn/drive stick

 

Fixed it in red...

Thought I would save you some frustration.

 

lmao... thx, i had to scroll up to see what you changed! I have been reading up on the SWAY bars though and they sound like just what the doctor ordered, I would much prefer oversteer at the limit than understeer. Owned a mustang gt for about 5 years, during which time I learned a lot about driving hard and control at the edge of traction.

 

There is nothing wrong with that 04 maxima. The reality of it all is that the Maxima doesn't retain value very well. It is a little on the low side, so there maybe something but probably not.

Either way congrats on the Maxima you bought.

 

good choice man.

 

i went from a 1998 Mercedes to the 01 maxima and i like the max much better this is a car u dont want to get out of

 

congrats and welcome to the org

 

Welcome to the addiction!

 

Welcome to the org and enjoy the new ride.

 

congrats on the new ride post up some pics whenever u get a chance.

 

I love my 5th GEN!!!!

 

Posted pics, but in the wrong place apparently... lol They were moved here:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=526626

 

Looking at the pics... I am pretty sure you will never have a problem with mice in your car.

 

lol, definitely no rodent problem here, lol

 

What does that badge say under the "Nissan" on the bottom-right of the trunk?

 

under the maxima on the left side it says Nissan of Rivergate - the dealer that I bought from. Nothing on the right other than SE

 

Oh, OK lol. I couldn't make it out in the pictures, but I hoped to God it wasn't anything similar to the GT-R badges people put on cars. I was going to comment on how it was

GL with your car, looks real nice.....

 

Congratulations on your purchase. I almost did a backflip when I got mine LOL. I have a 93 and an 03 so I know what it's like to go from a 3rd gen to a 5th gen. Far supperior power, handling, ride, and comfort. The only thing Nissan didn't improve upon was the turning radius (it's actually much wider on the 03 than the 93 which sucks). Everyday you will find out something new that your car can do that you didn't know about before. For example, if you hold down the UNLOCK button on your keyless entry, your front windows will roll down until you let go of it (in case you haven't figured it out yet, I just recently found out about this). Just a little tip.

 

I laugh with my wife about it...

I call my 5th gen my own personal freight ship...

 

Put the key in the drivers door and turn it to lock and they will roll back up.

Welcome to the org, check out my cardomain site for some ideas.

 

Yeah i kinda figured that was what you thought, I almost said it said Type S or something like that just for giggles... On the windows, that is nice! I just called my wife at home and had her try it! I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!

 

I went from a 93 Buick LeSabre (Mom's old car) to my 2000 SE...talk about an upgrade! My friends ask me about my "dream car" and right now I have her...I wouldn't want anything else - she's great!