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Old 08-29-2001 | 06:49 PM
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Yep, add me to the list. I took out a Black GLE today. A few things to note:

I felt a lot more power on the high end than I noticed on the low end.. it seemed like the car would go on forever, it was definitely noticable.

The taillights looked pretty good, although they looked better on the white SE i saw at the dealership too (pics tomorrow hopefully).

It was light out so I couldn't see the HID's, but seeing them in person makes me want them even more. I was skeptical at first, but they look soo nice up close.

There's a few differences inside. Chrome Nissan symbol, the cup holder opens up differently, the head rests are different, the pedals, and there's a little trip odomoter screen by the tach that is controlled by a button on the steering wheel near the audio controls. Using this screen, you can check the ambient temp, miles to go before empty, all that good stuff. Very cool feature. Also, the gear shift is very different, and IMO uglier than ours. It's kinda cheesy looking. There's a 1, 2, and the 3 is on the same level as D.. 3 is overdrive off now, there's no separate button to switch. Regular D is just overdrive on. Also, the chrome interior door handles that I'm so used to in my GLE are replaced by silver plastic. Very not cool. On the radio, there's a feature to select what type of music you want divided by genre. My salesman didn't know how to figure it out, and I wasn't about to play around with it. Also, the memory seating is a pretty cool feature.

My salesman tried to get me to trade-in, and I told him I'd think about it. We got into a conversation about the new Altima and the '03 Max, and he says to expect 280 HP on the '03 Max..

Hopefully I'll go back tomorrow and take some pics if that White SE is around.
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