going to buy a 5th gen but pros and cons between 3.0 and 3.5

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01-21-2008, 06:13 AM

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Yes, it does, but I've never looked at a Camry or Accord and thought 'Sports Sedan' It's like that Pontiac Grand Prix thing, it _tries_ to be a sports sedan, but it's just a pretender. FWD is FWD, it limits everything.

With all that said, the Max is a pretty sporty FWD sedan and I like mine most of the time. Any time really, other than when I do U-turns or park anywhere tight.

whats your point, just like how camry's advertise as if it was a luxury car, an accord advertise for both, you have to tip the scale in a way to have different groups of people wanting to buy the car, so what nissan chose to be sporty, i love to be in that class

01-21-2008, 06:24 AM

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Sporty maybe but it's no sports sedan, it's FWD. In my book, no such thing as a FWD sports anything.

Maxima is a nice enough car with extra power but it handles like crap. It'll never be confused for a G35, IS350 or 335i

i agree. the Maxima is a BOAT. the end.

stock this thing handles like ****. period. regardless of trim.

my buddy with a same yr accord runs circles around me... but i am faster than him in a straight line.

i believe a lot of it has to do with the Maxima being tuned for ride comfort as oppose 2 a sporty suspension.

the rear suspension system is a beam. A BEAM. as oppose to an independent link rear suspension like the accord

01-21-2008, 02:08 PM

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in all honesty, maxima's may have the worst handling, and its bad, but exaggerated a bit, accords is a bit better but not a night and day, the 04 camry's are the ones that just filth all over both oppositions. and i've driven all three on almost a daily basis (well not anymore)

01-21-2008, 04:13 PM

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Compared to how my 626 cornered, my Maxima SE is like a friggin' sports car. Turning radius blows though.

01-21-2008, 04:46 PM

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Compared to how my 626 cornered, my Maxima SE is like a friggin' sports car. Turning radius blows though.

lol, 626 screams at WOT but dont go nowhere, i would use on a a daily driver though

01-21-2008, 05:30 PM

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yea everyone is right...its a maxima none the less...there awsome cars...i would take one any day over a honda accord or camry...i had a 90 max and a 90 accord...the max was awsome...drove 100x better than the accord....