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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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Or "llab" in correct ghustling terms.



Woah woah woah... Completely different markets here, can't compare a Z car to the Maxima.
dont matter..... they said nissan said lol... again altimas had it lmao... nissan is a b-itch is what i say... feeding us crap and we buy it... why was it of no profitability?? even the luxury G had limited manual options, im sure if they took the same approach with the maxima they wouldve profited.... i call BS... they never even tried
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The family and I have been watching Top Gear on NetFlix from the beginning, one after another. In one of the episodes from 2003 (or 2004), Clarkson trashed the 350Z. It was entertaining, but kind of sad, too.

It's funny how my wife and kids are into watching Top Gear with me.
BBC now you have to get into the Doctor Who series starting from 1964+
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:17 AM
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Speaking of the 350/370z cars which i caint tell the difference of every morning i goto wawa for coffee and this older woman mid 50's pulls up in this really nice red 350z/370z that has Nismo badging on it and those wheels that Hustle has/had.it sounds really nice and its a MT she showed me inside of it when i was parked next to her and she asked me what kind of nissan my car was
... the nismo 350Z... i love everything except the rear of that car...
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Want to hear a surprising comment? I think the dashboard and material quality in my G37 sucks. As a whole, the interior is laid out well, and the leather seats are amazing... but the dash/console itself is garbage for the supposed "class of car" I'm driving.

Just saying, in case anyone thinks I only drink koolaid.

Old May 25, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
dont matter..... they said nissan said lol... again altimas had it lmao... nissan is a b-itch is what i say... feeding us crap and we buy it... why was it of no profitability?? even the luxury G had limited manual options, im sure if they took the same approach with the maxima they wouldve profited.... i call BS... they never even tried
I think it's the extreme decline in sales after the 4th gen.

Think about it, how hard is it to find a manual 4th gen?

How hard is it to find a manual 5th gen?

How hard is it to find a manual 6th gen?

At the point in the they just said fck it.

You have to realise how extremely small this forum community is, we represent (being really generous) about 10% of maxima owners.
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to me all the newer nissan performance cars look like fat bishes squatting when you take off its that wide and chunky rear on the cars that looks strange
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Originally Posted by Rochester
Want to hear a surprising comment? I think the dashboard and material quality in my G37 sucks. As a whole, the interior is laid out well, and the leather seats are amazing... but the dash/console itself is garbage for the supposed "class of car" I'm driving.

Just saying, in case anyone thinks I only drink koolaid.

[IMG]http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/399550_o.gif[IMG]
Your dash is the same quality (and material) as a versa dash.

Remember that next time you drive your car

I think the G is imported w/ the Dash, next time one comes in I'll see where the dash is made.
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
Want to hear a surprising comment? I think the dashboard and material quality in my G37 sucks. As a whole, the interior is laid out well, and the leather seats are amazing... but the dash/console itself is garbage for the supposed "class of car" I'm driving.

Just saying, in case anyone thinks I only drink koolaid.

does the dash in the G feel like it does not have the padding behind it?to me the 09 feels just like solid hard plastic like it has no padding and that satin silver accent pieces.
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:22 AM
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its almost like bestbuy when they come out with some random crap and try to make sense of it so they come up with a really believable story .... i think the same for nissan, what do they mean it was no longer profitable??? IMO more women or just workaholics buy accords but they still had the MT option... im srry yall... can i just call BS again... i personally think because nissan invented the CVT and wanted everybody to fall in love with it the just targeted so much more of the non sporty crowd with the no shifting crap... which is cool... im just saying just dont do away 100% with the manual transmission because there was people out there who loved em, but nissan showed no love in return
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:24 AM
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I always felt that CVT's were geared towards people like fans of the F&F movies that don't know how to shift, but wanna look like they do
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:26 AM
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I always felt that CVT's were geared towards people like fans of the F&F movies that don't know how to shift, but wanna look like they do
Have you seen ANY of the nissan CVT commercials?
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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by aackshun
Your dash is the same quality (and material) as a versa dash.
I know. It's sad. I already have a couple small nicks in the material, and I have no idea how it happened.



Fortunately, my appreciation (or lack thereof) for the dash/console materials is way down on my list of priorities.

1. 6MT
2. RWD
3. Power
4. Sedan
5. Style
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100. everything else
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by aackshun
I think it's the extreme decline in sales after the 4th gen.

Think about it, how hard is it to find a manual 4th gen?

How hard is it to find a manual 5th gen?

How hard is it to find a manual 6th gen?

At the point in the they just said fck it.

You have to realise how extremely small this forum community is, we represent (being really generous) about 10% of maxima owners.
can we not say the same for about every single car forum in life??? isnt there like 50K people here, lets tally how many have manual transmission maximas... im not disagreeing with you, but its when they start pulling these "recession and gas prices" crap... far as i knew MT's got more MPG than a auto... thats all technology driven so im not gonna feed into the BS... bro if they only made 1 single 1 MT 7th gen they wouldve still been doing better than they are now... there was literally 0 options... i wanna know if they said the same for the G35?... there was always more auto than manual when we speak about these "sporty" econ cars... so thats not the argument... but to do away with it all together is basically saying screw the minority for the majority which IMO is still a dumb sales choice...
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Originally Posted by cjandura
does the dash in the G feel like it does not have the padding behind it?to me the 09 feels just like solid hard plastic like it has no padding and that satin silver accent pieces.
It's hard. Barely any padding at all underneath that stupid alligator skin surface, or whatever you call it.
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Aackshun whats fer lunch?how about a cheesesteak on a toasted roll with melted blue cheese and onions caramelized in Guinness extra stout?and a side of Onion rings with BBQ dipping sauce

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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by aackshun
Have you seen ANY of the nissan CVT commercials?
Don't really watch tv >_>
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester

1. 6MT
2. RWD
3. Power
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This..... unless AMG of coarse lmao
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:39 AM
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to me, with a flagship car you would want to target every single individual vs the route you go with the 370 or the leaf.. but can we honestly say the 7th gen did that??... i would like to know if sales decline when will they ask hey, what is it that nissan could do to bring back their loyal customers... i will bet.... manual transmission would be in the discussion, which im more than 100% sure they are aware of but they refuse to go down that path because it may be a minor cry... with sales down you should listen to everything... i would also think the cost of manufacturing something you have been manufacturing for decades would be less costly than inventing something for the 1st time...
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:41 AM
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Personally id rather going with the Genesis over the Maxima... (both same class right???) and maxima had literally 1 factor that couldve changed that lol...
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Personally id rather going with the Genesis over the Maxima... (both same class right???) and maxima had literally 1 factor that couldve changed that lol...
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by phatboislim


waiting on my new alarm to come in so i can take my old one back off that i put back on monday and replace it
viper?
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:46 AM
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a double post though smmfh... not deleting
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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CJ whats the word on the paypal acct?
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
Personally id rather going with the Genesis over the Maxima... (both same class right???) and maxima had literally 1 factor that couldve changed that lol...
FUKIN TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm trying to find a pic of that genesis that's on vossens

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viper?
yea vx971 model i believe, two way lcd display on it..i wanted to find out if i could order another one for another key chain, just in case the battery goes dead on one of em
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
can we not say the same for about every single car forum in life??? isnt there like 50K people here, lets tally how many have manual transmission maximas... im not disagreeing with you, but its when they start pulling these "recession and gas prices" crap... far as i knew MT's got more MPG than a auto... thats all technology driven so im not gonna feed into the BS... bro if they only made 1 single 1 MT 7th gen they wouldve still been doing better than they are now... there was literally 0 options... i wanna know if they said the same for the G35?... there was always more auto than manual when we speak about these "sporty" econ cars... so thats not the argument... but to do away with it all together is basically saying screw the minority for the majority which IMO is still a dumb sales choice...
You also have to take into consideration what the competition is doing right now.

G35? 3 Series? C-Class? TSX? A4? 200?

Maxima, Avalon, 500, Charger, Legacy?, Accord? Azera, CC

That has the biggest draw on how a car is designed.

I would be owning a Dodge Charger right now at this very moment IF.... They came in manual.

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It's hard. Barely any padding at all underneath that stupid alligator skin surface, or whatever you call it.
Yup yup... Versa dash.

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Aackshun whats fer lunch?how about a cheesesteak on a toasted roll with melted blue cheese and onions caramelized in Guinness extra stout?and a side of Onion rings with BBQ dipping sauce
.... bish....

Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
Personally id rather going with the Genesis over the Maxima... (both same class right???) and maxima had literally 1 factor that couldve changed that lol...
Genesis doesn't compare to Max.

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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
CJ whats the word on the paypal acct?
they havent removed the dollar yer the account status still says verifing
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Originally Posted by phatboislim
FUKIN TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm trying to find a pic of that genesis that's on vossens
it was a kia optima lmao


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BOATS AND HOES BOATS AND HOES GOTA HAVE ME MY BOATS AND HOES
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Originally Posted by phatboislim
FUKIN TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm trying to find a pic of that genesis that's on vossens



yea vx971 model i believe, two way lcd display on it..i wanted to find out if i could order another one for another key chain, just in case the battery goes dead on one of em
bestbuy used to have that remote on clearance check your local store for like $25 EOL price its the blue remote right?
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Originally Posted by cjandura
they havent removed the dollar yer the account status still says verifing
you do know you couldve done an instant activation right????
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
it was a kia optima lmao


NO WONDER I COULDNT FIND IT but yea thats teh **** i was talking about
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Originally Posted by cjandura
bestbuy used to have that remote on clearance check your local store for like $25 EOL price its the blue remote right?
i duno, i bought it used should be here early next wk i think he shipped it out yesterday morning
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Originally Posted by phatboislim
BOATS AND HOES BOATS AND HOES GOTA HAVE ME MY BOATS AND HOES
i would rather have a boat full of ho'ish type womens
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Im getting a rental tomorrow from enterprise and sadly im looking forward to them having a Genesis or Optima lol
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
you do know you couldve done an instant activation right????
how with the phone call crap to verify who you are? i did that but when i added the checking account is when it took forever
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Originally Posted by phatboislim
NO WONDER I COULDNT FIND IT but yea thats teh **** i was talking about
lol... its crazy because i like this car more than the 7th gen also lol


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Chrisman is dat coffee table done yet?
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by cjandura
how with the phone call crap to verify who you are? i did that but when i added the checking account is when it took forever
if you added your bank acct number and routing number then it wouldve asked you to log into ur bank from paypal and........ voila maaagic!!! lol



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