I finally saw a black 6th gen on the road (VA). Because it was black, like the one in the comercials, I was wondering if black is now the most popular color for this model. When Nissan ran the commercial with the silver 5th gen, it seemed that everyone was buying the silver color.

 

I see a Majestic Blue one every day, cause I drive it

 

pics?

 

I spotted a sliver 04 Max last night. The Xeon lights are brighter than the Xeons on my 01 330i. I was very impressed!

My 04 Max should arrive by the end of May! Spirited bronze, journey, VDC, splash and of course mats. I am going to get my extended warranty from 1 Source Auto Warranty.

 

black and silver

 

Here you go T-Bone

Pics of my 04 Maxima SE auto, Majestic Blue with Driver Preferred, power moon roof, mats and splash guards

 

I saw a majestic blue.

 

If anyone wants specific pictures, ie inside of grille, engine bay, trunk, etc, let me know and I can take them when I get home and have them up in gallery form by tonight.

 

nice job getting the sun to glistin' off the 'tooth' in the first pic

 

I've had mine for a little more than a month and I haven't seen one yet. A co-worker and a close friend's sister bought one, however, they do not live in my area.

 

I just saw the burnt-orangey Max near my house. Unfortunately, it was going the opposite direction of the freeway. I was hoping to give it a run and see what it had. Next time...

 

i've only seen a gold one at the dealership

 

I havent seen any on the road here in Dallas.

 

Hey gmc74,

That Majestic Blue colour rocks - great choice. I like the lighter shade for the interior as well - maybe because my last three cars have had dark grey or black leather. Question - are there any problems with dashboard reflections in the windshield? This can sometimes happen with lighter colours - some manfacturers will use a dark dash top even with a light interior.

Nice car.

Cheers,

Jaeger

 

Surprisingly, no. I think it has to do with a couple of things. Mainly the finish on the dash isn't glossy, it is nore of a flat finish which tends to reflect less. I was very worried about this because we get a lot of sunshine here in Phoenix.

The dash has a funky design to it as well, and that may lend itself to it. I will try to see if I can get a picture of it tomorrow for you.

Grant

 

The Frost in interior is very sweet... but IMO just a bit too light and vulnerable to maintainence nightmares... especially the suede panels and steering wheel!
I don't think I've ever seen an interior with such a light colored steering wheel... I figured I'd be cleaning it every day!

 

I live in Arizona, approximately 100 feet from the sun , the last thing I want is a dark interior to fry my @$$ and hands on when I get in and out of the car.

 

black, blue, silver, and that bronze... even saw 1 fixed up

 

Same here.

 

I seen a SPIRITED BRONZE in my driveway.....

 

Also, just think what would happen if the heated seats are accidentally turned on!!!!!

 

Ask my friend Nate, I turned them on before he got in the car and left them on for 30 minutes while we were driving He didn't say anything, so he must have enjoyed his warm buns

 

I saw the "burnt orange" or whatever it is called, in Center City Philadelphia last weekend. It was an SE, and I thought it looked great with the 18" rims. I never thought I would like that color ( Silver is still my fav), but it is a color that not a lot of people will have.

 

That color has grown on me. The first time I saw it, I hated it. I like it more and more each time I see it. I still like the blue better

 

I saw a 04 Black SL when I went to Pizza Hut the other day. I actually felt too intimidated to park my 97 black SE fully loaded next to that car. What a beautiful car, I could have stared at that thing for hours.

 

A friend of mine has an 03 Max SE and he was in awe over my 04 yesterday

 

I have seen all of them.
Most are great to OK.
The Burnt Orange would scare me for future trade in.
The only color I don't care for is the Champaign color.

 

I saw as silver '04 the other day when I was exiting the freeway near my house. It looked pretty good actually. I think I like that color on the '04 the best out of all of the '04s I've seen so far.

The driver and passenger were both really checking out my sheer silver '03. I'm sure I paid about $8-10k less for mine than they did for theirs though so I'm the one still smiling.

 

Except theres is worth more now and not a year old... oh yeah, and it has more HPs

Whose smiling now

lol

 

I still am.

I paid much less and it is probably just as quick and probably a little more civil than the '04. Besides, I'm not that fond of the '04, made in the 'ol USA. I'll take a lighter, less expensive, made in Japan '03 Maxima any day...

 

I think the 10 extra horses make up for the 145 pounds of extra weight. You don't like the 04, I don't like the 03, we are all smiling

 

Anyone have a red opulence yet ? They had one at my dealership for a week or two. That color is shweet.

 

It might be a year old in the model years but techinically the car isnt lol, btw who cares if its a year old. Those of us that have been here for years always had respect for other Maximas no matter what gen. 1st-5th, now it seems to be so much hate "and my car is better because its newer", not. Some of us like the 6th gen better, others 5th,4th,3rd,2nd but it doesnt matter we have the same "liken" the Max. So everybody get off of their high horse and share positiv things with everyone that can help each other out instead of the dumb bickering! have a good day fellas/ladies!

 

It seems that anything that isn't prefaced with 'in my opinion' is construed as an attack, or as if it was stated as fact.

In my opinion the older Maxes look too sedanish, same issue I had with the Acura TL Type S. As for the "It might be a year old in the model years but techinically the car isnt". Actually, technically it is. In a year or 2 when you look it up in kelly blue book, it will be worth 5K less, even though we could have bought them on the same day with the same miles.

You may be thinking, "what is your point?", and I don't really have one... just pointing out that the people who paid more, got more... or will get more... welcome to depreciation 101

 

Thats a matter of life with a car, you will see it too bud lol (depreciation that is) most of us here keep are cars long enough or buy used for that not to really matter. Since when does Kelly dictate if a 03 is a year old. This is still 2003 and the car isnt a year old until you've had it a year Im not talking about depreciation wise. Who buys a car based on what it will be worth in a year or 2 not many people(most lease in that case. In here if you constantly dis or talk bad about other gens. you want get much respect thats a fact its been proven time after time. Paid more got more doesnt apply all the time bud, keep that in mind!

 

The least you could do if you are going to reply to me and my post directly is do it in the context of the post as it was originally posted.

The reason we are talking about Kelly Blue Book, the age of a car, and the depreciation of a car is because it is relavent to the posts that were made. I think I was pretty clear when I stated " In a year or 2 when you look it up in kelly blue book, it will be worth 5K less, even though we could have bought them on the same day with the same miles." The reason someone could pay a significant amount less for a 2003 than a 2004 is because it will be worth less in time. I thought that was abundantly clear from my post.

Whether you like it or not, when a car manufacturer starts selling a model for the next year, the models for that year become "last years model" regardless of the date and model year. Sure it is technically a new car, and it is just as good today as it would have been 6 months ago, but there is no comparison between model years. The simple point that I was trying to make is that in January of 2006, how old will a 2003 Maxima be vs a 2004? Based on the industry standard, the 2003 will be 3 years old and the 2004 will be 2 years old, no matter what day you bought it on. Welcome to the car business.

I surely do consider resale value when I buy a car. First and foremost I look for a car that I will enjoy, among other things. But after that I consider resale value because I am not going to keep it forever. For instance, never buy a base model car because you will never get as much for it later. You are much better stepping down a class and getting all the options, or getting a used car (which is always the best decision as far as money goes). I also consider color, like others have posted on the board, I don't think that Orange will be real appealing come resale time in my opinion .

 

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Based on the industry standard, the 2003 will be 3 years old and the 2004 will be 2 years old, no matter what day you bought it on. Welcome to the car business.

You are absolutely right on the year difference. It rarely makes sense to by "last year's model" unless the price is at least 3K less. I agree that the 03 Max is a great bargain right now. But if you had a 5th gen, like I did....hey...then let's get something different. Getting an 04 in early 03 is kind of like a free year of depreciation in my book.

 

It is a superb bargain right now. I know a couple of people that have picked one up. If I didn't have the money for the 2004 I may have considered the 2003.

 

Settled lets just stop dissing each others generations!

 

i've only seen black ones so far