Hey guys. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm in Long Island NY.I picked up an 04 Spirited Bronze Maxima SE w/6speed. Coming from driving nothing but domestic cars, this is definitely a highest quality machine i've owned. My previous car was a 99 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. I look forward to sharing and learning information from this board.


Steve
04 Maxima SE
91 Camaro RS

 

That's a nice color. Check mine out (an SL) by clicking the Homepage link under my name to the left.

 

welcome!

 

I am contemplating the purchase of an '04 Maxima SE. My current vehicle is an '02 Cadillac STS with 17" wheels and touring suspension.

However, I had a '97 Grand Prix GTP for two years which was a great car except for the suspension. Very harsh (although if you want to really feel harsh, test-drive an FX with sport suspension and 20" tires) and marginal handling.

How would you compare your SE with the '99 GTP? The SE I test-drove rode and handled pretty well.

Thanks,
Bob

P.S. Speaking of quality, other than a pinched wire in the sunroof area, nothing went wrong in the Grand Prix for two years. Wish I could say that for the STS!

 

whats up im on long island to i just baught a 04 black maxima se auto elite pachage.... how do u like the car? i love it!!! so how does the speed equal to the gtp?? is the maxima faster than your gtp??? congrats and good luck!!!!

 

Congrats on the new Max...you picked a great color :-)

 

what part of long island you from? great choice i am getting spirited bronze as well.

 

Welcome and congrats. The spirited bronze caught my eye from day one. I would never have thought I would like a color from the 'tan' group on a car. But this bronze is very very striking; probably the best of the eight available colors.

Being older, I am going for the SL (slightly softer ride). I have driven nothing but SEs before, but I have retired, slowed down, and my racing days are over.

 

I'd have to say both the GTP and SE were both very similar as far as ride quality goes. But the SE feels a bit more balanced when I compare the handling between the two.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome everybody. And to answer the rest of the questions,- I'm in Baldwin Long Island. - It's difficult to tell whether(stock vs. stock), the Grand Prix or Maxima was faster because the GTP was auto, and the SE is stick and I haven't gotten on it yet-but in it's most recent condition the GTP was definitely faster. I got it running 13.1's at 104 back in May, but hopefully I'll be able to get the same numbers out of my new toy.- and finally, I love this car. Its so "money"

 

cool i am originally from east hampton.