How about a bit of trivia?

Just curious to see who on the board here has one of the earliest 2004 Maximas. I believe they started coming off the assembly line January 21, 2003. Check the inside door label for its birthdate.

Anyone have a January make?

 

There are no stickers on the doors. The only one I know of is under the trunck mat. Im not feelin up to taking out my box to find out..

 

I have one of the newest 04's. Purchased May 20, 2004. Arrived at dealer 3 days earlier. I got to unwrap, test drive, and buy it before someone else tried to as it awaited my return to buy.

 

Mine has 03/03. But I bought it in October. No one wanted it I guess.

My gain.

 

I drove mine off the lot 4/3/03.

 

Best way to know for sure is by VIN serial (the last six digits of the VIN #). The first '04 Maxima had VIN serial # 800000. I saw one at my dealer a few days ago with a VIN serial # over 922000, which means they have assembled over 122 thousand so far.

 

If we go by that, my vin# is C836990. pretty early. Haven't had a chance to look and see the manufacture date though.

Dwayne

 

2003 January --Launched 2004 Nissan Maxima sedan, the brand’s flagship vehicle

yes, first USA built Maxima (vin 800000) in red rolled off the assembly on Jan 21, 2003

** USA built Maxima went on sale at Nissan dealers in March 2003 **

Nissan planned to built 80,000 units in 2003 at a rate of approx. 6,666 per month. Close to the end of June 2004, the numbers are aligned.

http://www.kozmiclazershow.com/Nissan.html

http://www.emailwire.com/cgi-bin/new...db=ads&ID=3333

my build date is Aug 2003 and delivered/picked up in mid-August 2003 (waited 9 weeks in the process to my exact specifications). All of my new cars ordered direct from the factory. The only problem was the "glazed" rotors that needed to turn by Nissan service under warranty. Car was not driven aggressively for the "glazed" rotors.

 

881623 & 883420

 

so the latter in black replaced the silver "lemon"? Right?! Good pics!!

 

Thanks Ocuihs - nice to see that newspaper article.

I bought mine in May, and it is 907765 or the 107,765 one built...

 

Yes there are Build Date stickers on thr front drivers door!

 

826900 here, guess that makes my baby old

 

916500 mine is so new. 36,500 after the projected # of 80000. And the critics say it's not selling!!! Haters.

 

889xxx. Guess I'm a mid-lifer -

No shimmy or brake squeal, no strut bang, but only minimal orange peel and have the glove box alignment issue - as well as the mis-alignment of the e-brake in the center console.

 

I ordered mine early in may because I wanted it with certain options and took it home May 30th.

 

828xxx here. Got mine last July.

 

Just looked at my VIN 808416. So I have what 1 out of the first 10,000.. I have the oldest so far I think But still bought it in October.. Go figure. They were hiding it for me.

 

bosjoe - Yours is the earliest I have seen. I would guess that VIN was assembled around Valentine's Day of 2003.

The last radiant ember rolled off the line around the end of August, and by September, word of the demise of radiant ember was spreading, and it suddenly became a 'most wanted' color.

 

Hey Bosjoe how's beantown treating your Max? I went to school there a couple of years ago, and the roads were bad. Potholes everywhere. Just wondering if the Max is holding up to that kinda beating.

 

I have you all beat. Mine is c802037. I bought mine in mid March 2003. it was built in Feb-03. I have over 30k miles on mine. I have only the rear deck and dirty info screen TSB done.

 

hehe Ok I am always coming in Second.. Never first. I only have had the Deck done and the Grill replace from the peeling of the tooth. Looking to get a new Billet Grill.

TurboFatCrab. The roads are always like that. Thank god I do mostly Highway driving. and I stay out of Boston. The Big dig was a pain in the a$$.

 

813083, Got mine on July 31, 2003. 60new/16,220now

 

803154

Got mine March 19, 2003. I'm at 24K miles now. It runs great.

-Ed

 

Ok guys - we're getting there.....

JRRENDON at #2037th one built (in Feb 2003).

Can anyone beat that?

Any under build #1000?

 

bought mine around march or april. last six are 811191. thats pretty early.

 

No where near the earliest but these are my numbers


Vin - 840966
manufacture - 07/03

Drove off the lot - Aug 13 - 03

 

824577, got it at the begining of june. Have 26k miles on it now. Had lots of interior trim problems and a bad rear wheel bearing but everything is ok so far.

 

Still looking for build # 802036 or earlier.

Would be very interesting to find one built in the first week (end of January 2003) and note any issues with that vehicle.