1100 Max-Miles in 3days!!!
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1100 Max-Miles in 3days!!!
yup! drove to Chicago and Indiana and back in 3 days. The car's performance was awesome! Especially when driving in Chicago! And I got great compliments from friends I met up with. Man!!! There's so much power in this thing!!! Even at mid 3000 rpm's!!! My only complaint was the very bad roads in Chicago and part of Missouri! I CRINGE everytime I hit one at 80mph! I was scared its gonna mess my tires up or worse, my struts/suspension! Thats why I dont wanna take my car to st. Louis, MO because of the bad road/I-55!!! For those of you from the "bootheel" area, you know what Im talking about!!! I dont think there's a way that you can miss the bumps/potholes/uneven patches on the I-55!!! But it was a great trip altogether! Just hit my 20,000mile mark during that trip!
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#3
Originally Posted by ghostdog4
Congrats. I've got about 50 more miles before I crack 1000 miles. Once I do, I'm going to test the fabled power of the '05!!
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Originally Posted by ghostdog4
Congrats. I've got about 50 more miles before I crack 1000 miles. Once I do, I'm going to test the fabled power of the '05!!
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#5
Originally Posted by joemax1
yup! drove to Chicago and Indiana and back in 3 days. The car's performance was awesome! Especially when driving in Chicago! And I got great compliments from friends I met up with. Man!!! There's so much power in this thing!!! Even at mid 3000 rpm's!!! My only complaint was the very bad roads in Chicago and part of Missouri! I CRINGE everytime I hit one at 80mph! I was scared its gonna mess my tires up or worse, my struts/suspension! Thats why I dont wanna take my car to st. Louis, MO because of the bad road/I-55!!! For those of you from the "bootheel" area, you know what Im talking about!!! I dont think there's a way that you can miss the bumps/potholes/uneven patches on the I-55!!! But it was a great trip altogether! Just hit my 20,000mile mark during that trip! ![lolrun](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/lolrun.gif)
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Glad you had a nice trip. I made a very similiar trek back when my car as new, and it was a blast.
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#6
Originally Posted by Monotaur
As I recall, I-55 isn't very bad (actually pretty good in many places in southern Illinois)... if you want to see a bad road, check out I-44 west of St. Louis.
Glad you had a nice trip. I made a very similiar trek back when my car as new, and it was a blast.![Smilie](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Glad you had a nice trip. I made a very similiar trek back when my car as new, and it was a blast.
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#7
Yeah I-55 from north of Cape to STL does suck with all the patches they did. I-55 south from the Arkansas border to Memphis is no big deal. Arkansas just about got all of their interstate work done.
One thing I wouldn't recommend is getting **** drunk in New Orleans and taking I-55 back to Memphis. That interstate ride sucks till you hit Mississippi, then the road smooths out and the nausea subsides. It feels like you are on a cruise ship ride hitting waves.
I'm getting sick just thinking of it
One thing I wouldn't recommend is getting **** drunk in New Orleans and taking I-55 back to Memphis. That interstate ride sucks till you hit Mississippi, then the road smooths out and the nausea subsides. It feels like you are on a cruise ship ride hitting waves.
I'm getting sick just thinking of it
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#8
Originally Posted by klatoo
Yeah I-55 from north of Cape to STL does suck with all the patches they did. I-55 south from the Arkansas border to Memphis is no big deal. Arkansas just about got all of their interstate work done.
One thing I wouldn't recommend is getting **** drunk in New Orleans and taking I-55 back to Memphis. That interstate ride sucks till you hit Mississippi, then the road smooths out and the nausea subsides. It feels like you are on a cruise ship ride hitting waves.
I'm getting sick just thinking of it![Puke](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/puke.gif)
One thing I wouldn't recommend is getting **** drunk in New Orleans and taking I-55 back to Memphis. That interstate ride sucks till you hit Mississippi, then the road smooths out and the nausea subsides. It feels like you are on a cruise ship ride hitting waves.
I'm getting sick just thinking of it
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#12
Roads?
[QUOTE=ramberg]And I thought NYC had the worst roads.
Ramberg.... I have a question for you.. I'm having an issue with the stock suspension on my 04 Max. To me, when I hit a more than average road bump, the entire front of the car along with the steering wheel gets quite a jolt. The car is in for service for the 2nd time with this issue and this time they're telling me they cannot duplicate. Now my question is this, should the 04 SE drive like a car with an aftermarket suspension? The ride is GREAT on smooth roads but as soon as I hit a slightly rough road with average road bumps it seems the chassis doesn't like me much.
Ramberg.... I have a question for you.. I'm having an issue with the stock suspension on my 04 Max. To me, when I hit a more than average road bump, the entire front of the car along with the steering wheel gets quite a jolt. The car is in for service for the 2nd time with this issue and this time they're telling me they cannot duplicate. Now my question is this, should the 04 SE drive like a car with an aftermarket suspension? The ride is GREAT on smooth roads but as soon as I hit a slightly rough road with average road bumps it seems the chassis doesn't like me much.
#13
[QUOTE=thecritik]
I have the OEM suspension plus Eibach lowering springs. I hit bumps and I feel it but the car does not jump around. You must have some bad as* roads out there. As soon as drive out of the city the ride is nice and smooth. Have them check out the struts. Some owners have had problems with them. There are treads on them. There are aftermarket set-ups but a bump is a bump. Later Warren
Originally Posted by ramberg
And I thought NYC had the worst roads.
Ramberg.... I have a question for you.. I'm having an issue with the stock suspension on my 04 Max. To me, when I hit a more than average road bump, the entire front of the car along with the steering wheel gets quite a jolt. The car is in for service for the 2nd time with this issue and this time they're telling me they cannot duplicate. Now my question is this, should the 04 SE drive like a car with an aftermarket suspension? The ride is GREAT on smooth roads but as soon as I hit a slightly rough road with average road bumps it seems the chassis doesn't like me much.
Ramberg.... I have a question for you.. I'm having an issue with the stock suspension on my 04 Max. To me, when I hit a more than average road bump, the entire front of the car along with the steering wheel gets quite a jolt. The car is in for service for the 2nd time with this issue and this time they're telling me they cannot duplicate. Now my question is this, should the 04 SE drive like a car with an aftermarket suspension? The ride is GREAT on smooth roads but as soon as I hit a slightly rough road with average road bumps it seems the chassis doesn't like me much.
#14
thecritik, I have a 2005 SE stock and drives perfect. on bumps the car shakes (naturally) but nothing too crazy. What dealership are you taking your car to? I use Habberstad Nissan in Huntington and have treated me right (even though I havent had any major problems yet)
#15
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Originally Posted by PaL379
thecritik, I have a 2005 SE stock and drives perfect. on bumps the car shakes (naturally) but nothing too crazy. What dealership are you taking your car to? I use Habberstad Nissan in Huntington and have treated me right (even though I havent had any major problems yet)
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Funny though, Legend screwed up my alignment and it pulled to the left. Baron "fixed" it and now it pulls to the right. Gotta bring it in next week to have that fixed. Was actually pretty comical though .... advisor started laughing with me when I called her on it. I'm happy "for now"
#17
long trips too
Originally Posted by joemax1
yup! drove to Chicago and Indiana and back in 3 days. The car's performance was awesome! Especially when driving in Chicago! And I got great compliments from friends I met up with. Man!!! There's so much power in this thing!!! Even at mid 3000 rpm's!!! My only complaint was the very bad roads in Chicago and part of Missouri! I CRINGE everytime I hit one at 80mph! I was scared its gonna mess my tires up or worse, my struts/suspension! Thats why I dont wanna take my car to st. Louis, MO because of the bad road/I-55!!! For those of you from the "bootheel" area, you know what Im talking about!!! I dont think there's a way that you can miss the bumps/potholes/uneven patches on the I-55!!! But it was a great trip altogether! Just hit my 20,000mile mark during that trip! ![lolrun](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/lolrun.gif)
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I hit a chunk of truck tire on the freeway the other day (about 70 mph), fortunately, no damage that I am aware of was sustained. I drive quite a bit on I 74, I 70, and I 57 in southern Illinois (as well as on a lot of other 2-lane state and county roads), the roads here are likely no better than the I 55 situation you describe above. People complain about taxes, but it takes a tremendous amount of money to keep up the transportation infrastructure. One thing that is commonly on my mind is the detrimental long term effect on my Maxima of driving the roads I have to travel. There's not really much I can do about it (outside of seeking a job transfer), but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
The think that peeves me the most is sand/gravel/rocks flying off of trucks. I've already had to get a windshield chip repaired.
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