View Poll Results: SE or SL and what is your age?
SE, I'm 20 or younger
77
9.08%
SE, I'm from 21 to 30
240
28.30%
SE, I'm from 31 to 40
151
17.81%
SE, I'm from 41 to 50
58
6.84%
SE, I'm 51 or older
47
5.54%
SL, I'm 20 or younger
36
4.25%
SL, I'm from 21 to 30
111
13.09%
SL, I'm from 31 to 40
76
8.96%
SL, I'm from 41 to 50
34
4.01%
SL, I'm 51 or older
18
2.12%
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SE or SL and age
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 10,197
From: Displaced New Yorker in Southern, MD
I was 16 when I had my first maxima...my parents took me to buy it a few days before I got my license (I had a volvo beater before that..to practice on) and they signed and I made the payments...than I bought my 2k2 a about 2 years later...and bought my 2k4 1.5 years after that..and here I am about to turn 21 with my baby..2k4 6speed 
29 when I got my first and brand new 2008 Nissan Maxima SE with all options, but Navigation on July 4th, 2008 which was Last year!
I was torn between the SE and SL because SL always comes fully loaded and with the woodgrain. Luckily for me, my SE came with all those features (heated seats, heated steering wheel, spoiler, backup sensors) and the 18 inch rims over the SL's 17 inch rims. Most SL come from the dealership with no spoiler. On the 08 SE it was standard. So, I went with the SE.
In 2 days, it will be my Max's birthday, so, I got to detail it fill it up with some good gas, top all fluids, make sure it feels good, then I will let it sit a little in the garage and then will go cruising later on with my wifey. I will go eat at a fine restaurant to celebrate my Max's birthday. Sorry my Max cannot come in, but I already filled it up with gas, so, it will be full already.
I was torn between the SE and SL because SL always comes fully loaded and with the woodgrain. Luckily for me, my SE came with all those features (heated seats, heated steering wheel, spoiler, backup sensors) and the 18 inch rims over the SL's 17 inch rims. Most SL come from the dealership with no spoiler. On the 08 SE it was standard. So, I went with the SE.
In 2 days, it will be my Max's birthday, so, I got to detail it fill it up with some good gas, top all fluids, make sure it feels good, then I will let it sit a little in the garage and then will go cruising later on with my wifey. I will go eat at a fine restaurant to celebrate my Max's birthday. Sorry my Max cannot come in, but I already filled it up with gas, so, it will be full already.
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,994
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Manual Trannies in the Maxima
sjamaica wrote in message #359 just above: "'04 SL Elite 6-Speed Manual - 19"
The 6-speed manual was only offered by Nissan in the SE in 2004 (I have one). So if you have a manual in your SL, someone must have done a conversion from an auto trannie to the manual.
I am heart-broken that Nissan has dropped the 6-speed manual in the Max. Looks like my next car will be an Altima (where I can still get the 6-speed) or some other brand of car with a manual trannie. Will cross that bridge when the mileage on my 04 gets closer to 200 K (I'm at 85 right now)
The 6-speed manual was only offered by Nissan in the SE in 2004 (I have one). So if you have a manual in your SL, someone must have done a conversion from an auto trannie to the manual.
I am heart-broken that Nissan has dropped the 6-speed manual in the Max. Looks like my next car will be an Altima (where I can still get the 6-speed) or some other brand of car with a manual trannie. Will cross that bridge when the mileage on my 04 gets closer to 200 K (I'm at 85 right now)
Last edited by SilverMax_04; Jul 4, 2009 at 11:24 AM.