I bought as well

 

I have bought every car I have had since 1949. I have bought nothing but Maximas since October, 1984. I checked out leasing a few times, but found it was not to my advantage. I have exceeded 200,000 miles on one Maxima and 180,000 on two others.

Like others here, I very much want to be able to add whatever I choose to my car. Leasing hinders that.

Also, I take exceptional care of my Maximas (always garaged when not in use, always parked as far away from other cars as possible, all maintenance and service performed on schedule by my dealer, any ding fixed immediately, etc), and have always received way over blue book value from my dealer at trade-in time.

My dealer has all the service and maintenance records available for my car, and I furnish the dealer a letter of referral stating that the car is in perfect condition, inviting any prospective buyer to call me to confirm anything they wish about the car. The dealer then parks my trade-in out in the front row and advertises it as a 'cream puff'.

I absolutely will never buy a car any other way than 'cash on the barrelhead'. If I don't have the money needed for a new car, I just keep the old one running a little longer.

I have not paid a cent in interest since the 1970s. I absolutely refuse to pay interest on anything. I'd rather starve. Fortunately, my wife sees this exactly the same way I do.

 

'49 man, whoa! 58 years of cars starting at age 16 = 74yrs old?

 

i would lease a M6 or CLS55, maxima is kinda on the cheap side (well not really but compared to high end luxury cars) so why lease? plus you can mod it and keep it for awhile, and go places and not have to worry about milage and other crap. my cuz leased an altima and never seen him drive it besides work, now he bums rides to work because he has no car. what is the purpose of leasing a car, if you cant drive it like your suppose to? to invest all that money just so you can return it? (exception of company cars and if you own other cars)

 

Bought Mine 2 Months Ago And Loving It

 

04BlackMaxx - In the backwoods of the NC mountains in the late 1940s, driver's licenses were sort of 'optional'. I was maneuvering semis around the warehouse lot of my uncle's trucking company at age 13.

But yes, I did have a driver's permit when I got my '49 Studie, and you are (sadly) very very close to 'computing' my age.

Fortunately, when driving our Maximas, we are all young at heart.

 

Good old days!

I am not your age and don't come from NC but when I was a kid growing up in Poland I would spend every summer in my grandparents village. My grandfather, god rest his soul, would let me drive his tractor at the age of 7. I remember giving my best to press the clutch while holding on with my hands to the steering wheel (that was some stiff clutch) while he shifted the gears. As I grew up I would manage to do it all untill I would always drive when I was around. He was just a proud grandpa sitting next to me. Damn, I miss him.

The best thing was that there were no registrations, licenses or any of that crap. It was probably a holiday if you saw a COP in the village, nobody cared.

 

Neither yet but I plan to purchase a nice used 6th gen shortly.

Can I post new threads yet please?

 

Who are you asking?

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...78&postcount=1

Post-whoring for 15 in t-minus...

 

damn if mine was least i wouldnt even bother modifiying it

 

just like walking into a jewelry store, if you ask if you can, then you really can't

 

wow!!! 90% are owners .... i bought mine... still paying for it...

 

I bought my 05 SL used with 11K miles.

 

I bought mine. I can't see how leasing is a better decision.

 

Hey how would you compare the 2004 to 2000. I have the older infiniti sister car of yours and I got a 2006 maxima via work. But I absolutely hate the new one. Looks good but handles poor, very bad quality issues, wide turning circle and loves gas in the city (using 91 premium). Whereas my infiniti uses 87 regular and feels faster (only has 227 hp) and never knocks, no creaks or quality issues, great drive and much better interior. I was really disappointed with the new maxima.

 

Bought 2007 Maxima SL Black on black. About 2 weeks old now. Still got temp tags on it.