Are you obssessed with your Maxima?
07-22-2008, 11:04 AM
#1
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Upland CA
Posts: 7,353
Are you obssessed with your Maxima?
Some friends and family I know claim I am in love with my car, because I enjoy modifying it and I take care of it. My neighbors once remarked that they couldn't believe I washed the rain off my car and they quip about it occasionally. I find myself looking at the car, much like Lumberg in the movie Office Space when he gets out of his blue Porsche at the beginning of the movie. I fond myself daydreaming about whatever project I'm working on, and future projects. It led me to wondering if I was obsessed with my car. So, I wondered if anyone else is obsessed or accused of being obsessed with their Maxima? If so, share your stories.
07-22-2008, 11:12 AM
#2
I'm completely obsessed with the maxima as a car no matter the generation. My wife gets so pissed when I have the slightest problem with it. Why? Because of the amount of time I spend modding it and maintaining it any time a real problem arises she freaks out. "I'm so sick and tired of you and your car!! That's all you talk about! That's all you spend your money on". I work every day, pay my bills and take care of my daughter, and damn it, if I want to be obsessed with my car I got every right to be! It's not like I go out the noodie bars and play golf 4 to 5 times a week like some of my friends.
I enjoy each and every project on my car. It gives my best friend (who is a mechanic) and myself something to do. I'm anxious about the next project, kyb/eibach install this weekend. It's tuesday and I'm aching for saturday to arrive to do the install.
Yes, obsessed.
I enjoy each and every project on my car. It gives my best friend (who is a mechanic) and myself something to do. I'm anxious about the next project, kyb/eibach install this weekend. It's tuesday and I'm aching for saturday to arrive to do the install.
Yes, obsessed.
07-22-2008, 11:17 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 309
I love my maxima. It is just a great all around car. Great for cruising and surprising performance. I must admit since getting my WRx I havent given her oo much time this thread has reminded me of that. I think for a while at least I will always own a maxima.
07-22-2008, 12:22 PM
#5
im am totaly obsessed with maxi. im always thinking about what to put next. when im not driving it, i think about driving it. i dont even care about these gas prices. even though im broke cause all the stuff i have bought. thank you forums.
07-22-2008, 12:33 PM
#6
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (16)
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 2,761
My wife and I went to see Sinbad, and he ask for complaints, she said I don't clean anything but my car, he told her to get with the program; "If you want something clean, put it in his car"
I find myself looking at the car, much like Lumberg in the movie Office Space when he gets out of his blue Porsche at the beginning of the movie. I fond myself daydreaming about whatever project I'm working on, and future projects. It led me to wondering if I was obsessed with my car. So, I wondered if anyone else is obsessed or accused of being obsessed with their Maxima? If so, share your stories.
07-22-2008, 12:37 PM
#7
Yes, and how do I know? (besides the never ending mods, the never ending washing/waxing, the never ending everythign else)
It's that last look I get in before the garage door closes, and I know that this is my car and I love it...
It's that last look I get in before the garage door closes, and I know that this is my car and I love it...
07-22-2008, 01:01 PM
#8
I love your car too. So does alot of other orgers!
07-22-2008, 01:22 PM
#10
Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 30
I too am obsessed with my max. I haven't been able to modify it much,(a cops salary doesnt pay well). But I do wash it once a week and Zaino it at the same time, it must have over thirty coats of Zaino on it, the water beads so nicely. I get a lot of strange looks when I dry it off with a leaf blower(i find this prevents scratches and gets the water out of the creases and door handle areas). I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
07-22-2008, 03:25 PM
#13
Maybe just a little...... I don't want my Maxima to look like every other 6th gen that pops up around the neighbor hood. I see baby seats in one or a old person in another or just a lot of old/normal fashion people in this car. Besides the big rims that the other people throw on there, I want my Maxima to stand out. Go to cardomain and all you see is 20's. There is no request for anything else and this is all we get.
I don't want my Maxima to look like every other 6th gen that pops up around the neighbor hood. I see baby seats in one or a old person in another or just a lot of old/normal fashion people in this car. Besides the big rims that the other people throw on there, I want my Maxima to stand out. Go to cardomain and all you see is 20's. There is no request for anything else and this is all we get.
07-22-2008, 04:11 PM
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Long Island
Posts: 272
i think thanks to these forums ive become even more obsessed if i dont have money for what i want next, i make sure i get that money. i also dont care about gas prices i just take my car out for cruises at least once a day
07-22-2008, 04:28 PM
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 539
i am absolutely obsesed with my 04 SL. the oither mechanics at work harass me all the time about it "its just some old man car" "it dosnt even look that nice" i just tell him he drives a cavalier and dosnt know anything about performance or classy cars....then he walks away
07-22-2008, 05:28 PM
#16
My Wife thinks that I spend too much time looking after my car...cleaning, polishing, touch-up paint fixing, modding etc. ect. etc. I just think I'm normal...even my neighbor likes to joke,"Hey there...with all that washing you're going to wear out the paint!" That's ok I know he's almost as bad....he's alway cleaning his Pathfinder wheels. My daughter loves the sound of the CAI and my friend calls her my grille friend. My dealer thinks I should sell her and get this or that....they also sell Infiniti. So I keep telling them I love my car and don't need a new one "yet"! And so now the next mod will be the spacer. And after all, all of us here are car guys and gals! Just like Mr Meguiars says,"We do it cause we love it and it brings us together with others just like us!"
Cheers everyone and have a great summer!
Cheers everyone and have a great summer!
Last edited by xorbitman; 07-22-2008 at 05:33 PM.
07-22-2008, 05:57 PM
#17
i can say i am obsessed with my car. lucky me this max was my first car. i am in love with not only cause it is my first car but just because of how i believe it is the sh**. i may not hav many mods as u other guys but i enjoy havin the lil mods i have for now and i know that as time goes on my mod list will grow and the max aka BUFFY will get better and better.
just also statin my family and most of my friends think im crzy bout it. some think its a problem but i think its just a passion.
just also statin my family and most of my friends think im crzy bout it. some think its a problem but i think its just a passion.
07-22-2008, 07:42 PM
#21
Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 39
I too am obsessed with my max. I haven't been able to modify it much,(a cops salary doesnt pay well). But I do wash it once a week and Zaino it at the same time, it must have over thirty coats of Zaino on it, the water beads so nicely. I get a lot of strange looks when I dry it off with a leaf blower(i find this prevents scratches and gets the water out of the creases and door handle areas). I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO WAY DUDE!!!....I thought I was the only one...
The wife makes fun of me all the time "why the hell are you using a leaf blower to dry the car out??? Do you miss that much not living in a house???
Answer - Um, no!! Because your mom has a KICK@SS one and because we live in a Condo!!
FYI - I am so obsessed that I park all the way in row A (We have rows A-J at work, 2 rows in each letter), and the enterance is in row "G" so needless to say it's crazy packed in the two "G" rows. I park all the way in row "A" or lately (in the summer and spring) below one of the tunnels where we enter (it takes me about 5-10 mins to walk to the main enterance but it's worth every second because I know that my maxima is going to be safe and sound from any dings and scratches) - maybe I AM a bit obsessed...oh well, it's a problem I am GLAD to have fellas...
Cheers!
07-22-2008, 10:08 PM
#24
Maybe just a little...... I don't want my Maxima to look like every other 6th gen that pops up around the neighbor hood. I see baby seats in one or a old person in another or just a lot of old/normal fashion people in this car. Besides the big rims that the other people throw on there, I want my Maxima to stand out. Go to cardomain and all you see is 20's. There is no request for anything else and this is all we get.
I don't want my Maxima to look like every other 6th gen that pops up around the neighbor hood. I see baby seats in one or a old person in another or just a lot of old/normal fashion people in this car. Besides the big rims that the other people throw on there, I want my Maxima to stand out. Go to cardomain and all you see is 20's. There is no request for anything else and this is all we get.I got a baby seat in mine, nothing wrong with that!! I also have 20's but am the only member with my rims that I know of...
And um what...
"There is no request for anything else and this is all we get."
07-22-2008, 10:10 PM
#25
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Upland CA
Posts: 7,353
Yesterday, I was so interested in seeing what my car looked like being driven around, that I had a friend of mine drive it, and I drove her car behind mine, just so I could see what it looked like to others. I also wanted to make sure the LED brake light worked in my diffuser and that nothing was falling off. Ive never seen my car being driven before, so it was odd. No wonder people stare. Im officially in love with it, lol
07-23-2008, 01:00 AM
#26
I am pretty much obsessed as well
i find myself thinkin about it, while at work, school, home, basically anywhere...
whenever i park her, i cant keep my eyes off of her, keep on turning my head to get another glance
always keepin it clean, the mod bug bit me at the wrong time, and now i am broke as a joke lol (been without a check for 5 weeks now, but got a better job, so its about to change around)
when i park it in the garage, i look at it for the longest time lol...
sometimes its the 1st thing i check in the morning... dream about it all the times....
i can go on forever.... lol ( i taut something was wrong with me lol...)
i find myself thinkin about it, while at work, school, home, basically anywhere...
whenever i park her, i cant keep my eyes off of her, keep on turning my head to get another glance
always keepin it clean, the mod bug bit me at the wrong time, and now i am broke as a joke lol (been without a check for 5 weeks now, but got a better job, so its about to change around)
when i park it in the garage, i look at it for the longest time lol...
sometimes its the 1st thing i check in the morning... dream about it all the times....
i can go on forever.... lol ( i taut something was wrong with me lol...)
07-23-2008, 05:32 AM
#28
FYI - I am so obsessed that I park all the way in row A (We have rows A-J at work, 2 rows in each letter), and the enterance is in row "G" so needless to say it's crazy packed in the two "G" rows. I park all the way in row "A" or lately (in the summer and spring) below one of the tunnels where we enter (it takes me about 5-10 mins to walk to the main enterance but it's worth every second because I know that my maxima is going to be safe and sound from any dings and scratches) - maybe I AM a bit obsessed...oh well, it's a problem I am GLAD to have fellas...
Cheers!
07-23-2008, 05:56 AM
#29
Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Portland, Me
Posts: 72
I too am obsessed with my max. I haven't been able to modify it much,(a cops salary doesnt pay well). But I do wash it once a week and Zaino it at the same time, it must have over thirty coats of Zaino on it, the water beads so nicely. I get a lot of strange looks when I dry it off with a leaf blower(i find this prevents scratches and gets the water out of the creases and door handle areas). I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
07-23-2008, 06:01 AM
#30
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 607
A few months back we (me and my wife) were looking for a new place to move to. While I kept insisting on moving to a particular part of the town, she kept insisting that wasn't a good place to move as it would be far from my work. Little did she know that I was only looking for ways to drive my Max a little more everyday.
I consider myself obsessed with my Max but haven't had the opportunity to do mods till now. Hope to start soon.
I consider myself obsessed with my Max but haven't had the opportunity to do mods till now. Hope to start soon.
07-23-2008, 06:20 AM
#31
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 834
Wow i thouhgt i was the only one that was obsessed with my car and yes (DeusExMaxima) my wife is so sick of that car the washing the moding but like u siad i work and pay the bills please leave me alone 
wow thats great to hear
wow thats great to hear
07-23-2008, 06:36 AM
#32
Yesterday, I was so interested in seeing what my car looked like being driven around, that I had a friend of mine drive it, and I drove HER car behind mine, just so I could see what it looked like to others. I also wanted to make sure the LED brake light worked in my diffuser and that nothing was falling off. Ive never seen my car being driven before, so it was odd. No wonder people stare. Im officially in love with it, lol
07-23-2008, 09:11 AM
#34
This is funny, good thread Deus, yes watching your car being driven is cool, see my video on my car domain. I even filmed it being driven!! Then I look to my photobucket account and there's over 350 photos uploaded (I only use this for car stuff) Of all my last cars that I have had, I can maybe find one or two photos....lol
SHIFT_Obsessed
SHIFT_Obsessed
07-23-2008, 09:47 AM
#36
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (16)
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 2,761
Yesterday, I was so interested in seeing what my car looked like being driven around, that I had a friend of mine drive it, and I drove her car behind mine, just so I could see what it looked like to others. I also wanted to make sure the LED brake light worked in my diffuser and that nothing was falling off. Ive never seen my car being driven before, so it was odd. No wonder people stare. Im officially in love with it, lol
LOL the ole' let me watch my car go by. I had my wife drive off in it the other day, I gotta say the Nismo Exhaust sounds even better from the outside of the car. I gotta get a video of that one
Tru that! You been to the track with that turbo yet Chern?
07-23-2008, 09:49 AM
#37
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Bay Shore, NY
Posts: 819
Obsessions is a tough word. I bought my Max because it was the best car, best value and I knew I would have it for a long period of time. This is why I also keep it in perfect condtion. I guess I check my tire pressure and oil and fluids more than normal but just hit 90k and not a bit of trouble. For some of you that know I drive my Max from NY to Vegas every winter and it has never let me down. I don't believe in Mods and have just tinted the windows and installed drilled and slotted rotors. Hail the Max, simply a great car!
07-23-2008, 12:31 PM
#38
07-23-2008, 12:33 PM
#39
