How rare is the 6 speed in the Maxima?
#41
The 6speed manuals are so rare and undesirable that Nissan wasn't making any money on them. It's not only with Maximas but with almost every car. Have you looked at dealer inventory for BMW 3 and 5 series? Audi also got rid of the manual in the A6.
I'm gonna try to keep my 6th gen Maxima running for as long as I can because I have a feeling that me next car will be a slushbox, and not by choice.
I'm gonna try to keep my 6th gen Maxima running for as long as I can because I have a feeling that me next car will be a slushbox, and not by choice.
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The 6speed manuals are so rare and undesirable that Nissan wasn't making any money on them. It's not only with Maximas but with almost every car. Have you looked at dealer inventory for BMW 3 and 5 series? Audi also got rid of the manual in the A6.
I'm gonna try to keep my 6th gen Maxima running for as long as I can because I have a feeling that me next car will be a slushbox, and not by choice.
I'm gonna try to keep my 6th gen Maxima running for as long as I can because I have a feeling that me next car will be a slushbox, and not by choice.
Yes my friends we have come to a point when it's more important to finish a Text than down shift when coming to a stop or going around a curve!
But on the flip side, having a 6spd does not make you faster because you still have a human behind the wheel who's capable of screwing things up!
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#47
I think the accidents in the "Unintended Acceleration" in Toyotas could have been avoided if people still drove manuals. If your accelerator gets stuck, then shift into NEUTRAL!!!! DUH!!!!
Kind of like when the batteries on the remote control die, people don't remember that there's an on/off button on the television set.
Kind of like when the batteries on the remote control die, people don't remember that there's an on/off button on the television set.
#48
I love my '06 Maxima SE 6-Speed. It has the elite package & of the few manuals that were built, there were darn few that came loaded up like mine. Besides, how many people have heated steering wheels in their cars. When this car gets old I might just have it reconditioned instead of buying a new car. It is very fast too.
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I love my '06 Maxima SE 6-Speed. It has the elite package & of the few manuals that were built, there were darn few that came loaded up like mine. Besides, how many people have heated steering wheels in their cars. When this car gets old I might just have it reconditioned instead of buying a new car. It is very fast too.
#52
Cool to have a rare car ,but as far as the 6sspd transmission in my car it sux I wish I bhought a Automatic , all my cars were standart a6,passat,corrado and comparing to those this is a workout. The positive is Save gas,burn rubber even in 3rd gear and the feeling when you go fast.
#53
Even though I have the Auto. The thought of a faster option is always nice.
How can a vehicle be known as powerful without good track times. Powerful doesn't mean the biggest car or the highest model. Even more HP doesn't make a car the fastest on the block. 4DSC=6speed........
How can a vehicle be known as powerful without good track times. Powerful doesn't mean the biggest car or the highest model. Even more HP doesn't make a car the fastest on the block. 4DSC=6speed........
#54
Cool to have a rare car ,but as far as the 6sspd transmission in my car it sux I wish I bhought a Automatic , all my cars were standart a6,passat,corrado and comparing to those this is a workout. The positive is Save gas,burn rubber even in 3rd gear and the feeling when you go fast.
#55
Even though I have the Auto. The thought of a faster option is always nice.
How can a vehicle be known as powerful without good track times. Powerful doesn't mean the biggest car or the highest model. Even more HP doesn't make a car the fastest on the block. 4DSC=6speed........
How can a vehicle be known as powerful without good track times. Powerful doesn't mean the biggest car or the highest model. Even more HP doesn't make a car the fastest on the block. 4DSC=6speed........
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#57
I have and 2005 Maxima 6 speed Manual, love my baby. Handles very well. Need a tranny
I cant find a transmission. It wont go in reverse. Everything else is fine but the reverse gear and I'm having trouble finding another tranny.
You may have cared more if it happened to be a 2004 6spd with the HLSD option that you happened to purchase. As you stated, it was hard to find the 2004 6spd manual, with that said the 6spd with the optional HLSD was even harder to find which makes it, cough, cough, rarer! Good luck, great find, and welcome to the 6th Gen family!
#61
I bought a 6 speed in 2003 when they 1st came out with the back then new color Radiant Ember (burnt orange) and after years of missing it, I recently purchased one in gun metal grey from my cousin for $700. It's a weekend fixer upper project car for me. I have a M37xS with the paddle shifters for a manual feel, but it's definitely not the same thing 😕
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#62
It also has alot to do with how you drive... my maxima easily is my favorite car I've ever owned, as well as the greatest source of stress and depletion of my finances...Ive owned mine 3 years and have driven it a little over 10k miles in that time....which should tell you how much it's been parked for repairs.
When I bought my 07 max...I could swap basic parts, but had no idea about engine trouble, but I've had to do so much work myself, that I had to learn basic auto mechanics to keep up! I had to replace the timing chain guide my self, while far from home, broken down on the side of the road...having no experience doing work of that scale, it was completely overwhelming, but there was no choice...it was either I succeeded, ended up getn towed, or giving up and selling it to pick n pull...all in all, it took me over a month...just breaking the nut on the harmonic balancer took 3 days of trying everything known to man, and herculean amounts of effort.
I still feel that I've been cheated by You tube, because I've watched so many fukn videos, especially on getting the timing right, I feel that they should have cut me a check!!
I don't know WTF I would have done without You tube, or Maxima.org
I feel as if I've earned the right to own this car, and even still.....no sooner I fix one thing, and something else goes out...
my very first Nissan was a 97 Sentra that had over 200k on it....I got 34 mpg , uphill downhill over dirt roads, stop n go didn't matter...I couldn't kill that car....
**** Renault...**** Renault...**** Renault....
I can only imagine how some of the old timer Nissan engineers that were there when it was still Datsun , must hurt in their hearts to see what became of Nissan...
But, the VQ35DE is a BADASS powerplant, and I don't regret everything Ive learned although I wish someone would have warned me.... I guess I'm going to write a thread to any maxima newcomers...the advice I would have wanted to hear about what to expect....
When I bought my 07 max...I could swap basic parts, but had no idea about engine trouble, but I've had to do so much work myself, that I had to learn basic auto mechanics to keep up! I had to replace the timing chain guide my self, while far from home, broken down on the side of the road...having no experience doing work of that scale, it was completely overwhelming, but there was no choice...it was either I succeeded, ended up getn towed, or giving up and selling it to pick n pull...all in all, it took me over a month...just breaking the nut on the harmonic balancer took 3 days of trying everything known to man, and herculean amounts of effort.
I still feel that I've been cheated by You tube, because I've watched so many fukn videos, especially on getting the timing right, I feel that they should have cut me a check!!
I don't know WTF I would have done without You tube, or Maxima.org
I feel as if I've earned the right to own this car, and even still.....no sooner I fix one thing, and something else goes out...
my very first Nissan was a 97 Sentra that had over 200k on it....I got 34 mpg , uphill downhill over dirt roads, stop n go didn't matter...I couldn't kill that car....
**** Renault...**** Renault...**** Renault....
I can only imagine how some of the old timer Nissan engineers that were there when it was still Datsun , must hurt in their hearts to see what became of Nissan...
But, the VQ35DE is a BADASS powerplant, and I don't regret everything Ive learned although I wish someone would have warned me.... I guess I'm going to write a thread to any maxima newcomers...the advice I would have wanted to hear about what to expect....
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