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What is the average age of the 7th Gen owner? Is it yours?
04-24-2010, 07:23 PM
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Daddy must have thought you were a really good boy this year. Did you get straight A's in your home room class this semester or something? ( dont take me the wrong way I am just really jealous is all... Congrats on the new car!)
04-24-2010, 07:56 PM
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Wow! 17,step up,98 Grand Cherokee loaded. You are not only the youngest but the most fortunate 17 year old. When I was your age I had a 82 Toyota Corolla manual everything. The only option it has was push start which was a down hill in 2nd gear. What ever you are doing keep doing it and plane for your future.
The last line was just my age on the left shoulder talking.
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04-29-2010, 09:36 PM
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I'm 28 and this is my third primary car.
1st was a 1990 Honda Accord. My dad drives it now and it runs good.
2nd was a 2002 Nissan Maxima. First car that I made payments to, but the car was under my mom's name for lower car insurance payments. Has major interior rear damage, so my mom has to make arrangements to consider this car a savage.
Currently, I drive a 2010 Maxi, Dark Slate with Sport and Monitor Packages. First car that's leased under my name. I love driving it and it really stands out of the crowd. In the Bay Area, 7th Gen Maxima that sport the '19 rims are a rare sight.
1st was a 1990 Honda Accord. My dad drives it now and it runs good.
2nd was a 2002 Nissan Maxima. First car that I made payments to, but the car was under my mom's name for lower car insurance payments. Has major interior rear damage, so my mom has to make arrangements to consider this car a savage.
Currently, I drive a 2010 Maxi, Dark Slate with Sport and Monitor Packages. First car that's leased under my name. I love driving it and it really stands out of the crowd. In the Bay Area, 7th Gen Maxima that sport the '19 rims are a rare sight.
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04-30-2010, 07:16 PM
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Bought my 09 in 08 at the tender young age of 44.
Own and still own an 03 Max bought at 38
Own and still own an 00 Max bought at 34
Own and still own an 06 Altima
Owned an 96 Altima
Owned an 93 Altima
Will soon own an 11 Rogue
Own and still own an 03 Max bought at 38
Own and still own an 00 Max bought at 34
Own and still own an 06 Altima
Owned an 96 Altima
Owned an 93 Altima
Will soon own an 11 Rogue
05-04-2010, 03:41 PM
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#1 - '49 4 door beautiful black/black Studebaker.
#2 - '53 sand-colored Chevy 210 (essentially a stripped Bel Air).
#3 - '55 'firegold and white mist' (GM's nomenclature) 4dr Pontiac Star Chief.
#4 - '57 beautiful aqua 4dr Chevy Bel Air.
#5 - '61 medium blue 4dr Pontiac Bonneville.
#6 - '64 silver 4dr Pontiac Bonneville.
#7 - '66 silver 4dr Oldsmobile Delta 88.
#8 - '70 silver (black hardtop) 4dr Oldsmobile Cutlass.
#9 - '74 silver 4dr Oldsmobile 88.
#10 - '78 Silver Datsun 200SX.
#11 - '85 Silver 4dr Maxima GL.
#12 - '85 Silver 4dr Maxima SE.
I replaced cars fairly often back then, because I was buying used cars (not rich in those days), and because I was a high-mileage driver back then.
I have owned nothing but five more Maximas since I bought my two 1985s, usually the first year of each generation, all silver except for a light dusty blue 2000SE and my white 2009 SV/premium.
Of course I bought a red '67 Camaro convertible and a '69 blue Camaro hardtop for my son, a Mazda RX-7 with rotary engine for my daughter, and several other long-since forgotten vehicles they 'absolutely had to have.' Now my daughter drives a Camry and my son drives a TL. Yes, I failed as a father.
#2 - '53 sand-colored Chevy 210 (essentially a stripped Bel Air).
#3 - '55 'firegold and white mist' (GM's nomenclature) 4dr Pontiac Star Chief.
#4 - '57 beautiful aqua 4dr Chevy Bel Air.
#5 - '61 medium blue 4dr Pontiac Bonneville.
#6 - '64 silver 4dr Pontiac Bonneville.
#7 - '66 silver 4dr Oldsmobile Delta 88.
#8 - '70 silver (black hardtop) 4dr Oldsmobile Cutlass.
#9 - '74 silver 4dr Oldsmobile 88.
#10 - '78 Silver Datsun 200SX.
#11 - '85 Silver 4dr Maxima GL.
#12 - '85 Silver 4dr Maxima SE.
I replaced cars fairly often back then, because I was buying used cars (not rich in those days), and because I was a high-mileage driver back then.
I have owned nothing but five more Maximas since I bought my two 1985s, usually the first year of each generation, all silver except for a light dusty blue 2000SE and my white 2009 SV/premium.
Of course I bought a red '67 Camaro convertible and a '69 blue Camaro hardtop for my son, a Mazda RX-7 with rotary engine for my daughter, and several other long-since forgotten vehicles they 'absolutely had to have.' Now my daughter drives a Camry and my son drives a TL. Yes, I failed as a father.
05-06-2010, 03:29 PM
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For my 16th birthday, I got a new pair of work gloves and a new post-hole digger (I had broken the old one), because we had several fences that needed rebuilding. I remember this well because we lived out in the sticks (9 miles from the nearest town), and I had hoped mightly for something (anything) with a motor and wheels. Even a weak motorscooter would have been a heavenly dream!
I remember the 1930s, when most families around where we lived (way out in the country) had horses and buggies, but not a car (many had no electricity or indoor plumbing or a phone). Sounds rough, but no tap water could ever taste as good as the sparkling icy cold water that came running through our sping house off Big Yellow Mountain. The comfy featherbeds of those days had to be experienced to be believed. And sitting around the roaring fireplace on a cold evening, with grandad telling of life in the 1870s and 1880s, was an experience I will never forget.
Sometimes, when cruising along the roads in the area where I grew up, I try to imagine what all those friends and neighbors would have thought if one of today's Maximas had driven up to the old farmhouse back in the late 1930s. I don't think they would quite have believed what they were seeing.
I remember the 1930s, when most families around where we lived (way out in the country) had horses and buggies, but not a car (many had no electricity or indoor plumbing or a phone). Sounds rough, but no tap water could ever taste as good as the sparkling icy cold water that came running through our sping house off Big Yellow Mountain. The comfy featherbeds of those days had to be experienced to be believed. And sitting around the roaring fireplace on a cold evening, with grandad telling of life in the 1870s and 1880s, was an experience I will never forget.
Sometimes, when cruising along the roads in the area where I grew up, I try to imagine what all those friends and neighbors would have thought if one of today's Maximas had driven up to the old farmhouse back in the late 1930s. I don't think they would quite have believed what they were seeing.
05-07-2010, 03:31 AM
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For my 16th birthday, I got a new pair of work gloves and a new post-hole digger (I had broken the old one), because we had several fences that needed rebuilding. I remember this well because we lived out in the sticks (9 miles from the nearest town), and I had hoped mightly for something (anything) with a motor and wheels. Even a weak motorscooter would have been a heavenly dream!
I remember the 1930s, when most families around where we lived (way out in the country) had horses and buggies, but not a car (many had no electricity or indoor plumbing or a phone). Sounds rough, but no tap water could ever taste as good as the sparkling icy cold water that came running through our sping house off Big Yellow Mountain. The comfy featherbeds of those days had to be experienced to be believed. And sitting around the roaring fireplace on a cold evening, with grandad telling of life in the 1870s and 1880s, was an experience I will never forget.
Sometimes, when cruising along the roads in the area where I grew up, I try to imagine what all those friends and neighbors would have thought if one of today's Maximas had driven up to the old farmhouse back in the late 1930s. I don't think they would quite have believed what they were seeing.
I remember the 1930s, when most families around where we lived (way out in the country) had horses and buggies, but not a car (many had no electricity or indoor plumbing or a phone). Sounds rough, but no tap water could ever taste as good as the sparkling icy cold water that came running through our sping house off Big Yellow Mountain. The comfy featherbeds of those days had to be experienced to be believed. And sitting around the roaring fireplace on a cold evening, with grandad telling of life in the 1870s and 1880s, was an experience I will never forget.
Sometimes, when cruising along the roads in the area where I grew up, I try to imagine what all those friends and neighbors would have thought if one of today's Maximas had driven up to the old farmhouse back in the late 1930s. I don't think they would quite have believed what they were seeing.
05-07-2010, 03:36 AM
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Do you still own the 09 Camry or was the runaway cars enough for you to switch auto makers? You have a pattern going though. Two GMCs, two Toyotas... Is your next purchase going to be a Nissan as well?
05-07-2010, 07:29 AM
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05-07-2010, 09:36 AM
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No, got rid of the Camry. I will say that I loved that car and had no intentions of parting with it, clearly evident since I went from an 07 to an 09. Although, I always regretted not getting a Max instead, since I fell in love with the new styling of it at first sight! My best friend is a part-owner at a Toyota dealership. He took a used Max in on trade and knew that I loved the look of them. Lured me into stopping by to test drive it (he hoped he could sell it to me) and after driving it, i was even more sold. Ended up purchasing a new one 2 weeks later!
05-07-2010, 05:34 PM
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Not frequent but still happens. When I get time I am going to look into the idea that Blaze201 had in post #189 of Iphone 3G-3GS Issues-other
05-07-2010, 05:43 PM
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No, got rid of the Camry. I will say that I loved that car and had no intentions of parting with it, clearly evident since I went from an 07 to an 09. Although, I always regretted not getting a Max instead, since I fell in love with the new styling of it at first sight! My best friend is a part-owner at a Toyota dealership. He took a used Max in on trade and knew that I loved the look of them. Lured me into stopping by to test drive it (he hoped he could sell it to me) and after driving it, i was even more sold. Ended up purchasing a new one 2 weeks later!
(no run away cars) I considered the Camry myself. I liked the overall style and interior looks but when I saw the new Maxima it was love at first sight... the rest is history....
05-08-2010, 06:45 AM
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On a more philosophical level, I can't explain how distressing I find it that folks who are enthusiastic enough about their vehicles of choice to join an automotive forum can be so willing to let others dictate so closely how they can be driven. Almost as bad as living under the dictation of a condo or housing development association. . . . [/rant]
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05-08-2010, 10:12 AM
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You do realize that giving up the ability to use a little throttle along with a little brake is not entirely a good thing. Especially with an AT, there are times where you might need to control a lurch from using a little too much throttle without making the car come to a halt too suddenly. Traffic, creeping uphill, parking nose forward toward a guard rail/wall, etc.
On a more philosophical level, I can't explain how distressing I find it that folks who are enthusiastic enough about their vehicles of choice to join an automotive forum can be so willing to let others dictate so closely how they can be driven. Almost as bad as living under the dictation of a condo or housing development association. . . .
On a more philosophical level, I can't explain how distressing I find it that folks who are enthusiastic enough about their vehicles of choice to join an automotive forum can be so willing to let others dictate so closely how they can be driven. Almost as bad as living under the dictation of a condo or housing development association. . . .
I don't think it's a total kill of the throttle with the slightest tap of the brake. I thought it all depends on how hard the brake it pressed..
05-11-2010, 03:36 AM
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It would be interesting to see the outcome of this poll if it were dropped into all the generations sections to see if and how the results vary for age depending on different gens and the options they hold. I wonder if it would had the same results or be totally different.
05-12-2010, 03:49 PM
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my 3rd max and '09
I have been driving a max since '98 and '09 is my third one. My previous ones were '94 and '02. You can tell I usually keep mine for about 8 yrs before I get tired of them (or I usually run them to the ground w/ about 200k miles on them). My wife still has the '02 w/100k on it. My first car was chevy and told myself never again for american made car.
Manoj
P.S. my next car will most likely will not be a max. but probably in the nissan/infiniti family.
Manoj
P.S. my next car will most likely will not be a max. but probably in the nissan/infiniti family.
05-13-2010, 05:46 PM
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Is that your thinking or do you have other reasons? Are you not crazy about this Max? I would say it is a little early to tell for sure you don't want a Max as ur next car because you never know what the next Generation holds. Granted it could be just slightly different and you would want to make a change but then again it could be a HUGE switch-up like the 6th to the 7th gen and you could find yourself saying, "Wow that car is bad a$$, I can't believe it's a Max". You never know what your influences will be when the time comes. Gas could be $12 a gallon and a Vespa starts to look right up your alley. I was just curious....
05-13-2010, 06:31 PM
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Me too. As much as I absolutely LOVE this '09, I will stick to my 26 year pattern of buying the first year of each new Maxima generation. Hey there you beautiful 2014 Maxima - ready or not, I have you in my sights.
05-13-2010, 06:43 PM
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Well I meant last because they are only 2010's once and I dont plan on buying a third, but yes 2014 sounds very very nice.
05-13-2010, 07:01 PM
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05-13-2010, 09:56 PM
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That threw us! Very few here on the ORG have purchased two Maximas of the same model year.
I purchased two 1985 Maximas in fall of 1984, but one was actually for my wife. As we are now both retired and do almost everything together, we have no need for a second Maxima . On those few occasions she is going anywhere alone (usually to the gym at nearby Christian City Retirement Home) she usually takes one of the trucks. I am fine with that :<)
05-14-2010, 03:20 AM
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05-14-2010, 03:35 AM
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Yea, I don't know why I didn't get that earlier, funny...
So do your neighbors have a max too or did you own three once??
So do your neighbors have a max too or did you own three once??
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05-14-2010, 12:34 PM
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I only have three direct neighbors and two are Toyota organ donors. The other has multiple cars but nothing other than the G35 used they bought I stand out like a Michael Knight on the beach with a leather jacket.
05-14-2010, 09:44 PM
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During the time I drove that Datsun 200SX, the Datsun 810 was rebadged as the Datsun Maxima around 1980 ('81 model year), and Nissan changed the name of their product line from Datsun to Nissan ('83-'84). I loved the first gen Maximas (1981-1984), and often rode in a diesel 1st gen Maxima that a close friend owned (some here may not know there were diesel Maximas available in the 1st gen).
Then the 1985 Maximas arrived in the fall of 1984 with front wheel drive, and a 'Z' engine mounted transversly (side-to-side) under the hood, putting the oil filter right up against the firewall. There was no way I was NOT going to have one of those beauties, even if buying one meant having to buy two (we won't discuss that here). If I had to name THE ONE car of my life of all those I have owned, my '85 Maxima would get the nod. I loved that car so deeply I could have been certified as committably insane. Drove that baby for over 206,000 wonderful miles.