There is without a doubt all kinds of interest and opinions from every corner here on Maxima.org. When shopping for a new car what part of the 7th gen made you choose it over all your other options? Was it one thing over the top you were looking for that this car had that made you say "that's the car for me"?

 

I thought I'd be buying the G37, but the Maxima just looks so much better.

I was also so impressed with the CVT tranny on my wifes '09 Sentra that I wanted the CVT in my next car - and the G37 does not offer one. I also liked the dual moonroof, which is also not available elsewhere. On top of all that, the fully equipped Maxima is less expensive than the fully equipped G37!

 

well for me it was the shape of the car cuz all the cr i own has always been sporty so i wanted a total different look. the front end is crazy

 

Sort of a mixture of everything, but if i had to pick one it would be overall value. I wanted more room than my 350z. For the price i liked the styling and options combination the best in it's range. I didn't want a slow as gravy car and it's fast enough to do what i want it to do. So yeah pretty much a little bit of everything.

 

Definitely the look/style! I first saw this car from a side profile view at a golf course. My buddy and I were putting our bags in the trunk after just swinging the sticks when I saw this guy pull up next to the curb in front of me. I told my buddy to "check out that sick looking car!" After the guy grabbed his bag from the trunk and put it on the sidewalk, he got back in the car and proceeded to park it. I told my buddy that I needed to wait for him to park it before we left so I could see what kind of car it was! The rest is history...

 

Agreed with most. The ultimate deciding factor was body style/looks of the car. I can't stand being in a car I don't find attractive. I can tell you one thing, I have gotten more looks and stares at my 2010 Max both on and off the road, then I ever have with any of my other vehicles. I especially notice luxury car owners looking more than anyone else, I'm talking from people driving Infiniti's, BMW's, MB's, and Audi's! It's interesting the luxury companies who have a more sport performance focus in mind are the ones looking and coming up to me and asking about the car because I think they realize and commend that this sport body style coupled with a powerful engine underneath is there to back up that sporty/aggressive look. Personally I think the look impresses a lot of them. A close second with the most amount of looks woud probably would be my 2005 FX35, which is another polarizing Nissan design and still is but this Maxima takes the cake. I would say that at least every other fill-up at the gas station, people and attendants come up complementing me and asking me how I like the car, etc!!!

The second criteria for the decision after styling was value for the buck with features. I mean yout get so many features in this car for the price, especially is you get the premium package. Do you realize that for 37-39k dollars, with the premium package you get so many LUXURY features that normally you could only get in that grouping in vehicles well over 50k dollars??? A lot of features for the price, especially with the incentives Nissan has offered on the Maxima which makes it even better. There are people getting loaded Maxima's with the premium/tech packages for like $34-36k bucks!

 

theres not many ppl that enjoy the CVT lol.. but glad youre liking it, and yeah its def. cheaper than the g37 with similar options (except the tranny)

 

I picked being original, I like how the Maxima is the underdog, I worked for Nissan in 96 and no one knew what the Maxima was, and now in 2010, same thing, ppl get in my car and say I did not know that "THIS WAS A MAXIMA" makes me laugh every time

But here is how I ended up with an 09
Lease an 06 SE
Loved it
modded it, a lot and expensive mods
lease expired and I had 17000 miles over the allowed 39k
decided to buy it, cause it was worth more to me
I should of had the 17k buyout but was laid off
realized I was now paying 35k for a car worth 15k and I had no gap coverage
just in case I was hit I still owed more then half of what I was paying off,
talk to the old man
took a random drive to the friendly Nissan dealer
spoke with my salesman who I knew since 96
basically somehow talked him into giving me a loaded 09
same car payment, plus 10k from my father
that covered my negative equity
now I had a fully covered car plus gap
same car payment, same length as the financed 06
but when I own it, it will be an 09
it all worked out
lesson learned, never lease
if I had put 5k down and financed my 06 for 60 months
I would own it by now
instead I'm making another 60 payments
it took some time but I finally got use to the 09
for the longest time I felt like I was driving not my car
slowly but surely I will transform this car into what I was doing with the 06

I love the 09, the CVT took some time getting use to but it shifts as smooth as the 7speed infiniti trans during normal driving, getting on it, it lacks the traditional shifting but it more then makes up for it

 

Some would say, the wrong lesson.

 

Look/Style for me plus all the tech features which I love to play with. I agree with the stares; I get alot with this car plus you don't see a ton of them all over the road like the Altima. I have yet see another model just like mine. I believe the style of this car will hold it's own for a long time.

 

It started with speed. My dad rented a particularly healthy 2009 for a few days. I wound it up, tossed it around, and ran it for a half-hour on various highways. I thought it was very impressive.

A week later when I actually had to buy a car, the Maxima was in the back of my mind as I tested a G37, Mustang, Camaro, 135i, 328i, Fusion, and 370Z. It was really the G37's game to lose. The Mustang and Camaro had a crap interiors, the BMWs were wonderful and priced to reflect it, and the 370Z was a bit too rough for me.

It was way too easy to catch the G37's automatic flatfooted, and it was neither faster, nor with better interior quality than the Maxima. I also thought the back seat was cramped and the styling a bit androgynous. Only the handling was a significant step up from the Maxima, and that wasn't good enough to make me overlook the transmission.

So I came back to the Maxima. The 135i was a tempting alternative, but much less practical and $10K more expensive. The addictive thrust from the I6 and the sled-like handling weren't worth $10K to me. Put another way, the BMW was an excellent car, but not much of a value. Since the Maxima I was interested in was about the price of an Altima SR, I thought it was a great value. So I bought it.

 

Unequivocally, the climate controlled driver's seat. Couldn't get it in any other car I could squeeze my 6'4" frame into!

 

holly Sh*t LtLeary, 6'4??? Your close to God ain't cha. Roomy must have been your second choice... Remind me not to argue with you in a thread... We both live in central Florida, I might see you at a light one day.. Haha

 

all style, all the time

 

Infiniti g37s coupe with premium and sport with 5k out of pocket= $392.58/month 36 month lease
Nissan Maxima with Premium and Technology with 5k out of pocket, High $200s as I was quoted.
Nuff said

 

Why in God's name would you put 5K dollars down on a lease for a car that is priced like the Maxima is? Leasing 101, you try to put as little down a vehicle for a lease as possible. I try never to put more than $2k down on a car. If your ever in a accident or the car is stolen, that down payment is basically money just flushed down the toilet!!

 

funny how you quoted that, cool get in line cause I have a lot of haters, I toss money back and forth with my old man all the time, I don't keep track but always enjoy when others do

 

no credit history and the bank will not approve you for that monthly payment, or other randomness

 

Then you can't afford a vehicle as expensive as the Maxima! You don't go and get a car, via leasing or financing that you can't afford because of your credit score, amount of payment, etc! There are other factors besides those two things that decide stuff. You have to give your occupation and how much money you make which is a huge contributor in whether you can afford and directly approve/disapprove you. If you getting disapproved because of your credit score, vehicle price, and salary you make then you can't afford that car at that time. Plain and simple. The bank is not trying to punish you but basically protect you from you and cover their own skin if they think you can't make the payments! If your young and just starting out, you can't always jump into a premium or luxury vehicle right off the bat, you have to start out with something cheaper and work your way up over time! That is how people in this country go in to so much debt that they can't afford. Remember the housing market crashing in 2007 and 2008. They were giving people mortgages who didn't even have a job !

 

Admittedly, nosebleeds are a hazard but remarkably the Max is very comfortable, even with my 250lbs and 'tater belly' to boot. You'd be surprised how many of the Max's competitors don't have the leg room/roof height the Max does.

 

[QUOTE=alexdi;7554902]It was way too easy to catch the G37's automatic flatfooted, and it was neither faster.



Good assessment there, but The G37 is a bit faster than the Max 1/4 mile, 0-60, 0-100 etc. Auto to CVT its .7-1 full sec faster to 60 and traps 4 to 6 mph more in the 1/4 mile depending on what test you use.

 

It's not even that. it just that my dad wants me to have a very low monthly payment so in case I lose my job, he can help me with payments.

 

if financial considerations were considered, there is no way anyone purchases a $30k+ car. But as long as it works for you

 

I can afford this car easily, the 5k im getting is coming from the sale of my current car, also im putting the Max in my dad's name. The Max is not expensive for me, the g37 is hence why Im not considering it anymore. I know the hard reprucussion a car repossesion can have an someone's credit history and trust me if I thought for a second I couldn't afford this car I wouldn't even be looking at it.

 

My wife got the premium after trading in her 08 Accord EX. The dealer paid off that lease 9 months early and we paid $1000 to seal the deal on the lease. Her payments went up 10-15 bucks but the options also went up times 5. I got mines because I'm a hater and couldn't stand not having one of my own. Here's the real story I owed 12K on aq jeepGc and making payments without warranty. I got the Sv with cp for the same $12k I owed in a new lease for 326 a month. If you do the math I would have paid off the jeep in 39months plus maintnance and had a 5000 equity for trade or drive a car I love for the same time and paid to have it maintained all the time$$. At the end of the lease I may walk away and see what's out there or sign and drive off in another new car. I am already thinking of getting the 2011 in March to end the that lease just in time to pick up the 2014. I love the Maxima and leasing is easy for me since I will never go over the 12K miles a year which believe or not does equal equity on trade. I will try to never own a car again. As I get older I don't want things around aging as well. Wow what a rant. All from a BB

 

I feel the same way, if there is something newer and better than what I am driving, I have to have it, thats why even if I had the money, I wouldn't finance Max for 5 years, because I kno eventually I will get tired of it.

 

Well if some of that down payment if from the sale of your old car that is a completely different issue and then makes it okay. But you would not believe the amount of people I see putting out of pocket for a lease, and if they were ever in an accident or the car stolen a week later, all that money is gone!

Congrats on your purchase!

 

The whole down payment is coming from the sale, I might actually only put down 3k and give my dad the other 2k to keep for himself. I know Im afraid of losing that money but Im willing to be very careful, lol. Thanks btw, Im closing in on an SV Sport and monitor and should have one by late June!

 

Consider your options. You have made it clear that you have a great family support system but knowing what I know about life I would be using all that money to invest in my future. You may already be prepared for life but to me having these toys comes after all other priorities and life needs are met. Before someone ask I have accomplished all of the above.

 

Most kids my age have very nice cars like this one, I have many firends who drive Beamers, Infiniti's, Mercedes you name it. I have a friend who financed an RX-8 on his own and he is my age. I understand where you are coming from and have much respect for you as an elder. My finances are in order, I have college loans but I go to a CUNY (City University Of New York) and my loans will only be about 20k after I graduate comapred to others who pay 300k after 4 yrs, I have a sloid career path lined up for myself after college, so Im sure that me getting this car won't be a move in the wrong direction.

 

I love all the "toys" inside the car. All the stuff that high-end luxury cars have! Memory seats, heated steering wheel, cooled seats, rear-sunshade (not that i'd ever use it) and more!
The styling was what made me want to drive it. Back at the beginning of March I was dead set on getting the 2010 Acura TL. I almost signed until they dropped a bomb on me and made it very unaffordable (and I got quotes from 15+ dealers) So I went to my backup plan. I had an 07 Accord on lease, so I was gonna let it run out and then get the '10 Accord coupe. While I like the style of the coupe it definitely lacked in the "toys" area.
I left the Honda dealer one weekend, being quite underwhelmed by the Accord and quite overwhelmed by the lease quote I was given. Drove past the Nissan dealer and saw this beautiful Maxima that I've never given a 2nd look at because of the CVT. I pulled in and told the salesman that I only wanted it to see how bad the CVT was. Overall I was impressed. I bought the Max 2 days later after intense negotiations.

Still only at 50% satisfied with the CVT, but the car is the best thing that I think I got for the money. Fully loaded in the low 400's with $0 and they paid off my old lease... I got an amazing deal!

 

originality, style and looks are all pretty equal for me. I could have gotten a fully loaded altima for less than I paid for the Max. I considered it because the altima and max are the same size car.

The max won out because every joe schmo has an altima. Hardly anyone has a maxima.

That's the way I like it and I snicker everytime I see a G35/37 owner stare at my max as I pass by.

 

Go look at the in-gear numbers from a roll. That difference is off the line; from 30 onward, the acceleration curves are almost identical. If the G has traction-control on, neither car will pull away.

In the two cars I tried on the same day, the G37 had nothing on the Maxima. It was the opposite on the highway. The G had a lot of kick at slow speeds when the transmission finally found the short first gear, but pushing the pedal to the mats at 70 didn't yield the thrust of my Maxima rental. I submit that the rental had 30K miles compared to 50 on the G, but I still wasn't impressed. Neither were anywhere near the turbo BMWs.

 

Having been behind the wheel of both the Maxima and G37, the G will win hands down, read up on the G forums, you can't compare 2 cars by how they feel, don't let mileage fool you, the higher mileage cars are probably faster and broken in better, having driven a lot of Nissans, the engines feel tight with no mileage, after 10-20k they have way more power, I have no 335 experience but the 335, IS350 and G37 are all equal competitors

 

I got the Maxima because its the fastest 4 door sports sedan under 28 k. Also one of the fastest cars on the road under 28 k. Period.

 

Exactly, as much as I love the Max, simply and easily put the G37 and 07/08 G35 simply are faster cars there is no debating that. 1/4 tells the story, no stock 09/10 Max will trap at 104-105 like a stock G37 auto period.

Using best test for both at same mag for reference.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ict/specs.html

TEST DATA Acceleration to 0-60mps 6.0 sec, Quarter mile 14.5 sec @ 99.0 mph

Not surprising, the acceleration times for the brawnier G37 S are markedly improved over the less-powerful, five-speed G35 S. Zero to 60 now takes only 5.0 sec, with the quarter-mile obliterated in just 13.5 at 105.3 mph.

Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...#ixzz0nqSy6mFp

 

If the G had 'won hands down,' I'd have bought one. It didn't. And it wasn't in the same league as the 335i. Test numbers back up this up, though having driven the lot on the same day, I stand by my own judgments.

A stock G37 won't trap 104 or 105. This is typical:

http://www.insideline.com/hyundai/ge...g37-coupe.html

13.9 at 101. The best Edmunds could do was 103, and I've seen one test that had it below 100.

Other key metrics:

0-45: 3.9
0-75: 8.2

So we've got a 4.3 second 45-75 run. The other G37 review has the same number.

And the Maxima:

0-45: 4.4
0-75: 8.9

And 4.5 seconds here from 45-75. Separating the Maxima and the G37 Coupe from a roll? 0.2 seconds, or under 5%. Using data from the other Maxima test on Edmunds, the difference is only 0.1 second.

Let's compare the 335i.

http://www.insideline.com/bmw/3-seri...35i-coupe.html

3.9 seconds from 47-75, and trapping at 106. It's faster off the line and and faster in-gear, and the feel from inside reflects it. That car absolutely hauls. I drove a '10 Camaro automatic with the V8 as well; the BMW was actually a bit quicker until 65 or so.

 

Honestly since I've owned several Nissan's including 2 Maximas so i already knew the history of the car's performance, quality, and reputation but when I saw this one in person-I knew i had to have it.

So for me the look of this car sealed the deal, pictures on the internet and seeing it on tv did no justice at all for it, this car is an entirely different animal when you see it in person.

Love at first sight is really possible and true!! LOL

 

No point in arguing over which car is faster and yes a G sedan will trap 104/105, seen a few times at the track (I go quite often BTW) At a drag strip foot to floor acceleration you will get out dragged by a G37 and will be a several cars back through the 1/4 mile with ease......we all know which is faster (BTW we are not talking about the coupe, we all know its a tad slower as it weighs more. This is sedan to sedan). I could have gone deeper and pulled up some of the other test for the Max that has its numbers down on the M/T test that I posted (hint hint Edmunds/ earlier M/T test for instance having it trap at 95 or 96) I'm sure some current/prior G owners will step in. Enjoy your Max man!

Wifes 05 G35S auto 14.31@98.90 mph (11/4/06) stock
Monte 03SE auto 14.60@96.71 mph (11/4/06) stock
Monte 09 370Z Sport package auto 13.4@106.42 mph(12/12/09) stock
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Why does 0-60mph mean so much if the speed limit average throughout the US is 55-65mph? I enjoy the 55-70mph passing but other than that I wont have a need for 0-60 times. Does anyone just cruise around doing nothing but burning fuel anymore? I love taking the car out for drive.. which I will do right now. be back soon.