allright guys! shall I go for the max ?

darn only if the mpg wasn't so bad, i just feel in a quick two years time these standard gasoline engine vehicles will have absolutely zero demand....but I love the car.

 

the only thing that's stopping you is the mpg? not to many other midsized 6 cylinder sedans have that much better mpg unless you include hybrids.

 

i would say if you are worried about gas money, do the math, estimate the price of gas, and how many miles you drive a year, and then the MPG. That will give you how much money you will spend a year on gas. now i did this calc for my uncle right before he bought his yaris. He was looking at the prius and yaris. So i ran the numbers for him. He doesn't drive but 5-6k a year if that. It would have taken him something like 25-30 yrs just to make up the price difference between the yaris and the prius in gas milage costs difference. No brainier there!

your time frame for gas powered cars being obsolete is way off in my opinion. Maybe they won't be worth anything in the next 20-50 yrs but not 2. This is my opinion though, so take that as you want. The gasoline engine is not going anywhere fast.

If you can afford the maxima, then you should be able to afford the gas to put in it, if you cant then get a smaller cheaper car, they usually get better fuel economy.

 

If you don't romp on the gas all the time then it's really not that bad on gas. Keep it under 2k rpm and gas will last you. It's when you take it up to 4-5k rpm constant or just rompin on it cause its fun haha

I love my Maxima!

 

Life is too short...go for it!!! It is one of the best cars I've ever owned.

 

hi your headlamps look different, are those some kinda covers ? looks very nice

 

Gas is pricey i spend around 50 dollars a week on gas but i dont regret it i love my max. and i wouldn't let gas keep me from my dream car!

 

This isnt my dream car (Challenger SRT8) but It sure beats my dream cars MPG. I use to drive a 07' Jeep Patriot which was great on gas but not on fun.

Im getting on average 24-26mpg driving moderately in city and about 30 on hwy

 

My previous car was a Challenger R/T. I do miss doing burn-outs at green lights but the Maxima is so much nicer on the inside.

 

My last two vehicles were an '09 Chally R/T and an '08 Chevy 2500HD Z71. I'm not sure I follow your logic on the gas mileage concern or that gasoline engines will go into obsolescence due to lack of demand. I think for a car that can go 0-60 in 5.8 seconds and still get 26+ MPG is pretty darn good in my book.

 

if all youre worried about is mpg...then yes.....or get an altima 2.5 and chug on over to mambi pambi land where maybe we have to worry about trivial things such as mpg ya jackwagon...

 

For the first year I had my Max I used 541 gallons of fuel. At a .30 cent gallon difference between regular and premium I figure I have spent a whopping $162.30 buying the premium fuel. If you cannot afford the difference in the fuel cost then maybe you cannot afford the Max.

 

Im not trying to be rude, but if you are worried about the cost of the gas, or how much you would be using, then you cant afford the maxima. The maxima is meant to be driven, and have fun with it. Whether you're gonna use a ton of gas or not. I dont drive it and keep it under 2k rpms bc I am worried about the extra gas it will burn off, I drive it bc its the best care Ive owned and fun to drive.

Hate to disappoint, but gas cars arent going anywhere, at least in all of our life times.

 

I agree this is my first max and this car is to have fun with. I owned a 2.5 altima before this and my gas money went up but it's totally worth it

 

Gas ... $3.50/gallon .... that silly grin we all have while contemplating our cars ... priceless!

Live long, and prosper
Jerry L. Gubka

 

Like the car, get it regardless of gas. If it gets good mileage, it's probably not fun. Up to you though.

 

 

The extra gas I put into my car I look at as the incremental cost of having a fun to drive car

 

Honestly, if you are concerned about gas money, this is not the car for you. I get about 16 mpg in the city and I couldn't care less.

 

I used to get 23 MPG in my 02 Sentra SE-R, so getting 18-22 in my Maxima is definitely not that bad at all. The engine is quite obviously much more powerful, and on top of that the exterior/interior crushes most other cars in its class in my opinion. My coworkers thought it was a Lexus when they first saw it.

 

Best response ever. If you are concerned about the gas money then don't get this car. I was concerned at first but realized that even when driving it hard, it wasn't that much worse than my old car. And getting Premium over Regular is only a couple extra bucks.

And yes gas cars aren't going anywhere, there's a market for Hummers that get 4 MPG somehow so I believe a market for a luxury sedan getting ~19 will stick around.

 

I think you guys are fooling yourselves if you think that gas cars aren't going to change in the next 20 years (or less). There is an agenda that is happening in this country and 4 mpg Hummers have no place in it. The car companies have to pass higher average gas mileage amounts every so many years, and big trucks are going to have to change in a big way for them to pass.

 

Drive a fully loaded SV Sport Tech...I think youll love it.

 

The point is that not everyone is concerned with mileage when shopping for a car. Granted you are right and we will see an increase in the number of electric/hybrid/fuel efficient cars, but this won't have any effect on the market for sporty cars. Mileage wasn't a concern for me when I went shopping for a car, comfort/being fun to drive though were.

 

actually it's not even the cost of gas I'm worried about, I'm worried about the depreciation value of cars like this, that's really want worries me.

in about 3 years, I think gas will be at 4.00 to 4.50 range and even the most hard core gas guzzler owner will start to feel it.

 

In the end only you can decide if it fits your needs, desires, and financial situation. Asking us if you should get one or not is kind of moot considering we do not know anything about your situation. Besides almost everyone here owns a Max. It's kind of like asking someone if they would answer "yes" to a question they already answered yes to... I'm just saying...

From an objective point of view though. If you're worried about the depreciation in a short period of time you probably don't like the car enough to warrant buying it. Honestly if i was planning to sell a car within a few years before i've even bought it, i wouldn't buy it... again i'm just saying...

 

You're original post talked about gas, not depreciation. And here in this post, you say you're not worried about the cost of gas, but keep talking about it anyway. Sounds like you're having an argument with yourself, and are looking for a faceless chorus to push you one way or another.

Seems the consensus opinion is: gas prices be damned, buy what makes you happy.

Of course it's going to depreciate. It's a car.

 

there's the reverse of this that you never thought of - as gas prices increase so do the amount of electric/hybrid vehicles available. if gas gets so high that people start buying exclusively electric vehicles or hybrids, it will hurt oil profits. their only choice would be to lower prices to compete. gotta love capitalism at it's worst and best. unfortunately none of this "radical change" will be happening over the next 3-4 years, more like the next 10-20. if you recall, gas prices were way above 3 bucks for premium several years ago...and they went back down.

the first few times at the pump for me I winced a bit, it's gotten easier though. if you take care of this car though, it will stay together very well and have a high resale value.

for example I got a 2002 Nissan Sentra SE-R about 5 years ago for $7000, recently sold it for $6000 and bought the Max. granted I got a good deal on the purchase, but if you take care of Nissan's they retain value regardless of the fuel efficiency - which by the way was 22 MPG - lovely for a 4 banger.

 

yes capitalism may make oil co. lower cost but the demand has already doubled and will triple in about 3-5 years...india, china and all the other 3rd world countries that are on the way to come upance.

 

The Maxima fully loaded with these 0% incentives is a LOT of quality car for the money...go try to load up a BMW like a Max, similar options, similar power..gonna be north of 50k without 0%...

 

Very true. But as the poster above pointed out, I think one of the main reasons we all picked a Max is because it is a hell of a lot of bang for your buck. I honestly thought I'd have to spend upwards of 45k+ to get a vehicle of this caliber, and my 09 SV with Tech/Sport with 22k on the motor was 26500. If I can get 15-16k for this in 4-5 years I'll be happy.