I picked up a full brochure on the maxima , not the tiny one. I noticed in the color section that maxima colors coulis red and forged bronze feature a new nano-pigment technology where the paint pigments are ground 10 times finer than those found in traditional paints. It says the resulting finish is stunning with an exceptional deep, wet lustrous look ! I might have to check into this red color ! Norm

 

Sounds pretty cool but IMO they ruined the max forever.

 

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richmusche - 14GmMax is probably from the Maxima cult of the second millenium, and missed the 2001 announcement by Ghosn that the Maxima was being taken upscale and would be the Flagship for Nissan. Ghosn said the manual and auto 3.5 versions of the Altima would henceforth be the replacement for the niche formerly filled by the Maxima from 1981 through the 2001 gen 5. The 2002 Maxima (gen 5.5) began the move upscale. He needs to have MONTE fill him in on the third millenium Maxima, and where it now sits on the Nissan product line.

I have owned AND LOVED every generation Maxima beginning with the 2nd gen, and I can assure 14GmMax that the 8th gen Maxima is vastly superior to those early Maximas in almost every way. The primary differences include improved power, acceleration, handling, MPG, comfort, safety features, convenience features and braking.

 

Although there have been instances where Nissan has turned out products (including some Maximas) with paint that did not always measure up to expected standards, the reality is that Nissan is working harder than many manufacturers to make better paints. They have worked very hard in recent years to develop a paint that tends to shed dirt, keeping the car cleaner longer.

I will be noticing these red and bronze Maximas.

 

I figured as much but to say they ruined the car is insanity in my mind but theng again, I am very pragmatic with my way of thinking...

 

Hey Light, you got it covered!

 

THanks, MONTE. I am counting on you to cover while I spend the next week on the road. I will miss this board while rolling slong the highway.

 

so much detail and thought put in this post.

care to tell us why or how?

 

Please don't feed the flame war bait trolls.

 

Have a safe, fun trip Light!

 

Light is the man. I'm in the same boat as he.

S

 

So is this a better inovation than Nissan's so called "self healing paint"?

 

What a gimmick/disaster that was.....

 

I would use Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Wax on it about once a month.

 

No doubt.
I'm a CB owner so it's all about my DA w/cutting pad and Meguiar's compound just to get to the wax-on/wax-off stage.