Well, Just bought my fiance a 99 SE, black on black, fully loaded. The only bad thing about it is that it's an auto , but she was sick of driving her 5spd Altima. I didn't plan on getting another Maxima, but maybe this will make her come to more of my meets and track days??

 

what a loser. you bought a maxima.

 

Not only that.. But an auto too!

 

congrats on the new max. auto or not, it looks good. it's an SE.

 

Didn't someone say variety is the spice of life?

 

congrats on the ride clint

 

I think they were gay.

 

 

if there is a large variety of mediocrity, then there is no gain in differences. if there is a large variety of good things, then nothing is so special anymore, and the good things become common. if there is a small variety of crap, then you have a small variety of crap. if the variety is small but of high quality, it is highly valued. if the variety is large but of high quality and taste (and that lot has not become passe) it may become a bargain. or, conversely, may be priced out of the range of most! or, if it is relatively inexpensive, the large variety may be overlooked, undiscovered, and/or ahead of it's time, therefore rendering the lot an unappreciated treasure easily attained to the discriminating or lucky one.

modifying the aforementioned thinking is the relative effect of perceived value: any given offering, lot, or quantity of goods or services will either increase or decrease in value depending on a relatively widespread opinion of many. a prime example of this is 'good' or 'bad' news in the stock market: any given stock will rally or tank according to good or bad news. this is not always true, mind you, but generally this is proven to be true over and over again. something can be good, generally, but if it is perceived to be bad, then it is thence 'bad." vice versa is true as well.

an example of increased perceived value more on topic is the toyota supra >>> ok. this car is cool (i like maximas and better, though). but it is not *that* cool. and it is certainly not rare. so, for sake of argument, it falls into the large quantity of good things category. but it's perceived value skyrocketed after the first 'fast and furious' film: prior to the movie, a typical used one, twin-turbo model, went for about $18 thousand. after the film, the value jumped to above $24 thousand! about $6 thousand more in worth! over 30% more in price! and that was in 2001! today, the same car is now worth, used, about $30 thousand!

so one could say, "well, the car is good, so it's value rose to where it really should have been anyway." one could say, then, that the car was undervalued. so this is a case of a mass-marketed thing being highly valued despite it's rather common state of availability. rarity is not always an indicator of value.

conversely, one could say: "well, the car is overvalued because of recent image popularity, particularly among the tuning niche culture sensitive to the rallying effect of hollywood exposure."

this has gotten off topic. but it is fun to ponder.

 

Auto ownz joo all.

 

"Once you go black you'll never go back"
It will probably take a lot more than a Max to get a woman to a track if she's genuinely not intertested. Enjoy

 

You know I had a black 96 SE before this 98 Sterling Mist. So there are exceptions!

She has been to a few, but maybe she will become an enthusiast now?? ha I have already been told I need to buy her clear corners and red/clear tails!! LOL This might get pricey modding two cars.

 

Thanks, now we can add one more to the Nashville meet roster!

Think you are going to be able to make the next one?? (Not sure when it is going to be, but should be in a month or two)