hotmax97

well just been curious because i see that as manny fans that the
MAXIMA when ever people talk about upgrading . is most of time
to another make of cars and style so why did you get the MAX
and what other choices you had when you got it ?

99Maxima5sp

For me, it was all about the 5-speed in a mid-size sedan. Its just so rare.

My choices were:
-99-up Jetta 1.8T (slightly to expensive, and small)
-late 90s Audi A4 1.8T (same as jetta)
-Pontiac Grand Am GT (i liked it, interior took a little gettin used to, but has major quality issues)
-Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (interior was just to plasticky, and a lil out of my budget)
-Mitsubishi Diamante
-Mazda Millenia (interior was dispointing)


In the end, i test drove the max, fell in love, and thats all she wrote...




Eric

Conrad283

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Because my parents bought it for me

asu174

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Where's the poll?

Anyhow, I like 4 door cars. I like sports cars. I put the two together and I had my answer. There aren't too many peppy manual tranny 4 door cars out there under $20,000.

hotmax97

WOW you guys are fast or im to slow tiping
any way heres the poll

|Bijan|

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but...handmedown and always wanted one

Ferbs02SMMax

Wanted the Max bad after a co-worker bought one. I always liked the 4 door sports sedan moniker attached to the car. I LOVE the 4th gen SE's, and I LOVE the VQ35, so what better than to get the next iteration, in a 5th gen SE.

Honestly, I didn't test drive any other car, I had my heart set on the Max from the moment I made up my mind to replace my Camry. The power, handling, braking, looks was too much for me...Every time I drive the car, a smile comes across my face, and that justifies the payment I sent the bank every month.

Only other car I considered was Acura CL-S, but couldn't find one for under $20K with decent miles, and I had heard their trans were a bit suspect, so Maxima I went....

FanaticMadMax

I always like the sport in the 4door car. The styling. I always wanted one since H.S which at the time when I first saw the 3rd gen Maxima I fell in love but couldn't afford until I can which I got myself a 5Th Gen......WHOO HOO

Wisky97SE

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The car I really wanted was too much money . .. . I wanted an A4 1.8T 5speed or a Volvo 850R.

Ceasars Chariot

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couldnt swing the 97 bmw m3 !

gto400no1

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Just love the look of them, had to have one.

Ristina

I was looking at financing a 97 bmw 850... Because it is my dream car =) But than my boss who has an awesome maxima started talking me into a maxima, I had already liked nissan ...So I guess I should thank Chris for introducing me to maxima...Because now I love my maxima...

Ladzio

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I see I am the only one so far who voted NEEDED CAR FAST.

When transmission in my '90 Caravan totally died I decided to not drop another in and needed car asap. My only requirements were 5sp in 4 dr sedan.
My short list because of very limited budget was:
-Accord
-Passat VR6
-Audi 90

Somehow I totally forgot about Maximas.When I accidently came accros one at a dealer and testdrove it, bought it same instance and praise my luck that did not get anything other than Maxima.

maxima98vspec

i wanted to get a 4 door sport sedan, that looked reallly good and that was fast, when i turned 16 i got my frist car which was ......................... a 91 maxima, sold that with 250k miles still in good condition, and got a 98 maxima gxe, i always wanted one cause there was this guy that had one, with a lip and some other stuff, it was preaty fast. I told him that i wanted to get one also and he was like don't ever copy me B*****, i will smoke u any day, so i kicked his a$$ and bought a maxima and smoked his a$$ afterwarrds.
my list of car that i wanted to get:
2002sentra spec V
97 maxima
2002 maxima
98 maxima
350 z
99 maxima
1991-1995 300zx
97-99 maxima
2002 Altima
oh and did i mention a 98 maxima ..................

maximadave

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best bang for the buck IMO. Plus you don't see one on every corner like a Toyota Camry or a Honda Accord.

maximase86

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Cuz Maxima's ownz jo0! My family has had maxima's since the early 80's. They are great car...practical...and fun!

S

AscendantMax

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my maxima been in the family since it was bought new, I'm the current owner and care-taker

Hamy

I owned a 3rd gen when I was 16 and really loved it. Now I went back to a 5th Gen Max because of insurance reasons. Little did I know that the HID issue of the 2k2+ would kill that idea. Anyhow I need a 4 door for a little over 4 more months till my rates go back to normal then I'm selling this biatch.

Ferbs02SMMax

You ain't kidding about that Camry/Accord reference. lol

|Bijan|

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ORRRRR the civic, huyndai, taurus, chrysler.......

JettmiesterMax

I own one for the fact of VQ, fun, style, room, value and 6-speed. It is in it's own league. Always has been.

I really want a G35 sedan 6-speed, but a bit pricey right now for me. But that is my next car.

This 2002 Max is my 5th Nissan (my second Max) in a row, so you can add that I have had great luck with my Nissan vehicles. And I never bought one from a Nissan dealer..they SUCK! LOL

rob van dam

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an IS 300 wouldve been to much for a 17yr old..

meccanoble

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would u guys believe i was about to buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited before this. Oh man what a mistake it would have been.

Bonka

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Isn't the Maxima the "poor man's BMW?"


















If not, then this was destiny for me

happyricefob

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cuz i have one, i like one, i 0wn one.

LeX

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I was given a Camry and it was slow as molasses and my dad needed to sell it to pay for my college fees

So i had 8k to spend and i'd always wanted a Maxima.

My requirements, 95+ 5spd, 4doors, reliable, speedy

So logically the Maxima came into the picture and that's it Soon will have my Datsun 510 as well though, i'm just a Nissan guy

maximaracer28

For me it was bang for the buck and I couldn't afford the other cars even though my parent bought the car for me. Although I do see Audi TT"s for like $18k now, granted they are not fast nor big but kind of sporty and luxurious and in a way pimp. The is300 or e46 bmw was too much $ for an 18 year old like rob said

CCx

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Well, a friend of mine got a real easy loan from Peoplefirst and bought an A4. I already owned a relatively new, albeit crappy car (2000 Cavalier), but he got me going on how easy it was to get the loan, so I figured what the heck. Got a big blank check, a ridiculously low rate, and went shopping. The Max was the only non-Honda/Toyota car in my price range that had leather, moonroof, heated seats, and a 5 speed. Was going to get an A6 but didn't want my buddy to get salty or think I was biting his style. This is my 12th car, and it's hands down the best one I've owned so far.

NT2SHBBY

cuz the car is oh sooo pimp

Sprint

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to get some p#ssy

MaximaPolak

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When I wanted the car, I saw the commercial and that was the day that I set out to look for a 2k2 or 2k3 Maxima. I found a good price at the time. They didn't have the color of the 2k3 I wanted (2k2 was $100 less so I went for the 2k3) so they ordered me a 2k3 Majectic Blue. Got it on July 1, 2002 and didn't even test drive. Signed some BS and was on my way home!

I have never driven a V6. My parents always let me drive their 4 bangers which sucked. Always ripped on the accelerator. MY V6 was a whole other story. I never red lined nor crossed 4000 RPM until right before Winter. OMG! I thought I was gonna bust my pants. Never knew there was a red line (rev limiter) until I installed my intake. And off I went to the Test Track. (highway)

Mr. Peabody

After driving my 80 Accord for 11 yrs it was time to replace it with a new one but my dealer had his nose too high in the air and wouldn't deal .. I wanted something :
Cool looking
5 speed
good handling
Reliable
comfortable

So I paid $500.00 less for my 91SE than the Honda guy wanted for an accord and have loved it ever since. It really is a 4DSC!! And it has been very very reliable!!

So when it was time for another new car .... it was just a question of what year Max I was going to buy.

Drove an 04 SE - didn't like the looks & style
Drove an 02 GLE - QUICK!
Drove an 00 20anv SE and it was really nice but after driving the 02 it felt like it wasn't running quite right.
Found a fully optioned out 03 SE auto with 20k miles on it and negotiated the price down to what I had paid for the 91 back in 91 and bingo!!

amb4081

I always had a thing for Nissan with the 300zx, but I never really thought about the Maxima. I knew reliability of Nissan was a plus since my parents had a Pathfinder with over 200,000 miles on the original tranny and motor (which I bought and drive to this day).

My brother bought a 96 GLE in 1999. I test drove it a little and was surprised how the quick it was. Much quicker than an Integra GSR that I was thinking of buying. So I had a car wholesaler friend find me a 4th gen Maxima 5-speed at auction instead of a doggy Integra. The rest is history. I am really enjoying the car now. Just wish winter would end so I could get her out of the garage.

jjs

5-speed.

'nuf said.

spirilis

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Was gonna get an '03 SE-R Spec V brand new, but a coworker suggested I look at Maximas... I liked his 2K auto GXE, seemed like the right kind of car for me, so I found my leather 2K 5-speed SE full-loaded for around the similar price as an SE-R Spec V (bought the max last june)

Torgus

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because of sadler's pimp ride. its what got me interested. and my family has always driven nissans and shuch and i was amazed how the 95 mAx sitting in the garage could ever look so hot and go so fast.

Synki

My 996 wasn't cutting it...

BlueC

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I spent months deciding on a car (even though I got the TL first, thats a diff story), it came down to this:

-Late 90s Audi 1.8T (Reliability sucks, interior too small)
-GTP (Reliability sucks, cheap interior, not my kind of style)
Early 90s SC400/300 (Hard to find, it was #2 under the max)
Mid 90s Q45 (Too expensive to maintain)

The Max always seemed to be the car id come back to, its a great choice overall, its just great in every catagory. Overall awesome car.

hurleybob

Needed to replace my '93 Sentra with 200K miles since I wanted something reliable, even though Sentra is running fine (still have it in fact). Forget GM/Ford, I've had too many problems with em. Looked at 3 year old V6 Accords, way overpriced. Found my SE at a nissan dealer, drove it, loved it, had to have it and $$ was right!

JettmiesterMax

Here is my story on how I ended up with my '02.

I had a '91 SE-R since '91. In Nov. 2002 I broke my left foot (clutch foot!) and could not drive my 5-speed. had to bum rides and that sucked.

A great family I know in town had bought a '95 GLE new back in Aug of '95. She happened to walk in not long after I bummed my foot and she asked me if I still loved her Max, and I said sure, I always loved that car. So, she said if you want it, make us an offer. So i did and away I drove in the '95. So, now I was balanced with a cool Nissan 5-speed and a cool Nissan Auto.

Word got out that I had two Nissan's (I guess a single guy with no wife or kiddo's doesn't need two cars) and I was starting to get offers on the SE-R.
Some were very good! So....I played and put a lil ad out on SR20DE.net and bam, got an offer I could not refuse. After 10.5 excellent years together, My SE-R drove away :cry:, but had a decent lump of dough to deposit.

Well, I modded and babied this '95, and started to really miss my manual ALOT! Too much really.

So, i was toying on the net locating manual cars I would be interested in buying. TSX, RSX, Max, SE-R's etc.

RSX was ay high on insurance and to be realistic a bit small form my lifestyle. But I love that size car. So I ruled it out.

TSX just was so fun to drive, and Acura is so high to insure (compared to nissan) and I still missed the VQ when behind the wheel.

New SE-R just seems to pale commpared tot he original and I am not really fond of a Mexico built Nissan and the 2.5 QR.

So...went Maxima lurking on the net, found my white 6-speed beauty, e-mailed them, (they were selling to get a new Z) got insurance lined out, met them In Oklahoma City, drove it and bought it.

All to make a long story short.

It is like have a big SE-R and my 95 GLE all rolled up into one. Grin all the time driving. One can have their cake and eat it too!