Hey everybody. I'm a long time lurker yet a first time poster and member and i have a question. I'm about to start getting my license soon and i want to know what car i should be aiming for, a 4th gen or early 5th gen?

All help is appreciated

 

if you have money go for the newer one... although i personally like the body on the 4th gens a lot

 

i'm so conflicted on that
I see the sexiness of the 4th gens when fixed up and i like it immediately but then a 5th gen rolls by and i love that too. Story of my life

 

How would anybody but you know? Nobody knows what you're looking for. Don't come around asking people what your opinion should be. Say what you want in a car, then ask for facts to learn which car's qualities approximate that as closely as possible.Otherwise, people will typically tell you to get whatever they got. Go on a celica board, they'll reccomend that. Go on a maxima board, we'll reccomend that. Everybody's biased. They can only tell you what they like, and nothing more. And that's not important. You go look around some more and search. It's the only way to find something you like. That's what matters. It's how you find what you want.... and not something that some guy typing away at a computer thousands of miles away wants.

 

Tris1,

Looks like you finally got in

I thought you decided on the 4th gen already?

 

Get a 4th gen. You won't get as ****ed when the inevitable dings and scratches appear.

 

thanx for remembering me, Bonka
Yup i'm finally here and plan to make this my second home

I thought that i did too but last night while i was sitting on my doorsteps, a beautiful, CLEAN 5th gen rolled by with HIDs and HID foglights. Now i'm back to the drawing board

 

I guess what i am asking is which year would be more expensive on my insurance

 

They're all about the same insurance wise. The max with HIDS was a 2k2-2k3 so I REALLY doubt you can afford that one. I'd get a 4th without a question. I really don't like how the 5th gens look.

 

4th Gen all the way

4th Gen's look alot better IMO

 

i think the max that passed me was a 2k-2k1 because it had those headlight housings but i didn't get a real good look at it. I was captivated by it's beauty. They both look equally sexy to me

 

If you're captivated by the beauty of a maxima there is definitely something wrong with you.

 

yes
i need help

 

if you can afford em get a fifth, or hell if you want SEXY get a 3rd gen

 

i say get a 4th gen, but then again i have one so thats wut i like. imo the 4th gen was the best body style. make ur decision based on what u plan to do to the car thats the only thing i can tell u. i dont know what ur money situation is but doubt u can afford a 5th gen if u are lookin for one with hids.

 

no i was looking at the early 5th gen. 5.5 gen is out of my league

I'm only a teen so i would just be driving to school and hauling the regular stuff (groceries, laundries, etc). I thought that even a 2k-2k1 would be heck on my insurance which is already going to be tough

 

My aunt has one and while it looks good, it just doesn't have the same effect on me as the 4th and 5th gen. But maybe that's because i grew up with it.

 

I'd say 5th. 5th gen came out people were complaining that it's ugly, then it grew on them. And people started liking it. Weren't people also complaining when the 4th gen came out? Saying it's like a bar of soap left in the tub too long. The 4th gen will go out of style before the 5th, so go with the newer car. And it's got the vq35!

 

not the 2k-2k1

 

Woops, it totally went out of mind. What are the exterior differences between the 2002-2003 compared to the 2000-2001. I need to get up to speed here

 

just silver tails and i think HIDs. It's pretty much the same car with a different engine and i think the Titanium Edition came out in 2k2

 

And the 5.5 have a bigger Nissan symbol on their grille and they dont have the exhaust covering the 5 gen does.

 

I forgot about the Nissan symbol, the famous "burger". That thing is huge

 

I was in your spot before too, Get the 5th, you get some extra hp, and prettier lights and body style imho. I did and i fell in love with it. Altho i still DO like the styling of the 4th.

 

VE Power baby!

 

yea...i got a 01 maxima se for my first car, at a good price ($11,000)..it's in good condition..but my insurance is expensive, i think its almost 1500 every 6months

 

It all depends on how much money you have they are both great

 

yea i'm going to have to do a lot of talking to insurance companies because i KNOW that i will have to pay the butt-raping fee

I might try to see if i can find an 00-01 with the options that i want

 

VE power is good and strong

But i like VQ and VQ35 power a little more

 

You meant VQ and VQ35 right?

 

yes sorry

stupid 10 characters

 

it all depends on what you plan to do. personally i love the body of the 4th gen but i also like that extra hp that the 5th gen offers and that the 5th gen keeps its power after 5500 rpm unlike the 4th gens

 

yea i think i'll try to spring for a 00-01 and if i can't find one, i'll go for a 4th gen

 

4th Gens own.

 

i would like to see you when i get my car if you're still alive from all those cheesesteaks