also, a question about the 300zx...most sources say that the newer model 300zx was built from 90-96 and i know that stillen made a custom model in 97 but i have heard of a 98 model........is this true??

 

no i love the old style muscle cars, mustangs, chevelles, camaros cars like that and i love the old trucks, my mom had an 85 max and my family loved it, when i bought my 95 it was because i needed a practical car, then i found out about how much i could do it and then fell in love with the 5gens and found one in a 5 speed and bought it. my project after this is going to be an old 50's styly ford pickup with a new 03 cobra drivetrain and it will be painted flat black, sleeper is what i'm after. so i like the old school cars, but love my max because it's the only family car that i can afford that it fun to drive and looks good

 

The M5 is a wonderful machine.



I have been interested in cars for as long as I can remember, german cars especially, but each car has good and bad.



Right now I drive a VW passat (slightly modded) it is a great car good gas mpg, However the amount I have spent to fix this car is ridiculous.

 

Finally someone aknowledged it, the M5 and M3 have the best bodies i have ever seen i beilve, i also feel they are more impressive overall than most of the cars i have heard about in this thread, just my opinion anyone out there own one?

 

I do agree that the M3 and M5 are both very beautiful machines, unfortunately a bit out of my price bracket, I have to settle for loving cars I can afford. I do love cars, a lot. I enjoy my I30 because like it's brother the Maxima, it's a sleeper, it looks innocent and a bit luxurious but still has plenty of power, it's not over for me until I can get a Stagea Autech version into the states though... I'd love to see the look on some ricer's face when he gets the doors blown off him by a station wagon, only to find out that it shares most of it's internals with the GT-R... unfortunately, I'll probably never aquire one, but I don't really care for wagons anyway. I find it funny though that so many people equate 'rice' with Japanese cars, don't tell me you don't have a Cavalier or a Neon running around your town... maybe a Cirrus or Stratus, maybe even some Saturn, not to mention the number of riced small trucks... no my friends, there is plenty of domestic rice, or as I like to call the trucks around here, redneck rice. As for german cars... I miss my VW Corrado VR6

 

i agree i detest the low rider frontiers, rangers, and s10's.....a truck should have ground clearance that's what they are made for......and as for the cavaliers and neons and other small "sport" sedans that are made domestically i believe that they can never compete with the expertise of foreign dealers in this area

 

I like some other cars....but I have a maxima problem

 

Wel I do like the 300zx but id have to disagree with you on the mustang thing. It has stood the test of time. Its still around and it still kicks major azz. It deserves alot of respect, not as much as lets say a corvette but, the only downfall about the mustang is the V6 model.


Arent maximas the same way???

Neways, I like cars in general. Cars that go fast, look good or both. I was a mustang guy before my nissans. I started with a 87 sentra, then a 90 maxima, then 99 maxima. Since the arrival of the 2000 maxima i have not desired to own another maxima unless some major design changes are completed. I do have some interest in the infinity g35. SO right now that would be my next daily driver.

If I had a second car for fun or racing it would prolly be a mustang. I own and purchased a maxima because i needed a reliable car that gets out of its own way. It looks good and isnt a roach.

To answer the question: definitely not specific to the maxima.

 

I test drove a 03/04 m5 last summer and it was a extremely precise and perfectly engineered automobile but for $80,000 & 400 Hp it did not feel that aggressively powerful & exciting as i thought it would be, I drove used mustang svt/cobras that have scared the **** out of me ! My 3 dream cars are as follows - Daily driver Porsche 911 turbo, at night - Ferrari 360 Modena, and weekends 02/03 Dodge viper gts

 

I love the M5s! How about the E28 M5, the original M5 that was my dream car when I was five years old! Or the E34 M5, best known in the movie Ronin. My dad is looking at the E39 (1997-2003) M5s but won't do a manual with the traffic...

BMW is what started my love with cars since before I can remember, which is why I can't wait to get our all-original 1985 Hellrot red 325e 5-speed that my grandma bought new in Germany and has 91k miles! It's a blast to drive!

Maxima's are unique vehicles in their own category, but I still kinda love SUVs. I really miss my used-to-be-perfect 1998 Toyota 4Runner that my GF totalled.

 

I pretty much just like most cars.At the moment I own an old Maxima,a 95 Camaro,and an 04 SRT4.

 

Not really, I do like Maximas although I dont think they are gods gift to the automotive industry as alot of people here think. There are other cars in this world. I love Mustangs, cant wait to get my hands on one.

 

mustang cobras have stupid crazy torque.

 

add the Ford Focus hatchback to the domestic rice bowl

 

Dont forget the Chevy Cobalt

 

I work for enterprise rent a car and its crazy how poor quality american cars are compared to imports. I'm talkin cars such as impalas, explorers, silverados, f-150's they just never feel as solid as the comparable imports and always have more issues (tranny for the most part).

 

I love many other cars, or maybe most cars... but there's just something about the Max...

 

YEP! Great car & value, we have a '90 (5-spd) and '95 (auto). I was surprised at how much power the '95 had being it was an automatic. I swear I must've made the salesman crap his pants when I stomped it!

 

Really? But then again you failed to realize where you work... they are RENTAL cars. People are going to beat the **** out of them on a daily basis, race them, run them over the river and through the woods. Your Maxima would be falling apart if it went through that too.

 

I call You said you would never own a Subaru

 

I always liked cars. My first 2 were Datsun 510s.

 

I thought he was only a Blue Oval, Mopar and Nissan lova

 

I love those...

R100's, RX-2's and RX-3's. 71-74 Corollas.

 

i would also have to disagree but only with the cobras and possibly the gt's(only because they are SOHC). but the v6 mustang IS the the generic car for the everyday sports motorist and it has no class at all.

a v6 motor doesn NOT belong in a mustang...IMO


Nissan's kick *** but so do many other cars. Although the max is one hell of a car. power, looks.

 

Starting to see V8 Mustang GTs now. Today at the golf course was a new Saleen--no clue that that was about but the tailpipes were really close in the center, like a Vette. IMHO the Corvette (is it C6?) is the best American sports car ever made. Not bad for 51k. Of course if you have money, get the Porsche.