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View Poll Results: Who else drives your Maxima???
No one goes near that drivers seat except for me!!!
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Friends
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I don't care who I let drive it...
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Family
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Do you let anyone else drive your Maxima???

Old Jun 19, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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Anytime the wife and I go out it's usually the Max. If I've had too many Martinis then she drives me home, otherwise nobody drives the Max.
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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not really the only other person is my father and that was once and never again
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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Ive had the unpleasant priviledge of letting my fiance drive my car. I know its a car but its my car. Her car has been giving her problems so I dont want her to be stranded. I gave her the nice talk of it being lowered and even though she puts 87 in hers I use 93 and thats all there is to be used in there. She agreed. I didnt hand the keys over so willingly but she drives it for now.
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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Wifey... considering she " lets " me do all the $$ modding $$ and $hit I want to it with no hassle. Then again she's a good driver, knows how to take driveways, turns and parks away from the curves etc.
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Just if i drove and drank, then I let the woman drive it home, shes not really much of a drinker.
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Never ever will do it!
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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i let my parents and brother drive it obviously i have to let me parents drive it cause there the ones paying for it.

other then that no one other then me and my brother and parents drive it.
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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only I drive, plus i dont think that my sister or mom with drive it since they both have nicer cars than mine and my dad could care less what he drives as long as its american
Old Jun 23, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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I bought my current 4th gen for my ex-fiancee and kept it when she left , so yes but now I'm the only one who drives it.
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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I have a 96 auto maxima only because the wifey can't drive stick and wanted a car that is safe for the family and sporty so we opted for the auto. she and my sister are the only people I let drive the car on another note
(one day I will switch it to 5 sod over night on her) hahahah, Not likely but its a nice hope lol
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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i dont let anyone drive mine unless im out of town and it needs to go to the shop!
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Brother in law is the only one that has driven it unsupervised. But that was an emergency.
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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I let my close friends, my girlfriend, and my dad drive it.
Old Jun 29, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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yea i generally don't let people drive my car because most people i know don't drive stick, and i dont want them to get into accidents and me have to deal with it. the only person that drives my car aside from me would probably be my dad. and sometimes i teach some girls (dont hate) lol
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Yeah, Ive been letting my fiance drive my car and its been eating at me. She's been having some issues with her car so I drive that one instead now. She has already parked up on a curb and I had to fix the bottom splash guard. Plus, from what the kids tell me she went over some really really uneven paved railroad tracks and really made the car go crazy from what they say. So, I was pissed. Im needing to find her another car fast. I keep trying to tell her my car is lowered and its not like her 4x4 like Bonneville.
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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since the purchase of the max there have been 3 people to drive it other than mechanics and what not... me mostly, my pops twice, and my cuz who is a mechanic who handles all my work now..

im gonna cringe @ the day he finally gets his 300zx up and going and wont have time for my ride D:!
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Everybody in the family drives the I30. It is now our long distance car taking the most mileage from other cars. We have a '91 Volvo that takes the beating at shopping centers and schools where it gets a lot of body damage.
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 11:22 PM
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My dad put 135k on my max, then bought himself a Mazda6 and gave me the max.

My mom drives it very occasionally when her car is in the shop, but she's not very good with the manual. I also let one of my friends drive it in a parking lot for a few minutes, because he's let me drive his 20 AE slushbox max.

Then I let another of my friends drive it for about 3 seconds. Big ****ing mistake. He dropped the clutch at like 5k rpm and then tried to shift into second without touching the clutch. I put it in neutral and pulled the e-brake and told him to get the **** out of my car right now. He's like "Dude, I just forgot, that's all" but he's a horrible driver and I only let him do it because he was practically begging. Luckily I think the Max has some sort of lock that prevents you from shifting without the clutch, because he never got it into second.

Other than that, mechanics and installers have driven it, but the only people to drive it for an extended amount of time have been my dad and I.
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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No one in my family can drive 5spd so I always drive. I might teach my brother. But I usally dont' like other people driving it.
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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I've let two people take it for rides around the block. I'll probably never do it again as one of the girls I let drive T-Boned a truck a few months ago! AHHH
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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the following people have driven my car, mother, father, brother, who raced his friend at a stop light, he no longer has driving privilages in the maxima, and a couple select friends, but I'm very careful of who drives it
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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I don't really care who drives it, it's a four dour family car.
Old Aug 1, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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Im very picky of who drives my car. You better catch me in a good mood and maybe ill think about it.
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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You need to add another category:

"Anyone who knows how to drive a stick!" (which there aren't many)
Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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Only my sister cause she got a benz.I still love the feel of the max though.
Old Aug 11, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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I only let a select few try my car but other then that its off limits.
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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I drive a stick 04 Maxima and the cluch is pretty exspensive. So Im sorry friends you can seat on any passenger seats.
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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My parents, but BARELY, once I get my new wheels I probably won't let my mom drive it, she will curb them
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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I have but rarely and only people I truly trust. When i bought the i30 I couldn't even drive a stick so my friend drove it from Dallas back to Austin. It's a short list of people I let behind the wheel though..Especially after having valet's drive my car a few times...
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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Only my mom (it's our car lol) and my friend who taught me how to drive a stick, drives the max.
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by claudiusmaximas
yea i generally don't let people drive my car because most people i know don't drive stick, and i dont want them to get into accidents and me have to deal with it. the only person that drives my car aside from me would probably be my dad. and sometimes i teach some girls (dont hate) lol
not a good idea man. you will need a new cluch pretty soon.
Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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I won't let anyone including my wife drive any of my cars.
Old Aug 20, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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I let my parents drive it. Other than that, just me. And my gf won't drive my Maxima, she's afraid of driving it because she thinks it's too fast.
Old Aug 20, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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i dont have a girlfriend to let drive this car. my maxima IS my girlfriend...so technically, if i let my gf drive my car, i'll be letting my car drive Itself.. now how would that work out?? nah i'm jk... lol

i havent had the car long so i havent much time to let someone borrow it...but i would let my dad (cosigner) drive it.. not to mention he's the only other one in the family that knows how to drive a stick..
Old Aug 20, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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maximas are actually highly tuned automobiles from the factory. with sleek looks and handling characteristics that make even the best porsche carrera gt's quiver. they should not be lent out to anyone under any circumstance.
Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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^^^okaaay....i'm sure the porche GT guy will be terribly upset if denied a spin around town in the maxima..be sure to give him some tissue paper when he starts to cry.
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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^^^ Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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my parents may take it to the mechanic if i cant get it there. Other than that, just me. My girlfriend won't drive my Maxima because she thinks it's too fast.
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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well my gf drives our 93 but she cant touch the 96 0r the 97.
Old Aug 23, 2007 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 03MAXTNR
my parents may take it to the mechanic if i cant get it there. Other than that, just me. My girlfriend won't drive my Maxima because she thinks it's too fast.

This is somewhat familar so I find this to be funny.


"08-20-2007 09:29 PM
Divewjason I let my parents drive it. Other than that, just me. And my gf won't drive my Maxima, she's afraid of driving it because she thinks it's too fast."

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