hey all! ok, this is kinda funny: i've ordered a 2k2 max, loaded to the gills with the 6 speed, nav, no other option left out, etc. drove it and loved it. all of a sudden, i see a bunch of posts about ****ty maxima transmissions! is the six speed a different tranny? any input? its a drivers car, and i plan to drive the snot out of it, if youll pardon the expression. or should i?

 

Maxima tranny's are very good IMO! I have 103K miles on my 95 5spd max and I have pushed that car to the limit daily, the tranny still works perfectly. There are always exeptions to a good product. I have a 6spd max now and yes the tranny is completly different from the 5spd. Don't worry about Nissan reliability, they are one of the very bests, if not they best.

 

if you are going to do burnouts constantly and drive around on pillows till the bottom of your car is on fire.. then i would say .. yes it is a bad idea..

 

Agreed....abuse it and it will die sooner. It amazes me that some folks think that their cars should be indestructable just because they dropped 30K on them - last time I checked, M1A1 Abrams still break during hard use, and they go for what, a couple million??

It's OK to drive 'em hard, just make sure you've got $$ in your checking acct to fix the "wear" items.

Enjoy your new ride

P.S.: I'm jealous of your 2K2 loaded 6 spd - the wife tells me I have to live with my 2K 5spd for at least 4 years total......something about getting it paid off and such

 

Make sure when you take in your wounded Maxima in for repair (and still has Mc Donalds trays strapped on the rear tires for "controlled drifts"), make sure you start the story off with "So we had been drinking...." So that they'll take you a lot more seriously when you start rambling about how crappy Nissan trannies are.


Dave

 

Oh man, the voice of reason. Have to hate that.

 

 

barney ownz joo...

 

Purple and black owns joooo!!!

 

black and blue ownz joo.. when you talk back

 

I wonder where you got that from.

Maxima auto tranny isnt the greatest but the 5spd can handle a good beating though. Notice good, not excessive beatings.

 

I don't know any transmission that can stand the heat of the imfamous burning pillow.

 

you guys are killing me....whats all this about airbags? i know the food tray stunt...im not a f$%^k'n moron.....dont intend to try it. dont mind watching someone do it though. but whats the airbag stunt?

 

Eric, where are you, this is so funny

 

not airbag. i mean pillow burning stunt. what dat?

 

Thats when you peal out on a pillow and make a smoke storm. Then drive away with a pillow stuck to the bottom of the car which later cetches on fire.

 

and which genius came up with this stunt?

 

 

the genious who started the whole Nissan Manual Tranny sucks..

 

The genius is right there --> http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....&threadid=7274

 

I love the rough stuff...

 

oh yeah baby..

 

I would have figured that came from you sprint. But which side is he on?

SuDZ

 

Where was Jane when you and Kev posed for that?

 

I DO

 

Haha i just read this thread... i was laughin my ***** off... anyway yes I'm the guy who burnt out on the couch cushion and got it stuck underneath my car which later caught fire. I'm also the one who did the mcdonalds trays. And I'm also the one who doesnt like the nissan manual tranny, or the nissan maxima cause of various reasons, but I'm still here because I am a car enthusiast and right now this is what i got...

 

and you give me good ideas to do with trays, i can't wait till it snows again

 

Can some one please tell what the tray trick is. I am still off the pillow incident.

 

you put the rear wheels on trays and lock the e-brake on snow and fly around.

 

Cool! Guess what I am doing as soon as we get snow.

 

M1A1 has been phased out for almost 5 years. I guess they were abused too much, but the A2's are much better for burn outs and pillows sticking to your exhaust.

 

you too

 

What kind of 60' and 1/4 mile E/T can you get with a M1A2 Abrams?

 

It would probably just through the track...
But it would probably with its 1500 hp from its turbine engine.
BTW that can be switched out in 15 minutes. It only has a price tag 3 mil.
I did some research I did find out that it doesn't exceed 68mph because of the delco speed govenor. It will reach that speed in 14.6 seconds with an empty payload or armor(active or reactive). So I can't answer your question, sorry I never drove them. But I was a flight medic for an armored cavalry regiment, so we did get to see them blow up the desert a lot. The new M1A2SEP is supposed to be lighter so it might do it a little quicker, but a 115mm gun on it. It doesn't matter how fast you can go, your not out running a SABO round even if you are a mile away it'll pin it to ya