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What car did you drive before the maxima?

Old 09-22-2010, 09:10 AM
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Old 09-22-2010, 09:38 AM
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1988 Burgundy Acura Legend

The first time I drove it, it scared the crap out of me, the battery dying on the middle of highway 21.
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Old 09-22-2010, 10:22 AM
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96 dodge neon
99 civic ex coupe
2000 civic lx 4dr
89 crx si
91 integra
91 integra
93 gmc sierra

99 maxima gxe - current
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Old 09-22-2010, 11:26 AM
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Old 09-22-2010, 12:18 PM
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Old 09-22-2010, 01:00 PM
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Old 09-22-2010, 01:35 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^

there's an integra SE?
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Old 09-22-2010, 01:44 PM
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96 maxima was my first car
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Old 09-23-2010, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 5 ltr. beater
^^^^^^^^^^

there's an integra SE?
There were Special Editions of the LS and GSR that had some extra options, but for normal models there's the USDM models LS, RS, GS, GSR, ITR, and the JDM ITR, SiR-G, VXi, LXi, EXi, Ti, Si VTEC, ESi, ZXi, ZX, 4WD, XSi, RXi, RX, and I think that's it except for the Quint series.

OT:
88 Regal
89 Horizon
89 Accord
86 CRX
91 CRX
91 CRX
92 Civic w/B16 swap
95 Civic w/B16 swap

Now a 97 Maxima
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Old 09-23-2010, 07:56 AM
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pic says it 2001 wagon, it was nice for a battle tank took it mudding every once in awhile
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Old 09-23-2010, 07:56 AM
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first car was a 88 escort gt (sold), then a 91 geo storm gsi (sold), 97 vw golf, lowered cammed and some other stuff (sold), 97 jetta vr6 turbo slammed, cammed and lots of head work, sold to buy my wife a 05 audi avant wagon turbo, chipped, slammed on 19s all tinted, traded that for our 05 trailblazer (growing family), 97 vw golf (my wives old car) t3 super 60 turbo and standalone management, custom body work and no interior (sold) and got my 03 maxima just about a year ago and love it, i should have gotten one a while ago.

Also recently sold a 92 gti i have been working on with a stage 3 turbo vr6.

can you tell im a boost addict, in the future the maxima will be boosted to
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Old 09-23-2010, 09:52 AM
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Old 09-23-2010, 07:44 PM
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1995 Honda Civic HB. Then a 1991 galant vr4. Had two really black and white one.



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Old 09-25-2010, 08:36 PM
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Before my first Maxima I had an 89 Dodge Aries. Before my current Maxima I was the Altima as well as my 94 fullsize Blazer. Still have the Altima and Blazer, the Maxima is the daily though.
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Old 09-26-2010, 09:12 PM
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Black 95 accord coupe 5spd with a h22. Got totaled.
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Old 09-30-2010, 09:24 PM
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1992 VE5, 1997 GTP coupe (really miss that car, 13 second DD that was tough as nails and cheap to mod) and my 04 Maxima SL.
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:12 PM
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OK, I'll play too. Before all the Nissans, I can't really remember other than a couple of Camaro's and a Solara mixed in there.

My first Nissan was a 350Z:


Then I traded in my f150 for my first Titan. Canteen Green 2WD. Bad idea, I traded that in a year later to get a 4WD. And still have it to this day:




Slowly turning it into something like this. Thanks to Currie Enterprises:


Bought this as a daily driver:


Traded it in for this:


Then bought the wife:


And finally, after two years of driving it, and hitting damn near everything stationary on the road, she admitted it was too big for her and I traded it in for the Maxima. She now drives the Xterra. Better sized for her, and she can beat it up!
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:38 PM
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Last car was a 300whp Civic Si w/ CT-Engineering supercharger

I had so much money put into this car it was sickening. Finally decided to go with something more practical, so I parted out the entire car and returned it to stock. Traded it in for my new 2010 Maxima SV Premium.



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Old 10-03-2010, 07:46 PM
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First car was and still is 2003 Maxima SE
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Old 10-04-2010, 11:52 AM
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Old 10-07-2010, 02:54 AM
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Granted im new the the maxima world...but i got mine this year, for free...95 gle auto...but enough of that, my previous rides...

it all started with a 95 Dodge Caravan SE...

then i got a 94 2wd s10 pickup..


then i got my 91 Dodge daytona v6 3.0L 5 speed(totalled when i was cut off...

Then the truck that made me famous in my small town 90 K1500 383stroker and 33s went everywhere...


it kept eating trannys and i needed a new car...so i got my max...

PS. there is 11 others but they were temp beaters that i cant remember right now
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Old 10-07-2010, 06:29 AM
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Just picked up my '07 Maxima SE last night, traded in my 2001 Bonneville



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Old 10-07-2010, 02:33 PM
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Before I purchased my 2000 Maxima I owned all Hondas. A civic was my first car then I became obsessed with Preludes, especially 4 wheel steers, those are fun to drive...
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Old 10-07-2010, 05:20 PM
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96 Chevy Lumina A4 (inheritted parent's car)
94 Ford Probe GT M5 (gave parents their car back!)
98 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 M5 (traded Probe for this)
97 Dodge Dakota V8 A4(totalled Tacoma, replaced it with this)
97 Honda Civic A4 (thought I was gonna finish college and commute, blah)
99 Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air A4 (I decided against finishing school!!, I kept this car many years and a few of the following were 2nd/3rd cars)
00 Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner A4 (2nd car, gave to the GF, eventually sold it)
99 Chevy S10 V6 M5 (2nd/3rd car, traded for the Z28)
93 Mustang LX 5.0 Notch A4 (got bored with it, sold it)
96 Chevy Camaro Z28 A4 (2nd car, traded for Z71)
94 Chevy Z71 M5 (traded Z71 for notchback 5.0)
01 Ford Ranger Edge A4 (2nd car, eventually sold it)
95 Chevy Camaro V6 M5 (3rd car)
86 Camaro Z28 M5 (traded 95 Camaro for this)
88 Toyota 4x4 M5 (partial traded 86Z for this)
96 GMC Sonoma ZQ8 A4 (sold Yota for this)
96 Chevy Blazer ZR2 M5 (traded ZQ8 for this)
91 Honda Accord LX (another 3rd car)
91 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 A4 (2nd veh then primary veh for a while, no longer have T/A)
06 Dodge Ram SRT10 RCSB M6 (I wanted something fast again but sold it be-rid the payments )
88 Silverado A4 (traded Cherokee for this, but sold I it last week!)
97 Infinti I30 (bought it back in August, I've always wanted one as a daily driver, currently the only car I own)

The I has super-low miles for it's age. I plan to keep it for a while as a primary/daily-driver. I'm Currently looking for another LSx F-body to waste money on. I wish I had all the money I spend/wasted on cars. I'd prob be alot further in life!!!

This is my first Nissan product. My grandfather has owned 3 Maximas (regrets selling/trading all 3) and my Uncle has owned 2 (same deal, wishes he still had them) plus I know several people that own/owned them. That, and I've worked at an Infiniti dealership off/on for the past 7 years. I'm mad at not treating myself until now!!
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Old 10-07-2010, 08:01 PM
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Before my first Maxima, I drove:

2000 Toyota Corolla LE Beige (Auto)
2000 Acura Integra LS Silver (Manual)
2003 Mazda Protege5 Blue (Manual)
2000 Nissan Frontier XE Beige (Manual)

Then I got my 2000 Nissan Maxima SE White (Manual), but I sold it;

Then I bought:

1995 Mazda Millenia S Blue (Auto)
2000 Acura Integra LS Silver (Manual)

Now I have a 2002 Nissan Maxima SE Charcoal (Manual)

Thx bye
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Old 10-07-2010, 08:23 PM
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Old 10-11-2010, 11:48 PM
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Old 10-12-2010, 01:26 AM
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1.1978 ford mustang 2.1982 ford escort 3.1985 mustang gt 4.1964 ford f350 4x4 5.1991 nissan pathfinder 6.2000 maxima se 7.2006 pathfinder off road edition 8.the best car I had ever owned the 2009 nissan maxima
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Old 10-12-2010, 12:49 PM
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85 Plymouth Horizon
93 Pontiac Grand Am
85 Dodge Caravan
86 Nissan Pulsar NX
85 Honda Prelude
93 Honda Accord
94 GMC Jimmy 4x4
00 Nissan Maxima SE
07 Nissan Maxima SL
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Old 10-13-2010, 08:09 AM
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1. 1989 Nissan 240sx xe Coupe, yes with the HUD display had 87,000 miles my uncles car
2. 1995 Nissan Maxima GLX with 67,000 miles a true old lady car
3. 1996 Toyota Corolla with the 1.6L and 5 speed still in the family it pretty much smells gas and runs
4. 1991 Honda Accord LX ----> Called that my oil guzzler
5. 1998 Toyota Corolla LE Gold Edition still in the family with over 210,XXXmiles
6. 1999 BMW 323i 5 speed ---> the highway killer SOLD
7. 2002 Honda Civic EX Just picke it up in May one owner super clean car
8. 2000 Nissan Maxima SE 166,XXX just picked it up 3 weeks ago
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Old 10-13-2010, 08:57 PM
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Old 10-13-2010, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 5 ltr. beater
^^^^^^^^^^

there's an integra SE?
yes there is an integra SE. Special Edition badge where the VTAK badge supposed to be. I guess you could say its a better version of the GS model but not as good as an LS or GSR
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Old 10-14-2010, 01:33 AM
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Too many cars to list em all, just list the ones our family had used for an extended period of time.

1998 Buick LeSabre (good times)
2005 Toyota Camry
2001 Nissan Maxima SE (Great times)
2004 Ford Mustang LX (It was yellow... It looked fast)
2003 Mitsubishi Diamante [current]
1999 Nissan Maxima SE-L [current]
2008 Honda Accord LX [current]
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Old 10-14-2010, 01:34 AM
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Too many cars to list em all, just list the ones our family had used for an extended period of time.

1998 Buick LeSabre (good times)
2005 Toyota Camry
2001 Nissan Maxima SE (Great times)
2004 Ford Mustang LX (It was yellow... It looked fast)
2003 Mitsubishi Diamante [current]
1999 Nissan Maxima SE-L [current]
2008 Honda Accord LX [current]
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Old 10-14-2010, 02:51 PM
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Old 10-14-2010, 03:12 PM
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i drove a 1994 325i before the beamer.
before that, a 1969 cougar convertible.
still have the cougar, but it is now my project car.
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94 firebird


95 Talon TSi & 95 GS-t & in the back was my girlfriends(now wife) 91 Talon N/A that we put a 4g63t in.


Somewhere in the mix of the dsm's I bought a 94 integra and had nothing but trouble out of it.


Got tired of tickets so I bought a 4runner. This is it in its current state. (It's my play toy)


My wifes toy we are gona start building. 93 cherokee


I've also got a few suzuki bikes I am turning into bobbers this winter.
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