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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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What car did you drive before the maxima?

Hello all,

Not sure if this has been done. I tried searcing.

Just seeing what everybody drove before they got there maxima. Post a pic if you can!

Heres what I drove.

1998 Lexus GS300



Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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I had a light blue 1991 Dodge Spirit .
Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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My first car was a '87 Nissan 200SX SE, I miss that car. It was RWD and a V6...only 160hp but still fun. It had 230K+ when I got rid of it. Next, was an '88 Regal had 2.8L and was FWD...crashed and replaced with a '94 Golf 4dr which was a pretty fun car but blew up on me. After that I had a 00 Cavalier. carbon fiber hood, eibach sportlines, I/H/E. Slow as *****. Oh yeah, cant forget the 2 12" in the trunk. lol. I'm sure I have a pic somewhere, just too lazy right now.

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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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1995 Buick Lesbre

I didn't get pulled over once in the two years I drove it, things have changed.
Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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black 01 focus lowered on black 17's.. slow as *****.
Old Aug 1, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Black 98 Mercedes S-500

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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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99 Pontiac Grand Prix GT
Old Aug 1, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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another maxima.


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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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1997 Honda Accord with a H22 swap.



Old Aug 2, 2010 | 02:27 AM
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I drove a 1999 Taurus SE. I also had a 1992 Mustang GT that I sold to use as a downpayment for the Maxima. The Mustang was a summer toy, and I just got tired of it.


Old Aug 2, 2010 | 02:45 AM
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my 1st car when i was 15 was a 3rd gen SE (no pictures)
2nd was a 1980 corolla





3rd is my current car which is a 96 accord LX (project)



that black 3rd gen is a buddies GXE, AE 17in rims, SE trim, some gay zen lowering springs..

my daily driver is a 03 GLE fully loaded btw...
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 03:47 AM
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I had a mazdaspeed3 ran 12.3 daily driver I miss it but I love the max I had to sell to buy a house
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 04:11 AM
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88 toyota pickup(sold) and a 95 GSR(stolen)

man i miss that truck



Old Aug 2, 2010 | 06:52 AM
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saturn sl1
95 grand an se coupe quad4 5 sp
ford taurus
ford probe gt klze
mazda mx6 klze
ford probe gt
crapalier
honda civic sig
mazda3 gt sport
kia forte
and no finally bought 01SE AE mtx
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 07:03 AM
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Before my 99, I had a gold 96, and before that an 87 supra
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 07:43 AM
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I'm 16 years old. This is my first car. lol Hoping my next one will be manual or a 6th gen 6 speed.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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I used to rock my moms 97 Grand Am. V6 .

Now I'm much happier with my 95 & 03.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 09:46 AM
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99 Monte Carlo on 20s



Old Aug 2, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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98 accord sedan, i should have one pic somewhere, gotta check
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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1994 Chrysler LHS. Don't have any pictures. Car was a boat, but other than that it was a great car.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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93 Bronco (Still have it) This is a pic from about the same time as when I bought the Max as a DD.



For about a year this was my DD, 89 RX-7 N/A. Fun car to say the least, until I had a housing fail (Thin wall water jacket failure).





And here's what I traded in on the Bronco 11 years ago, 88 Cougar XR-7

Old Aug 2, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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2005 Cadillac CTS-V, stealth gray, 440hp beast. A hell of a car..
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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i had a 08 scion tC before i got my 6.5


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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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I went through the Honda line up.

1sr car - Civic
2nd - Accord
3rd - Prelude
4th and current is my Maxima.

Went through 3 bikes as well.

1st - Honda Saber V65
2nd - Yamaha FJ1200
3rd and Current - Yamaha FJR1300
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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I rode the bus before I had my max.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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Before the Maxima...
There was a 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee (huge pile-o-dung, traded in on above)
Before that a 98 Toyota 4Runner (great truck - wrecked - money used to get above)
Before that was 2007 Nissan Versa S Sedan (great little car - gave back to bank, payments were killing me)
... I could go on and on and on (as I've owned 23 cars in as many years)
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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1987 Nissan Stanza, before that a 1975 Datsun 210 (2 months). When was overseas in the military had some model Nissan van, they have different names for them in Japan, I think it was a Nissan Vanette. So basically 3 Nissans in a row. Umm, make that 4 with the max.
Old Aug 3, 2010 | 05:59 AM
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Honda Accord..
Honda CRX
Another CRX
Jeep Wrangler
Geo Tracker..(Remember those)
Nissan Pathfinder
Jeep Grand Cherokee
BMW 330Ci

Now 08 Max..
Old Aug 3, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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first i has 1997 toyota camry then 2001 toyota celica gt-s was my second. Finally joined the nissan community with an 04 maxima se
Old Aug 3, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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i had a 03 black celica with 80k miles 5speed .. now i have 07 maxima with 30k miles

Old Aug 3, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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eh what the hell...ill participate....too many cars to post pics of...from 1st to last:

87 chevy S10 2.8 V6
92 max auto SE
89 mazda MX-6 (non turbo)
92 max SE 5spd
96 max SE auto
96 Z28 auto
00 dodge dakota R/T
91 240SX 5spd
99 Z28 6spd
00 GT stang 5spd
91 5.0 stang 5spd
94 max SE auto
02 camaro SS 6spd
00 lexus ES300
06 infiniti M45
00 maxima SE 5spd
06 EVO IX

hopefully this is the end of me buying and trading cars.


my last ride though:



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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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1997 chevy lumina at first.
then my pops was about to buy me a 1997 bmw 528i...we test drove it and stuff, excellent car. so i went away for a week or so, get back and wham...there in the driveway was a 1999 corolla....bought for the same price. not the most pleased fella ever, but hey it got killer mpg...
Old Aug 3, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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89 Cavalier
00 Focus wagon.


now: 98 maxima
Old Aug 3, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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1. 92 Pontiac Bonneville SE
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