http://superhonda.org/board/showthre...threadid=51200

 

Topic:
Need answers on why you bought a Accord V6

One of the answers:
"You want the honest to god reason?
Simple.
You can pick up a lot more chicks w/ a modded Accord Coupe than you can with a modded 4-door family car Maxima.
Case Closed."

LOL!

 

I think we need to have a little drag/auto-x face-off:

Maxima.org vs Superhonda.org

We'll see if their rice-rockets can keep up...

 

We should orgnaize one..
Maxima.org
Vs.
SuperHonduh.org

Lets hit the track and show these goofballs how little they know about cars...

Ant

 

What's so ignorant about them? I really didn't see any of them bashing Maximas. Most of them gave pretty valid reasons as to why they bought their Accords and why they didn't buy Maximas. Did you notice that most of them seemed pretty respectful of Maximas? They all made informed decisions without being too biased. Maxima guys seem a lot more biased than those guys were, but that's just my opinion. If an Accord owner asked that question here, I could only hope that the Maxima guys would be that mature. And in my opinion, a 2 door Accord does look better than a Maxima. Also, an Accord isn't a rice rocket, it's just like a Maxima, a family sedan. Stock a V-6 Accord is an even match for a Maxima, and they have about the same aftermarket. So a autocross/drag race would probably be pretty even.

 

bring their rice-rockets on. we can take them
Patrick

 

quite a number of em mentioned that they mod their accords for looks and not to go fast and such. In my book, Show and no go qualifies as RICE (note: this is only my opinion).

I have perfectly valid reasons for choosing a Maxima over an Accord (which I did test out):
1)I wanted 4 doors (unlike the Accord Boys), as I find it more convenient, and it still looks good.
2)The V6 Accord isn't available with a stick, only that wimpy little 4 banger.
3)Accords are the #1 stolen passenger car in America
4)Maxima's are far more fun to drive!

 

I don't see how those Honda people are ignorant at all. They were quite respectful of the Maxima and pointed out the pros and cons of why they chose to drive an Accord.

Despite what people might tell you here, the Maxima is a FAMILY SEDAN, not a SPORTS CAR. So, before you go off about how the Maxima is like a BMW compared to Camry or Accord, realize that Nissan sells the Maxima towards hte Camry/Accord crowd, not the people who buy Rustangs. I've driven the 2000 Maxima/Accord/Camry (top of the line each) back to back through the autocross, and guess what...the Maxima handles the worse! It was a GLE though, but according to Edmunds.com, there is little difference between GXE and SE in handling (GLE=GXE suspension). Even though the Camry rolled more, it was much easier to control...the Maxima was twitchy and had the worst brakes of the three. Sorta mushy and had horrible ABS feedback.

So before you go off on your honda stereotypes, please consider the other angle.

 

One huge reason for me....

V6+Manual tranny.
Maxima

 

Yeah, a lot of them said they modded their car for looks and not performance. But look at Maxima.org, how many members here actually have real performance mods? Don? DavidL7? About 15-20 others? That's such a small percentage of the members here. On this board, how many posts actually ask about performance mods? Most people debate for weeks about getting an intake and ***** about how an exhaust is too loud. People complain about how there aren't enough manufacturers of performance stuff for Maximas, but when stuff gets made, how many people are willing to buy? Even though those Accord owners worry more about looks, they probably have more performance mods on their cars than most maxima owners do. I'll bet that there are more posts here about clear tails, clear corners, indiglo gauges, and altezza tails than all the posts about performance mods combined. Maxima owners, Accord owners, Camry owners, all the same. The only difference is the badge. We're not driving M3's here or Porsches here, just another family sedan. No one can honestly say that a stock Maxima is vastly superior to an Accord of Camry.

 

i agree with shadow and eric. most of the those guys are pretty chill and have valid reasons. no one was really insulting the maxima, half of them conceited it's a faster car then the accord. i think some of the guys on this board are way to defensive about their cars. i hate to say it, but if organized a honda v. nissan shootout, i think nissan would get their butts handed to them. there are a lot more fast hondas out there then fast nissans. i mean, how many guys even break 15sec in the 1/4 in the Max? %5-%10, maybe?

 

Hey, you're not gonna hear such complaints from me...
the only reason my Maxima hasn't been modded to hell and back is money: I'm a college student and I only work part time, so saving up the $$$ takes awhile.

 

I agree 100% with you, i'm shady about moding too because I don't want my car to sound rice, and so are most accord owners... And I feel bad for the real honda enthusiast because of all the little riceboys who give them a bad name. You'll notice the people who criticize us and call us "grandpa's" are the ones with stickers all over thier car and chrome hubcaps, your average stuckup ******* who drives thier 93 civic hb's around. Our maxima's don't look as "Phat" as thier car does.. so that means its slow. The people who actually give the maxima respect are the ones who actually have some knowledge. Just my 2 cents

 

Clee130: I liked that too...Man, the sort of chick that only gets with you because you have a "two door accord" is a chick I wouldn't touch with an armored condom.

Shadow: They are respectful because they know their auto accords will lose!

I think a maxima would have a tough time keeping up around the corners, but thats gonna get you killed sooner or later anyway (if on city streets I mean). In a straight line the maxima will win...and I hate 2-door cars!

 

I agree with shadow and eric. Those guys were really level headed over there and all had valid reasons for their purchase. No one really said "because nissans just plain suck - hondas rule!!" like I was expecting. To be honest with you, that's the type of response I see on this board. Let's be honest, looks are subjective and personally I think the accord coupe is a great looking car. If I had to make my purchase over again, I'd still get the max but that's just me, I love my car. But some people on here have to chill with the zealotism... the max isn't a porsche - it isn't a m5 - it's a nissan grocery getter with good looks and a little umph. That's not necessarily a bad thing... but nonetheless it is what it is. Live with it =)

Chris

 

Respect is respect.

I find it funny that a lot of memeber on this forum think that Maxima is all high and mighty. It's not... it's a 4 door family sedan. Good engine, bad suspenion, inexpensive, and below average build quality. Why so many find it necessary to use their cars to back up their manhood I have yet to understand.

-Shing

 

figures it would be you that goes over there an talks smack....damn jamacians. =)

"fear it boys, fear it!" ?? Nice line Doug.

[Edited by Baron on 11-17-2000 at 03:06 PM]

 

I think generalization is the key here. Both on this board and on their board.

People like to lump everyone and everything together cause it's just easier that way. And those are the people that tend to make the least sense and come off sounding stupid and ignorant.

I have tons of respect for any car that can beat me (which at this point, is a lot). I mean, I don't go around picking on Audi S8 and expect to win. What I don't respect are riced-out 2 door coupes who roll up to me and look at me driving in my Maxima and then looking at me like I have the plague because I'm Asian and I'm not driving a Accord or a Civic.

I was never one to follow the crowd. Which is why I decided to buy the Max off my parents instead of spending the cash on some other car that would have been in my price range (ie: Honda).

And it's definately the rice-boys who are all-show-no-go that give real Honda enthusiasts a bad name.

 

Actually the 1989 Camry is the most stolen car in America..followed by the 1990 and 1991 Camry. Then comes the Honda Accords.

 

hehe... I'm bored too... I understand.

-Shing

 

Damn, grow up. We don't like it when other clubs come over here and start showing off their cars, have a little respect and don't start crap. That was a perfectly normal thread, someone asked a question and the accord owners gave an answer. Of course someone has to go over there and start talking smack, huh?

 

A lot of people use the being unique reason as to going with a Maxima and not a Honda... But really.. what's so unique about this car? It's a four door family sedan. well ok, it is unique in one thing, being the only car in it's class with a beam rear suspension.

As much as we might like to think we are unique, I honestly see a lot of maxima around here... with mods. I see this blue one often at a gas station on the way home.

Modding and owning a maxima is not a unique exprience. I don't buy that excuse. Why did I buy the Maxima? I really donno.. impluse. I've always like the way it looked... I wanted a V6 5speed but ended up with an auto anyways. Do I regret it buying it? sometimes, but not often... I've met a bunch of great friends since owning the car, so I don't regret it. Honestly it's not that special or not "following the crowd" to have a maxima. I have a CRX, many people have CRXs. But I pride myself in owning a car that's almost 10 years old, clean car, looks great, handles great, and has 70k miles. I doesn't make me feel like I am following the crowd. I bought the car knowing it's capabilities... I did my homework and bought the car. I don't htink that's following the crowd.

BTW Calvin, I am not directing this at you. Just in general. So please don't take offense. If I offended you, I apologize.

-Shing

 

clee130, your sig is beautiful

 

Now Shing! We don't want to get carried away here, below average build quality? Maybe, if you think that average means honda... Keep in mind that in the maxima class, you've got the Saturn LS2, Pontiac Grand Prix, Ford Taurus, Chevy Malibu, Dodge Stratus, Kia Whatevera, Daewoo Somethingorother, etc. The maxima has it's build quality issues, but compared to what all is out there in the class, it's closer to the top than the bottom. Honda and Toyota has an edge, but I don't think it's that great, and I have friends who have had the same types of problems with their Accords as you have had with your Maxima.

 

the word rice is holding back a lot of people from doing stuff to there cars.Nobody wants to be called ricey ;however UNIQUE is a more acceptable adjective .We all drolled over the motorola cup car, the thing is loaded with stickers.
In a world where cars are so similar looking,(ever checked out the acura cl& the 2k max head lights ) it should be ok to have an ogli antenna ,wild body kit or whatever to set your car apart from the others .Luckly for honda owners they have a large variety of stuff to choose from .I think if all that stuff was available for the maxima's we would all be on it like white on rice .

IT WOULD BE A LOT CHEAPER IF MORE PPL MADE STUFF FOR MAXES

 

4th gen Good engine, bad suspension bad build quality, 5th gen, awesome engine, awesome suspension, and good build quality compared to a Accord Friend just traded in a 98 Accord 4 door, for a 2000 Maxima, and says its way better!

 

I am all for maxima's, especially since I had one. How would all you you feel if a honduh lover came in here bashing maximas. You know exactly what we would do--we would GRILL him from here to the moon!!!

However, we got this maxima lover going to a honduh board. There is nothing wrong with that, but you do have to agree that the majority of the H people were a lot nicer than I expected them to be. (I wonder if we would be mature enough to respond like 75-80% of them did--how many flames would we have in that post?)

Personally, I think the maxima is nicer than any honda, but not everyone is going to think that way. If that was the case, then the only cars on the roads would be nissan maximas.

Before I bought my maxima, I was really thinking about a Toyota Solara. The only reason I ended up the maxima was because I got a great deal on it ($20,700).

I have a lot of respect for that board.

[Edited by thanjp on 11-17-2000 at 09:22 PM]

 

and all of them except 1(3 240s), own hondas or acuras. Some are mild and some are wild and some are all-out. I hate to say this but I've ridden in all of the cars and my car probally handles the worst compared to the hondas independent suspensions. Have u ever ridden in a Integra Type R with Spoon internals and Coilovers? U'll give up ur Maxima's without any hesitation. OH yeah, one of my friend who's got an accord swapped in a prelude engine with a greddy turbo kit. He was doing 16's before but now he;s doing 13's spinning in first 3 gears with 18" wheels.
Don't get me wrong, I love my Maxima for what it is. I got the maxima because I always luved the torqy engine and how it looks. But its not "superior" to the Accords or any Hondas. You guys talk about how ricey Honda guys are but half of the guys on this board have clear sidemarkers, GTR emblems, fake antennas, Fake HID bulbs, 5" mufflers, and stickers and ****. Cmon now! How many of us are breaking into 14 secs? sheeit...half of the guys who's got manuals are losing to the autos(Sorry Doug). My best friend has a 8 year old $3000 Civic hatchback with B16 that's doing 14's all day and outhandle my Max without any prob. Integra Type R with Spoon internal and headwork is doing 13's without forced induction. Civic Si with T2/T3 turbo with JG engine work is doing 12's(prob 11's next spring with slicks). Acura Legend with custom turbo doing 14's. Oh yeah, My max with all the bolt ons is faster than prelude with I/E, 240 with I/H/E ECU, Acura legend with I/E.
I'm not defending Hondas, but I think some of us should realize that Maxima's aren't the **** and don't be so biased and give respect to other Hondas. Yeah, I know there are guys with Fart mufflers with Stickers all over their car but there are more cars out there that are legit.

 

My friend with his mustang gives me respect for my maxima-- cuz he knows its pretty quick.... he likes the fact that ig ive him a challenge ont he empty streets sometimes..... My other friend has a camaro.... i like how the camaro looks--but he keeps telling me i drive an old man's car that is slow as SH*T...but hey..it's all good. I luv the accords V6..but hell im 17--i have NO money ....but i luv my maxima too.....Both cars are great--i see hooked up V6 coupes all the time, infact i saw one tonight. It was really phat.... hyperwhites all around and a nice body kit and wing. And some nice 17's. But ive seen some nice hooked up maxima's too.. The only gripe about maxima's is that they all look the damn same after someone hooked it up.. But the Accords always look different...but we can fix that--after some companies make some new stuff for us. But long live the maxima.. my first car and im loving it to death.

 

It dosent matter is you have a Max or a accord, all that is important is that you like the car you drive because u like it, not because your friends like it. I wanted a 4 door accord but they are way to much $$$$$$ so i took a max and I love the car

 

Hey, no offense taken. But I do think that there is a difference between being unique and following the crowd. My brother's best friend can't comprehend the fact that there are other cars out there besides a Honda Accord/Acura Integra that can be modded to be fast. (But he's only 14 so there's still time to break that little misconception. ) It's people who have that kind of mentality that buys cars that all their other friends have so they can be "cool" just like their friends.

But like you said Shing, buying a car after doing your homework and taking care of it is something to be proud of. And in my opinion, sets you apart from those who bought a CRX "just because".

But... I'm generalizing now... which is what I was preaching against in the first place...

 

maximas suck blah blah blah..
accords suck blah blah blah..
nissan sucks blah blah blah..
honda sucks blah blah blah..

when is it gonna end already?
- a message from people that dont care.

 

Wow, I was going to post a reply, but after reading Shing's posts, it makes me wanna go un-mod my car...

BTW, I don't care if I look ricey! My friend told me that I was ricey because I put hyper-white turn signals in the front of my car. He said it wasn't european, and that I should be making it look european. He said that no M5 would come with blue turn signals. I said "fu** you! I don't drive an M5! I drive a lowered japenese 4-door sedan! I am half-asian and I eat rice almost everyday! Call me ricey, I'm proud of it!"

Its all about what you like. I have a bright blue vinyl dash kit. It looks ricey. I don't care cause I like it. To each his own!

 

what ever they say maxima (family car) would kick the V6 accords a$$ any day. Like vic says "Girls love maximas"

 

what ever they say about maximas(family car) it would kick the V6 accords a$$ any day. Like vic says "Girls love maximas"

 

My brother is signed-up on there he owns a Honda S2000. But trust me he would back up us Maxima owners (well I'm not an owner quite yet, but the rest of us.) He just bought a used Maxima. Honda people can be a bunch of asswipes that's for sure. I know my brother loves the Maxima even though I do believe he owns a GXE when IMO should have bought a SE. When things are brought up like that towards Honda people, they will flip out. Since they think they have one of the most highly advanced cars on the planet with VTEC and all that other great technology they think all the other cars are crap. Just ingore that ****. Just think that the Max can beat lots of Hondas out there if the Max is properly tuned. IMO I would take a Nissan over a Honda unless my brother handed me his S2000 . Long live Nissan!

 

come on..to each his own...they have the right to choose accord over maxima....
If I have known that the max has a log suspension in the rear ......
but then again....I do not have much choice....
everything has its ups and downs...
and I do not have much mods in my car and some of my cosmetic mods are ricey <-- so?
I am not better than these Honday boys anyway
everybody has their own flavor....just gotta respect them for their thoughts...you don't have to like their style...but do respect their opinion...
if it is faulty then don't say its ridiculuos...give a better advice or something.

 

Totally agreed with slick. If you like it buy iot, who cares what others think. Its your damn car do whatever you want. We can all judge but oh well. The only nissan that we all can have access too is the 300xz tt or a turboed 240 that would beat/stand against hondas. But if we wanted a fast car we would of gotten a sports car not a family car. We all wanted something reliable, fast, and looks good. I say as for Hondas, they are just as good as our cars.

 

"We'll see if their rice-rockets can keep up... [/I][/QUOTE]"

hahahahahahaha

 

When my old 89' max was wrecked, it was time to go car shopping. I test drove the 00' Honda Accord, and absolutely loved it. I even negotiated a deal to get a top of the line V6 coupe for only $18,200. But I passed on it because I didn't feel safe knowing that my car makes the top of the list for most stolen cars. That was the only reason for not purchasing it. Instead I thought I'd save a little money, and bought a 96' Max. I'm happy with it, but It definitely needs work in the handling department.