My new ride: 2004 M45
05-02-2008, 03:07 PM
#1
My new ride: 2004 M45
Black on black
Every option (navigation, heated/cooled seats, voice recognition, intelligent cruise, etc.)
22,XXX miles
Have my 4.5gen for the days I want to have fun. The M45 is for when I just want a nice, luxurious, but not dog slow cruise. And the Rav4 is for bad weather or winter when both the Maxima and M will be garaged.
Every option (navigation, heated/cooled seats, voice recognition, intelligent cruise, etc.)
22,XXX miles
Have my 4.5gen for the days I want to have fun. The M45 is for when I just want a nice, luxurious, but not dog slow cruise. And the Rav4 is for bad weather or winter when both the Maxima and M will be garaged.
05-02-2008, 03:25 PM
#3
Interior pics:
Last edited by THT; 05-02-2008 at 03:28 PM.
05-02-2008, 03:39 PM
#4
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yeah, they're definitely a good bargain, that's for sure.
Our old corner lot house in Alaska had one garage/driveway on one street and another garage/driveway on the other street and about the same amount of grass, so I know how you feel about maintenance, but it's worth it
Our old corner lot house in Alaska had one garage/driveway on one street and another garage/driveway on the other street and about the same amount of grass, so I know how you feel about maintenance, but it's worth it
05-02-2008, 03:55 PM
#6
I have a set of TEIN springs that will drop it 1" coming. Will take close to a month to receive them which gives me enough time to get some heavy tint. Going for a semi-VIP look.
05-02-2008, 04:14 PM
#8
05-02-2008, 04:21 PM
#9
And in case anyone was wondering, I detailed it with the following:
Wash
Clay
Poorboy's Professional Polish on a yellow pad
Sonus Swirlbuster on a SB pad
Zaino Z5 Pro w/ ZFX and a spritz of Grand Finale
Opti-seal
Collinite 476
Poorboy's trim restorer for the plastic
Zaino tire dressing
Zaino leather cleaner
Zaino leather conditioner
Wash
Clay
Poorboy's Professional Polish on a yellow pad
Sonus Swirlbuster on a SB pad
Zaino Z5 Pro w/ ZFX and a spritz of Grand Finale
Opti-seal
Collinite 476
Poorboy's trim restorer for the plastic
Zaino tire dressing
Zaino leather cleaner
Zaino leather conditioner
05-02-2008, 04:22 PM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 493
05-02-2008, 04:41 PM
#11
This particular one took a year of constant Autotrader monitoring to find. But the combination was somewhat rare: black on black, fully loaded and under 25k miles.
05-02-2008, 05:39 PM
#14
Max has more low end and more top end but the 3.5 has a mid-range dead spot around 4,000-5,000rpms due to the cams and the SSIM. Power delivery in the M45 is so much smoother than the Maxima though. Very civilized but it lets you know there's a V8 in there.
05-02-2008, 05:50 PM
#16
Thanks, that's one of the reasons why I like them so much. I've only seen one other in a 30-mile radius over the past three years and it was white. I love how it's styling is so different from everything else on the road. Retro FTMFW!!!
05-03-2008, 11:10 AM
#21
Deff nice Ty, one of my favorite rides. I thought you said it had the dark wood option ?
You need to get the 3M clear bra on the car, I know a guy who comes into our shop to do em on new cars. Doing it on the side it will cost ya very little. I'm getting the bumpers fixed on my R and I'm going to get the bra on the front and on the rear bumpers. Rear gets scratches from krap being put in the hatch.
BTW did you go get your car tinted today ? Cesar should just let us have em tinted at his house or something.... I want mine tinted before it gets REALLY hot out. Blk/Blk leather non prefforated FTL
You need to get the 3M clear bra on the car, I know a guy who comes into our shop to do em on new cars. Doing it on the side it will cost ya very little. I'm getting the bumpers fixed on my R and I'm going to get the bra on the front and on the rear bumpers. Rear gets scratches from krap being put in the hatch.
BTW did you go get your car tinted today ? Cesar should just let us have em tinted at his house or something.... I want mine tinted before it gets REALLY hot out. Blk/Blk leather non prefforated FTL
05-03-2008, 11:23 AM
#22
Deff nice Ty, one of my favorite rides. I thought you said it had the dark wood option ?
You need to get the 3M clear bra on the car, I know a guy who comes into our shop to do em on new cars. Doing it on the side it will cost ya very little. I'm getting the bumpers fixed on my R and I'm going to get the bra on the front and on the rear bumpers. Rear gets scratches from krap being put in the hatch.
BTW did you go get your car tinted today ? Cesar should just let us have em tinted at his house or something.... I want mine tinted before it gets REALLY hot out. Blk/Blk leather non prefforated FTL
You need to get the 3M clear bra on the car, I know a guy who comes into our shop to do em on new cars. Doing it on the side it will cost ya very little. I'm getting the bumpers fixed on my R and I'm going to get the bra on the front and on the rear bumpers. Rear gets scratches from krap being put in the hatch.
BTW did you go get your car tinted today ? Cesar should just let us have em tinted at his house or something.... I want mine tinted before it gets REALLY hot out. Blk/Blk leather non prefforated FTL
05-04-2008, 03:11 PM
#27
05-04-2008, 04:54 PM
#33
Even if it was, I probably wouldn't have gotten it. I bought this so it would be a luxury cruiser. Had I wanted another fast and fun car, I would have bought a 335i 6spd.
05-04-2008, 09:43 PM
#36
There are SOME wheels I like that are VIPish, but clearly mesh wheels are baller. I had some on my 1st gen Q45.
Before my drop too.... it looked dope when it was slammed even all around with 2 finger gap in the rear and no gap up front.
Before my drop too.... it looked dope when it was slammed even all around with 2 finger gap in the rear and no gap up front.
05-05-2008, 05:44 PM
#40
those wheels are diamond cut not chrome but i like the mesh idea. i'd like to help because i am very into vip cars and would like to see you get off to a good start.
ssr ms1. sporty look and step lip.
ssr vienna lm-9. a little classier, reverse lip.
bbs lm. the undisputed champion of mesh. very pricey.
leon harditt bugel. a different take on mesh.
work vs-xx. not my favorite but a lot of ppl like them.
have you checked out vipstylecars.com? theres a couple y34s on there and tons of general info.
ssr ms1. sporty look and step lip.
ssr vienna lm-9. a little classier, reverse lip.
bbs lm. the undisputed champion of mesh. very pricey.
leon harditt bugel. a different take on mesh.
work vs-xx. not my favorite but a lot of ppl like them.
have you checked out vipstylecars.com? theres a couple y34s on there and tons of general info.