I currently have over 560,000 miles on my 1989 Maxima. ORIGINAL ENGINE!!
I've never even had the valve covers off. I was once told that Nissan engineers
might be interested in my car but I have no clue as to whom or how I should
approach Nissan. I was hoping for some guidance.

 

Wow. Good job.

 

As soon as they touch your car your longevity will be gone, keep it your and our secret. Good job by the way. You think you'll get a 350z when it clocks 999999?

 

Geez i never knew something lived that long. har har hehehe. j/k

 

Maybe they will give you free car if you give them that one. They probally want to see the damage and effects after half a million miles.

 

Just like when Al Bundy drove his car for 1 million miles they gave him a new car

 

wow, I thought my volvo had alot at 380000 on original tranny and engine. keep it going!

 

560,000 mi?? you must keep an excellent maintaining schedule

 

That is a damn lot of miles! What problems have you had with it?

 

--NO NO He went 1,000,001 miles

So he didn't get the new 1995 RED VIPER

but not for nothing GREAT JOB

 

Represent us 3rd Gens , but...



People always say the Max engines are tough, but how many tranny changes / rebuilds have you done to it? And what kinda driving do you do... 560K+ miles on a car no more than 16 years is insane!

 

Please post a picture...this is great!
I would say, write a letter to Nissan corporate...

 

That's great......

 

wow hail to the mighty and reliable vg

 

just take it to a dealership and ask if they'll give you a new car in exchange for your old one.

my father told me a volvo dealership traded his friend's 700k mile wagon for a brand new volvo of his choice.

 

Hmmm...

That's alot. We need pics.

 

it wont be the first one......

 

When my fam had a 87 Max wagon, we got rid of it w/ 200k miles


keep it running!!

 

thats impresive. The mighty nissan V6 is made to last forever.. (knock on wood).

 

Impressive! I think you deserve a nice shiny new loaded 2005 Maxima...

There's that old Mercedes in their TV commercial that's run a million too.

 

Wow, nice job! I wub the VG, belt driven and still reliable as can be. The most I've seen in person is 320k+ on crsmax's '92 VG (and he just started modding it!). Glad to know that your's is still holding up.

 

I tried contacting NIssan marketing dept. when I briefly had a 368K mileage Maxima, I have name and number for you

Jamie Copenhaven
310 771 3355


The only thing I received was a Nissan hat, key chain and coffe mug Good Luck,
Pat

 

well if all you got from jamie copenhaven is a hat, keychain, and coffee mug...maybe jamie's not the person who he needs to talk to.....

and DAYAM 560,000+ miles?! that's crazy man...

 

nice job keeping that car up. keep it longer and take care of it as if it were a baby!

 

Wow! I thought I had a lot of miles on '89. It had 332,000 when I sold it. Original engine, of course. But, man, THAT's a lot of miles. Half a million? Congrats. By the way, if anyone wants to see what a car looks like with 332K on it, check out my webpage. http://members.cardomain.com/wvmax

 

wow.. impressive!
I doubt mine will still be alive at 250k, let alone 560k!!

 

Just shows Nissan started with a great V6 and got better at making them! That's why the VQ is such a kick *** motor now. I'm only at 202k with my 86 and it still runs like new. Can't wait to see some VE's and VQ's get up there too.

S

 

Wow...that VG30DE is an awesome engine in terms of reliability. I have heard too many stories about those things being bullet proof. My VQ on the other hand

 

VG Powah!

 

pics.......

 

Saw that episode, but nice try he did not win.

 

EGADS!!! that's a lot of miles. I would be worried if the car gonna conk any day. That tells me two things, DURABILITY AND RELIABLE engine. Makes me wanna brag about my car over those junk heap that people drive that don't even last past 100k miles.

 

maybe contact local media and get some coverage when they need a filler event, then maybe itll catch nissan's eye, and theyll give you a new car...

 

damn! go for the hat and mug better than nothing.

by the way al bundy never got the new car, he rolled over back to 1.

you gotta put up some pics dude, good luck with the car!

 

Yes, thank you for clarifying that....again..... (see first page).



Way to take care for your car!
I wonder if there has been anyone that topped you.

 

nice work! see you in 8 more years:

1999.5 SE-L
187,500 miles...original engine & tranny

 

and i thought my '89 had a lot of miles with 245,000 and still pumpin

 

Wow that's a lot of miles. Keep those miles coming. Great job!

 

If my circumstances hadn't changed, my '02 would be at well over 100,000 by now. When I let it go, it had almost 60,000.

 

An old man (in his 40's I think) once told me there's no steel like Swedish steel. It's too darn bad that new S40 doesn't come in a manual, because it is good-looking and the price is crazy cheap, like 31 fully-loaded except navigation.