No offence to all the new Altima lovers but all of us who have AE have sweet rides now and will still be a sweet ride for at least the next 3 years from now. Big deal the Altima has a 13HP more. The AE is exactly that an Aniversary Edition Maxima fully loaded! A few mods and you have your 240HP+, you have a very original car, price is amazing for the car you get, I personally like the look of the AE better than the Altima. The Max AE will have an excellent resale value because of the fact it is a very exclusive ride. We dont even know the price of a V6 Altima with comparable AE options yet so no worries I doubt very much it will be lower than the AE. The Altima has manual climate control from what I can see as well...dunno bout you guys but I love the digital. The AE has better gas milage as well and that is what most people look at when buying a car...I'm not one but most people do. A lil lighting, a couple of mods and you have a Phat ride. If HP was all you were concerned with then buy a used STS which would rock our stock AE and even a lot of Mod AE. Just the Maxima name sounds better than Altima! I will drive and enjoy my Max for a couple of years and then maybe look at an Altima. Personally I look to get a 911 for my next car and might just keep the Max or get an Altima for second car but you will never see my in a BMW! I'm proud of my AE and would put it up against the V6 Altima no prob....it's all about the driver and who has the biggest *****! :-) My .02 cents..