This happened around 12am Saturday. I was on the highway heading home while a Ford Explorer was merging on to the highway, he was going too fast and lost control (it was raining) and turned left straight towards my direction. He hit front end and my car spun and it hit the rightside. At the time both of my eyes got injuried due to the airbags. I was pretty lucky that I didn't get anything else. The maxima is a pretty safe car.

This really sucks, cause I just finished a HID retrofit. I loved that car.
Now I need another car.

 

awww dude that is awful!!!!!!

 

Sorry for your loss, glad you were not injured more than that, can I know why the airbags injured your eyes most of the times it is more broken nose or injuries to the chin, do you wear glasses, all in all the max seems indeed safe if you had only minor injuries comapred to the state of the car

 

That sucks man... But its just a car, as long as you are OK, that is all that matters.

 

Yeah, I wear glasses. My right is normal now, but my left one is still a little blurry.

 

Ouch, that hurts. Glad you're ok. Time to part out!

 

sorry to hear about that - are you going to get another Max?

 

sorry to see that. good luck on finding a new car.

 

Hmmmmm I wonder if i should wear my eyelenses when driving and not my glasses as I usually do, I suppose the airbag kinda try to merge you glasses with your eyes , at least it kept your brain safe

 

I want to get another maxima, since there is nothing else that I like that is in my price range (15k).

 

Eyelenses? Contact lenses, buddy.

 

Sorry to hear about your car but glad to hear you are safe.

Sounds like a perfect excuse to upgrade to a 5.5 gen 6spd ...a perfect candidate for the Cattmobile (see the bottom of the first post) http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=498234 or Deckdout2's car http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=496497

Not affiliated with either car or owner...just partial to 5.5 gen 6spds!

Good luck!

 

sorry about the car It sucks loseing the car you love

 

Sorry for your loss, glad your ok...
Time to look for a 5.5 Gen 6spd.

 

another Max gone.....

 

max is indeed a safe car, it says on the consumer reports. glad your safe.

 

Thanks all for the replies.

I would love to get a 6 speed, BUT......I don't know how to drive a manual.....its a shame.

 

it's never too late to learn... especially when you are 20

Sorry about what happened.

 

Man that sucks...sorry to hear...

Out of curiosity, the Maxima gets a Poor crash rating for the leg area...any idea why?

 

Wow, you could have gone blind. Good thing you're ok.

Time for a new maxima.

 

I'm about to tell you the best advice in the world, you don't have to take it, but get a 6 speed.

 

spend two hours in a parking lot with someone who does. Then get a 6 speed.


am I the only one who gets up in the morning excited to drive to work?

 

No..not really. The drive...yes; work..not so much.

 

LOl i can't wait just waiting for my check to come in today or tommorow to do my 5 spd swap lol Srry to hear about the car glad your ok and in the end all that matters is that you ok. And like everyone else has said its a perfect oppurtunity to upgrade to a 5spd or 6spd.

 

Yeah, I probably should have made that more clear...

 

Yeah the 02-03 Auto's are not as much fun as the manuals... Get a 5spd....

 

Got dammm !!!
thats sucks man ....whats ur plans ?

 

Well, I took a look at some cars at the dealership. Found a dark blue 03 max auto with 57,000 miles on it, but they wanted $21,000 for it. So no go there.
At another dealership, there was an dark gray 01 auto with about 80k miles for $12k. Most of these car have some blemishes that I don't like.
I really want another white one, but theres none that I like.

I am also taking to a lawyer about this, depends on how that goes, I'll keep the amount that I'm willing to spend at around 12k-15k. If I can get some money I might get a 6th gem Max. But we'll see then.

 

Thx for correcting me, i will say contact lenses from now on, I'm french speaking so it seems I made a direct translation, not such a good idea.

 

About the prices, 21k seems really a lot for an 03 max with 57k, I just bought a 03 6spd SE TE with leather and 57K for 17K$cdn (+-16.3KUS$) and the car is in very good condition for a canadian winter driven car. Hope you find your new white max

 

yeah, thats good that you're ok man... yeah, i should probably get my airbags fixed.... lol

 

Well just found a silver 2k2 auto se for $13,000 with about 57,000 miles. And also found a silver 2k3 auto se for $11,500 with about 78,000 miles.
I want the 2k3 one but it has that stupid front license plate bracket.

 

you live in tampa ???? where about did u have ure accident

 

I-275, coming from St.Pete, it was around the westshore area.

 

This is why I hate my patients...

Let me guess, you also have medicine in your lenses...

BTW, contacts typically are worse for driving than eyeglasses. Especially if your glasses have an Anti-Reflective coating.

 

wow man, that's is why i love my max they are very safe. Sorry for your loss BUT the most important thing is that your are OK...Good luck finding another max.

 

Damn, another one bites the dust. Like the others have said, it's important to remember about the importance of your well-being. Your 2000 looked really clean and well-maintained though. Best of luck to you with your next purchase.

 

I'm sorry to hear/read about/see photos of your accident. I saw the pictures and got sad on the inside. But from looking at the damage and hearing about the injuries, I'm happy to hear that the Maximas are safe. Makes me feel a bit better inside.

I love my Max - it's a white one like yours and she's a 5-speed, a 2000 Maxima SE. She's so easy to drive, too. You can learn to drive a manual! I'm up in the USF area...

[edit: I read where you had the accident - I am always super careful in that area...some people just don't know how to drive, especially in the rain]

Good luck on finding another one!

 

That sucks but glad to hear you're still in the game. And honestly, go rent a manual transmission and teach yourself. It's well worth it. I don't think you can truly appreciate a max until you get behind a 5/6spd max.

Anyhow, any chance you can pull those black tail lights off of it? If so I'm interested in buying them off of you. If so, PM me

 

sorry about ur accident man. good to know that you are ok