NOT ME..NOT ME

can you guys please tell me how much of a downgrade it is so i can tell this idiot how much of an atrocity this is. my sisters boyfriend had a 98 gle for like 3 months and sold it for a 97 accord...

 

well if he prefers gas mileage over performance and looks then he made the right choice. Everyone says how Honda is the most reliable manufacturer and I must disagree. A Nissan that is properly taken care of will make it to 300k just like a Honda. If Im going to buy a new car it will certainly NEVER be to buy an older year Honda lol. Wow

 

What's done is done. Maybe there was an issue with the car that you're not aware of and he just wanted to get it off of his hands

 

I went from a 5th gen to a 90 integra...old, yes, but not a downgrade for me when it comes to reliability, ease of maintenance and mpg. i dont see a problem at all. maxima is not the holy grail of all automobiles, sorry. get off your friends jock.

 

i dont agree w/ this...nissan has it's perks...i'll say this, in regards to my old 5th gen, if nissan had transmissions about as stout as it's engines in it's 5th and 6th (as you'll see transmission threads scattered about) i'd agree. but replacing a manual transmission instead of just a clutch..meh, not my cup of tea.

IMO in regards reliability:

Toyota, Honda, Nissan...this is not in regards to performance/how fast the car is

 

it was done for performance not reliability or to save gas

 

well...GL w/ that

bigger market for it though.....anyway..good luck even i know my teg wasnt the move for speed

 

exactly lol, he likes to race his boy who has an integra, so i hope he doesnt think his chances increased lol

 

Before buying my first car (2000 max) I was driving my parents 2003 accord 4-cylinder for 6 years. Amazing car, its at 350,000 km right now and still goin strong. I don't even notice that huge of a drop in performance from my max to the accord when I take it around occasionally.

They're really nice cars

 

lol i'll say this...a friend of mine had/has a 00 civic coupe with a gsr swap and a b16 trans (short geared, known for getting in other hondas a55holes w/ that trans alone) when my max was stock, he'd always merk me, all day long, friend w/ a 93 prelude SI (H23) same deal...second i got my ypipe and exhaust done alone, it was a done deal, no chance of them winning...w/ that said

 

yupp people think maximas are for groceries shopping til they see what they are capable of doing. im glad im starting to see a lot more modded maximas out here in jersey, they are becoming more popular out here

 

This.

 

The 1999 SE-L Maxima is a holy grail of all automobiles.

Kthx.

 

 

Maxima's are capable of blistering fast quarter mile times, gut-wrenching cornering capabilities, and phenomenal MPG out of the box!














not srs.

 

lol..we all take pride in our cars

 

the teg is slower...but i do like my teg more than the max...although...the bishes were an automatic w/ the bishes

 

Buying a used Honda is like buying used condoms. Lol

Everyone has their opinions on cars. If it matters, the only Honda I would own is an s2k. Only cuz the fact that I don't like having stuff that everyone else has, EVERYONE and their dog here has a ****ing civic with a big *** fart can on it. Hell, every Honda car I see has one. But that's just me. Everyone has their own opinion and preference

 

Wouldnt say a downgrade. I have owned 4 accords and love them. I have a 95 max now that i traded a 94 accord for. I like the max and it has a ton more power but i have also had 10 times the problems with it.

 

So the late 90s Accords did not have the "glass tranny" issue that the TLs had? Because I knew a guy who went though 3 trannies over in Ronkonoma, NY over a 18 month period with a TL. He sold it for an ES Lexus and poof no more problems.

 

the 3.2 TLs did, that is right because thats why i didnt get one and ended up w/ a maxima..... BUT difference between nissan and honda...honda put out transmissions to fix their transmissions from failing, nissan hasnt...with that still said

honda > nissan

 

Yes it does, any honda that makes more than 150hp will have the glass tranny issue.

They amped up their motors but not their transmissions, up until the next redesign in 04, but even then the 3rd gen TL's tranny's still suck d1ck

 

• I've owned a Nissan (My Maxima of course). I am very happy. 232k mile mark.

• My Dad/Grandparents/Uncle own Toyota's. They are very happy. Mile ranges from 90k-250k. '92 Corrolla, (2) '97/'98 4 runner, '97 Camry,(2) '97 Tacoma (one of the Tacoma's is 250k miles, daily hauler and transmission is still going strong), Pickup with the 22r engine .

• My aunt owned 3 different generations of the Accord....all trash transmissions and some other retarded issues (before the 100k mile mark ). She switched over to a '07 Hybrid Altima and she's happy

So my family has gone through the Big 3 experience and Toyota and Nissan are our top choice. We consider a Honda a downgrade. That's my experience, not just random made up bs.

 

that's crazy...out of all the people that i know that have had hondas, we've never had transmission issues. my mom now has a 02 accord v6 and my brother has a 05 accord lx right now i believe, all are doing good...but that 22r ...GL tryna kill that

 

 

My brother and I have an accord as our practice car. Honda is way easier to work on than his yota or my nissan and they are known for lasting a long time, there is no question in that.

My opinion is that is that if you want a v6 get a maxima and if you want gas mileage go for the honda.
Or just get both.

 

Ive owned hondas and a nissan. My nissan quality wise is a pos compared to any honda. Reliabilty.... Honda wins. Perf

 

I say that the best car is the one that works for you. Any car that you treat like **** will fail on you. Honda or not. Hence the variations in the posts on this thread alone. I do think and this is just me, is that Nissan owners tend to see greener grass on the other side with Toyotas and Hondas but never take into account the types of drivers that own and use those cars. We tend to ride our cars harder than they do as a whole stock for stock and hence it appears our cars are less reliable. Not to mention VQ's actually generate torque.

 

i've been the same driver to all three makes...toyota, nissan and honda...nissan failed under those conditions, honda and toyota didnt. if nissan looked out and actually fixed the transmission issues, i probably would have been ok, but they dotn stand by their products like toyota and honda IMO and what i've seen. honda/acura issued out transmission fixes/new trans for those that failed in their 3.2 TLs, nissan has yet to do so

 

yea ppl are biased towards Nissan because they own a Nissan and thats ok. they jus have to accept there are other very good brands out there.

Honda is a very good car manufacturer and so isnt toyota

 

wait what

 

Fail

 

Good read, Hondas are cool for MPG, Toyota also, performance not all are made equal...

 

what in the ****?? this better be the v6 with a manual or he better get to swapping h22 into the slow 4 cyl.

there's nothing wrong with the accord its just that its STUPID to say that you traded a max for a 4 cyl accord for performance --___--

for reliability i'd say honda n toyota. not saying nissan is **** cause i have a friend with a first year vq35de in a pathfinder and with close to 200k miles and it hasn't ever had its plugs changed and still has original o2's etc and the only thing that really ever broke was an exhaust gasket... BUT on average toyota and honda are more reliable, only slightly. they're all the same reliability imo if you keep them stock and do the work yourself.

my first car is this maxima but i was also looking at a civic and accord and camry v6/es300 5 spd. glad i got the max though, less tuning headaches... because i'd be spending $$ on getting a b16 (i looove loud vtec cracks!) and bolt ons in the civic and it would've been small, cramped and loud. and getting a v6 manual 4 door accord was impossible and there were some camry/es v6 5spds but all at or over 180k mi asking $2-3k which is a ****load considering i got my maxima with 60k miles for 2.5k

 

dude i'm not a fan of the 6th gen but yours looks pretty sick!

 

too much biased bull**** in this thread. even from a performance aspect, you have to respect hondas. a gsr teggy with it's whopping 1.8L 4 banger is marginally quicker than a 5spd 4th gen lol. and before you mention the weight difference, double check the weights of the two vehicles...that's all I'm going to say on that.

I'm still preferential to nissan, but you have to respect other cars.

 

My 93 Accord was easy to work on, got good gas mileage, and very low maintenance. The only real maintenance I had to do was replacing the gear selection switch, which I pulled from a salvage yard for $5.

Would I go back to driving that instead of my 03 I35? Not a chance

 

but dude, those things come equipped with a V-tach

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Integra 2700 lbs. maxima is 3000-3100lbs

b18c1 = 170hp/128 lb ft
vq30de = 189hp/205 lb ft
ya i'm gonna say weight/torque is a factor lol didn't they both do ~7 secs 0-60?

fyi i don't hate on any brands, just maybe some of the cars they make....i was hating on toyota for not having ANY sports cars (tc doesn't count) but now they have the ft-rs.

 

Toyota does have sports cars.. Just not produced anymore lol

 

omg nissanz are sew much kewler than hondaz guys honadas are sewww ricerzzzzzzz who could anyone own a car other than a 4th gen maxima zomgggggggg