What car did you drive before the maxima?
02-18-2011, 04:40 PM
#244
1984 accord 5 speed
1985.5 starion turbo 260whp rwd 5 speed fun lil car
1986 celics gt
1988 accord 5 speed
1987 mk3 supra na 5 speed
1988 mk3 turbo 380whp 5 speed
1997 850 t5 wagon 300 whp at
1999 ford escort slowest car in the world
1999 maxima se 5 speed i loved that car
2006 altima 3.5 se 5 speed stock for now
1985.5 starion turbo 260whp rwd 5 speed fun lil car
1986 celics gt
1988 accord 5 speed
1987 mk3 supra na 5 speed
1988 mk3 turbo 380whp 5 speed
1997 850 t5 wagon 300 whp at
1999 ford escort slowest car in the world
1999 maxima se 5 speed i loved that car
2006 altima 3.5 se 5 speed stock for now
02-20-2011, 12:45 PM
#245
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 111
Most recent cars:
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited - put on Prodrive PFF7 18", iON suspension, Cobb Accessport, UP, DP and cat-back exhasut. Loved the car but fell asleep at the wheel and managed to drive it through a intersection at 50mph and totaled it.
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed6 Grand Touring - Good car, but not quite as nice as my Subaru and got a great deal on it. For some reason it caused my wife very severe car sickness repeatedly. Ended up trading it in because we could never go anywhere with her in it without her throwing up. No idea why, she gets car sick still, but no where like with the Mazda.
2007 Honda Civic SI - HFP 17" wheels was all I added. Great car but got tired of the noise and lack of refinement. Really wanted to get back into something like my Legacy quality wise.
NOW - 2009 Nissan Maxima SV w/sport package - Just purchased this used with under 8k miles and in perfect condition. So far I love it.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited - put on Prodrive PFF7 18", iON suspension, Cobb Accessport, UP, DP and cat-back exhasut. Loved the car but fell asleep at the wheel and managed to drive it through a intersection at 50mph and totaled it.
2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed6 Grand Touring - Good car, but not quite as nice as my Subaru and got a great deal on it. For some reason it caused my wife very severe car sickness repeatedly. Ended up trading it in because we could never go anywhere with her in it without her throwing up. No idea why, she gets car sick still, but no where like with the Mazda.
2007 Honda Civic SI - HFP 17" wheels was all I added. Great car but got tired of the noise and lack of refinement. Really wanted to get back into something like my Legacy quality wise.
NOW - 2009 Nissan Maxima SV w/sport package - Just purchased this used with under 8k miles and in perfect condition. So far I love it.
02-20-2011, 01:12 PM
#246
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Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 26
2002 Dodge Neon =auto= - (junk lol)
1994 Eagle Talon TSi =auto= - owned for 2 days and the engine caught fire
1995 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 = 5 speed= - came with aftermarket rims. I added a CAI,TT Chip, TT exhaust and Rokkor coilovers (swerved away from a drunk driver and hit a sidewalk)
1996 Volkswagen Passat VR6 =5 speed= - Lowering springs,polished manifold,bottle caps,yellow fogs,ecodes (sold)
1996 Volkswagen Golf =5 speed= - stock (sold)
1995 Volkswagen Passat vr6 =5 speed= - 85k original miles,female owned all its life, CAI,polished manifold,yellow fogs,rokkor coilovers,bbs bottle caps,tt chip,magnaflow exhaust, no check engine lights lol,neuspeed short shifter (sold for $3k to pay for a lawyer =(..miss that car
2002 Ford Sporttrac =auto= family truck, tranny started skipping, and engine started knocking gave it back to the dealer and got my money back
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue =auto= bought for my fiance, tranny let go after 4 years of driving 99k original miles
2000 Hyundai Elantra =auto= was a gift when my daughter was born,after 2 years it gave us nothing but problems, sold for $400
2007 Nissan maxima 3.5se =auto= current vehicle, great car no problems yet *fingers crossed*..great family car
1994 Eagle Talon TSi =auto= - owned for 2 days and the engine caught fire
1995 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 = 5 speed= - came with aftermarket rims. I added a CAI,TT Chip, TT exhaust and Rokkor coilovers (swerved away from a drunk driver and hit a sidewalk)
1996 Volkswagen Passat VR6 =5 speed= - Lowering springs,polished manifold,bottle caps,yellow fogs,ecodes (sold)
1996 Volkswagen Golf =5 speed= - stock (sold)
1995 Volkswagen Passat vr6 =5 speed= - 85k original miles,female owned all its life, CAI,polished manifold,yellow fogs,rokkor coilovers,bbs bottle caps,tt chip,magnaflow exhaust, no check engine lights lol,neuspeed short shifter (sold for $3k to pay for a lawyer =(..miss that car
2002 Ford Sporttrac =auto= family truck, tranny started skipping, and engine started knocking gave it back to the dealer and got my money back
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue =auto= bought for my fiance, tranny let go after 4 years of driving 99k original miles
2000 Hyundai Elantra =auto= was a gift when my daughter was born,after 2 years it gave us nothing but problems, sold for $400
2007 Nissan maxima 3.5se =auto= current vehicle, great car no problems yet *fingers crossed*..great family car
02-21-2011, 03:27 PM
#249
.Me too! Allpar.com and the people in there were my best friend.
Drove my 91 dodge spirit until the damn thing started knocking on
one cylinder! Oil leaks out the *** with that car, and the 2.5L 4 cylinder
3 Speed auto combo had no power what so ever !!
Still cant really knock it though as I drove it for 4 years with no issues, just gas and oil change.
02-22-2011, 09:02 AM
#252
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Location: Toronto
Posts: 279
1993 Nissan Altima (ran to 335k)
1993 Nissan Maxima (ran to 390k)
2000 Chrysler Cirrus (passed on to my sister, still runs great)
2000 Mazda Millenia S (sold recently)
2004 Chevy Colorado (still have it, fully customized show truck)
2004 BMW 745Li (sold last summer)
2009 Nissan Maxima (current)
It seems I've gone full circle
LOL
1993 Nissan Maxima (ran to 390k)
2000 Chrysler Cirrus (passed on to my sister, still runs great)
2000 Mazda Millenia S (sold recently)
2004 Chevy Colorado (still have it, fully customized show truck)
2004 BMW 745Li (sold last summer)
2009 Nissan Maxima (current)
It seems I've gone full circle
LOL
02-24-2011, 05:37 PM
#255
1971 Chevelle-pretty quick car, though not when I got it. Over the 8 years I owned it, ETs went from high 16s at 83 to high 12s at 108
1977 Cutlass-350 with bolt-ons, swapped it out for a 455. Nothing like adding 100 lb-ft of torque!
1974 Z/28, bolt-ons, 4 speed, 3.73 posi.
Then the dark era began...
1979 Pontiac Sunbird. 3.8 V6 with a 4 speed. How a 3.8 V6 in a 3000 pound car could be so slow, I'll never know
1979 Toyota Celica GT 5 speed. Actually put headers on it. Decent for what it was
1985 Toyota Celica GT, another 5 speed. No headers, but intake/exhaust. Peppy but not quick
Cars got a little better until the 626...
1990 Honda Accord LX. Header, intake, exhaust, pulleys, some suspension stuff. Very reliable car, had 280k miles on it when I sold it 6 years ago, car is still around, current owner works at a tire store. Well past 300k.
1999 Mazda 626 ES-V6. Engine was actually decent, revved to 7000 but the automatic transmission sucked the life out of the engine with horrible gear ratios. Only car (other than the Delta 88 I bought for the 455 to put in the Cutlass) I didn't mod.
Nissan era begins...
2002 Nissan Maxima SE 4AT. Great car, just minor bolt-ons. Totaled by a redlight running drunk. Had 194,595 miles on it and still ran great
2002 Nissan Maxima SE 6 speed-current car, picked it up last week. The extra gears make an already great engine better.
1977 Cutlass-350 with bolt-ons, swapped it out for a 455. Nothing like adding 100 lb-ft of torque!
1974 Z/28, bolt-ons, 4 speed, 3.73 posi.
Then the dark era began...
1979 Pontiac Sunbird. 3.8 V6 with a 4 speed. How a 3.8 V6 in a 3000 pound car could be so slow, I'll never know
1979 Toyota Celica GT 5 speed. Actually put headers on it. Decent for what it was
1985 Toyota Celica GT, another 5 speed. No headers, but intake/exhaust. Peppy but not quick
Cars got a little better until the 626...
1990 Honda Accord LX. Header, intake, exhaust, pulleys, some suspension stuff. Very reliable car, had 280k miles on it when I sold it 6 years ago, car is still around, current owner works at a tire store. Well past 300k.
1999 Mazda 626 ES-V6. Engine was actually decent, revved to 7000 but the automatic transmission sucked the life out of the engine with horrible gear ratios. Only car (other than the Delta 88 I bought for the 455 to put in the Cutlass) I didn't mod.
Nissan era begins...
2002 Nissan Maxima SE 4AT. Great car, just minor bolt-ons. Totaled by a redlight running drunk. Had 194,595 miles on it and still ran great
2002 Nissan Maxima SE 6 speed-current car, picked it up last week. The extra gears make an already great engine better.
03-03-2011, 07:09 PM
#256
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Location: Central MA
Posts: 49
hmm...okay, here goes:
'72 Mustang (rusted out from under me!)
'69 Impala (passed everything on the road but gas stations!)
'86 GTI (returned to VW under the lemon law; stalled often, lived in the service bay!)
'88 Chevy Spectrum Turbo (Isuzu I-mark)
'86 Toyota 4x4
'95 Caravan Sport (when my daughter was born!)
'88 Bronco II (took over payments when my son lost his job!)
'01 Nissan Quest SE (minivan that drove like a Maxima!)
'97 Tacoma 4x4 (one of my all-time favorites!)
'90 4Runner (another fave)
'91 Mitsu Galant (freebie from my aunt when she bought a new car)
'08 Maxima (first new car since the '01 Quest!) traded for...
'03 Maxima GLE with 60k original 1-owner miles! Just picked up 3/5/11! (couldn't keep paying my daughter's tuition AND the '08...)
'72 Mustang (rusted out from under me!)
'69 Impala (passed everything on the road but gas stations!)
'86 GTI (returned to VW under the lemon law; stalled often, lived in the service bay!)
'88 Chevy Spectrum Turbo (Isuzu I-mark)
'86 Toyota 4x4
'95 Caravan Sport (when my daughter was born!)
'88 Bronco II (took over payments when my son lost his job!)
'01 Nissan Quest SE (minivan that drove like a Maxima!)
'97 Tacoma 4x4 (one of my all-time favorites!)
'90 4Runner (another fave)
'91 Mitsu Galant (freebie from my aunt when she bought a new car)
'08 Maxima (first new car since the '01 Quest!) traded for...
'03 Maxima GLE with 60k original 1-owner miles! Just picked up 3/5/11! (couldn't keep paying my daughter's tuition AND the '08...)
Last edited by Gotta08MaxSE; 03-05-2011 at 06:18 PM.
03-03-2011, 07:46 PM
#257
1984 trans am....
1989 nissan 200sx 2.0 (auto)....
1988 nissan 200sx 1.8 turbo (manual).......
1992 nissan 240sx.......
1998 ford explorer.......
2001 maxima (manual).......
2003 maxima current car.......
1989 nissan 200sx 2.0 (auto)....
1988 nissan 200sx 1.8 turbo (manual).......
1992 nissan 240sx.......
1998 ford explorer.......
2001 maxima (manual).......
2003 maxima current car.......
03-04-2011, 01:37 AM
#258
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 121
1979 corona (Toyota) station wagon
1980 valiant cm wagon
3rd gen maxima (not the one I have now)
1973 Mercedes 280e
85 Mazda 626 fastback
73 type 3 Volkswagen station wagon.
85 Mazda 929 sedan 2.0 l 4 cyl.
Top one is most recent, will be posting a picture of my current max once its painted and complete.
HOW GOOD!
1980 valiant cm wagon
3rd gen maxima (not the one I have now)
1973 Mercedes 280e
85 Mazda 626 fastback
73 type 3 Volkswagen station wagon.
85 Mazda 929 sedan 2.0 l 4 cyl.
Top one is most recent, will be posting a picture of my current max once its painted and complete.
HOW GOOD!
03-06-2011, 01:51 PM
#259
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Posts: 10
93 Probe gt 5 speed Teal (mods
95 Mazda 626 5 speed White many (mods
94 Probe gt 5 speed primer gray (mods
93 probe gt 5 speed primer gray (mods
93 probe gt 5 speed white (mods
95 SHO auto money green (stock
93 toyota celica 5 speed blue (stock
99 Cadillac catera auto silver (stock
91 VW jetta 5 speed silver (stock
87 toyota Pickup 5 speed blue (Monster
92 Roadmaster LT1 auto white (stock
99 Pontiac Mini van sliver auto ( 18's
99 escort auto red (junk
92 5.0 blue 5 speed (mods
many more but
my head hurts
95 Mazda 626 5 speed White many (mods
94 Probe gt 5 speed primer gray (mods
93 probe gt 5 speed primer gray (mods
93 probe gt 5 speed white (mods
95 SHO auto money green (stock
93 toyota celica 5 speed blue (stock
99 Cadillac catera auto silver (stock
91 VW jetta 5 speed silver (stock
87 toyota Pickup 5 speed blue (Monster
92 Roadmaster LT1 auto white (stock
99 Pontiac Mini van sliver auto ( 18's
99 escort auto red (junk
92 5.0 blue 5 speed (mods
many more but
my head hurts
03-06-2011, 09:14 PM
#261
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Location: Pacific Northwest (Washington)
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Fairlady
2Eazy
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03-12-2011, 06:02 PM
#267
Too many to list and not much pics but here is the car line-up order:
-86 Volkswagen Rabbit (Diesel..manual)
-90 Pontiac Sunbird (Sold)
-89 Pontiac Bonneville LE (Sold)
-93 Dodge Grand Caravan (totaled by my brother)
-91 Pontiac Bonneville SSE (needs to be fixed)
-88 Chevy Suburban (planning to restore)
-87 Volvo 740 GLE ( fixing it up)
-94 Ford Aspire ( traded for the winter beater to save my Maxima from the harsh winter days plus I got tired of the constant car repairs)
-93 Chevy Astro EXT (Winter beater)
And my new baby and project. What I always wanted for so many years a Nissan Maxima prefer late 80's but can't pass up a good deal for a 1995.
-86 Volkswagen Rabbit (Diesel..manual)
-90 Pontiac Sunbird (Sold)
-89 Pontiac Bonneville LE (Sold)
-93 Dodge Grand Caravan (totaled by my brother)
-91 Pontiac Bonneville SSE (needs to be fixed)
-88 Chevy Suburban (planning to restore)
-87 Volvo 740 GLE ( fixing it up)
-94 Ford Aspire ( traded for the winter beater to save my Maxima from the harsh winter days plus I got tired of the constant car repairs)
-93 Chevy Astro EXT (Winter beater)
And my new baby and project. What I always wanted for so many years a Nissan Maxima prefer late 80's but can't pass up a good deal for a 1995.
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03-15-2011, 10:04 PM
#269
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Location: Cincy, OH
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1983 Mercury Cougar LS. V8 w/ 130hp 
Caught on fire and burned to the ground. Dang thing ran fine on straight water but wouldn't hold coolant.
1991 Pontiac Firebird. V8 w/ 170hp loved this car. Rear ended a xterra and put it's drive shaft through it's tranny, both cars lost
1991 Pontiac Trans-am V8 w/ 205hp loved the car but it was expensive. sold it when gas first hit 4 bucks a gal. a full tank would only last 125-130 miles city driving.
1991 VW Passat. I4 w/ 134hp. worst car I ever owned. Only thing I liked about it was it was a manual (first time owning one) and it got +30mpg. Electronic failures galore, sold to a junk yard when the brakes died.
1995 Chevy Caprice V8 w/ 200hp. Nice quiet comfortable car. Put cop wheels and a intake on it and it was mean. sold for a newer car.
1999 Saturn Sl2 I4 w/ 124hp. Fun economical car. I could go a month on 2 fill ups. 5-spd made it fun to toss about. unfortunately it met a concrete divider on the way to work
2000 Nissan Maxima SE. V6 w 222hp...... Currently in love.
Caught on fire and burned to the ground. Dang thing ran fine on straight water but wouldn't hold coolant.1991 Pontiac Firebird. V8 w/ 170hp loved this car. Rear ended a xterra and put it's drive shaft through it's tranny, both cars lost
1991 Pontiac Trans-am V8 w/ 205hp loved the car but it was expensive. sold it when gas first hit 4 bucks a gal. a full tank would only last 125-130 miles city driving.
1991 VW Passat. I4 w/ 134hp. worst car I ever owned. Only thing I liked about it was it was a manual (first time owning one) and it got +30mpg. Electronic failures galore, sold to a junk yard when the brakes died.
1995 Chevy Caprice V8 w/ 200hp. Nice quiet comfortable car. Put cop wheels and a intake on it and it was mean. sold for a newer car.
1999 Saturn Sl2 I4 w/ 124hp. Fun economical car. I could go a month on 2 fill ups. 5-spd made it fun to toss about. unfortunately it met a concrete divider on the way to work
2000 Nissan Maxima SE. V6 w 222hp...... Currently in love.
03-15-2011, 11:01 PM
#270
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I had a 2003 Nissan Frontier se crew cab, silver i loved my truck it had black and gun metal 20' rims a camper shell with sport roof rack, unfortunately got reposed cause i lost my job, fortunately i came across with this 1997 maxima which won my heart, its a beauty
before that turck i had a 1990 toyota supra turbo, before that a 1995 toyota truck and before that my first car ever a 1986 toyota celica gt.
before that turck i had a 1990 toyota supra turbo, before that a 1995 toyota truck and before that my first car ever a 1986 toyota celica gt.
03-17-2011, 08:10 AM
#272
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Location: Worcester, MA
Posts: 4,011
1st car: 1997 Chevy Cavalier...i loved this car
2nd car: 1995 Plymouth neon..whack
3rd car: 1998 plymouth neon highline...had more ***** than the 1995, but damn thing had too many issues
4th car: 1996 ford escort...my first car to ever have AC! Blew the timing belt 2x. On the seconf time i was too piseed off and got rid of it.
5th car: 1993 DOHC Max...It was an auto and was the fastest auto i owned. Loved it.
6th car: 1997 MAx..5spd. what more i need to say. Damn lady crashed into me totalled the max
Now: 1997 Max 5spd... i only had my first 4th gen for 6 months..modded her out. I wasnt done driving her so i had to get another one
2nd car: 1995 Plymouth neon..whack
3rd car: 1998 plymouth neon highline...had more ***** than the 1995, but damn thing had too many issues
4th car: 1996 ford escort...my first car to ever have AC! Blew the timing belt 2x. On the seconf time i was too piseed off and got rid of it.
5th car: 1993 DOHC Max...It was an auto and was the fastest auto i owned. Loved it.
6th car: 1997 MAx..5spd. what more i need to say. Damn lady crashed into me totalled the max
Now: 1997 Max 5spd... i only had my first 4th gen for 6 months..modded her out. I wasnt done driving her so i had to get another one
03-20-2011, 03:36 AM
#276
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I was a gm muscle car guy...69 chevelles,72 el camino,70 monte carlo, a couple cheyenne 10 pickups, 70 impala, 79 el camino, 86 cutlass supreme...got tired of the sacrifice. maxima's have it all...style and speed with all the comfort and convenience.
03-20-2011, 10:30 PM
#277
my first car 87 Pontiac Fiero GT blew the motor cruising down the highway three months after I got it on the road, my second car was a 98 ford mustang, modded the hell out of it, but do to having a family I traded it for my max.
