You are here: Forums Sedans Nissan Maxima Nissan Maxima

Nissan Maxima

8972 messages,  Last post on Sep 15, 2009 at 11:23 AM

You are in the Nissan Maxima Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

What is this discussion about? Nissan Maxima, Sedan

Messages Page 696 of 898 1 ... 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 ... 898 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#6947 of 8972 selrhaclj by selrhaclj Jun 05, 2003 (6:13 am)
I recently purchased an 02 Glacier Pearl GLE with 6 CD, TCS, spoiler and heated steering wheel. This vehicle had on 97XX miles. Despite a couple of scratches this car is in excellent condition. Purchased from private owner for $20K. I think this was a pretty good deal. What do you guys think?
#6948 of 8972 selhraclj by p100 Jun 05, 2003 (6:26 am)
Sounds like a good deal to me. The MSRP on this car was at least $ 30,000. The mileage is low for a year old car. The car is still covered by the factory warranty for another 26K miles/2 years. If there is no collision or a lemon history on the car, you got a good deal in my opinion. The best price you could get on a new 03 GLE equipped like this would be about $ 25K.
#6949 of 8972 selhraclj by kyleknicks Jun 05, 2003 (11:21 am)
sounds like you got a loaded GLE with no Nav... for $20K, i think it's a good deal.... wish i could find a deal like that for a 2k2 or 2k3 and i'll get rid of my 2000 GLE. just make sure the car wasn't in any accidents or else it won't be that great of a deal anymore...
#6950 of 8972 Aftermarket GPS Systems by georged98 Jun 06, 2003 (7:49 am)
I have a 2002 Maxima GLE without the Nav system. Does anyone have any recommendations for aftermarket GPS systems? Garmin and Magellan are two systems that look good but how do they compare to built in systems? The Garmin has a small screen and costs around $800-900. The magellan looks larger but has a price of around $1900. Can a NAV system be installed at the dealer? Thanks for your help.
#6951 of 8972 georged98 by perna Jun 06, 2003 (9:31 am)
I've actually spent the last week looking at GPS systems, and I decided on the Garmin GPS V. They're going at Amazon.com for $375, plus a $75 rebate directly from Garmin.   It doesn't have the voice and color like the more expensive ones do, but should work out nicely (I just ordered it yesterday).   If you're going to be using it exclusively for the car and do a ton of interstate driving with multiple stops off in major cities, I would probably still pony up for a more expensive system. The problem with the V is that there is a small amount of non-expandable memory built into the thing. It is ideal if you only take long road trips every so often (you upload specific cities into it from your PC before you go). It does come with a good basemap, i.e. all interstates and major highways are already in it.   The V is really designed to be equally competent in both cars *and* outdoor use. Go into a Best Buy and see what I mean; it's about half the size of the $900 Garmin you were looking at (Streets III or something). You wouldn't want to be lugging THAT bad boy around in the woods, I guarantee it; being color, it also eats batteries like candy (only a few hours, vs. 20+ on the V). But like I said, if it's exclusively for the car, it's irrelevant.   Good luck, and let me know if you have any other questions.
#6952 of 8972 After market NAV by vanbo57 Jun 07, 2003 (6:52 am)
georged98, I own a Garmin Street Pilot 3 unit. Lucky me - recieved it as a gift. This is a very good NAV system and has voice prompts only when you use the a/c adapter - speaker is integrated into that. I have used it several times, first just testing it out around town and later started really using it in place of maps or directions on longer trips. I can tell you that I now have total faith in this thing for its ability to get me door to door in most situations, as long as you enter the correct address, intersection, point of interest, etc.. I have the 128 mb "card" in it which enables me to load a large area from the "MapSourse" CD on my home computer to the unit itself. As the previous note explained, the unit already has a "built in" map but the areas that you load from home are the deatailed ones with points of interest and addresses. As far as battery usage - it does eat batteries, less if you dim the screen but if you use the adapter, it does'nt matter as you will only be using batteries when you are programing in routes in the comfort of your home. There is a sharp learning curve to this but is worth it.
#6953 of 8972 need help by m4d_cow Jun 07, 2003 (3:23 pm)
hi there, im currently considering the new '04 Maxima 6-speed. Can anyone tell me about their reliability, since i never owned a Nissan before? And second, does anyone have any bad experience/stories about their Maximas so far? I'd really appreciate this, thanx
#6954 of 8972 m4d cow by ramped1 Jun 07, 2003 (4:34 pm)
The Maxima historically has been one of the most reliable sedans on the market. My '92 SE is still rattle-free after 11 years, although it has had occasional problems with window lifts, power switches and CV boots. Overall an outstanding, fun-to-drive car. Most owners here would probably agree.   The 2004 is an all-new design, based on the 2002 Altima platform. Consumer Reports tested the new Maxima in a five-car near-luxury sedan comparison in the just-released July edition. CR's evaluation was generally favorable and it recommends the Max, along with the Infinity G-35. Strangely enough, the Lincoln LS was best overall in the comparo, but CR won't recommend it because of spotty reliability. Others in the test were the Saab 9-3 and the Caddy CTS.
#6955 of 8972 Ramped1 by dinu01 Jun 07, 2003 (5:32 pm)
My newly purchsed (last week) 91 Maxi is not a bad car. Drives well, except for a weird tranny issue. Back on topic, to respond to the post about buying a 2004 Maxi.   I would also consider the Mazda6 5spd V6 - not as much brute power, but cornes better, looks better (IMO), is much cheaper and the quality is/should be the same on both. If you value smiles per miles over 0-60, that's the car to get.   Dinu
#6956 of 8972 04 Maxima by p100 Jun 07, 2003 (6:58 pm)
One concern with the 04 Maxima would be the first year for the new design and also the fact that this car is US made, not Japanese made. I prefer Japanese made car over US made car any day. I have owned both Japanese and US made Mazdas and also Nissans. Without exceptions, Japanes made vehicles had fewer problems, and all American made vehicles came with misaligned wheels from the factory. All Japanese made cars had correct alignment settings, as evidenced by even tire wear, which was not the case with US made vehicles. There is no excuse for this type of lack of attention to detail.

Messages Page 696 of 898 1 ... 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 ... 898 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums Sedans Nissan Maxima Nissan Maxima