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#7635 of 8972 artistotle by dklanecky Dec 12, 2003 (6:12 am)
Yes.   That can happen with any used car however.   I think the odds of getting a seriously abused Maxima from a rental company are much higher than getting it from an original owner.   I know for a fact that the rental companies do not break in their cars according to the manufacturer's recomendations (I've driven a lot of rental cars with less than 300 miles on the odometer, several times as low as 100 miles).
#7636 of 8972 Sales.. by lichtronimo Dec 12, 2003 (6:50 am)
According to autosite.com 2003 YTD sales are as follows:   Altima = 154,860 (-1%) Maxima = 69,856 (-14%) G35 = 27,724 (+29%)   Maxima sales are down compared to 2002, but they've met their stated sales goals for the new more expensive 6th generation.
#7637 of 8972 99 Maxima - Is it good for 100K miles? by aristotle Dec 12, 2003 (7:00 am)
I bought a 1999 Maxima GXE new in January 1999. Have had to change a few parts like the battery, pump, alternator and the ill-fitting rear middle seat belt - all under manufacturer's warranty and at different times. Minor irritations, but didn't cost me anything. After the manufacturer's warranty expired I got the ignition coils changed at 40K.   But the car looks new and runs extremely well now. I have not had any problems recently. I have about 50K miles on it. If this car can run another 50K miles may be I don't need to get another car now.   I have never owned any car for more than 4 years. This is the first. Will this car last 100K miles?
#7638 of 8972 by monte4 Dec 12, 2003 (7:35 am)
2000-2003 have a lot of changes for one Nissan Upgraded the brakes for 02 and they have larger rotors etc and arent as problematic as the 00/01's. The tranny issue was for 00 that Nissan had and with the 02/03 their hasnt been now where near the problems, the 95-99 isnt known for the best trannies out their lots of issues with them mainly the auto. Like I said many messages ago none of the gens can touch the 3rd gen in build quality an materials used, it was really the car that put the Maxima on the map. 2nd gen sort of started it but the 3rd really upped the anty, in 94 the cost cutting started an dit was apparent if you compared some 95 parts to 94 parts..
#7639 of 8972 Japanese Buick? by suydam Dec 12, 2003 (7:44 am)
The person who called the Maxima a "Japanese Buick" obviously hasn't driven a Buick lately! I did as a rental this summer. It's a nice car inside but I had no sense of its relationship with the road -- to call it numb would be an understatement. That is not at all the case with my '01 Maxima.   And oddly, my younger son, who is 21, loves Buicks because of their interior size (he's 6'3") and me, the 52-year old, love the Max because of its handling. When we were car-shopping our comparison car wasn't the Accord or the Camry, but the Passat. Reliability concerns led me to the Maxima and I haven't been disappointed yet.
#7640 of 8972 kenny by ramped1 Dec 12, 2003 (9:35 am)
Actually, the SE series Maximas in 1992 had the VQ engines with timing chains and made 190 hp. Your GXE had the smaller V6 with a timing belt which made, I believe, about 160 hp.   The downside of the third gen Maximas were bad window regulators, substandard paint jobs and brake issues. I'll be going on my third set of rotors soon, and actually I probably should have had them replaced some time ago. I'm trying to decide whether to put a couple of thousand more into my car or just let it go. The paint job is really shot.   Bowke ... the people on the Altima board are wondering when the redesigned 05 Altima is coming out. They are guessing next spring. You may want to lend a hand if you know anything.
#7641 of 8972 japenese buick by ccermak Dec 12, 2003 (12:57 pm)
I was referring to the 6th gen max = 2004. It's quite large on the inside and that attracts old fogeys away from their Buicks/Caddy's. It has amenities like a Buick as well with many non sporting gadgets/doo hickeys. The older gen Maxis were more nimble, light, and sporty. The new one is a heavy power cruiser. The G35 is the Max of old. Just my .02 of course.
#7642 of 8972 4th gen reliability by kenm8 Dec 12, 2003 (1:24 pm)
Aristotle – 99 Max seems to be basically the same design as the 97. I have previously read that there were some improvements from 97 to 98 to 99 such as in crash protection. Don’t know if the Nissan bean counters forced engineers to redesign parts and components - that are not visible to the naked eye - in order to lower costs on the 98 and 99. We have been pleased with reliability on the 97 SE – perhaps your 99 will be as good, although you have had some issues covered under warranty.   Reliability of our 97 SE - Just turned 154K miles. It has been a very reliable and enjoyable car to drive. Acceleration is still brisk (always enjoy hearing the growl from the engine) and the transmission still shifts very smoothly and positively. Only troubles thus far: Cassette deck replaced at 67K under extended warranty, driver’s heated seat switch and heater blower motor were replaced at 77K under extended warranty; Oil pressure sending unit replaced at 122K. We generally follow owner’s manual guidance for regular maintenance items such as engine/transmission oil, air filter, plugs, etc. Brake pads: front were good to 141K, rears to 148K (miles driven mainly interstate and rural highway). Rotors were good (no warpage, pulsating) to these mile amounts but I replaced with new anyway rather than having them resurfaced. Put Beck-Arnley rebuilt calipers on front and back.   Two of our Hondas (86 and 84) were driven to 227K and 195K with very decent reliability. With the quality of engineering I have seen/experienced on the 97 Max, I am hopeful that it will also be good to the 200K range. Our driving patterns, mostly interstate and rural, no doubt play a part in achieving high mileage.
#7643 of 8972 bowke by perna Dec 12, 2003 (1:55 pm)
Grand Rapids, Michigan.. bought my Max at Gezon Motors.
#7644 of 8972 lichtrinimo -- demise of the 04 Max? by kennyg5 Dec 12, 2003 (6:56 pm)
Thanks for your figures. Hm ... a minus 14% in sales of the Max when compared with 02 figures. That looks quite bad and sad for a flagship that used to be the leader and money maker for Nissan.   Of the approx. 70,000 Max sold, I suspect 70% or more were 03s, since I rarely see the 04s on the road. As you may recall, from Feb. to June, Nissan slashed the price of the 03 Max to move them out so that it could welcome in the 04. I heard dealers were selling them at $2k BELOW INVOICE. Those were incredible deals, and by June or July, it was difficult to find a new 03 Max in the dealers' lots.   The 04 Max debuted in or around May. Even when new, very few were sold at or above MSRP (unlike the TL). Six months later, I heard they are being sold at or around invoice. Clearly, something is amiss with the 04 Max because the car does not get much attention from family sedan shoppers.   First, the price is a bit high; second, what used to be standard equipment is now optional; third, the car grew in size and weight, which undercut its sportiness; fourth, the materials used are of lesser quality, which will affect durability; fifth, the Max is no longer a pure Japanese-bred, which gives the impression that quality may suffer (true or false). You may think of more.   IMHO, Nissan has committed a big blunder this time, and it must carefully rethink its market and design strategies for the "flagship" Max before it becomes a dinosaur. Survival of the fittest, that is the rule of the jungle and the marketplace.

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