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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord vs Nissan Altima
297 messages, Last post on Jan 19, 2009 at 4:57 AM
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the primary reason one buys a car like a Maxima is neck-snapping acceleration, though near-luxe interior is a close second. 
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Replying to: perna (Mar 07, 2007 10:58 am) What kind of van did y'all get?
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Replying to: thegraduate (Mar 07, 2007 11:00 am) What kind of van did y'all get? Chrysler Town and Country. I'm not a huge fan of Chrysler, but it offered the most for the money by FAR. It will be the van that gets our kids all the way from toddlerhood through elementary school, so I'm not especially concerned about resale. I can honestly say that the '07 Max is better than my '03 in nearly every category. Heck, in a lot of areas the '07 Altima is a better car than my Maxima. I do like my car's front end better than the current Maxima, though. I'm specifically thinking of the '07s beefier seats, the center stack looks MUCH more modern, it's quieter, a ton more trunk space, more gadgets, etc... It is weird, though. There are some discrepencies, like my '03s little cupholder compartment door is much thicker than the newer car's, same for the sunglass holder. It's really too bad the G35 is so expensive. I just have limits on how much I'll pay for a car, and the Maxima is right there.  The only reason I will even pay the Maxima price is because the car is so good. Even though my car was built in 10/02, it is just rock solid and hasn't really seemed to age. I took delivery of the thing 4 years ago from last Monday, and it is just bank-vault solid. On Michigan roads, no less.
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Replying to: perna (Mar 07, 2007 11:16 am) If it were my money, I'd go with the Max, between those two. The G35 is just so small compared to what I'm used to. At 4 years old, your car is just getting going. My buddy's '97 Maxima GXE Automatic is still running just fine (equally as good as my '96 Accord - both have over 170k miles, I don't know what repairs that have been done to his car though). Still runs smoothly, and only has some rattles and two blown rear-speakers (they were blown when he got the car last summer). If that car is any guide, your current Max will still be running fine years from now.
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If you want a V 6 medium size car then the Altima is your car. The Honda V 6 has never ending engine troubles and the Camry V 6 has tranny troubles. Why buy troubles?
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Replying to: geoshill (Mar 07, 2007 5:34 pm) Would you please elaborate on these Honda V6 engine troubles. I guess my engine is very shy, and doesn't want to open up to me. |
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Replying to: geoshill (Mar 07, 2007 5:34 pm) Show me the 2007 Accord V6 "never ending engine troubles" please, or just don't make comments like that without backing your comments with some facts, or it comes across as empty Nissan bias. |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Mar 07, 2007 11:22 am) If that car is any guide, your current Max will still be running fine years from now Nissan builds the best running cars hands down. I've owned 2 others besides my 07 altima. between them i had/have 360,000 miles. one of them i still own and is running fine, the other i traded in (still running) with over 220,000. between those two cars, over the course of 360,000+ miles and 17 years, i performed the following, 5 brake jobs, 1 replaced cv boot, 3 batteries, 1 muffler, 3 halogen bulbs, 2 brake lights, 1 oil pan (the wife's fault) 1 belt, and the rest is regular maintanence. and both my other nissan's were standard transmission and never needed a clutch replaced. they are simply the best cars built. bar none.
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 06, 2007 4:57 pm) Come on now. You are comparing a Civic to Altima and Maxima. If you really want to get that "budget car" feeling, the Sentra will give it to you. I had a Sentra, and the "budget" must not allow for padding in the seats, because you can feel the springs on your backside. |
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 08, 2007 4:58 pm)
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