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Replying to: steevo (Mar 20, 2008 5:53 am) Nissan has this habit of adding at least one extra bit of exterior weirdness to every car they make. Apparently others find these features attractive, but they bug me as I like very clean, jewelry-free exteriors. Examples are: -- Strange door handles on 350z (why not flush with doors, very ugly!) -- Weird big black plastic thingy on tailgates of Titan and Frontier (no other truckmaker does this and that's a good thing) -- Already mentioned the taillamps on the Altima (better than last model's but still bizarre to me) -- Roof tumor on Armada and QX -- Chrome strip on trunk lid of G35 -- All kinds of clutter on Xterra (although at least some is functional) So I like Nissan products but I just with they were a little cleaner. |
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| I just read on the Edmunds News that this Maxima is actually shorter! That's exciting. First they shrink the Altima and now the Maxima. I was annoyed that the Accord got so much bigger, and I think the Camry should not grow another inch. Nissan seems alone in not always expanding their sedans. When it's needed, so be it, but, for example the old Accord, that was the perfect size. | |
Does anyone know if only certain colors or trim will have the wood grain?
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Replying to: iwantone (Mar 21, 2008 10:35 am)
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So any idea as to when pricing and configuration details will be available? From what I read this car should be available in June, so I would hope this information is forthcoming soon. |
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Replying to: johnmarco (Mar 21, 2008 6:06 pm)
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Replying to: iwantone (Mar 22, 2008 8:07 am) I'm looking forward to the diesel Maxima which is expected as a 2010 model. Like I said I'm also a big fan of the Altima. It pretty much won me over the moment I saw it at the 2007 LA Auto Show. The only thing that surprises me is that Nissan is not more competitive with MSRP. They are priced just like Accords and Camrys, but Nissan ought to be undercutting, like Hyundai, to get more foothold. Again that may be happening at the dealer level, but it is quite off-putting to me when I configure the Altima I like (3.5 SE w/leather) and it's $30k! That sure makes a $25k Sonata Limited look pretty appealing. For $30k I'm creeping pretty close to G35/TL territory.
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Replying to: johnmarco (Mar 22, 2008 1:29 pm) |
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I highly doubt AWD well come on the new Max, the only Jan manufacture that offers AWD (besides) Subaru is the Acrua RL, and that isn't selling well. Nissan is bring back the 4DSC marketing campain of the late 80' to mid 90;s Max, which I think is great. AWD would add too much weight and only a very small market wants it. I'm sure it well have Traction control, and all the other electronic control system so AWD wont be needed. I'm predicting the prices wont be much higher then the current car, if you look at the other japaness car companys, the only real competition for the new MAX is the Acrua TL, (which BTW get a new design for 09.) if you look at the current MAX, load it up with options its less then the TL. So my bet is, Nissan will do the same with the new 09 MAX... |
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Replying to: iwantone (Mar 22, 2008 2:49 pm) BM
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