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Now a 95-97 and up Max is also a good car, however, I never had any owner experience with one. I LOVE my 02 SE, but that is a whole different ball game.
I have a question of my own: Did the J30 have IRS or was a solid beam real axle?
I always wanted to know that.
2002 Aurora 3.5L, $25300 after all rebates and loyalty certificate, 5-year warranty;
2003 Infiniti G35 w/leather, $26950, 4-year warranty;
2002 Maxima GLE plus 4 splash guards, $23500, 3-year warranty.
All things considered, which one is the best deal?
Thanks in advance.
VQ30DE engine which first appeared in MY '95
Maxima and noticed that there were minute
adjustments made after either the '95 or '96
model year. e.g. Intake Cam Height on '95
engines is 43.955-44.145mm, whereas on '96-'99
engines it is 43.940-44.130mm. Main Bearing
Clearance on '95 and '96 engines is 0.035-0.053mm, but on '97-'99 engines it is
0.012-0.030mm. Minor stuff (from what got
publicized and not held back), but one wonders
why they had to make these changes at all...
Also, with so much software governing functions,
it may be advisable to avoid v1.0, and to let
the software get debugged by the engineers before
plunking down your cash....
2002 Aurora 3.5L, $25300 after all rebates and loyalty certificate, 5-year warranty;
2003 Infiniti G35 w/leather, $26950, 4-year warranty;
2002 Maxima GLE plus 4 splash guards, $23500, 3-year warranty.
All things considered, which one is the best deal?
Thanks in advance.
The olds would be a good deal if you are going to keep it for several years, otherwise the resale will go through the floor. They appear to be well built but then again they are following true GM history: get it right and then kill it off.
Overall the maxima would be the best deal but have them deal on an extended 6/100k warranty.
And it's the only RWD in Infiniti's lineup.
The G is also more of a sporting car, as opposed to the Max GLE and Aurora, that are sofeter, more luxury oriented.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Pbhatti, you are absolutely right, Q45 has to be RWD.
I am a bit disappointed with the quality of sound in my Nissan Maxima 2001. As a first step I am planning to replace factory speakers with some better ones. How difficult it is? How much work is involved? And... does it make sense without replacing entire sounds system (I think it does). Please advise...
Best regards, Leszek
So... anyone seen similar behaviour or can anyone tell me how their's is working. And is there a way to manually reset this that I'm overlooking?
Thanks.
I'm getting a loud rubbing/creaking (low pitch) coming from the right front suspension somewhere. It only happens under hard acceleration with the wheel turned pretty much all the way to the left (for example making a left turn into trafic from a stop sign and accelerating). The noise only occurs during the turn when force is obviously being shifted to the right front. There is no noise form bumps, normal left turns, etc. And also it seems much exagerated when temperatures are below 40 degrees. Of course the day I took it to the dealer was warm and I couldn't make it make the noise (not until I was a mile away driving home!). They said they checked the right suspension and lubed everything including the steering stops (?) which had been dry - but it obviously didn't work. Sounds almost just like the spring itself groaning?
Any ideas or experiences? Thanks.
Is there any way to improve mileage?
It's really hard to say what's good mileage since it depends on so many things:
- type of roads you drive on
- the length of your trips
- your driving style
- climate
- use of accessories
- tire pressure
- quality of fuel
- ...
I wouldn't be able to name them all.
For me a good test would be a long highway trip. Assuming good tire pressure and not using A/C the whole way, then I'd be satisfied with 25 mpg or higher.
As far as "crappy milage" concerns after only 700 to 1000 miles, I would still wait a little longer (another 1000 miles) before concluding anything is wrong. Depending upon your region, you may be using oxyginated gas. Break-in for newer close tolerance engines is also a little different. I have had a Honda S2000 since November, now with 2,500 miles, and the engine has gotten stronger and milage has improved from barely 20 to 22+ mpg over time.
P.S. I was specifically instructed not to remove the original, factory installed oil in the S2000 for 3,000 miles (add as necessary, but don't change). Apparantly, new engine lubricants and additives would be lost if you changed too soon. After 3,000 miles, change and swithch to Mobil 1 at your pleasure. Does Nissan make a similar recommendation with the new Maxima?
- new engine: only 700 miles
- the driving I do: 90% of my trips are <10 miles on suburban roads
- the climate: it's still fairly cold where I'm at
I use the recommended premium fuel, but as was mentioned it might be oxygenated - will try to find out. I'm also driving the car fairly conservatively, given that it's the break-in
Bottom line, I think 19-20 mpg is not abnormal given these conditions.
--Andy
If i know from the gas pump station, the exact amount of gas i put into my car, how do i proceed from there. The only 2 "certain" numbers are the amount of gas being put in and the mileage - but you can't simply divide mileage by the gallons, since theres an unknown amount of reserve gasoline left in the tank. I'm ofcourse assuming you can't trust the "DTE" value given by the trip computer.
I drive normal, and without hard accelerations.
Its still dissapoints me to see my mileage on my '02 GLE at 19.2 at a 1000 miles!
Start with a full tank and reset the trip odometer to 0. When you fill up, your mpg is the trip milage divided by the gallons used to fill. It doesn't matter how much gas is left in the tank, since the calculation is miles driven divided by gas used. In the event you add gas, but don't fill up, keep a running tab on the gallons purchased and don't reset the trip odometer until your next full fill up. I only reset my trip odometer after I've topped off the tank so that I get an acurrate reading of total gas consumed for the actual miles driven since the last full fill up.
Hope this helps.
P.S. Over 122,244 miles, I've averaged exactly 24.00 mpg (5,092.97 total gallons). Since January 2000 (41,660 miles), my best tankful is 30.33 mpg, my worst 19.41 mpg. I do a fair amount of highway driving (10+ mile trips) and some, but relatively little, stop and go commuting or very short trips.
>Start with a full tank and reset the trip >odometer to 0. When you fill up, your mpg is the >trip milage divided by the gallons used to fill. >It doesn't matter how much gas is left in the >tank, since the calculation is miles driven >divided by gas used.
I think your thinking way too much about this ...
It's very simple.
1)Fill your tank and record your current mileage (or simply reset the trip odometer).
2)Drive ... and drive some more ...
3)Refill the tank and record the current mileage (or simply read it off the trip odometer). Divide the miles driven (the current mileage less the mileage you recorded in step 1 or the current trip odometer reading) by the amount of gas it takes to refill the tank and you have your miles per gallon for that period.
Granted, this is not entirely accurate as you may not fill the tank to the same level on both fill-ups, but it should be close enough. For more accuracy, record the amount of gas used for each fill-up but don't reset the trip odometer. After drving for 1,000 miles or so, fill up, and total all the gas used for each of the fill-ups. Divide 1,000 by the gallons used and this is your mpg.
HTH,
Mike
1. fill your tank till it clicks...once the pump clicks, do not pump anymore...
2. reset your trip odo to 0
3. drive until the next time you need gas
4. record the miles you've driven using the gas u filled in step 1.
5. pump your gas till it clicks... record how many gallons, take your total miles divided by the gallons you pumped...and that's your mpg.
key is not to overpump after it clicks....
i have a 2k gle with 20k miles using Mobil 93 and sometimes Hess 93.....started with about 22mpg...now, after 18months, about 25.5 miles ALL highway miles from Springfield mass to NYC. probably about 23mpg mixed local and highway.
Thanks.
Sorry dmathew347, but you're confusing me now.
Isn't the "unknown" reserve, 18.5 gallons, the fuel tank capacity of our maximas minus what you fill up??
Yes I'm also getting the crappy 19-20 mpg mixed driving on my GLE. On long highway trips, I've been getting 25-27 mpg.
The trip computer's calculator sucks, as everyone is attesting to. And if you leave your engine on while your filling up as I once did, it gets all whacked. The mileage calculator goes to like 40 mpg!!!
But in their April (car) issue, they said the turning circle of Maxima was only 36-40 feet, depending I suppose on model. . How can this be? Aren't the Infiniti and Maxima virtually identical?