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If Nissan Model Matrix at http://www.freshalloy.com/cars/nissan/nissan_matrix.html and as you said Motortrend are correct in their predictions for the 2002 Maxima, then the 2002 Maxima will be very fast and powerful. Remember if they are correct the 2003 Maxima moves up in size and you will loss the added HP to weight Ratio gain that you got in the 2002 Maxima. This sounds like a great deal in that the 2002 Maxima could be the real car enthusiasts car for many years to come.
If I were in your shoes I would try and hold out for the 2002 Maxima. If they do not put the 3.5L engine in the 2002, then they will most likely put it in the 2003 in the full size version Maxima? By the way the Pathfinder is now using the 3.5L engine, so it will not be a new engine design.
George
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George
George
As for the 3.5 VQ. It is NOT a new engine...it is in fact the same VQ used in the Maxima currently, just bored to 3.5L and with a few MINOR changes including Nissans version of Variable Valve Timing. Sorry to burst the bubbles of some but...you won't see the 3.5 in the current Maxima version. It will, however, be available in the new 2003's larger (and possible RWD) version, and even then...only on the SE model.
Keep in mind though that Nissan changes things quite often...lol..maybe to throw some people off...who knows. But also remember...Freshalloy
hasn't been right on a Nissan product in the few years I've been watching them, and they are not in ANY way affiliated with Nissan Motor Corp.
Joe
Joe
Nissan provides the dealer with that means that
they have discovered an issue with certain cars and
they will cover it if a customer complains....if a
TSB was issued lets say in Sept of 99 because of a
certain issue with the glovebox...because Nissan
has identified this as an issue would they continue to build cars in later months with this same issue or would it not be safe to say that a car built in 02/00 would not have this same glovebox problem?
Of course I'm just making this TSB up but I think
you know what I mean.
Thanks as always
Jeff
Break-In is for more than just the engine - There are thousands of moving parts in a car, they all have to get to know each other before being stressed by high speed and temperature, or they can be slightly damaged or hardened. Besides the engine parts, there are pumps, seals, alternators, transmission bearings, u-joints, wheel bearings, etc. etc. Also - given the number of new cars sold daily, I doubt you would pay for the space and overhead to break in your engine for you - it would be VERY costly.
I did NOT do a break-in 3 new cars ago. My payoff was really poor mileage, much less even than the EPA rating for the 3 years I had it. My last 2 cars were REALLY carefully broken-in for more than 1000 miles, and I got terrific gas mileage and great performance - up to 30 mpg on a Lexus ES300. Coincidence? Maybe, but it is cheap insurance.
http://smiley.tzo.com/fbody/paintchip.htm
If you pay to have the bumper repainted and you live in NYC, how long do you think it will last before someone else bumps you???
Good luck
George
Joe
George, thanks for that link...it will come in mighty handy especially us with darker Max's
http://www.langka.com. I don't have any personal knowledge of the product but it sounds quite practical.
I guess this is the price you pay when every inch of space is needed for parallel parking! You can get it repaired, but, sooner or later it will happen again.
Too bad those big bolt-on bumperettes can't be installed like on cars when they had REAL (metal) bumbers.
bamadj
Jim
I have a driveway and I try not to park on the street in NYC all that often. Since I spend most of the time in Suffolk County, which mostly is parking lots, I don't have to worry about the bumpers all that much. I am always conscious of where and how I park, I like to take an end spot and get as close to the curb as possible to give me that extra cusion of space between cars. But I do worry about the door dings all the time.
Personally, I think this "power" thing is really starting to get WAAAAY out of hand. The Maxima has more power than any "normal" person could possibly ever use. I mean look.....when you can get a 3g+ LB family sedan to 60 in under 7 seconds, and top out at over 140MPH....isn't that enough ? What do we want to do...pin our kids heads to the headrests on the way to grandma's ?
(My god.....LMAO...I crack myself up sometimes)
My oldest son is 10. Imagine when he's..lets say.....23. They'll be saying "Gees....you only have 700HP ?...I have 950HP and my car only weighs 2500LBS"!
The Maxima has ALWAYS been close to the top of the "Must have" cars not necessarily because it's a fast car but, because it stands out from the "appliance-mobiles", is roomy, comfy, very fun to drive and has a terrific reliability rating.
I think the 3.5VG engine if used in a new larger Maxima would be find because of the added weight but....using it in the current version, to me anyhow, would be overkill. We'll see just what Nissan plans to do.
Joe
I replaced my rotors at 17k...I didn't resurface them as some dealers are doing.
Even though there may not be a TSB for the rotors, Nissan is aware of the problem because of the frequency of visits from our customers about just that issue.
Joe
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I don't think that when my son is ready to drive, that his car will have 700-900 HP. But I do remember 20 years ago owning a 1965 Mustang with 225 HP. So in 20 years time the HP has not changed much. Sometimes it goes up and other times it goes down. Most of the time it will be determined by gas supply and what customers desire.
George
Wheel lug nuts: I just rotated my tires at 7700 miles two days ago. When taking out the lug nuts, I noticed they were particularly hard to undo on both back wheels. The front ones were easier. I have 5 full-size wheels with tires. I suspect someone might have played with that the wheels before the car was delivered to me?? But I did not notice any symptoms of rotor warpage. I torqued the lug nuts to about 80 ft-lbs each. And noted that the jack supplied with the car is not bad compared to those on my earlier cars.
When going down a long downgrade with cruise control engaged, you can notice the engine holding the car back to the cruise setting while gradually reducing the throttle position. At some point, the engine suddenly closes the throttle (fuel-cut), and you can feel the car slowing rather abruptly, as if you had tapped the brakes. The car will then slow below the set cruise speed, and the cruise control opens the throttle again, "releasing" the car to start accelerating. The process then repeats, giving you the feeling that the brakes are being lightly applied about every 5-15 seconds.
I've noticed this a lot on interstate highway downgrades in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, and anywhere where you're going through the mountains.
While I don't consider this a significant "problem", I'd like to know if others have noticed this and if you agree that it is another instance of the same fuel-cut phenomena.
Regards,
Bob374
2002 Nissan Altima: Redesigned on new platform, the Altima grows in size to compete with Accord and Camry. Engines: 2.4-liter four and 3.0-liter V-6.
2002 Nissan Maxima: Engine increases to 3.5-liter/260- horsepower V-6.
To me if the Max does not get the 3.5-liter engine, the Max would be hurting in sales cause people would be buying the altima with the 3.0-liter V-6. So it seems that the Max would get the 3.5 260HP to Distance it from the Altima that gets redesigned next year. Do you think I may be right or just loosing my mind.
Mark
On the other hand, when I push the CD/CHG button on the console, nothing happens unless there is a CD in the single-disc player on the console. That one will play OK. The question, then, is: What is wrong with the changer?
Thanks for your help.
If you look at the top of the line Mustang Shelby GT500 in 1968-1969 it had about the same HP as your New top of the line Cobra Mustang with 385HP. Again the HP has not changed much in 20 years. As far as handling goes, of course the handling is going to be far better today, I never said my 65 Mustang from 20 years ago had good handling. In fact it had terrible handling!!
George
Over the weekend, I rotated the tires and looked around every wheel well when that tire was out. I specifically verified that what seems like a connection to the changer (two wires, at the bottom of the car) was connected. There was a whole bunch of what looked like little hoses connecting there also, and I did not understand what they were doing there. Maybe someone in this forum would be kind enough to shed light on this changer mystery...
As for HP.....HP numbers have gone WAY up over the years. That's not to say there haven't been high HP cars in the past. Your average V6 (or I6) family sedan in the late 80's, early 90's was far below the 200HP target of even some of todays small cars. My point wasn't to say that there aren't people out there, such as yourself, that feel that HP makes the car or...that want high HP cars, my point is simply that enough is enough already. Unless you've gone to one of those special driving schools such as the one at Lime Rock (Like I did...lol)...you wouldn't be able to properly use the Maximas already high 222 HP, unless maybe you're just interested in 0-60 numbers, and even then...you'd better be pretty darn quick with the 5 spd.
Joe
George...By the way, please keep in mind that my last 2 posts are strictly personal opinion, and in no way do I mean to sound as if you're wrong.
Norbert..There are no wires in ANY wheelwell...at least there shouldn't be. If you're talking about behind the wheelwell....there is the vapor box return for the fuel loop system behind the drivers rear wheel, and you'll find hoses and such going to that. If the CD changer seems to be getting power, and changing discs, it may simply be the connection to the head unit itself.
Joe
Joe
Joe, you are right, the wires are past the side and behind the driver rear wheel wheel well. It seems to me from what you wrote that the wires I saw are for the vapor box. I speculate now that the electrical connection to the changer must be hidden behind the lining in the trunk. Can you comment on that theory? Should I open the lining inside the trunk? I do not get any disk sounds like changing the CDs at all. As I wrote earlier, the CD/CHG button on the console is completely ignored by the changer in the trunk.
Thanks a Million ... Norbert
Your comparing a 5-speed Maxima to a Acura automatic. We know 5-speeds are faster then automatics. The 5-speed Maxima is about 1 sec faster then the automatic Maxima which we all knew.
Any HP gains have been in the 4 or 6 cylinder engines. The reason is that these engines replaced many 8 cylinder engines due to federal gas mileage requirements. The 6 cylinder engines became the mainstream engine. Now with advanced new engine designs the goal is to give cars good gas mileage and at the same time good performance.
So that's why I was comparing small 8 cylinder engines of years past with advanced new 6 cylinder engines. Someone like myself would be driving a small V8 20 years ago, but now I am driving an advanced 6 cylinder engine. If you look at the top of the line car like the Mustang GT-500 from 20 years ago and compare it to the Mustang Cobra today you will see very little difference in HP.
I can't say for sure that Nissan will put the 3.5L engine in the Maxima in 2002. But it sure would be nice to see, drive and maybe own!!!
BTW It would make more sense if Nissan waited and put the 3.5L engine in the next platform of the Maxima. Nissan has always done that in the past.
George
Joe
Joe