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If you look closely at the imprinted lines in the glass, you should see a "shield wire" that separates the in-glass heater from the radio antenna. You can use this to also shield the radio from your cell antenna. Also you have to stay away from the tinting (uses a metal oxide material).
My next install (Pathfinder) will do without the external antenna.
My 03 Max had 300 miles on it when I took delivery; I really didn't have a problem with this, mostly due to the fact that it was a DX from roughly... 300 miles away.
Now with 3900 miles on it, I couldn't imagine myself driving any other car. It's an amazing ride.
The looks of the 04 are growing on me, but I think my big disappointment stems from the car not being AWD, or at least RWD. Whenever someone (wife, family, etc.) is going to drive my car, I make it a point to warn them about the torque steer. If you don't know about it, you can get into a lot of trouble REAL quick, particularly on wet roads.
When my wife's vehicle is paid off next year, I'm going to celebrate by dumping those Potenza RE92s and getting Michelins (or Goodyears). Those are some of the worst OEM tires I've ever used. All-season? Ha ha ha...
I saw that you mentioned both the 03 and the 04 as what you are interested in. Remember the 04 is the new design...so if you are looking from a "good deal" standpoint look for a 03.
The invoice for each car will vary because of the different options available, so what youre saying is correct. However, those incentives may only apply to a purchase and NOT a lease- you will want to double check that.
As a sidenote, Nissan groups their option packages in a strange manner, so you may wind up with 2 or 3 options you werent counting on in order to get the one you really want. But dont sweat over that.
Either way, it sounds like 2k under invoice with incentives is a fair price. As I remarked in
another post, its a better deal than what I was able to get when I bought mine.
Good luck!
I agree that Nissan has strange package options. I believe if you want the Meridian option, you pretty much have to get everything, which is what I end up getting. Since I live in the Northeast, getting the heated seats, steering wheel and mirrors with traction control worked for me.
Ok, we've written to dealers and visited dealers and nobody seems to have one on the lot. Some say they'd have to order it and one guy even said that would talk the vehicle back up to MSRP.
I want to know what folks are paying for the '04 with the same package. I get the feeling they are trying to rake us over hot coals. Edmunds suggests 31,000 as TMV. I have heard others say they have paid near Invoice....29410...etc. How do you get to those prices as we have had dealers give us a quote of anywhere between 33,000 and 36,000. I think that is too much money.
lazette:
Don't let the dealers tell you what the price is. You tell them how much you're willing to pay. The 04s appear to be not moving well yet, so it's a buyers market. If they don't come down in price, walk out the door. There are always other dealers. Try shopping on the internet. You can buy the car 300 mi. away and still get it serviced locally. Don't let them try to pull the nonsense that you will not get good service, because they all separate the service department from the sales one budget wise. They can't have it both ways!
Is one much quieter than the other? Does one handle better? Any other points? Most like the looks of the I35 but is that worth 2-3k on a used car?
What's your take?
I have registered online, but I was searching in the Houston area only. I better expand to Dallas and Louisiana.
There are a lot of choices in the $32k+/- price range. Remind your Nissan dealer of that.
Right now the best deal i can get is $600 over invoice ( the dealer was kinda shocked when i remind them about the 3% dealer holdback ), seems like they wanted to sell it for much more), which the total is $29k incl 7.9% tax and fees.
But at the same time Acura TL-S is offered for $31k incl tax and fees, i dunno which one is the better deal, since somehow the cars prices are getting more and more comepetitive to each other.
Oh and i also heard the Maximas factory got hailstormed, and they lost over 180 cars, is that true? ( havent been following the news for a while )
I'm not surprised at all the new Maxes aren't selling well. Heck, if I had $30k to spend on a car I'd get a G35 or '04 CTS!
We'll keep searching...WE do have ONE internet dealer out of Dallas who is willing to wheel and deal...
Also Sheehy in Annapolis will deal.
When a dealer tells me that they are only making about a thousand dollars on the new car, I ask them for a copy of the invoice. As a rule they do not show it to me, but then I never buy anything from such a dealer.
Thanks for any light you can shed for me.
Let me know if this works, it should.
CUSAFR
(2) The SE has fog lights. I don't believe they are even an option on the 1995 GXE or GLE.
But...don't use the power sunroof to tell you anything. I have a 1995 SE w/o a sunroof.
Chrome handles
Chrome trim around the window
Black-faced gauge (Did they have white gauges on any model in 95???)
Even though it does have fog lights, the sixth character on the Model Number is an E. So if cusafr's chart is correct, I have a GXE.
Now, my next question is what are the differences between the GXE and GLE. I always thought it was the same car but with different standard options. Is that right or not?
1) Check Engine light comes on for about a day once every 3-5 weeks or so. I had a Honda that did almost the exact same thing. I haven't been able to get it to the mechanic with the light on yet. Gas mileage still minimum of 27+.
2) Car was getting plenty hot driving on steep, hilly roads (sometimes mountains) with a full car on vacation. I was told it's a faulty gauge, but I'm 99.999% sure that's not the case. Idling the car with the heater on cooled it down just like it's supposed to. The engine still rocks, so it just doesn't make sense to me that a full trunk and some steep hills would make it overheat. Radiator flush and new temp sensor didn't do the trick.
Second: My guess with your CEL, is that it is an oxygen sensor! Of course, that's only a guess. The dealer should be able to hook it up to the computer and read the code, even if the light is not on at that time.
Third: And, most important! Go to www.maxima.org and find thousands of Maxima owners who really know these cars. In my opinion, it is the best place to get Maxima information.
Hope this helps,
CUSAFR
(1) 1995 GXE vs. GLE: A fully loaded GXE approximates, but does not exactly match the GLE. It is my understanding that the suspension itself is the same in the GXE and GLE; however the GLE (and SE) use liquid filled engine mounts and extra sound insulation to lessen vibration and noise. The GLE also has better seats and some interior trim upgrades which you don't get even with a loaded GXE. Actually, in 1995, a loaded SE came in at about $1,000 more than a GLE (and included sport suspension, wheels, tires, foglights, spoiler, etc. not available or included on the GLE).
(2) Check engine light: I've had mine come on 2-3 times over the past two years. I always remember to turn my gas cap to "click" a few times after filling up, but this is one cause others have noted. Unless the engine is not running smoothly, I wouldn't worry about it. My service manager acknowledged that the engine computer sensors are very sensitive to any changes in fuel mixture, etc. and that can cause the light to come on. After paying $50-75 a couple of times to have the diagnostic engine check come up empty, I waited for the light to go out by itself the last time (but it took 6+ weeks).
(3) Overheating: I had the same thing happen about a year ago (at 125k miles). I did the heat-on trick and added coolant. It recurred. The problem turned out to be a leaking water pump. I had it replaced by the dealer for about $500 w/ no recurrance thereafter.
For what it's worth, I now have 140k miles on my Maxima and it still is running strong and looking good. Other than the water pump, the most expensive repair in the last two years was a new starter. Thought I finally needed a new clutch a few weeks ago and it turned out only to need clutch fluid. I don't currently have any reason to think the car won't last to 200k miles. 1995 seems to have been a very good year for Maximas.
I know I'm gonna show my ignorance here but...
If it's a leaky water pump, wouldn't it do it other times besides when the car is loaded down going up a mountain?? Could be a leak that's more of a hit-and-miss type of thing where more "stress" makes it appear?
The Nissan dealer I went to said the water pump was fine, but obviously something isn't quite right.
Oh, and thanks for all the great info everyone. It's much appreciated.
Others:
I have recently had a few experiences where my windshield wipers slowed down, did the herky jerky, and on two occassions stopped altogether in a rainstorm. On one occassion I had to make a quick pullover on the highway. When I turned them off and on after a minute, they started working again. Very disconcerting. Anybody ever experienced this and what was the problem?
Two codes were kicked out which were "Knock sensor" and "Cylinder 5 misfire". I've reset the CEL, so I'll be curious which code is in there if/when the light comes back on.
I just changed plugs about 3 weeks ago, so I'm hoping the Cylinder Misfire code won't come back. Based on what I've read, the Knock Sensor is there for when you put in lower octane gas, which we never do. So I'm not sure what's going on with that.
If anyone has anything else to share about those codes, or a website that has some good info ... feel free to share.
If you want to find out what your Check Engine Light means, go to...
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecu.html
My friend sent me a pic of one of the cars, it was ugly, there were dents all over the roof
Does anyone else know about this case? Just wanna make sure if its true or not
They were discounting these heavily damaged cars about $ 1500 which in my opinion is not worth it. Lightly damaged cars were discounted even less. It would cost more to fix the damage. And to live with a car like that would not be pleasant and would greatly affect the car's resale value. I know somebody who bought such a car and came to regret it.
Seems like I'll have to say bb to my dream Onyx 3.5SE w/sensory package since the dealer said they cant locate one completely undamaged in east WA area