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Thanks, again and watch out for the crazies on the road.
By the way, it's always better to negotiate the price by the end of the month, the dealership have to make sales and commission report to Nissan, sometimes salesman or dealership will give up some their own commission to get your dealer.
willy
You are entitled to your opinion even when it is wrong, and in this case you are completly wrong...
Fly out to So. Cal. and look in my garage. There was no search done...Dealers order cars every month, mine was one of them, again within the Nissan package mandates, which for me we're easy, and not, in my opinion that special. I do respect your service advice and opinions.
Duke
You can NOT order a car. The dealers make you think they can and that's that. You can NOT. I learned it myself the hard way and I think others on this post have also.
OK, off my soapbox now...
Oops, looks like Duke beat me to the post, so after reading his, I will respond. Yes, dealers order cars every month, but they're from an already determined selection of cars to be produced. So, that is still not TRUE ordering a car. In a sense it is, so don't get me wrong. Yes, you can order the car, but your order may or may not be filled - think of it as more of a REQUEST than an ORDER and I think we'll all better understand the process. Duke, consider yourself lucky on your results.
dj
Thanks Dj...LOL..you're right on the money.
Joe
Duke
Good luck-Gregg
Gregg
Is this still true of the 2000 model year? Thanks for the help!
Joe
Joe
I test drove a 2K 5spd a few weeks back and I could not believe the amount of power that first gear had while even lightly accelerating! I don't think I could imagine trying to get going in the snow without spinning my wheels in to a bank
Granted the last 15 years have been in 4 bangers(85 Nissan PU, 87 Accord and 91 Celica GTS(man I miss this one)and this is a 6 but man...this car has an awful lot of get up and go..
duke...all I can do is shake my head.....I'm afraid Gore will keep recounting and pushing and crying and having his cronies mutilate ballots until someway the vote comes out in his favor...what part of the Florida law regarding ballot certification is unclear? Granted Harris is a Bush ally but she did not write the laws...she is just going by what is in black and white....thats it..it should not be decided because Demos feel that it is the "right" thing to do. Law is law..period. And if I hear "will of the people" one more time I'm gonna....Well 49% of the will of the people know you for what you are Al...
Ok way off topic sorry.... Been a trying week
With the ABS you'll have NO problem in the snow...don't worry...you'll be pleasantly surprised !! If you also have the traction control, you're all set. Enjoy it, and don't worry..the Maxima is heavier than the others you've mentioned...especially the weight over the drive wheels. I also had a 97 Stillen Supercharged Maxima w/235 performance tires, and an automatic....I'd drive that anywhere in the snow.
Joe
Other then this y2kGle has been perfect except now that it’s cold again the dreaded A pillar cracking has returned! Nissan needs to put more sound deadening materials into this car. My 2000 pathfinder LE is quieter inside and has never had any rattles. Maybe now that Nissan is making money they won’t try to cost cut the quality of their cars so much. Don’t get me wrong I love my car but there is flat out no excuse for any interior rattles in a car in this price range.
I guess the moral of the story is I think I would have been better off with a lighter color, since from what I've heard they hold up much better.
Did I mention that I love this car?
Speed
My 01 SE also has the Bridgestones, but I noticed last year looking at the 00 Max that most of them had Toyo's, as did my 95 SE. Total switch or does Nissan use both?? I got 60,000 miles out of my 95 Toyo's. BTW I am planning to do the 1000 mile oil change and have them check how tight the lug nuts are...Thanx
JeffMax;
I can't belive the re-counts either, I've gone from a CNBC junkie to a news hound, and BTW Norah O'Donnell on MSNBC is off the hook...Sorry off topic. It is rivalry week-end..Fla.-Fla. State, USC-UCLA, Mich.-Ohio State, doesn't get much better than that!!!
Duke
I'm sure you new before you purchased your black
car that they are hardest cars to keep up. Unless
you wash your car twice a week and wax it often,
they will show everything.
I hope you never and I mean never put your black car through a car wash. What I mean by that is car
washes really do a number on black cars as well as other cars, but the scratches show the most in
black cars.
The only black cars that maintain their original great looking finish are the ones that get hand washed, dryed with high quality 100% USA cotton towels and glazed or polished all the time.
If you don't have the time your car will not look
the way it looked when it was new. A great deal of work is needed to keep a black car looking great.
BTW Have you tried Zaino show car polish, it's the best polish that I ever used. Good Luck.
George
Duke
The paintjob on Maximas, if not a little on the thin side, is awsome in my opinion. I have the Islandic Pearl so....it's flawless...Black is a pain in the [non-permissible content removed]...shows every little thing.
Maj...The VG was the engine code until 95...then it became the VQ. The Vq has been used from the 95 model to current.
I personally would not have let them resurface my rotors in such a new car. I'd have demanded new ones....especially since they know of the problem.
Joe
Paint, I too have super black, I wash by hand every week. Last weeek was the first I've missed. I'm a little worried now that it's turning cold. I have also Zainoed my car...I am pleased after a month or so. The beads of water are quite different...but it works. I had a white Taurus b4, white was not good either. If you let it go at all, it begins to look really tired. Doesn't age well IMO.
Bush/Gore, how come most of the cyber guys seem to be Bush guys? Vote.com was 70/30 or 80/20...I too am fed up with this whole thing. I'd like to see Bush, but...now the victor will be the loser IMO.
College football....Mich and Yale...go Florida (ugh, there's that state again) beat FSU...anyone else tired of the Bowdens?
-umpopa
Black may be hard to keep clean but nothing looks better than a nice and clean black car.
Maxima of course.
Gregg
I live in New England and just drove it through a rain storm and didn't feel secure at all. Will this car be useless to me come the first snowfall if I don't take off the 17" wheels/tires and put on snow tires? I wanted traction control, but the dealers all package tcs in with all the other luxury options, driving the price way up. Plus I got a great deal ("I" think) for the car and my trade by taking from dealer stock. Some of the posts above seem to indicate that people have done okay through a winter on 17" tires.
Fuel economy has been about 21 mpg. I was hoping to do a little better. Will this improve as the car breaks in?
Has anyone heard what the 0-60 is for the automatic? I heard about 7.2 or so, and then i read some one talking that it is over 8 seconds, i find that hard to believe, but on the other hand, my Mark 8 rates at 7.1 and it sure feels like its a lot faster than the Maxima, im not complaining, just wondering. I also test drove a 300m and it rates at 7.7, but i thought the Maxima had a lot more get up and go than it did. I wonder where the get their numbers.
The 17" tires are great in the rain. I've never had any problems at all...I've even driven them in snow with surprised results.
Gettingold.... The Maxima SE is far quicker than both the Mark VIII, and Aurora but...it needs the 5 spd to do it. The Auto Maxima SE has been timed anywhere from 7.2 to 8.2. How they vary so much is beyond me. The 5 spd has been timed from 6.4 to 7.1 . In real world driving, it's propbably closer to the higher numbers but....for someone who doesn't mind being hard on their clutch, mid 6's are very easy to obtain.
Hound...your mileage will surely get better as the car breaks in. I'm getting about 28mpg with the 5 spd. The auto is close to those numbers too.
I'm curious, this board seems to have more SE owners than GXE or GLE. For the SE owners that have AT, why not buy the GLE? What was it on the SE that you wanted...spoiler, titatnium guages, stiffer suspension?
George
The SE is a completly different car than the GLE handling & looks-wise. You can't get the 17" wheels on the GLE. You get sport seats in the SE, (with the cloth trim, leather annoys me) You can't get the black-out taillights on the GLE. Plus.....you can get everything the GLE has, added to an SE but, not the other way around. So....a loaded SE acually has more than a similarly priced GLE.
If you don't like a firm, sporty ride, you don't get an SE though. The GLE is more of a touring car...the SE is more of a sport sedan.
Joe
Shermax
I bought the SE because I like the stiffer ride and the better road holding. I do push the car on the turns. Plus you can't beat the way those 17" wheels look. The 16" wheels don't to the car justice in my opinion.
I feel every groove in the road..I mean every one! Is this normal? Unless the road is freshly paved the ride is very busy...mostly evident on the highway...side roads are ok..only have the 16" so I cant imagine what 17" must feel like My 91 Celica GTS rode smoother on the highway...I'm not kidding!
I do like the looks of the spoiler although if I had to do it all over again I'd either go to one extreme or the other meaning I'd buy either a base, base GXE or a loaded SE or GLE....hell I'd take any other Max except mine...who am I kidding lol I do find that I wish I had not gotten a base SE..adding up the stuff I'd like to upgrade on the car would have been worth the extra 2 or so grand...oh well...
I'd probably opt for leather also...went for a ride in my friends new Passat wagon with heated leather....man...that would come in really handy on those cold New England mornings
I am also getting around 22mpg..about 4500 miles on the car....
C&C
Leather
Auto
Meridian
Mats
Splash guards
Wind deflector
Bose
Sunlit Sand
Basically loaded....except for the 6 cd changer
Was that good?....Also, anyone not have the trunk problem and chirping sound?
Also, the silence has been broken! In today's 26 degree weather, I started hearing ticks coming from the A pillars. It didn't start right away, only after the heat had been on for a few minutes. Not too bothersome...yet.
So far I found two problems. The car seems to pull to the right when under acceleration. It is quite noticeable, and happens consistently. Initially I thought the steering was very sensitive and the road was tilted to the right, but it happens on a perfectly level road. Does anybody know what it can be? Would it be easy to fix? I’ll greatly appreciate your input.
Second problem – the front passenger door requires more force to shut down than any of the other doors. I don’t know if this is a problem, and if I should pursue this. The door really closes well and requires less force to shut down than any of the doors of my old car. It’s just that it is different from the other three doors. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.
Sgr....Try the highway test. Get up on a highway.....center lane if possible. See if the car stays straight if you briefly let go of the wheel. If not....you need to have it aligned by the dealer. It'll cost you nothing since all adjusments are free for the 1st year, or 12k.
The doors can also be adjusted...just show the service tech.....MAKE SURE to tell him-her that you want the door to LINE UP perfectly when done. I've seen them adjust the strike plate to the point where the door won't line up when closed.
1st...There's a HUGE difference in performance between the GLE and SE. Mostly in cornering, and emergency maneuvers but...get a 5 spd ?...geez...can't compare the 2. The GLE is much quieter, and smoother though.
Joe
BTW, my y2k GLE is 2 months old now (build date 3/00)and its as quiet as its ever been. Not a single complaint.
There is a spring loaded metal tab on the back side. If you push it in, the barrel should come right out. Once you have it out, you will have to get creative on how to quiet it down. I used thin layers of scotch tape on various flat places to eliminate metal-on-metal contact between the outer ring and the inner cylinder.
Once you begin taking it apart, everything will make more sense.
Funny...the colder weather is bringing out some other buzzes etc but the rear deck rattle/vibe/noise subsides in the colder temps...weird..
Cachet...havent received any toys from Nissan except for a couple of surveys that I havent returned......yet...lol They should be fun to fill out
I just dont want to take those 2 screws out and hear something falling off inside and not havinf tehe latch come out lol :-)