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Old 07-17-08 | 04:06 PM
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Thumbs up Saw My First 09' MAXIMA...

That isht is hott! I like it better than the Infiniti sedans out there. It was Pearl and the stock rims where quite decent. Sharp...

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-...maxima/704494/

Old 07-17-08 | 04:18 PM
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Seen a few of them up here already. I like it a lot. Surprisingly aggressive and different. Definitely one of the better Nissan designs currently (though I find the G35 sedan just as attractive).
Old 07-17-08 | 04:38 PM
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interior looks great

but i just dont like the front



maybe ill get used to it in a year or so...
Old 07-17-08 | 04:50 PM
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I don't know about this car...I like the Maxima less and less as the years go on. The nose looks like a mix between the S2000,Volvo S60, and the old school Q45.
It's probably a blast to drive though
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Definately a different design,,and I don't hate it,,, just not sure I like it.
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Originally Posted by SC400Dude
I don't know about this car...I like the Maxima less and less as the years go on. The nose looks like a mix between the S2000,Volvo S60, and the old school Q45.
It's probably a blast to drive though
right ON brotha.. it's like the Subaru.. it get's less and less attractive each year since the RS2.5 days..
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Something about that front end... The lines and curves of the car turned out great.. What the heck happened to the front..
Old 07-17-08 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Something about that front end... The lines and curves of the car turned out great.. What the heck happened to the front..
I hope they don't make that front end their signature.
Old 07-17-08 | 07:57 PM
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I seen a Blk on Blk about a week in half ago I like the way it looks doesn't look like the Altima. But for 36k I would def. get me a used 3GS
Old 07-17-08 | 09:17 PM
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Nissan is getting worse and worse overall... they're bring back the 240SX and that is a box on wheels,... the maxima.... can't say that it's stellar... if anything, it appears as if they are trying to sell the wedge lines of the GT-R on all of Nissan's other vehicles... and even the GT-R is somewhat suspect to me... ( in terms of shape... )

Performance isn't a problem for nissan... but they have been on a major decline in past years....
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I am not feeling it man. I am sure like most designs it will grow on us. I cant wait to see it slammed and rimmed up at SEMA this yr
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CAr designs are getting weirder every year. Is that supposed to be futuristic? It look like crap to me. The design of my car is almost 10 years old and it looks way better than that imo. For crying out loud, the tail lights look like if they got the civics tails and stretched them across.
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what are the words I'm looking for here ... oh rite:

BAD FACE !!!!!!!
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Not a good looking car from the front end IMHO. It just seems like they tried to force too much styling into the front, and it just doesn't quite work.
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Default Edmunds' Inside Line almost killed one in testing

Not good:

"Feel the Burn
After the Maxima Sport's fifth run through our slalom testing, the transmission decided it couldn't take the heat and defaulted into failsafe mode. The car assumed command of the manual shift gate and refused to serve up revs higher than 4,100 rpm.

All functions returned to normal once the Max had a time out and things cooled off. Given a cool transmission and a few more attempts, it's possible that the Sport's slalom speed might have edged closer to the Premium's result"

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=128626


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