Goodbye Group! Goodbye Maxima! It was nice while it lasted.

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"john" <eatmore (AT) gorp (DOT) not> wrote

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point was some times it's the car that limits
some times it's the driver, that guy driving up
pikes peak could out drive me in a Chevette,
even if I was in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII.
The maxima with snows on it performs quite well.

Then why didn't you just say that? Who cares about someone driving up Pikes
Peak, it was totally irrelevant to the discussion.

And actually, I've found the Maxima to be only adequate with snows.

Now, my sister's Sube and my other sister's Honda CR-V are fantastic in the
winter. The CR-V got some Nokians late last winter, and I'd take that car
anywhere. The terrain is actually quite hilly up here, and I don't want to
get stuck. I'll be driving about 100 miles one way to school every other
weekend, and cannot miss a class, and just don't trust the Max in bad
weather, snows or not.

Thanks for the tip, but I'm still going to get an AWD vehicle. There's
simply no comparison to a FWD vehicle when the weather turns crappy.

Bill G
'91 SE Auto

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yet there are other cars with better drivetrains & weight
distribution if you are planning on drifting through the
corners. I found that on gen 4 maxima's 50 lbs in the
trunk seems to help me in the winter. I also have a spare set
of rims & studded tires for winter duty. you might want to
look into eBay for some inexpensive rims and some
good tires before you abandon the maxima entirely.

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have you considered
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....3-43C12761FC1B
some times it's the car, some times it's the driver.

Not really sure what I'm supposed to get out of this video. He's not
driving a Maxima, he's not driving in snow ...

Your point?

Bill G

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Codifus <codifus (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote:

I'm still quite partial to my former 93SE, which allowed me to 'throw'
it all over the place while sticking to the road nicely. It deserved
to have the 4DSC sticker!

In my opinion, the best Maximas made were the '92-'94 SE's. Plenty of
power, but still had the independent rear suspension. The '95-'99's
were nice too, but the handling just wasn't as good. Plus, I think the
3rd Gen is still the best looking of all the body styles (especially
with the BMW headlight mod!).

I wouldn't even think about another Maxima at this point. The 3rd Gens
are too old, and I don't like the other's looks.

Until Nissan comes out with an AWD car, I'm probably moving to some
mini-SUV or maybe a Subaru, Audi, or BMW 330xi. I need AWD here in the
upper part of the glove of Michigan, but still want (need) some
performance in my car.

Bill G
'91 SE Auto

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baba (AT) booey (DOT) com wrote:

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Codifus <codifus (AT) optonline (DOT) net> wrote:

IMO it wasn't the lack of independant rear that hurt the Maxima's
handling, just sheer size. The Maxima just keeps getting bigger and
bigger. I wish they stayed around the size of the 95-99 year.

Not a bad choice with the Coooper S, supercharged lil bad boy

CD

Thanks..
In my current commute there's a nicely curved exit ramp with an
unbroken but washboard surface. It aggravates me every time I drive
over it, the rear end hops like mad, even at relatively low speed. I
doubt there's anything wrong with the suspension.

I'm still quite partial to my former 93SE, which allowed me to 'throw'
it all over the place while sticking to the road nicely. It deserved
to have the 4DSC sticker!

***P.S. I have the following parts, unused but out of the box, that
I'm going to sell cheap. Anyone near north of Boston, feel free to
make an offer!***

- Stillen RSB
- Custom Maxima FSTB, silver chrome

P.S. my handle used to be 'Pat@BostonHarbor' , forget why I changed it
a while back.
I completely understand the hopping issue. I used to attribute it to the

beam suspension, but I've also experienced it in 96 and 98 Altimas. A
little less so, but the shakiness was there, and they've got independant
rears. I think its a matter of suspension tuning, and maybe Nissan did
it on purpose. The hopping rear is just like oversteer, so if you think
of it that way, you can deal with it better by accelerating a bit to
plant the tail down.

CD

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<baba@

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Your point is well taken but doesn't really apply here..

I've no problem admitting I'm not a 'great' driver.. no driving school
or anything like that, but I've driven lots of different cars
including 3 new Maximas (93SE 5sp, 00SE 5sp, 02GLE Auto) and have had
my share of both intentional and unintentional road acrobatics. I've
spent years in the forums and consider myself 'aware'.

In this latest Maxima (the 02 GLE) I probably drive it less hard than
it can be driven, at least on corners, because it just isn't any fun.
Granted, it's not an SE, but I have 4 recent Michelin Pilot Sport A/S,
very slightly oversized. It's great in the snow, but the rear
suspension can suffer a lot of wheel hop.

50lbs of sand in a sack helps, and you can shovel
some under the tire if you get stuck. I run Goodyear's in the summer
and some studded cheep Korean knock off's in the winter
I bought a spare set of rims on eBay for $100 and the dedicated
tires really help out in the snow belt.

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I have an uninstalled RSB and FSTB that I never got around to, had
hoped this would improve things.

In any case, I'm reverting to a new car (MINI) which will be closer to
a former love, my 87 Nissan Pulsar SE. Now that car stuck to the
road!

I had one of those pulsars, dang nice car.
I put some general XP 2000 tires on it
and it did nice. I'm not fond of the newer
maxima's.... they seem to Honda accord-ish
to me... they handle well and all but just not
as fun. my dad picked up one of the bmw-mini's
and it is a nice ride. he got the convertible and
it is a nice all around car. the new mini does seem
clunky compared to the old Austin versions but
it is nice to have power window power steering
power brakes, air conditioning.....ect. so far I
haven't found any new cars that strike my fancy
so I'll just keep driving the old stuff.
john
various toys land sea & air.

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Goodbye Group! Goodbye Maxima! It was nice while it lasted.

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