Nissan Maxima SE Review

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Nick.'s Review of Nissan Maxima SE

3rd Jun 2002

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Practicality
    5 stars
  • Performance
    4.5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
Good Points

Extremely quiet engine. 255HP. Price. Nice controls. Reliable.


Bad Points

Front wheel drive.


General Comments

I bought a 2002 Nissan Maxima SE, black with grey leather. I just turned 30 and wanted a car I could keep until my late 30's. I wanted something fast, yet practical and reliable. I test drove a BMW 325 and didn't like the Civic feel of that car, even though it had more luxury and rear wheel drive. Plus I felt like I was paying $10k just for the BMW name.

The Maxima engine is amazing. It's so quiet at idle you barely know it's running. At higher RPM's it is solid. It's also a very practical sedan. The xeon headlights are a nice touch.

The worst thing about this car is that it has all that power, yet it's front wheel drive. This causes a lot of torque steering when accelerating through turns.

I did my homework, and for the money, this is one of the best cars being offered of any class.

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  • dvogel1 on 12th Jan 2004

    I agree with everything this review states. However the only thing that I am fustrated with is the high theft rate of the xeon lights. I have not seen any reviews on the web that other people are having the same problems. Mine have been stolen twice.

  • MaximumMaxima on 21st Jun 2004

    I have also heard of the xenon headlights being stolen. Nissan sells an anti-theft device for the headlights at around $60.