Nissan Maxima SE Review
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BigFly.'s Review of Nissan Maxima SE
19th Jun 2002
Overall Rating
- Value for money

- Practicality

- Performance

- Reliability

- Great acceleration
- Comfortable Ride
- Great gas mileage on highway
- 6-disc CD changer
Bad Points
- 6-speed manual has notchy shifting
- Poor paint quality?
- Gas pedal and brake too close together
General Comments
I bought a Sterling Mist 2002 Nissan Maxima SE 6-speed manual about 2 weeks ago and I absolutely love the car so far! It is an ideal car for people who are looking for a practical/reliable family car that borders on luxurious, while at the same time providing performance that makes most other cars on the road envious. On the highway, while traveling at 140KM/h (85MPH), I was still getting gas mileage of 35MPG with a comfortable ride, and the 6-disc CD changer is a joy. One of my only complaints so far is with the manual transmission, I am finding the shift between gears to be really notchy and I am also finding when I am accelerating quickly that it is very difficult to shift smoothly. One other thing too is that I have only owned the car for a couple of weeks and have discovered 3 or 4 fairly significant paint chips already. I decided not to get the additional paint protector when I bought it and now I am beginning to regret it. Hopefully this is just bad luck and not a continuing trend. One other small complaint I have is that I find the gas pedal and brake pedal to be too close together for someone with big feet like me.
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Members' Comments onBigFly.'s Review
Jim. on 26th Apr 2003
code_slinger. on 7th May 2003
How do you figure 35MPG? Are you looking at the totally useless trip computer?
I get 25 on my 2003 6 speed on hwy.BigFly on 23rd Feb 2004
With regards to the 35mpg, I was looking at the trip computer at the time I wrote the review. I have since discovered that it is consistently 5mpg off. Also, keep in mind that I am from Canada so I am talking about a different sized gallon than you. On the highway, travelling at about 110 km/h, I can get close to 35MPG (30USMPG). Once I start travelling faster than this, the mileage drops significantly.
Here are some other things I have discovered about the car in the first 18 months of ownership:
- The paint chip problem has continued and I now have paint that looks 10 years old instead of 2 years old. Bottom line, the paint on this car sucks.
- My left side stereo speakers are kicking in and out when playing CD's. This is a common problem on 2K2 maximas.
- The stock tires (Bridgestone Potenza RE92's) are useless and truly a road hazard.
- The 6-spd is still a challenge to shift smoothly. This is after 50,000 km on the car and 10 years experience with manual transmissions.
- I still love this car.
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I have to agree with your assessment of the paint and the brake and gas pedal. I have several paint chips in a few weeks and my big feet hit that brake alot when going for the gas pedal.