Cielo

http://forum.pulsar.org.au/showthrea...urious-Q/page2

an old old thread i discovered. These guys spend 2 pages wondering what kinda car vince drives.

"its a blue neon of course"
"no its an SR20DET bluebird"
"its definitely america's version of the pulsar AWD"
"yup. it is in fact a blue sentra"
"no, i heard some americans saying it was a maxima"
"nah, it can't be a maxima, its not wide enough"

I wonder if they'd still get confused if they were confronted with it now. this thread was made 2 years after F&F. but they really should know better. its one of those thread you wish you could jump in and have your say. many europeans think americans are ignorant and don't search. we know more about their cars then they do ours. LOL a quick google woulda solved this for them.

end of rant. sigh.

Kuhn_man

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you should post a reply and tell them its a 99 maxima, and that there a bunch of idiots anyways even though it is old

Shift_A32B

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It sucks that membership is not given automatically. I would have bumped that old thread and I would have said it to their faces.

eddie982

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Wow, so it appears that our vaunted, prided maxima does not enjoy
the same recognition across the ocean.

Cielo

well europe has always had a bigger/better batch of crayons to color with anyway.

the pulsar would have been awesome here. its like a golf Gti thats not a complicated mexican piece of crusty dorito bull****. and hatchbacks never go out of style. they will always be far too usefull.

and if nissan did release the leopard here for instance, i can atleast say i'd be driving one of those instead. (comparing sedan to sedan). FR turbo VQ30, nobody would buy maximas except grandma.

EDIT: DOH!! infiniti J30 = Leopard >_<... FR VG30. noooo, maybe i meant the cedric or gloria.

nismomaxgtr18

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Isn't Ceasar's Chariot from AU? He should've went in there and set them straight lol.

infinimax96

They did release the Leopard in the US. It's called the Infiniti j30.

Cielo

i noted that in my edit. ^

i guess what i want is the Q45. but with the JDM optional VQ30det.

tosheto

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Well, they might be stupid because they do not recognize US model cars they do not have. I wonder how many "stupid" people are there in the US that do not recognize some European cars

eddie982

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Pointed, pertinent.

carsnwomen91

did you mean cefiro? i thought those were the jdm maximas but rwd and vq30det

beegeezy

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I wish we had the gtir here. AWD turbo cars are the ****!

Cielo

that holds very little water, especially since we, as car enthusiasts of the US (Always having the short end of the stick in whats available globally) more often than not (and i mean OFTEN) look at what europe/japan has all the time in comparison to ourselves. being that we want what they have since they have so much more available to them (turboed everything, "R" trim of everything etc)

being that your new, i'll just say, no its not. Cefiro's are exactly what the I30 JDM counterpart is. its front wheel drive just like the rest of us. Maxima/I30/Cefiro are all the same car. same VQ30DE here and japan. no option of a turbo anywhere. now older (and i mean WAY older) nissan cars from the mid 80s and earlier were all rwd. and i believe the RB powered cefiro was too (but its closest relative is the A31, which isn't the same same at all) but thats besides the point. the nissan laurel (also similar to the I30) has an RB25 and is rwd but still not an A32. wouldn't mind that either.

I meant exactly what i said i meant. I'd get a cedric/gloria over the Maxima if we (the USA) had them. because they ARE rwd with turbocharged VQs. We do have Q45s (Cima) its rwd but a non-turbo V8, and only japan gave it a VQ option like the cedric and gloria.

the theme here is performance oriented executive sedans, which is why i bought a maxima. but only because its one-off from what i'd really love.

i mean i'd get an IS350 but i can't stand the cheap looking tails and plastic headlights

Dsquared97maxse

some one should've comented and told them its a chevy cavileir or somthing just to mess with them lol

Kuhn_man

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they would believe you

asand1

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Obviously a Subaru Justy. Limey Brits

carsnwomen91

my bad, confused both of them... are cima and president the same car? they look reaaally similar.

cheap looking tails on an is350? the old is300 rear lights are ricer imo but not the is350's
either way i'd get a gs300 or scc300 over the is350 and swap a 5 or 6spd and complete it like a turbo supra. or get an g35 6mt sedan with the -HR engine

i only wish nissan offered a manual with the new maxima. i would buy it after finishing school -_-. cvt is bull**** and super gay. that **** belongs in scooters and econo cars!

Kuhn_man

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a cvt will out accelerate your 5 or 6 speed any day...and most snowmobiles have them as well

Fauken

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i face palmed when they assumed it's a sentra. I hope one day they will know it was a maxima

SandyMax96

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I give them 3-6 years to realize their mistakes.

Rods03Max619

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WTF....

carsnwomen91

don't care... i want to row my own. rev match downshifting yourself is awesome. plus any car with auto and exhaust sounds weak under load and between shifts imo. that lame sliding into the next gear sound sucks instead of a crisp manual shift.

i'll take a dsg before i take a rubber banded cvt tranny lol imagine a quarter mile run if there wasn't a manual mode for the cvt... it would sound "stuck" at like 5000 or so rpm lol

J_MAxxX

wth? how did i not notice the tuna maxima in the movie?

awesome mods though...

Make: Nissan
Model: Maxima
Year: 1999
Horsepower: 265@ 6100 rpms
0-60: 5.2
0-100: 15.4
Quarter Mile: 13.7@99 mph
Color: Dodge Viper GTS Metallic Blue
Bodykit: Stillen Full Urethane
Tires: Yokohama 235/40/ZR18 AVS S1 Tires
Rims: TSW Trophy Wheels
Interior: Stillen Stitchcraft Seats and Trim
Engine: Nissan VQ30DE (supercharged)
Engine Modifications: Stillen/Vortech Supercharger, Stillen Air Intake,
Front End Modifications: VehicleLighting.com HID driving lights, Custom reverse-mounted hood, Sir Michael’s reverse-punched hood louver system
Rear End Modifications:N/A
Exhaust: Stillen Downpipe Custom
Brakes: Stillen Racing
Suspension:Stillen Suspension and strut tower bars

ENGINE:
$ 4,500 Stillen/Vortech Supercharger kit (231 fwhp)
$ 350 Stillen Downpipe
$ 300 Stillen Custom Exhaust
$ 350 Stillen Air Intake
$ 300 RACTive muffler
$ 1,200 AEBS SDS Engine Management System
$ 120 NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
$ 150 Hose Techniques Silicone Hose Kit

STYLING
$ 5,200 Dodge Viper GTS Metallic Blue Paint
$ 1,200 Stillen full urethane body kit
$ 600 Custom reverse-mounted hood
$ 250 HKS cupholder-mounted boost gauge
$ 250 Sir Michael’s reverse-punched hood louver system
$ 1,000 Ractive/Eurolite/Toucan neon lighting/various strobe/accessories
$ 450 VehicleLighting.com HID driving lights

SUSPENSION/BRAKES:
$ 2,900 Stillen/AP Racing 13-inch Super Touring Pro Race Brake System (Front)
$ 300 Stillen Sports Rotors (Rear)
$ 300 Stillen Strut Tower Bars, front and rear
$ 500 Stillen Sway Bar Kit
$ 795 Stillen Struts
$ 350 Eibach/Stillen Pro Kit Springs

IN CAR ELECTRONICS
$ 1,800 Clarion VRX610 In-dash AM/FM/CD Controller with 6.4?LCD TV
$ 1,200 2 Clarion VMA7191 7?Widescreen TV’s
$ 1,300 Clarion VS715 Single DIN In-Dash DVD/CD/MP3 Player
$ 550 Clarion DPH7500 DSP/EQ
$ 350 Clarion RDC655T 6 Disc Changer
$ 450 Clarion TTX7501 TV Tuner
$ 800 3 JBL W12Gti 12?Woofers
$ 800 2 sets Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1 Separates
$ 3,000 3 JBLP1200.1 1200 watt x 1 channel Amps
$ 900 2 JPL 80.4 80 watts x 4 channel Amps
$ 400 2 Optima Gel Cell batteries
$ 8,500 System design and installation

TIRES/WHEELS:
$ 1,200 Yokohama 235/40/ZR18 AVS S1 Tires
$ 1,200 TSW Trophy Wheels

INTERIOR:
$ 1,000 Stitchcraft interior trim
$ 350 Torasport carbon fiber dash kit
$ 500 AEBS custom roll cage

steezmuffin686

how'd you get my mod list sir?

Kuhn_man

iTrader: (8)

whats sad is i dont see a single mod for the trans

tosheto

iTrader: (5)

[QUOTE=Cielo;8435052]that holds very little water, especially since we, as car enthusiasts of the US (Always having the short end of the stick in whats available globally) more often than not (and i mean OFTEN) look at what europe/japan has all the time in comparison to ourselves. being that we want what they have since they have so much more available to them (turboed everything, "R" trim of everything etc)

That was exactly my point. If Europe always gets the nice turbo cars with "R" trim they may not care that much for the US Maxima model. Therefore they got the car confused. You know how often you see a Maxima on the street in US, but do you know how often people in Europe see a Maxima on their streets?

carsnwomen91

it was for sale for $40k on ebay last year. i'd never buy it lol ugly and also auto