1995 Nissan Altima GXE review from North America

Front brakes had to be replaced the 2nd year I owned the car, but it was under warranty, and I never had any other problems with them.

Routine maintenance kept the car trouble free until about Year 10.

Spark plugs replaced after car wouldn't re-start after Year 11.

New alternator and 2 new belts replaced after car wouldn't start Year 12.

As of August 2007, I have had this car for over 12 years, current mileage 130,000. It drives like a dream -- still smooth and very peppy. I was fairly religious about taking it into the dealer for routine maintenance, and getting regular oil changes, but now I only take it in when it has a problem.

Plan to keep it another 2 years at least, as long as they little things that go wrong don't get out of hand.

I would buy another Altima in a second, if I thought I could get the kind of quality and design that I got in the 1995 model in a newer model, but my sister and brother-in-law did NOT get it when they bought one in the later 90's. The engine did not run as smooth, they had more problems, even the door-slam sounded cheap.

The 1995 GXE (5-speed) might have been a fluke, but what a great fluke it was. I see LOT of them on the road. Nissan should figure out what they did right with that car, and just keep copying it.