1998 Nissan Altima GXE from North America - Comments

Just an annoying, noisy, uncomfortable, frustrating, paint-peeling, thin metal, little chumpy blue/green, dirt showing, non-shiny car; even when waxed monthly... especially after driving a 1986 Honda Accord for 14 years without one speck of trouble except for front brakes and springs! All the door seals on the Nissan are bad; letting in cold/or hot air, noise, water, and dirt all come inside jams. Gas mileage is terrible...20mpg, maybe as to the 32 mpg I got on Accord. I will NOT keep 98 Nissan. I already found and bought a 1988 Accord, and IT is in the garage... the Nissan on the street; even tho 10 years newer. and 10 times more expensive.. I hate it 10 times over. LONG LIVE HONDA.

I don’t agree with you, because I own a Nissan Altima 1998 and it serves me well. I got it at 44000 miles and driven 70000 miles on it. I have yet to have a problem with it and Nissan as you say are not all that bad. Personally I would gladly buy another Nissan. I believe that they are very reliable cars and my Nissan has yet to prove me wrong. And for the price at which it sells right now, it is a smart and logic choice. I would recommend Nissan to anybody. Now Honda on the other hand, I had some bad experience with it. I don’t know why I had problems with it, because I treated it as I treat my Nissan, but I still put a lot of money into it and then ended up selling it for a cheaper price then what I originally bought it for.

I loved my 98 Nissan Altima, until it caught on fire while I was driving down the highway. The car was running perfect at 144,000 miles when I noticed the black smoke, by the time I pulled over the engine was in flames. There was no warning or

indicator lights. I've heard this has happened to altimas before. Too bad or I would have bought another one, but now I'd be too afraid - any smell and I'd immediately think it was smoke.

That is quite odd. We have owned nothing but Nissan except a Chevrolet Malibu a couple of years ago.

I currently drive a 98 Altima gxe and have not had a single problem and my brother in-law who has a 99 Altima gle has not either. Most of the reviews are also positive. You must have gotten one of the few lemons out there.

I also have (had) a 98 Altima GLE with 120000 miles, parked it at a festival and was contacted by the police that my car was on fire... no warning at all... how bizarre...

I own a 98 Nissan Altima SE, and I have 250,000 miles on it, and I'll still smoke any Honda out there. The only thing I've ever really changed is my clutch, which wore out of normal use.

Long live Nissan!