1994 Nissan Maxima GXE review from North America
"Quiet, great ride, once you bring it tip-top"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Transmission - rebuilt Transmission for $1750. It just totally died 6 months after I bought the car.
Brakes - repaired front and rear $750.
Axles - replaced all 4 $950.
Struts - replaced all 4 $1088.
Timing chain tuneup 4 tires $1000.
Radio.
General comments?
I loved the car and love it more now that I got everything fixed - you have to understand that I like everything working like it was. Sister in law had the car 1st 132k, and didn't get the maintenance like I might have had I owned it.
Now that it is like it should be, it is very quiet, powerful, steady, and drives straight. Emergency handling is great.
On a 2,000 mile trip from San Antonio to Nashville TN a week ago, I got 31.4 mph. Before I got it the way I wanted it, it was getting 22 mph, no matter if I drove it fast or slow.
The radio is still intermittent, when it decides to come on, it sounds great. It's been 104 degrees in Texas, and the radio likes to be cool.
To have spent almost $6000 for a car I paid about $3,000 (except for the transmission) I would have replaced most of this in order to drive it the next ten years, had I got any other used car at 90K -it's what you have to do, if you want the car to be in tip-top shape.
This is a luxury car that I didn't have to spend $28,000, just for it to be new.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1994 |
| Year of manufacture | 1994 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 6 cylinder 160 HP Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 131905 miles |
| Most recent distance | 144501 miles |
| Previous car | Honda Accord |
| Date of Entry | 30th September, 2005 |