Need to buy a new(er) car and there is a decent deal for a 2008 Nissan Maxima SE on CL that is within my budget. I read it had the same engine as a G35 and decent gas mileage (20/26). Anyone have an opinion or any experience with these cars? I'd prefer the FWD as it does snow here randomly.

Thanks!!!

This post was edited by Call Me Traitor on Jan 20 2014 06:14pm

If you want to know whats going to break on the car spend a few hours on nissan maxima forums. Read threads, everyone likes to post their problems big and small.
Learn some shit

Not a bad car as far as im concerrd, so just do your homework before buying

Also what motor is in there? I cant remember off the top of my head atm but i did do some reading at time and lots of the 2.5l engines were oil burning lemons
Thats obv a deal breaker so find out

/or was it 3.5? I cant remember its been well over a year since i was looking and reading . Either way. READ

This post was edited by IB0T on Jan 20 2014 06:28pm

It is the 3.5

I just started reading about them

Apparently they are able to tow up to 1000lb? I wonder if I could tow my quad on a small personal trailer. That would be awesome!

That comes after lol
Figure out if its in the lemon batch, a VIN would be ideal

But me personally, id tow that shit in a maxima. But im canadian and i push limits with shit like that since i was 16

This post was edited by IB0T on Jan 20 2014 06:32pm

very solid cars. the last model of that generation which imo is the way better looking. very nice interiors, and alot of power....actually too much power for a fwd car some would say (torque steer)

overall though definitely a good choice

This post was edited by Tylenol on Jan 20 2014 06:58pm

Ya no doubt 265 for a na v6 in a fwd car. Not too bad will have some merge lane punch

They're great daily drivers.

My cousin has a 2007 I believe and it has the CVT transmission. I was pretty skeptical when he first got it but he has a shit ton of miles on it now and its still going strong.

There is a good one occasionally but mostly they are crap. Nissans are by far the worst of the Japanese manufacturers. The maxima is a lot better than the altima, but that's not saying a whole lot. I'm constantly having to put transmissions in them at work and a lot of the 2.5 engines in the altima.