Unio Mystica Maxima - Malfeitor

Maximum Value For Money With A Maxima (UPDATED)

Advantages: Superb value for money. Luxury motoring at minimal cost.
Disadvantages: HUGE depreciation from new.

?? Well, much as I was tempted, another Bluebird was really out of the question, as the last model was produced back in 1992 and I had enough trouble sourcing a good, clean version when I bought the Executive back in 1999. But of one thing I was certain. It was certainly going to be another Japanese car, and if possible, another model from Nissan. Prior to purchasing my Bluebird, I ran a 1990 Nissan Maxima 3-Litre Automatic for a short time as my taxi, but made the fatal error of fitting a LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) unit to the engine to improve my fuel consumption, without realising that engines with a cubic capacity of over 2-litres have a distinct tendency not to take too kindly to the higher temperatures that the engine runs at when fuelled by LPG. The result was a cracked cylinder head, which meant that the car was a virtual write-off in ...

the_mad_cabbie 01.10.2002 (20.12.2003) · Read full review
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Review of Nissan Maxima QX 2.0

Drive One And You Will Understand

Advantages: Comfort, performance and spesification
Disadvantages: Bad fuel economy

~ ~ The flagship of the Nissan fleet, the Nissan Maxima carries that flag with pride. This is an outstanding car in all departments, and an absolute joy to drive. ~ ~ I am a taxi-driver in Dublin, Ireland, and must admit to a certain amount of positive bias when it comes to Nissan, as I have driven this marque ever since I began driving taxis some six years ago. ~ ~ I bought my 1990 Maxima in the summer of 1997 with just over 100,000 miles on the clock. It was a pure impulse buy. I had gone into the main Nissan dealer to buy a part for my existing car, and there she was sitting in the forecourt. I knew one of the salesmen quite well, and as I had always admired the Maxima from afar, I asked him if I could take it out for a test drive, purely out of curiosity, and with no real intention of purchasing. He had taken it in that ...

the_mad_cabbie 06.12.2000 (11.05.2001) · Read full review
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Review of Nissan Maxima QX 3.0

Nissan Maxima QX 3.0 SE+ 2001 (51)

Advantages: Superbly engineered and equipped luxury Nissan flagship. Overlooked and undervalued
Disadvantages: Some spares elusive and costly, economy not too hot

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Exibish 19.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Nissan Maxima QX 3.0