Is the forgotten luxury offering from Nissan actually any good? Or was it always just a BIG ALMERA?
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2023
- This week we take a look around and drive of the forgotten luxury offering from Nissan, the Maxima QX 2.0 V6.
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Very enjoyable watch John, keep ‘em coming 👍
Thanks Paul, fingers crossed the material keeps coming.
Another great review john. Had forgotten about that car. Thanks 👍
Luxobarge 🎉 still an amazing machine after all these years. Great review as usual btw, love the history bit at the start!
What a lovely comment, thank you 😊
V interesting, a Nissan model I’d completely forgotten about!
So have most people! I think they're worth preserving, nothing like it on the road any more
I drove 2 Nissan Maximas in Australia. The first one was the 1998 model Maxima 30G with V6 3.0 litre engine, it was considered one of the best V6 engine at the time, very fuel efficient, zippy. It was also sold as Teana in Asian market. In 2005 I bought the another V6 version of the car with 3.5 litre V6, the car was heavier than the 1998 version of the same car with a 170W engine instead of 140W 3.0 litre engine of the old Maxima. Nisan made various V6 engines which is known as their V6 VQ.
Ironically I was working for Nissan GB in the UK back in late ‘99 just before launch when we previewed the car. We already knew it wouldn’t cut through as It was never a BMW 5 series or E class Mercedes, but for comfort, reliability and value for money, and it couldn’t be beaten… sadly badge appeal (here in the UK) for base specification premium alternatives often won in the company car park! Still modern enough to be useable but simple enough to service and fix.
I remember the First Maxima 3.0 litre came to Ireland before the UK Market Seen outside Nissan Ireland off the Naas Rd Near Walkinstown Ave. The Gardai had a White one in 1991
It would be great to review a 3.0l V6 Maxima, hens teeth now though!
It's call infiniti i30 in the US. They also got a maxima in this shape, but with different front/rear.
Australia got this shape Maxima too.
I didn't realise about the Maxima, I knew the Infiniti brand had their version of it. Very tempted to get one
@@JohnsGarageIreland Infiniti is also marketed as Skyline in Japan, they are generally rear wheel drive. Maxima is front wheel drive. I drove two of them in Australia. The last one as the 3.5 litre V6, in the US Nissan released two version of the same car, Maxima and Infiniti. The other similar comes to my mind is the Toyota Avalon in the US and Aurion in Australia. I drove the Auiron (3.5 litre V6) and actually prefer the Aurion over my Maxima.
I had two of them here in New Zealand, a 2001 and 2003, and now on my 7th Maxima, a 2012 model. Those A33 Maximas were great cars, powerful, economical and super comfortable to drive and ride in. They were sold in the thousands here new, and still a regular sight on the road today.
I'm in Kaitaia, have recently purchased a 2002 A33 Maxima. It's been fairly well maintained over it's lifetime (one elderly couple from new)
Do you have any recommendations on looking after it and keeping it in order?
@@alfredsedgewick2184 The usual story, regular oil/filter changes, I did mine every 10,000km as I did a lot of open road running. Keep an eye on the transmission fluid. Those 4 speed autos dont usually give issues, but if its done lots of short running with the previous owners, then maybe get the ATF changed, or at least checked. They came new with long life spark plugs, so make sure they were/are changed every 100,000km. Body wise, the radiator support is prone to rust, so keep an eye on that. None of the Maximas I had actually had any rust there, and if the previous owners kept it garaged, then it probably wont even be an issue in your ownership lifetime. Other than that, enjoy it, they are brilliant cars.
@@alfredsedgewick2184I'm in NZ too, on my second A33. They are pretty bulletproof as long as regular servicing is kept up. As mentioned their weak point is the front subframe, suseptible to rust. They're great on long trips and not too thirsty despite theìr grunty V6. Enjoy yours!
@@motleydude73, @nzmax
Thank you both for your comprehensive replies! Much appreciated
I was offered one for $1200 around 5 months back as it failed the WoF due to a rusted subframe.
Is a rusted subframe an issue in terms of cost?
Sorry for asking such a stupid question, I have only a basic understanding of what makes a car run
@@alfredsedgewick2184 It's not a huge expense. It's just the frame that runs under the radiator so aids in frontal impact absorption, hence a safety issue for WOF. I know a guy who had one repaired, was $490. Some people just don't bother as they're cheap and pretty old cars now. But worth doing as they're a damn good car that will do mega kms if looked after.
Ah. The Nissan Taxima . A good one was a brilliant car. A bad one would break you. 2 nissan dealers in Clare and Limerick hadn't a clue how to sort hot starting issues.
Wow, I'd never heard of any issues with them. My local dealership sold a nice few locally but I think the road tax killed them off a long time ago.
Never heard of any hot starting issue with them, and there were thousands of them getting around New Zealand when they were new. I had 2 of them, a 2001 and 2003, and both were brilliant cars. We only had the 3.0V6 engine.