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25 Years of Drivings Maxima's
Jay Rand, 08/15/2005
2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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The car is a reliable means of transportation with good looks, low maintenance and few repairs outside of normal maintenance. I drive the car for 5 years and hand it down to my wife (4000 miles per year) for the next 5 years.
Nissan wins again
Confident Customer, 09/01/2009
2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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Had this car for 2 years. I have 120k miles on it. Asside from regular maintenance, I have had no problems. It drives very nicely in all conditions. Awesome for long hauls on the highway. Plenty of power when you need it. This car is the best one I have ever owned, and I plan to drive it until the wheels fall off.
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Love it but needs some improvements!!!
Kelly, 08/15/2005
2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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The car is a very nice car and I love the power. Have taken the car on two long trips. One I was alone so it was fine the other was very cramped. Not made for traveling, or maybe i just travel with too much stuff. Has pretty much every feature available. However the car seems very thin and I sometimes feel unsafe. The car looks great though, I love the new body style! If you buy one, buy it with all the features you want, dont put aftermarket xm radio or subs in it or you will have trouble if you have radio problems. The dealerships like to blame problems on other people!!! They think you like to spend hours at the dealership for no reason at all. They can never find anything wrong
Nice car that needs some improvements
Chicago_driver, 08/30/2005
2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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Sporty sedan with much nicer body design than Accord, Camry or Avalon. 265HP is more than average driver needs. Unfortunately you better keep both hands on the wheel when flooring the gas pedal - terrible torque steer. So used to my V8 T-Bird with RWD I almost crashed the car when accelerating while turning. Acura TL which I also considered for additional $1,500 didnt have that problem and it had a lot nicer interior design. Too bad TLs interior is even smaller than Altimas. Front seats could be more comfortable (no upper back support). Driving 50% city 50% hwy I only get 20mph not between 20 and 28 as stated on sticker. It costs me $50 to fill up the tank (recomended premium fuel :(
My first Maxima
The McGrath Clan, 09/22/2005
2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
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I had traded in my '01' Quest for this first time beauty. I am floored by its performance and handling. At first glance it is easy to mistake it for a heavy luxury car. Drive it once and put that myth to bed. It is 'practical' for the family issue, yet 'youthful' for some solo time. I actually wake up earlier than normal, ready to shred some much driven road. Cannot say enough what an absolute blast this car is to drive.