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Excellent Highway Performance
R. Gray, 08/07/2016
updated 02/07/2018
2008 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
Smooth, powerful highway performance, but terrible in confined areas. The vehicle has the turning radius of an aircraft carrier. For congested parking lots and tight narrow spaces this is the worst vehicle I have every driven--including but not limited to a pickup truck-- and should be avoided. If you drive in the wide open spaces of the highway system, this vehicle will deliver power, comfort, and very good mileage. Mechanically, this vehicle has required only routine maintenance for 8+ years of ownership. For 9 years of ownership, this vehicle was relatively problem free. However, it started to eat fuses on the circuit that serves the sunroof and interior overhead lights--No one can determine the cause of the overload. After 9.5 years of ownership, I traded the vehicle. The electrical problems continued and became very unnerving.
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Dependable car
Michael bernstein, 08/12/2018
2008 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Timing tensioners are plastic against a metal chain pour design
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Nissan rules
bambam1962, 02/15/2010
2008 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I/we own a 1997 maxima, with 197900 mileage, never been in the shop.. replaced only the alternator and a heater sensor behind the glove box which was simple.. OK as of this one the 2008 just purchased 12/18/09 so far so good.
Already traded it in
Katprielle, 05/11/2010
2008 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Traded in '99 Altima for 2008 Maxima, loaded w/everything but nav system. I missed my Altima. Battery went out within a year. Not prepared for how low it sat (my fault, it's a sports sedan). I scraped the front bumper (visible damage) on the curb of a parking space within a month and had a hard time getting in and out of steep parking lots. The turning radius is horrible and the car is so long that I had a very hard time parking and backing out of tighter spaces. I live in a city where it floods; I kicked myself for two years because the car sits so low I could not really drive in the rain. I traded it in for an AWD Subaru Forrester that sits up high, has great clearance and turns on a dime.
Won't get fooled again
WhatHappened?, 10/25/2010
2008 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful
In the first 12k miles, I've had: 3-4 service trips for check engine light before replacing faulty gas cap. service: re-glue interior upholstery near moon roof. It was suggested that the cause of it coming off may have been use. Use. Guess they never planned on people using it more than 3 times. service: re-glue cheap material around steering column which was splitting along the seam. Guess I wasn't supposed to use the steering wheel either. - worst car in snow I've ever driven - jarring ride - scraped bottom going 1 mph over a speed bump. - very quick to scratch, chip, rust. - sun visor bracket came loose when I popped it off to put visor by side. started rattling. Total # uses:2
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