Discussion
anyone here actualy own or owned a nissan qx? (maxima?)
i'm thinking it could be a nice leftfield choice of barge and certainly not something you see every day.
in fact i'v only seen a two or three on the road.
i know they didnt sell many but any idea how many?
i'm thinking it could be a nice leftfield choice of barge and certainly not something you see every day.
in fact i'v only seen a two or three on the road.
i know they didnt sell many but any idea how many?
Edited by dudleybloke on Tuesday 30th March 17:44
Bloody brilliant car.
I had the 2.0 V6 SE Manual. The mechanicals are indestructible. I bought mine at 101,000 and sold it at 142,000. In that time I had to change the exhaust, which was the original exhaust! It needed nothing else, mechanically.
It would cruise in silence at 80mph (about 2800rpm). Returned about 32mpg average, and would get nearly 40mpg on a 70mph cruise.
BUT...
The bodywork really started to get ropey, especially on the rear passenger sills. I don't know why they used top class mechanicals and seemingly inferior structural panels, but that was my experience. I've also seen it on a few other QX's. Mechanically these things could easily top 250,000 miles, but it's just that you'll need to have the odd bit of welding, brake lines etc. In the end the car was worth about £200 and needed about £150 worth of welding, so I sold it to a group of students who did one of those 'Scumball' type rally's in it.
As I said, superb mechanically, just make sure that it's structurally sound.
The V6 engine is a peach. And it's on a timing chain, so no belt to worry about!
I had the 2.0 V6 SE Manual. The mechanicals are indestructible. I bought mine at 101,000 and sold it at 142,000. In that time I had to change the exhaust, which was the original exhaust! It needed nothing else, mechanically.
It would cruise in silence at 80mph (about 2800rpm). Returned about 32mpg average, and would get nearly 40mpg on a 70mph cruise.
BUT...
The bodywork really started to get ropey, especially on the rear passenger sills. I don't know why they used top class mechanicals and seemingly inferior structural panels, but that was my experience. I've also seen it on a few other QX's. Mechanically these things could easily top 250,000 miles, but it's just that you'll need to have the odd bit of welding, brake lines etc. In the end the car was worth about £200 and needed about £150 worth of welding, so I sold it to a group of students who did one of those 'Scumball' type rally's in it.
As I said, superb mechanically, just make sure that it's structurally sound.
The V6 engine is a peach. And it's on a timing chain, so no belt to worry about!
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