Nissan did a very good job at creating the "4 door sports sedan." This car performs and handles very well with its sport tuned suspension and 190 hp 215 ft-lbs tq vq30de engine. Which constantly is titled as the best v6 out there, making this car is very reliable. It has impecible acceleration (7.1s 0-60). Gas milage is around 21-27 on average. Which is pretty good in its class. If your'e looking for a fun, reliable, and practical vehicle, the maxima is for you.

1997 Nissan Maxima SE 4 door sport sedan. 3.0 Litre V6 Auto. Leather, bose. Injen intake, anti-sway bar. Mostly stock

I bought my car in 2007. It was a 1997 Nissan Maxima with over 175,000 miles on it. The maxima are known for been reliable and a nice quality sedan. I paid about $3000 for, but with every car there are somethings that are good and bad with the car. GOOD I like the MPG on the car and the ride was very comfortable. I really love the acceleration of the car. I clock my 0-60 in 6.5/sec with a little engine work done. I had very little or no problem out of it. BAD The car tends to rattles sometime over rough surface. I tired replacing the struts and the did help a little. The factory speaker made song distorted when played very highly. I recommend that you get the Bose sound system. Under hard acceleration the car showed sign of torque steering. The leather sent chipped easy.

Performance- 0-60 is great and has great pickup on the highway. Build quality- the car has been through alot and stuff and still looks great (only a few minor rust spots) Apearance- i like the way it looks thats one of the reasons i bought it Cost of ownership- i bought thw car in May of 08. the only thing ive done is put new brake pads/rotors on the back ($100 total0 Fun factor- i love my car. losts of room and lots of power