2012 Maxima - POS!
My parents drove from NY to visit me in SC yesterday and decided to rent a car for the trip. The rental company gave them a 2012 Maxima.
Overall my father said it was a comfortable and quick cruiser but he wouldn't buy one as the car just felt cheap. (He said he'd buy his old 1990 Maxima again over again if he could.)
I can't agree more. This looks to be a mid-level model. Power seats, sunroof etc... but still, Nissan couldn't convince me to buy one.
Few things I've found:
The interior looks dated and is unimpressive (doesn't even have a USB jack!)
The CVT sucks and makes the mighty VQ sound like crap.
You can feel engine vibrations at idle through the steering wheel (Can't feel a thing in my wife's 2011 Tucson for comparison)
Not a very quiet car at highway speeds.
Pros: The car has balls. I absolutely smoked a new Chrysler 300 from a red light today (at the uh, drag strip of course)
Outside it's a good looking car and I love the way you can see the bulges on the hood and the rear fenders from the drivers seat. LED taillights look nice too.
New Nissans... meh. :numbness:
Overall my father said it was a comfortable and quick cruiser but he wouldn't buy one as the car just felt cheap. (He said he'd buy his old 1990 Maxima again over again if he could.)
I can't agree more. This looks to be a mid-level model. Power seats, sunroof etc... but still, Nissan couldn't convince me to buy one.
Few things I've found:
The interior looks dated and is unimpressive (doesn't even have a USB jack!)
The CVT sucks and makes the mighty VQ sound like crap.
You can feel engine vibrations at idle through the steering wheel (Can't feel a thing in my wife's 2011 Tucson for comparison)
Not a very quiet car at highway speeds.
Pros: The car has balls. I absolutely smoked a new Chrysler 300 from a red light today (at the uh, drag strip of course)
Outside it's a good looking car and I love the way you can see the bulges on the hood and the rear fenders from the drivers seat. LED taillights look nice too.
New Nissans... meh. :numbness:
Last edited by CleanSER
on 2012-12-23
at 04-15-45.