mental pimp

is it me or does nissan loves plastic onn their cars way too much, wit all their new cars comin they are using more plastic and less good looks for their cars, im starting to put them under kia,huyndai,and daewoo, but their engines are very good so , where to put them?

Spining Ncnratr

One answer French owned. As Renault is French Government owned. And we all know when the Govt. owns anything its bound to be poor. LOL.

mikeb

mental pimp
damn you hate nissan

mental pimp

c'mon they are starting to make ugly cars, the new maxima is hidious (the older maximas were awsome) the sentra is like the cheapest care ever,the murano has the ugliest dash and maxima and the titan which looks like garbage, nissan doesnt car if they have ugly cars they just want money

mental pimp

i also hate Kia,Hyundai,and Daewoo, as u can see i just hate cheap cars , and nissan is starting to be like them

mikeb

I dont think nissan is cheap
ever hear of a skyline

Skyline Maniac

...Skyline is not that expensive, at least not anymore~

blizz81

Nissan's styling trends as of late just keep plummeting downwards in my opinion. At least for the last couple of years, they've had aggressive front end designs whilst in general, the rear ends have disappointed me. Now, it's just...bleh, for the most part. At least the VQ is thriving, they have a RWD sporty coupe back in the mix (though having a US S15-equivalent post-1998 would have been nice), and offer their sporty rides in Infiniti-wrapping with better service (and better style).

MSMAMBA

I used to own a 99 Maxima. Despite the fact that magazines kept saying that it has an ugly rear I found the car more appealing than the Camry or Accord.

No idea what happened afterward with the CA design center as Nissan started cranking out "US" designs effective the 00 MY.

The 04 Max is plain ugly IMO. The only model from the Nissan/Infiniti line-up that I ever considered getting is the G35c.

Btw, the 05 V35 GT-R will look like the current G35C more than the R34. I am still keeping my fingers crossed and hoping Nissan to sell a FI version in the US.

javahut

I gotta disagree. Even though I love my 8, I'd still have to say the 350Z looks great... though it's true the interior leaves alot to be desired. Also, we just got a Murano for my wife... I think it's the sportiest looking street SUV on the market. Although the Infinity FX is close, but looks a little on the too weird side every time I see one on the street.

mental pimp

well, the murano is hidious, the 350z is ok but the back is ugly,the late model maximas are great cars but not the 2004 maxima is crappy

mikeb

skyline maniac,
how do you figure skylines arent expensive anymore

mental pimp

wtf are people thinking? why would u go buy a japansese car for $80,000 when u can go and buy a brand new m3 and still have some left over $20-25k, theres tons of cars out there that are better than the skyline, anyways u cant bring a R33 in florida so **** a skyline

Haris

I agree, skyline doesn't really deserve $80K ++. I'd rather buy real japanese exotic than a coupe. NSX. Anyways, I would rather get C32 AMG which will rip doors off skyline in straight line, and it costs less, has 4 real doors, auto transmission(Im ok with it, although SMG would be better line in M3), etc.

Skyline Maniac

Well, a V35 Skyline costs $27k in the US, that's around the same price as a RX-8. IMO that's not too expensive. btw: a R34 GT-R can be had for around $40k shipped to the US. The only problem is with registration and legalizing the car. If you just want a Skyline as a track only car, you can have one around $40k.

btw: $80k for a R34 GT-R is insane. You can buy a nice Porshe for that price~

RX8-TX

40 large for a track car...not for me (yet)

RobDickinson

Why would you but a car specificaly for tracking, that basicaly drives itself anyhow?

A track car should be a caterham or westfield or something like that. You, a fast/light car that handles on rails but has no driver aids.

ABS/traction control/DSC etc - great for real roads where peoples lives may be at risk, on track? I thought that was about driving skill and enjoyment.

Plus tracking a big heavy car like the skyline or M3/5 will end up with huge maintanance bills, if only for consumables like brakes.

mikeb

I would never pick a porshe over a R34 but thats just me.

MSMAMBA

For only $80K I will pick a used R34 GT-R over a stock Carrera 2. (C4S costs more than 80 large and no FI).

No. I am changing my mind.

For $80K I will pick up a Z06 and modify it with the balance.

mental pimp

in my wild days , i read a section in the Super Street magazine about a nissan dealer in california which i think is called Motorex which sold R32,R33,and R34's, the R34 was about over $80k and that wasnt so long ago so do a search and ull find it, so yes R34'S do really cost around $80k

mikeb

motorex is awesome

MSMAMBA

I wonder if Motorex will have a fire-sale of its inventory when Nissan releases the next GT-R in the U.S.

I would love to get my hands on the R33. (No R34 for me - too big).

mikeb

we can only hope for that sale but I doubt it