Newbie from the Bay Area

[madmaxwell87]

Hi All,
I'm looking to get a commuter car with some style so I'm here to research 8th gen galants. Its between one of those and a 00-03 maxima. I come from the world of domestic off road trucks and suv's and muscle cars so I have alot to learn about imports.

[finald8ta]

Which bay area you from

[Voodoo]

Welcome to TGC, madmaxwell87! I might actually be in a unique position to help. Not only do I love Mitsus, but I also have an '03 Infiniti I35 as a daily driver (which is Infiniti's version of the Nissan Maxima). I absolutely love the car and would recommend the platform to just about anyone (3.5L V6 VQ35DET / FWD 4-spd auto). However, you'll want to be wary of buying one with high miles, they are notorious for burning oil. I bought mine with about 130k on the clock and cracked a ring land around 150k (very rarely abused it).

Which bay area you from

I would assume he's referring to the San Francisco Bay Area.

[coconut]

Welcome

[madmaxwell87]

Thanks for the welcome all. Yes voodoo the SF bay area. That's the only place I've ever heard referred to as the bay area.

Voodo- My price range dictates that I'd be looking for the earlier cars with the 3.0l so no oil burning problem with those. I like the I30/35 but like the front end of the maxima's better.

I did notice that I can get a 03 6 cyl galant with 140k for the same price as a 00 maxima v6 with well over 200k and that KBB values are atrocious for galants but not so bad for maximas. Is there a significant reason why? Is it because you're buying a name (ie toyota) or are there real reliability and quality differences that make that difference?

[oakrdrs187]

My friends and family drive well everything not a galant and my 8G is by far more reliable than anything they have owned thus far.

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[antigen_dw]

welcome!

[Black8GV6]

Welcome, us from FLA when we hear "Bay area" we only think of Tampa Bay

[madmaxwell87]

ah gotcha, learn something new every day

[Bender]

Welcome