Overview & Reviews

Altima is totally, and unnecessarily, redesigned for 1998. The Altima's new look is more wedge-shaped, with a trunk that looks like it has met the business end of a band saw. Standard equipment is up, including a CD player on every model except the XE.

• Big car in a small package. Lots of standard equipment.

• Dumpy hindquarters and lower build quality than we have come to expect from Nissan.

User Reviews:

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  Fantastic car - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By ttl - October 2 - 10:00 am

  I just bought this car for two months, and I love it. I am wondering why people always pursuing Honda and Toyoda and ignore such a good great car-Nissan Altima. I am looking forward to test drive the new Altima in the future, if I have enough money!

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  POTENTIAL - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By McFly4ever - August 21 - 10:00 am

  This car is great, it is very peppy for a 4 cyl sedan, and if you are interested in car performance it has a lot of potential, I am currently pushing 220 hp at the wheels in my 98 altima GLE

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  Reliable until now! - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By russ - July 13 - 2:23 pm

  Up to last Saturday, my 10 year old Altima has been nothing but ultra reliable. It is a noisier car on the highway, especially compared to my wifes Accord, but otherwise a nice car to drive. It handles well, accelerates very well, with power to spare from its 4 cyl engine. Cruise control is a "must" to avoid speeding tickets! Until 3/14/2008, biggest maintenance expense has been for tires (Arizona roads eat them!), and minor maintenance. Saturday (3/15/8) morning, at 65 mph on the freeway the transmission failed. Car has 144,000 km (89,300 miles) on it. Failure occured within coasting distance of a dealership. Cost to repair almost $5,000. Grrrr!!

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  nice car but a few rattles - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By don scott - April 10 - 2:00 am

  THE CAR IS STILL A NICE ONE, BUT ITS HARD TO FUEL FILL, AND THE FROND WINDOWS MAKE FAR TOO MUCH NOISE

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  Good Reliable Transportation - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By Tim - October 14 - 12:16 pm

  My 98 GLE has 90,000 miles on it and I have owned it since 22,000 mi. It has treated me very well. Its not a sports car or SUV, but just sound, comfortable transportation. The car has been very reliable with no major maintenance at all. It seems to be well designed and will likely go to our daughter for many years to come. Previously had a 1983 VW Jetta that was awesome & was concerned that the Altima wouldnt measure up, but it has. Overall very good.

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  Extremely good car for the money - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By vinvv - October 11 - 10:00 am

  Bought this car used 6 months ago, and put 20,000 miles on it already. drives great, good mileage, have taken good care of this car (as my other cars; im a mechanical engineer). its 5 years old and has not come up with any maintenance work yet ! Tho i did upgrade the stock speakers.

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  Love this car. - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By Tom Dodson - July 8 - 3:46 pm

  This is a daily commute vehicle thats been fun to drive. The 2.5l four cylinder engine performance has always impressed me. I had the automatic transaxle rebuilt at 225K miles and thats the only major work ever done. No engine work at all. 25MPG combined highway/city. 100 watt stereo/CD player, remote entry. I love the split fold down rear seats that allow you to load large cargo into a small car, really convenient. I also love the overdrive lockout button on the gear shift that allows you to use the engine compression to slow the car in traffic like a manual transmission. Ill miss that feature because the new Altima doesnt have it.

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  Good Car - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By xs6dfg0 - December 26 - 10:00 am

  I bought this car in March of 2002 with 60,000 miles on it and so far it has been perfect. I dont expect to have any problems with it as this is my third Altima. This is a solid and reliable vehicle and you just cant beat the value. They have lousy resale value because Nissan saturated the market with them, but this is a good thing when youre picking one up used. I have the 5-speed manual and I dont like it very much, the shifter feel is too vague and slushy. My wife has a 2000 Altima SE with a really good automatic transmission and that seems to be a much better option in this automobile.

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  Good Trooper - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By northwest - December 18 - 4:56 pm

  Given as a gift after graduation, 65000 miles. Thanks aunty, some parts were modified for more power and sound, in turn most stock problems never happened. Runs like a champ with mobile 1 syn every 4000miles. Ngk sparkys & wires. I still get 22-25 city, 37+ highway. No prob w/engine yet. I have good mechanics:). 144300 miles strong.

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  High Mileage Altima - 1998 Nissan Altima
  By Dragasoni - September 8 - 7:20 am

  I bought my 98 Altima in March 2001 with 30,000 miles. Now it has over 200,000 miles! Ive had almost NO problem with this car either. I had to replace the alternator at 120,000 miles and the the CV joints at 150,000 miles. The car has never broken down, and has made several long trips to New York, Miami, Orlando, and Atlanta from Tampa Bay. About 65% of the miles are higway and about 35% are city. It currently runs strong, just as it did when I first bought it. It does burn some oil (1 quart every 4,000 miles) and its a bit slower then it was 170,000 miles ago. I dont maintain it as good as I should though. I change the oil every 5,000 miles.