Overview & Reviews

The Nissan Maxima gets a new grille, headlights, bumpers and taillights. New alloy wheels and foglights on the SE, new wheel covers on the GXE and new aluminum wheels on the GLE round out the changes.

• High levels of luxury and performance for thousands less than comparable sedans

User Reviews:

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  Reliable, Comfortable, Fun - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By Fandango - September 10 - 7:03 pm

  This is my fourth Maxima SE 5-speed. All were bought used and ran for many miles without significant mechanical problems. All this one required besides the usual wear items was an alternator. The car now has 201,000 miles on it and is still going strong. With reasonable care, the power train on these will go practically forever, and the horsepower and fuel economy are great. The handling in corners is good enough to be fun, but as a sport sedan it should be somewhat better. Still, the car is comfortable, reliable and fun and a great value, especially when bought used. Its sort of a poor mans beamer.

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  I love this car! - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By Jimv - August 18 - 2:00 am

  Ive had a lot of used up-scale cars including a few BMWs and Audis. They were nice cars, but the Maxima just does everything right. Its quick, comfortable, and excellent on gas. One of the best used car purchases Ive ever made.

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  Good Workhorse - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By rtreviewing - May 4 - 10:46 am

  I bought this car when it was 6 years old with 107K miles. I kept it for 5 years, putting another almost 70K miles on it. Besides regular maintenance, I did have to replace a few parts. All the maintenance and repairs averaged out to less than $1,000 per year. Not exceptional, but pretty good.

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  Poor man BMW wannabe, that was never RWD - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By MaxRX7 - May 4 - 2:00 am

  Good bang for buck. no comparsion to toyota and honduh.

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  still going - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By tothemax - April 30 - 2:23 pm

  I have 286,000 miles on my Max. It has been a great to commute in. Average about 27 mpg most of the time. With the price of cars now, it pays to keep running what you have. Great car!!!

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  Make sure its a good one - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By LeVeL - April 23 - 8:33 pm

  I made the big mistake of getting this car at an auction and have had nothing but problems - stereo, ac, shocks, exhaust, i can go on and on. Clearly the previous owner took no care of this vehicle, so I cant really blame these things on the car. The ride and handling suffered greatly because of broken shocks, fuel economy is hovering around 16-17 mpg in the city due to a lack of a tune-up. The car is fun to drive though and has good power. I think my next car will be another Maxima SE, this time a mint-condition one from a dealer. Highly recommended as long as its in good condition.

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  It just keeps on running - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By JHR - April 4 - 10:03 pm

  I have had my Maxima for 11 years. During that time I have only had minor repairs even after 187K miles. What a great car! This is the second of two Maximas and the 4th Nissan/Datsun product I have owned. Great vehicles. Too bad the newer model Maximas turning radius was so short. I would never own one due to that.

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  Best car I have owned - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By Mikes - March 14 - 10:00 am

  This was my first Nissan, had a couple of Acuras, both good cars but the Max has been very reliable. The car looks good after 162,000 miles, drivers seat shows some wear, but overall, car has been good. Alternator was replaced at 90,000 and then I was reimbursed the $700 since it was a later recall item. One minor oil leak now, about $200 to fix. Car has been hard on tires and/or alignment, or is it me pushing it......great car on the Interstate

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  Good car - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By MAXIMAGUY - January 28 - 12:16 am

  I purchased the maxima @ 60k miles. It now has 130k. This has been a very good car for me. At around 110k i replaced one individual cylinder coil, 120k i had to replace the alternator and 125k the starter. The cv joints are going, but thats not unexpected. I get around 23 mpg mixed between city and hwy. I drive too fast to get good mileage.

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  A great reliable car - 1997 Nissan Maxima
  By cpk - December 23 - 10:00 am

  I bought this car because I knew it would be reliable, comfortable, and nice. It has been all of those things and I would definitely buy another Maxima.