Originality at it's finest

It's been way way too long since I've made a quality blog on here, but it's spring break and I'm finally back with more Maxima Content! For this post I'll be sharing some history about my Maxima and showing how original & documented it really is.

Quick History Lesson

In the year 2000 Nissan took took a risk and completely redesigned their flagship sedan, the Maxima. They changed almost everything especially the exterior, adding many controversial design elements that gave the Maxima a new "spunky/sporty" look that threw many people off guard. Using the same 3.0L V6 Nissan bumped up power from 190hp to 222hp which truely made the Maxima a sports sedan. Then in 2002 Nissan developed the 3.5L V6 which kicked out an impressive 255hp and somehow squeezed it into the Maxima allowing it to compete with much more expensive European cars. Unfortunately though the controversial design never caught on and the Maxima was Updated again in 2004 to a much more conservative design in order to attract more buyers.

My Maxima

It's no secret that my Nissan Maxima is extremely clean compared to others especially for its age. Mine is a 2001 Nissan Maxima SE equipped with the 3.0L V6 and automatic transmission. It was purchased new in 2001 at Middletown Nissan in Connecticut by my Grandparents. They have always taken great care of their cars but I feel like they took special care of this one, keeping every single piece of paper work that documented this cars history. As you can see, in the picture below, laid out on the hood is a bunch of original documents my Grandparents kept for this car.

What's included?

1st

Is the original window sticker in which you can see that my Grandparents paid somewhere around $27,000 for this car in 2001. That translates to somewhere around $38,000 in today's money!!

2nd

Is the original owners manual booklet which includes all of the extra info books like the owners manual, warranty info, and the maintenance log. All of which are in very good condition.

3rd

Is the owners maintenance schedule booklet which contains every log of when this car was serviced from when it was new until I aquired it from my Grandparents with 78k original miles in April 2017.

As you can see in the pictures below, this car was serviced at Middletown Nissan from the day it was purchased until around 75k miles. My Grandparents then moved and had Hoffman Nissan service it up until I aquired the car.

The last service under my Grandparents ownership completed at Hoffman Nissan in Connecticut just a month before they graciously gave me this amazing car!

4th

Is a "Maintenance Folio" from Middletown Nissan which holds any extra receipts I have for the car.

5th

Is the original Middletown Nissan license plate frames. And yes I still rock one on the rear of my car.

6th

Finally I have the original set of keys: Drivers key with key fob and the Red "Valet Key."

Do I still keep up with documents?

With a car this clean of course I keep all of my service documents! I may not take it to my local Nissan dealership for service but every time I perform any form of service I keep the recipient and record it. This is true even down to detailing products that I buy for this car. All of these are kept in a folder which I keep safely in a filing cabinet.

As of yesterday my Maxima has 92,130 miles and is kept in tip top shape! Even though there is a Check Engine Light it still runs like a top and has never given me any issue other than a faulty O2 sensor which apparently I'm still chasing down. I wash her almost every week to ensure that the paint stays in prime condition and detail the interior every month.

Until next time guys keep those cars clean and keep posted for more updates in the near future!

~Isaac (Vette1999)~