Took a Ride in a new 6-speed Maxima...
01-24-2002, 12:12 PM
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Took a Ride in a new 6-speed Maxima...
...and it was quite fun....
a friend of mine has just put 2100 miles on his new maxima....and we decided to have some fun with it last night....
I must say...the accelleration on the car was quite nice...very quick...and he spun the wheels hard on his 1-2 shift. I could definitely feel the torque difference between his car and my tl-s. Overall I was quite impressed with the car....but the interior was so blah...and the seats were just whatever...but I did notice the back seats were quite roomy with a lot of leg space...
My friend even admitted to me he liked the interior and the comfot of the seats in my car better...and as I told him I was impressed by his car...he asked me if I wanted to trade
a friend of mine has just put 2100 miles on his new maxima....and we decided to have some fun with it last night....
I must say...the accelleration on the car was quite nice...very quick...and he spun the wheels hard on his 1-2 shift. I could definitely feel the torque difference between his car and my tl-s. Overall I was quite impressed with the car....but the interior was so blah...and the seats were just whatever...but I did notice the back seats were quite roomy with a lot of leg space...
My friend even admitted to me he liked the interior and the comfot of the seats in my car better...and as I told him I was impressed by his car...he asked me if I wanted to trade
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Originally posted by rominl
well i never had a car with stick, but my next car would definitely be...
tommy, take away your front licence plate before it scratches your bumper!
well i never had a car with stick, but my next car would definitely be...
tommy, take away your front licence plate before it scratches your bumper!
01-24-2002, 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by TommiGSR
butt..butt....it's illegal down in socal!!!
butt..butt....it's illegal down in socal!!!
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01-24-2002, 04:49 PM
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Yeah I did notice the torque steer was pretty bad in that car...
As for trading my tls for a maxima? no thanks...
Besides...everytime I think of my commute to downtown Los Angeles in my previous 5 speed vtec lude.....<shudder> :o I love my 5 speed SS even more....
But I have to admit at times I do miss the good ole manual...
As for trading my tls for a maxima? no thanks...
Besides...everytime I think of my commute to downtown Los Angeles in my previous 5 speed vtec lude.....<shudder> :o I love my 5 speed SS even more....
But I have to admit at times I do miss the good ole manual...
01-24-2002, 09:33 PM
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haha, don't say it like it's legal in north cal man 
don't worry, look at my pics, i took them off as well and no problem. mind you i always have to tail in any parking space as well and still never a problem.
i need to go to airport every week and cops look at my car and never asked anything. bottom line is you dont' wanna get pulled over for something else, otherwise they will give you another ticket for the licence plate.
but think about it, just how much nicer it is without the plate. i took off my plate 3 months after i got my car and i felt the pain on the little scratches i got...... i learned it the hard way....
oh one last note, i have done a little survey on the street. a lot of expensive cars, they don't put on the front licence plate (and trust me there are a lot of them in cali), so it's not like we suddenly become all so attractive without the front plate.
don't worry, look at my pics, i took them off as well and no problem. mind you i always have to tail in any parking space as well and still never a problem.i need to go to airport every week and cops look at my car and never asked anything. bottom line is you dont' wanna get pulled over for something else, otherwise they will give you another ticket for the licence plate.
but think about it, just how much nicer it is without the plate. i took off my plate 3 months after i got my car and i felt the pain on the little scratches i got...... i learned it the hard way....
oh one last note, i have done a little survey on the street. a lot of expensive cars, they don't put on the front licence plate (and trust me there are a lot of them in cali), so it's not like we suddenly become all so attractive without the front plate.
Originally posted by TommiGSR
butt..butt....it's illegal down in socal!!!
butt..butt....it's illegal down in socal!!!
01-24-2002, 09:56 PM
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oh yeah, like i said, you should. just look at pics around here, those with and without the plates, and you will see how much better the car look without it
i took it off and boy i am not going to put it back (even if i have to pay the ticket)
i took it off and boy i am not going to put it back (even if i have to pay the ticket)
01-25-2002, 01:05 PM
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The car is so much better w/o the front plate....in my opinion that is...I took mine off the 3rd day I got it...and it still had tiny little scratches
01-25-2002, 04:57 PM
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Originally posted by volkracing
The car is so much better w/o the front plate....in my opinion that is...I took mine off the 3rd day I got it...and it still had tiny little scratches
The car is so much better w/o the front plate....in my opinion that is...I took mine off the 3rd day I got it...and it still had tiny little scratches
whatever you do man, dont leave your car parked in Montclair during the night...those montclair cops are punks. Dude, I had my civic parked at my girls house, on the street without a front plate and when we came back, there was a ticket on the windshield for not having the plate!!! What kind of $hlt is that??
01-25-2002, 07:12 PM
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TommiGSR, heres a quick bit on moving your plate if you don't want to chance a unnecessary chat with the police.
http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=26633
http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=26633
01-25-2002, 07:25 PM
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Originally posted by nameeri
Volkracing,
whatever you do man, dont leave your car parked in Montclair during the night...those montclair cops are punks. Dude, I had my civic parked at my girls house, on the street without a front plate and when we came back, there was a ticket on the windshield for not having the plate!!! What kind of $hlt is that??
Volkracing,
whatever you do man, dont leave your car parked in Montclair during the night...those montclair cops are punks. Dude, I had my civic parked at my girls house, on the street without a front plate and when we came back, there was a ticket on the windshield for not having the plate!!! What kind of $hlt is that??
Well I'm usually parked on my g/f's driveway facing the garage...so I doubt they'd go through that much trouble in ontario
but I guess if we go to montclair we taking her car 
01-29-2002, 07:53 PM
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Originally posted by chestertls
I will do that trade. Miss the stick shift
I will do that trade. Miss the stick shift
01-30-2002, 12:12 AM
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if u live out in the country side..stick would be fun to drive...but NOT IN THE CITY....it's HORRIBLE....shift up...shift down...shift up...shift down...brake..... during traffic..
Traffic is just so horrible in cali..
city
Traffic is just so horrible in cali..
city
01-30-2002, 08:14 AM
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Originally posted by city001
if u live out in the country side..stick would be fun to drive...but NOT IN THE CITY....it's HORRIBLE....shift up...shift down...shift up...shift down...brake..... during traffic..
Traffic is just so horrible in cali..
city
if u live out in the country side..stick would be fun to drive...but NOT IN THE CITY....it's HORRIBLE....shift up...shift down...shift up...shift down...brake..... during traffic..
Traffic is just so horrible in cali..
city
01-30-2002, 12:34 PM
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Originally posted by city001
if u live out in the country side..stick would be fun to drive...but NOT IN THE CITY....it's HORRIBLE....shift up...shift down...shift up...shift down...brake..... during traffic..
Traffic is just so horrible in cali..
city
if u live out in the country side..stick would be fun to drive...but NOT IN THE CITY....it's HORRIBLE....shift up...shift down...shift up...shift down...brake..... during traffic..
Traffic is just so horrible in cali..
city
This daily commute to downtown LA Sucks
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