Overview & Reviews
The Maxima has been (controversially) redesigned, providing more power, more room and more amenities to the luxury/performance sedan buyer. Key among the improvements is 222 horsepower from the standard V6, a boost in rear-seat legroom and an available 200-watt Bose audio system.
- Silky and powerful V6 engine, sports car moves, room for the whole family.
- Odd styling details, high price, rough ride quality with SE suspension.
User Reviews:
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The Best Ive ever owned - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By LovedaMax - December 3 - 2:00 amThis car is unbelievable Ive owned it for 5 months now 15k miles no problems at all. Its unbelievably fun to drive. I owned a TL before it no comparison the maxima handles better and the Engine is unbeatable. its very quite and very responsive best car Ive ever owned
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Best Car Ive Owned - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By SoonToBeME - November 29 - 3:53 pmMy car has 191,000 miles and shes still purring. Most reliable car Ive ever owned. I am astounded at the people on here who spent $600-$700 dollars on ignition coils. Yes, four of mine have been replaced, but its as simple as a couple screws and a plug. I got mine for $50/ea. and installed them myself. Im no mechanic. Ill drive this car till the engine dies, and honestly I dont see that happening for a long time. Great car, and if youre here youre thinking of buying one. My suggestion is absolutely do it... youll never regret it.
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Family Man Fun - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By MR. E - November 17 - 12:56 pmPurchased new SE as a demo with 7k miles. There werent many choices for a sporty 4 door with a manual tranny. The newly lengthened 00 was bigger than an A6 or 5xx BMW and cost much less. It has lots of legroom and the leather interior is still holding up even with two kids. After 8 years it is still fun to drive and comfy on road trips. With 100k miles I get 24/28 running 89 fuel. I drive more gently now. The exterior has held up pretty well even with occasional modifications in the parking lot. Because of the reliability, I wont consider a new Maxima to replace my 00 unless they include a FREE 100k bumper to bumper warranty.
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Family Man Fun (not so much anymore) - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By Mr. E - November 17 - 5:06 amThis is a follow-up to a report from a year ago. Since then I have replaced the brake pads and rotors (again), the O2 sensors (again), and the clutch hydraulic line. And again the engine light is telling me to be prepared to spend lots of money come inspection time. Well, the die has been cast and the Maxima will have a new home by then. It will NOT be replaced by another Nissan product.
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I own one an love it - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By 037 - November 3 - 10:00 amI had several cars in mind when I was shopping for a car. Camry and Accord looked too plain for me. Passat in the long run would be more expensive to maintain. This car has one of the best engines in its class. The only problem I noticed with it is the pathetic down shifting on auto transmission. The answer to it is very simple, TURN THE OVER DRIVE OFF! Once that is done, the car leaves pretty much any V6 in the dust.
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The Perfect Car - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By Dave M - October 25 - 11:23 pmI have had this car for 5 years. It has 15k miles on it. I have been through 2 sets of tires, Set of 02 sensors at the regularly scheduled 80kmiles, 1 set of spark plugs and one bad Ignition coil. Minus the tires that is about $1,000 in repairs over 5 years. Id say that I am well ahead of the game with this car. The engine is strong and it is very comfortable. It delivers between 26 and 27 MPH in spirited driving at about 100miles a day. I cannot find any good reason to get rid of this car. This is a great winter alternative to my restored 81 280ZX turbo!!!
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Flawless - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By jaycue - October 17 - 10:00 amI bought this car new and have had virtually nothing go wrong. Under warranty, they replaced the front rotors and solved a rattling window problem; big deal. I have been astounded nothing else has gone wrong (knock on wood.Great ride in the city with the Bose cranked up; outstanding highway performance, including mountain driving.A lot of zip when passing (I do that a lot); grips the road and owns it. Heated seats and heater work well in Colorado weather.
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Still sweet after 42months - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By Jo Co Max - September 27 - 10:00 amI have a 2000 SE Auto and with 43,000 miles after 42 months, car still strong, engine still sweet! This is truly a 4 door sports car. Performance is better than a lot of "sports cars" Ive driven. There is nothing finer than to be cruising down the interstate at 80 MPH, punching the gas, and feeling the acceleration. The engine does run out of breath at about 95 MPH, but that is a small complaint. (I shouldnt be going that fast anyway!)
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Great Car but....... - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By BC Driver - September 9 - 6:46 pmThe Maxima is my first Nissan and I was impressed by the performance and list of standard features. Not unlike some of the others reviewers, however, I have also replaced two oxygen sensors, the coils which were disengaging the no slip drive and the brakes also chatter when slowing down from higher speeds and need the rotors turned. For a medium size car the turning circle is also poor and for larger people the back seat has insufficient headroom. On the positive side the car handling is good, the finish was excellent and the gas mileage for longer trips is exceptional. I would certainly consider another Maxima, but am leaning towards the Murano as it has the extra headroom.
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Highly Recommended - 2000 Nissan Maxima
By trev613 - August 26 - 2:00 amI love my Maxima. Great car for the money. Easily competes with the top of the line cars and has better styling than Honda. I bought it new with 52 miles on it and have driven it everywhere and have never been disappointed. It has all the options except the CD changer. Pearl white with Black Leather...not available in the new models (not sure why?). Very few problems.
