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[Ian Fisher]

I hope that you are joking about Max enthusiasts being jealous of the
SHO? My Max friends have spent less on mods, almost nothing on
maintenance and can hang with me on the straight aways and twisties and
laugh at me every time my SHO breaks.

When I had mentioned the Maxima, I was referring to the 4th gen and
higher (95-current). The automatic Max's aren't that much fun to drive
but then again, neither are the automatic SHO's (at least in my book). I
guess its all personal prefernce, but there are a ton of Maxima's out
there with soul and enough kick in the butt appeal to leave you sore for
weeks. Add a simple cone filter so that you can hear the intake and all
of a sudden the car seems like a different animal. I am 6'5" and 300lbs
and I would sit in any seat of the Maxima for a cross country trip. I
wouldn't even consider doing that in the SHO. I can sit in the back of a
Maxima and cross my legs; I can barely get my legs into the back seat of
the SHO to begin with.

Ian


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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steve Tatro
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:58 AM
To: 'Ian Fisher'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] new to mailing list


I've ridden in the back of a couple of older Maximas, and I didn't feel
there was much room.  And I'm only 5'10".  I've driven a couple, both
automatic and manual, and although they seemed like nice, solid cars,
they didn't inspire me at all.

On the other hand, my next door neighbor has a '94.  I've helped him fix
a couple of small items, and he was impressed by the beauty of the SHO.
I asked him if he wanted to take it for a spin, and he gladly accepted.
When we got out onto some back roads near our subdivision and he opened
it up the first time, I could see by his wide-eyed expression that he
was impressed.  His comments after we were finished cruising around
included "The two cars my be equals on paper, but the SHO is hands-down
the more fun to drive".

That's all I needed to hear.

My friend with the '99 automatic admits it's a nice cruising car, much
more refined, but has no "kick in the butt" at all.

The only thing I even remotely envy about the Max is the reliability
history.  I realize all cars have occasional glitches, but the Max motor
is solid.  My friend's '91 has 290k miles, and he has no idea how to
properly maintain a car.

I think that the Max owners secretly are all jealous of the SHO.  They
may not swallow their pride and admit it, but they are.  The ones that
don't haven't driven a SHO and only see the "Taurus" on the back.

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 166k miles
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ian Fisher
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:32 AM
To: 'Ron Nottingham'; Raiden1000@aol.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] new to mailing list


Actually, the Max has the SHO beat (by a long shot too) in the rear leg
room department as well. The Max is a much better laid out car.

Ian


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Nottingham
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:21 AM
To: Raiden1000@aol.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] new to mailing list


Welcome to the list!!  Don't apologize for the Fiero GT's!!  They are
cool cars, and one of the few GM's I would consider owning.  There are a
few list members that have Fieros also.

Now, what are your reasons for wanting a SHO?  What are the reasons you
want one?  Because it is fast?  A four door?  If these are your main
criteria, also look at a Maxima SE with Nissan's DOHC V6.  The Maxima
has a little smaller back seat leg room, but everything else is
SHO-like.  
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