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So Ian, did you get lost on the way to the Nissan dealer?
Mike

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From: <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
> so you are esentially supporting what I am saying. The Maxima has more 
> potential and is a better base to start with for mods or just plain 
> reliability. I classify the SHO's water pump and T-stat failures, rod 
> bearing maintenance issues, etc as mechanical failures. Yeah, some of 
> it is related to how well the owner cares for the car, but Nissan can 
> build a motor that any idiot can own and not maintain yet they won't 
> have problems with the car ever.
> 

> I know what I have experienced. I have sat in every seat of a 4th and 
> 5th gen maxima and found them to be a lot roomier. yes, the slimmer 
> seat backs and door panels help a TON (I am always banging my knee into 
> the door panel of my SHO when I drive and it really annoys me). I am 
> not going to break out a tape measure and measure the headroom and leg 
> room. :)
> 
> 
> Ditto on soul. Everyone has a different opinion of soul, but I have a 
> feeling that people equate noise (hearing the engine, etc) to soul. If 
> you want to hear the engine on any car, add a simple intake with a cone 
> filter. I think that my friend Steve's 97 SE with full suspension, 
> intake, exhaust, brakes, wheels, tires, etc has a LOT of soul.