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Old 04-20-2012, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by nbast
Another Rochestarian here... I was working out the logistics for buying an X coupe in Jersey as well when the local dealer got pretty much the exact car I was looking for in off lease for an amazing price. I think if I hadn't called the day it came in, the price would have changed...

I can't see lowering mine either. I do plan on getting 19" wheels though.

btw, I had a '95 Maxima with minor mods. Stillen strut tower brace and intake. Sold it at 140k miles and got a 2006 Accord Hybrid, which was a mistake.
Ooooo I was obsessed with accord hybrids at one point, and swore I was going to own one.....
Old 04-20-2012, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 6mtg37s
There is a maxima.org reunion going on in here!
I bet that happens more often than we think.

Originally Posted by avciugroar
Sure is! Rochester, did you sell your Maxima?
Yes. Sold it to another member on the Org who's also local to Rochester. We're in touch, and he's exceedingly happy with it, which in turn makes me very happy knowing I paid it forward with a good car and a fair price to a decent guy. In fact, today (this very day ), he's installing a set of Tein SS Coilovers on the Maxima, which was always one of my biggest regrets. The Tokico Blues were great struts, but they're a million miles from what you get with coilovers.

Originally Posted by avciugroar
And what sort of mpg are you getting? I get 17 in the city (pushing it hard), and 25-26 hwy if I don't care, but if I try, I get 28-29. I was getting 29.4 from Houston to Baton Rouge today!
I don't measure it separately, I've just been watching the computer's average, which is starting to level off at 18.8 mpg, which absolutely sucks compared to my 25-28 mpg Maxima. Oh well. I can deal with it.

Originally Posted by j23a45m
Rochester, great to see you migrated over. I remember you from the org, I know how babied this car will be!
That's the plan. To take what I learned from the Maxima, and carry it though with this car. To lightly modify it year over year, and keep it for another 8 to 10 years (knock on wood).
Old 04-20-2012, 09:05 AM
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The stock low rolling resistance tires were truly awful.
odd choice in tires, given what *I think* they were trying to do with the vehicle.
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Originally Posted by owslystnly
odd choice in tires, given what *I think* they were trying to do with the vehicle.
I think that's the key issue. The engineers didn't know what they wanted the car to be. Half performance / half economy just didn't work...
Old 04-20-2012, 10:52 AM
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The engineers didn't know what they wanted the car to be
unfortunately that seems like most hondas these days (save maybe the CR-V and Fit).

Crosstour = prime example.
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Rochester, welcome homie!! good to see you on here!
Old 04-30-2012, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ImStricken
Rochester, welcome homie!! good to see you on here!
Another Org member!
Old 04-30-2012, 04:11 PM
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Another Org member!
you know it man! if you need parts for that car get at me.
i think i still have outer tail lights, and a few sets of rims.
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Rochester I want to be just like you when I grow up
Old 09-08-2012, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by thewine
Rochester I want to be just like you when I grow up
An acerbic, politically progressive, suburban family man with chronic headaches?

That's a low bar, but OK.
Old 09-08-2012, 10:24 AM
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Since you bumped this intro thread... here's a wrap up of some small visual mods since purchasing the car, starting with Magnaflow exhaust tips and a flat-black vinyl wrap on the rear bumper:



And this is an amber window tint on the fog lenses:

Old 09-08-2012, 10:27 AM
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I like the fogs. Would be curious what theyd look like if you had the headlights blacked out with black matte finish.

But I definitely like the 3k for the fogs
Old 09-08-2012, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
An acerbic, politically progressive, suburban family man with chronic headaches?

That's a low bar, but OK.
Damn I guess I'm already like you lol
You should put duel twin loop exhaust on your G haha... nice
Old 09-08-2012, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattster
I like the fogs. Would be curious what theyd look like if you had the headlights blacked out with black matte finish.
Hey Matt. I'm thinking that would look to the right side of awesome. Particularly after I get around to having the grille center-slats painted gloss black to mimic the OEM Midnight Grille... which is something I'm putting off until next Spring.

This Xmas my wife is getting me a Cusco FSTB. (I haven't told her yet that this is what she's going to surprise me with, LOL!)

Next year's mod... I keep flip-flopping like a MA politician between Hotchkis sways or Berk HFC's. Have no idea which way the wind will be blowing, but those are the next two mods, one after the other.
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How's the vinyl holding up with the heat from the exhaust tips


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