Prelude vs Maxima

hey but that deons't stop us from being curious. see thats what makes us curious. its like i wonder how would a apple do against a orange in a fruit blender kinda thing.

I beg to differ, um, you dont need to spend more then 1k to make it handle better, if you really went all out, you would be outhandling GSR's and be running with ITR as the maxima is known to do on tracks

once again, I agree with JBL.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by JBL85
I beg to differ, um, you dont need to spend more then 1k to make it handle better, if you really went all out, you would be outhandling GSR's and be running with ITR as the maxima is known to do on tracks

ok, put that same amount into upgrading a prelude's suspension, or even the ITR, then what?

hahah but DEL you first stated that it would cost a whole shit load of money to make a Maxima handle like a stock Prelude when JBL just said that i would cost less then a thousand. sooo hes just proving you wrong.

Originally posted by TatII
hahah but DEL you first stated that it would cost a whole shit load of money to make a Maxima handle like a stock Prelude when JBL just said that i would cost less then a thousand. sooo hes just proving you wrong.

and i stand by that point. have JBL list everything that it would take for a maxima to equal a stock prelude in handling. shocks and springs already equal about $700 brand new. what else can you get for $300 to get a maxima to handle like a stock lude? you still need tires, sway bars, strut braces, etc etc. and then my friend, the total goes over $1K. and then some.

not at all.....get some good tires......200 bucks.....lowering spring 200bucks.....front and rear sway bars.

Ok now spend the equal amount of money into a prelude

and the prelude is still gonna get its ass whooped on teh race track....HAHAHAHA

3.0 Liter 222HP and 5 speed with 700 bucks into wheels and suspension

vs

2.2 Liter 205HP and 5 speed with 700 bucks into intake and exhaust (or your choice)

Maxima will still work that prelude so hard it will cry and be sorry it had honda engineering it

sorry no offense, I ddint know you were driving one, but hey, I proved a fair point.

JBL your forgettin that the new 02 Maxima's are even faster, with 3.5 liters and 255hp at the fly wheel and 246lb of torque. well but no matter what though the Max will be equal if not faster then a Lude in straight line speed. but the handling? i'm not sure. i love both cars.

are you talkin about a drag race or somethin like auto-x? and no you need more than just tires and springs to make that car handle as well as a stock prelude. i don't know where you guys are gettin you info. i'll give you the fact that the maxima is a better straight line racer than the lude, although i haven't lost to one yet (mind you i have a modde prelude which may be why). but you guys are overestimating your maxima's handling capabilities when we're comparing it with a prelude, the base or type SH. tires and springs are not enough. and a maxima will never feel as nimble or agile through turns as a prelude, it's longer wheelbase and higher center of gravity prevent that. you can reduce its body lean and get better grip but it that's as far as it'll go. i'm not sure if the maxima has much understeer, but a prelude type SH, it's nonexistent, same with torque steer. that's all due to the Active Torque Transfer System. if you wanna know what that is, just let me know and i'll explain.

I got bored reading your life story on the prelude just now, so no expalnation necessary.....yes I know and have heard that a prelude all wheel steering sh shit is like the best in the world or something.....but your under powered by 50 lbs of torque in the 4th gen max and 70 in the 5th gen maxima.......once you get the 255 maxima.......you dont even need handling you will just flat out tear a lude into bits.....but anyhow...a maxima handles better thne you imagine.....take one for a test drive at your local nisan dealership

Originally posted by JBL85
I got bored reading your life story on the prelude just now, so no expalnation necessary.....yes I know and have heard that a prelude all wheel steering sh shit is like the best in the world or something.....but your under powered by 50 lbs of torque in the 4th gen max and 70 in the 5th gen maxima.......once you get the 255 maxima.......you dont even need handling you will just flat out tear a lude into bits.....but anyhow...a maxima handles better thne you imagine.....take one for a test drive at your local nisan dealership

well, i'm glad i can entertain you. and i have driven a maxima, plenty of times, my brother has a 01 se 20th anniversary andi like it, for a family car. i'd pick one over an accord or camry anyday. but i still won't change my mind. if you're bored with this discussion, quit replyiing to this thread then. you think the maxima is the greatest car on the road, then fine. each car has its advantages over the other. you wanna leave it at that or keep goin?

lets keep it rolling, im 18, i have no job, I have a car, and everything else I need, so taking 2 minutes out of my day to check email and reply is of no bother to me =)

Anyhow the maxima is still better then the prelude IMO

how'd you get your car with no job?? tell your parents they have a nice car. the maxima is better than prelude as a family car. oh, and lower insurance premiums too. you have a bigger trunk too for more groceries. :D

hahah this is gettin kinda childish heh, well i give it that. the MAX torque and bump steers alot, when even a accord that is practically non exisitent. well for my side of the arguement, i always thought the MAX wasn't sooo great of a handler. it handles really good for its size but its solid axle will always be its down fall. why da hell did nissan put that in the 4th gen till now? its sooo stupid.

Originally posted by del
how'd you get your car with no job?? tell your parents they have a nice car. the maxima is better than prelude as a family car. oh, and lower insurance premiums too. you have a bigger trunk too for more groceries. :D

tell my parents I have a nice car?? I dont drive the maxima, I drive the lexus, and I got a car with no job because I have helped them out a lot at work over the last 2 years with their computer systems. :D

I am going to see if I can trade in the lexus for a 2k2 maxima but I dont know if my dad will let me after I got tickets and crashed 2 cars by losing control....who would have thought a 300zx handled for shit....go figure

And we all know Honda's the best(hahah)and the qelude could rip the new Altima apart also....Honda rule!! :flipa: :finger: Get a Life! Maxima has leather and comfort, Prelude cloth and no room=quote from Adam Sandler, Piece of shit car!

hahahah thats some nice sarcasim you put there. hahah

Originally posted by Nitro
And we all know Honda's the best(hahah)and the qelude could rip the new Altima apart also....Honda rule!! :flipa: :finger: Get a Life! Maxima has leather and comfort, Prelude cloth and no room=quote from Adam Sandler, Piece of shit car!

this is abouat the stupidest comment. the maxima is a freakin family sedan, the prelude is compact coupe, what do you expect??? that's like comparing a corvette and a lincoln town car, they're completely different cars. we're comparing a sport compact coupe with mid-size family sedan fellas. of course a maxima will have more room and more features than a prelude. how long did you have to think to come up with that one??:finger:

and JBL, again, tell your parents they have a nice car. don't ever claim anything is yours unless you worked and earned the money for it and paid for it yourself. do your parents pay for your gas and insurance as well?? you're lucky you have generous parents, some dont' have that luxury. we have to work for what we have. and helping out your parents isn't the price to pay for driving their cars. everyone helps out their parents when they're kids. i still help out my parents and dont' expect anything in return and i'm 27 years old. ok, don't mean to give you a lecture. i'll just shut up now.:silly2:

Do you remember the older 3rd gen Maxima's had on the rear window 4DSC(4 door sports coupe) not 4DFS(4 door family sedan) showing that ignorance. And who's says that a sports coupe like the prelude can't have leather and be a nice car inside because it's a sports coupe,other sport type car have leather, your a dildo!:devil: :finger: :finger:

ok.......

My parents pay for everything......my dad owns his own company which he works his ass off for everything we have. We areant more fortunate, we just work for what we have, sorry del dont take any offense.

My dad pays for insurance and car payments and my sister and I both have credit cards with no limits if that makes you feel better to. We are middle class family, we just are doing good for ourselves

and then comparing the Lincoln and a Corvette, uhhhhhhh NO, we are comparing 2 cars with 200hp....so I am sure that gives it a fair ground basis......well actually the lude has 10 more horse, but anyhow figure it out. the max is better 4DSC

wow, you should be proud

Proud of what......im spoiled....where i live, I am poor. All my friends drive M5's, M3, GT mustangs, GSR's, Preludes, Mercedes, a lot of Type-R's.....anyways yeah Im proud my family is doing good and that wasnt the original issue, Del brought up me telling my parents they have nice cars when they dont give a rats ass about cars, they just need something to drive to work in....Anyhow we are still comparing the max and the lude

Originally posted by JBL85
Proud of what......im spoiled....where i live, I am poor. All my friends drive M5's, M3, GT mustangs, GSR's, Preludes, Mercedes, a lot of Type-R's.....anyways yeah Im proud my family is doing good and that wasnt the original issue, Del brought up me telling my parents they have nice cars when they dont give a rats ass about cars, they just need something to drive to work in....Anyhow we are still comparing the max and the lude

ok, this is getting entirely off subject.i admit i started it. and i apologize. i just hate when spoiled kids aren't at all appreciative towards their parents' generosity. not saying that's your case. i can split this thread and put this whole discussion in off-topic. i can't let this discussion go on in this forum anymore, it's irrelevant to the topic. like i said, that's my bad. but i can do something about it.

if you feel like continuing this "parent" thing, i can put it in off-topic. or we can keep exchanging our opinions on the prelude and maxima, which IMO is going nowhere coz we both have strong opinions on each. we can't do both. let me know.

gotta love family cars :D :D

thank god, my dad's a nice guy :)

LMAO, hahaha thanx gastarr......hey Del yeah Im over it.....we both proved good and unimportant points.....


Look how dumb we are, we are arguing about 2 pieces of metal and plastic and which one can go faster and turn....there is people starving in india and people being murdered in the middle east and we are here like 2 year olds

I dont appreciate what I have cuz i dont work for it
well, I take good care of all the cars, like polish and oil change and shit, I just floor them all a lot =) cant help that

Originally posted by JBL85

I dont appreciate what I have cuz i dont work for it


same here, lol :D
i don't really appreciate any of my stuff, lol

I suppose my parents are gonna buy me my next new Maxima

SE or Altima SE which ever one I want. But I do have to trade in

I 98 Z-28 if I want a new one., cause I really dont want to get

rid of the 98 Maxima.:wave:

While I drive a G20 myself, my parents bought themselves a new 2002 Maxima SE. While it is an auto, with 255 bhp, and 246 lb/ft torque, I'm almost 100 percent sure, because I have driven it a few times, that the new Maxima will beat out a Prelude. If not off the line, then at high speeds. Just use the gated shifter and make use of the new 3.5 liter VQ engineering masterpiece, and pull away from a Prelude anytime. ^^;

Ok, DONT COMPARE NISSAN TO HONDA. Nissan is flat out better. I have never onced compared a 2 door nissan to a 2 door honda since a 4door nissan can spank a 2 door honda. If a 2 door nissan like a silvia races a type r, its just over for hte honda:

this will convince you: both these guys have stock cars and they are both good drivers

http://fluxu8.nismo.org/videos.html

noooooooo~~~ i can't watch it~!! my real player doens't let me tell me what happend~!!!! well i will no underestimate preludes anymore. i went i was coming back from Atlantic City with my friends and we were messing around and as i almost toped out my car at 115. that damn 4th gen prelude flew by me as i was standin still!!!! grrrrrrr!! damn v-tec!!!