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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (Remedy)

I had a blue 1986 Maxima wagon. It was smooth to drive, had a cool dash, talked, had power seats and a stereo with equlizers. Ofcourse after a while, everything stopped working and had lots of mechanical problems. But it had alot of character for what it was.
 
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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (CosmicTDI)

Here's a rundown of Maxima history:
http://www.edmunds.com/nissan/maxima/history.html
I think I'm probably revealing my age here, but I remember a test (mentioned in the link) done by Car and Driver in 1983...they took a bunch of sporty sedans of the era down to Mexico. If I remember correctly, they ended up damaging the Maxima, and drowned a Pontiac 6000STE while crossing a washout on a road. I just wish I could find the article! Good stuff!
 
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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (soldierguy)

Quote, originally posted by soldierguy »
Here's a rundown of Maxima history:
http://www.edmunds.com/nissan/maxima/history.html
I think I'm probably revealing my age here, but I remember a test (mentioned in the link) done by Car and Driver in 1983...they took a bunch of sporty sedans of the era down to Mexico. If I remember correctly, they ended up damaging the Maxima, and drowned a Pontiac 6000STE while crossing a washout on a road. I just wish I could find the article! Good stuff!


I remember that article & I think I have it around here somewhere. IIRC they were driving around in the Baha peninsula. I seem to remember a Dodge K-car hitting a large animal as well.
 
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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (Remedy)

My childhood friend and neighbor had a 5-speed Datsun 810 Maxima wagon. when we were in grade school. It was a burnt orange- almost copper color.
Thanks to this thread, I've beent trying to find the specific wheel covers for the last half hour.
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They were smooth, concave wheels with a lip IIRC.
Similar color to the top half of this 810:
Image
 
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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (spidy)

Quote, originally posted by spidy »
I had a blue 1986 Maxima wagon. It was smooth to drive, had a cool dash, talked, had power seats and a stereo with equlizers. Ofcourse after a while, everything stopped working and had lots of mechanical problems. But it had alot of character for what it was.

All the electronic gizmos worked on mine it was the engine that seized at 283k miles because i wouldnt get the oil seals/oil pump replaced


Modified by Impeccable at 8:04 AM 2-15-2010
 
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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (spidy)

Quote, originally posted by spidy »
I had a blue 1986 Maxima wagon. It was smooth to drive, had a cool dash, talked, had power seats and a stereo with equlizers. Ofcourse after a while, everything stopped working and had lots of mechanical problems. But it had alot of character for what it was.

My mom had basically the same car. Same thing except tha while the car kept running all the fancy **** stopped working after a while.
 
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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (mikegilbert)

Quote, originally posted by mikegilbert »
My childhood friend and neighbor had a 5-speed Datsun 810 Maxima wagon. when we were in grade school. It was a burnt orange- almost copper color.
Thanks to this thread, I've beent trying to find the specific wheel covers for the last half hour.
Image
They were smooth, concave wheels with a lip IIRC.
Similar color to the top half of this 810:
Image

My buddy had this car....he used to beat the **** out of it and it always kept going....damn thing never gave up.
 
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Re: 80's classic? Maxima station wagon? (Remedy)

Quote, originally posted by Remedy »
What model is the white vehicle next to the brown one?
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Just from the styling cues it looks like a 70s Corolla wagon... or at least a Toyota wagon. Here's a pic I could find of the '76 Corollas:
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Not saying for sure whether that white one is a Corolla or this exact generation, but it's similar.
 
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