Experienced folks in the house, pls I need info on the reliability, cost of maintenance and economy of these cars. Which one is the best to go for?

Weirdly enough, i am also in a situation where i need to make a choice between those two cars. I think the altima is more elegant and fashionable. And, at the end of the day you will see that its all about maintenance, no matter what your choice eventually is. But then, i'd like peeps that have prior knowledge of the cars to come and enlighten us more.

The Nissan maxima is to Nissan what Toyota Avalon is to Toyota. The Altima is what Camry is to Toyota. The maxima is a more premium car and only comes with a 3.5L v6 and better interior and features than the altima. The altima comes with 2.5L i4 or 3.5L v6 for the SE model, but the v6 produces less HP than the maxima.

Both cars are great performers, the altima gets more HP than a corresponding Camry of the same year. So if u only care about fuel economy, then the altima is the way to go as it has a 2.5L i4 variant vs the 3.5L v6 only available for the maxima. But if u don't care about fuel, then the maxima is a better car. Better performance, better gadgets, far better interiors. Of course more gadgets also means it would be more prone to having electrical problems especially if u patronize kazeem. So for for maintenance and economy, the altima wins. But for performance, comfort and efizzy, go for the maxima.

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The Nissan maxima is to Nissan what Toyota Avalon is to Toyota. The Altima is what Camry is to Toyota. The maxima is a more premium car and only comes with a 3.5L v6 and better interior and features than the altima. The altima comes with 2.5L i4 or 3.5L v6 for the SE model, but the v6 produces less HP than the maxima.

Both cars are great performers, the altima gets more HP than a corresponding Camry of the same year. So if u only care about fuel economy, then the altima is the way to go as it has a 2.5L i4 variant vs the 3.5L v6 only available for the maxima. But if u don't care about fuel, then the maxima is a better car. Better performance, better gadgets, far better interiors. Of course more gadgets also means it would be more prone to having electrical problems especially if u patronize kazeem. So for for maintenance and economy, the altima wins. But for performance, comfort and efizzy, go for the maxima.

Thanks for this. I read reviews on www.edmunds.com and the review for the 2.5 is worse. Its a bad choice and had so many recalls from catalytic converter failure to total engine breakdown. For maxima 00-01, it has issues with key starter and some other issues according to users. Its either 3.5 atima or 2002 maxima. Thanks for your contribution. More contributions would be appreciated