Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

have a little faith!!! Fuga, Stagea, Cima and President are not exactly competive comparisons to a GTR sports car. Our luxery market is saturated and basicly controlled by the 2 locals here.

It still doesn't explain why the J31 Maxima is brought in instead of the V35 Skyline though. The relative failure of the LWB locals (Fairlane is dead, Statesman is only surviving due to exports) which would rule out the Cima and President, but it doesn't explain the Skyline.

Australians have an affinity to cars that push, not pull, so you'd think the RWD Skyline would do a far better job of selling than the FWD Maxima. The engine's the same, the exterior is almost the same, the interior is about as luxurious, and they could improve their economies of scale on spare parts and mechanics training since it shares the same underpinnings as the 350Z. With all those plusses, you'd think it was a "no-brainer" that they'd pick up the driver's car over the bum dragger.

Times 2. I recently purchased a max for the old girl and, while it is a damn nice comfy car if it were for me instead of her i doubt i would have bought it due to the pull instead of push. What other options are there tho in this range. The build quality of the locally produced cars is plain crap compared to the maxima and the only other consideration is the euros who unfortunately, price themselves out of the game. It would have been a much easier decision if Nissan would wake up and bring out the rear wheel drive versions as you suggested.

The build quality of the locally produced cars is plain crap compared to the maxima and the only other consideration is the euros who unfortunately, price themselves out of the game. It would have been a much easier decision if Nissan would wake up and bring out the rear wheel drive versions as you suggested.

Thats it right there. I used to think there was a conspiracy at play with the Aussie government and Holden, basically pricing out any competitors to the sub-$40K RWD sedan segment from Japan. But now in hindsight I know thats pretty lame, especially since Toyota (and more or less Mitsubishi but they don't have any RWDs) make cars in Australia and that would mean limiting jobs etc. So whats the problem then? Price. Theres no way Toyota can tool up their AU plant to build the RWD Mark X in a similar spec to compete with Holden/Ford at their price level. The investment would be huge, so it just will not happen. The only way is to import, then it's up to Toyotas overseas plants to spec the car to a price competitive standard, which in itself would either be too expesive for the Holden/Ford market segment with it's native Japanese spec level (almost Lexus spec, which would come in at $45K+), or spec'd so low to keep it in Commodore Omega/Falcon XT price territory that it'd have vynil seats, no aircon, and only available in Taxi-pack white... which of course Toyota would never let happen. Ditto for Nissan Skyline/Fuga...

Times 2. I recently purchased a max for the old girl and, while it is a damn nice comfy car if it were for me instead of her i doubt i would have bought it due to the pull instead of push.

How does it handle? All the reviews I've read compare it unfavourably to a boat, regardless of the series.

I've ridden in the previous generation Camry Altise Sport (same as the Sportivo aside from the seats and bodykit, so second from top of the line) and its got relatively good body control while having an excellent ride. I've driven an entry model 4 banger Camry and I was scared that anyone could buy a new car that handled that badly in this century, but the Sportivo (which is in Maxima price range) would be a car I'd buy....if I were ever willing to be seen dead owning a Camry.

How does it handle? All the reviews I've read compare it unfavourably to a boat, regardless of the series.

I've ridden in the previous generation Camry Altise Sport (same as the Sportivo aside from the seats and bodykit, so second from top of the line) and its got relatively good body control while having an excellent ride. I've driven an entry model 4 banger Camry and I was scared that anyone could buy a new car that handled that badly in this century, but the Sportivo (which is in Maxima price range) would be a car I'd buy....if I were ever willing to be seen dead owning a Camry.

Got body roll.. :D Apart from the lean it handles superbly. It actually goes where you point it and its only under extreme load down low that it torque understeeers. At speed it handles quite neutrally.

Its forte however is in its superb quietness and ride comfort. The 3.5 is an effortless performer at any speed and the economy, whilst a little thirsty around town is very very good at cruising speed.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Brooooo Please send ABS control unit schematic Please! R33 gts25t ABS (Its two plug ecu, black and white) wire colors possible? [email protected]
    • Don't even try to run it on the stock ECU if you're going to have the boost controller bring boost above ~10 psi. I've already told you that. If you use the Nistune ECU, you will need to CAREFULLY read the available documentation for Neo tuning, and read some threads on the Nistune forums, to discover the various things you have to do to prevent the ECU from going bananas when the boost is too high. The is a table associated with th boost sensor that must be modified to prevent it from shitting the bed. This is just one of the things that you will need to do to the tune in Nistune, because the Neo turbo ECU will be expecting to see a number of things (such as the TCS) that are not there, and you have to block the DTCs on those. It is totally not surprising to me that you are having the problems that you are, but the solutions to these problems have been known for >15 years. So just get it done.
    • Hi. Sry iam not a mechanic and iam not at the car atm so i dont know 100% but they told they measure those and even try to change those. AFM they have two. Coils are new a they have my old one too. Plugs too. ECU...we have 25 NEO stock and Nistune 25 NEO.   But i dont know if any one those could be the problem and why/if/what can cause this, Only thing they did not check is fuel...but that walbro 255 is new(like 1,5 years)... That fuel pressure gauge idk...but i let them know Any suggestions?   EDIT: how can they know if it is like you say he ECU pull power when it reaches a specific boost level that is too high? Tha car has boost controler
    • Can you clarify what you mean by boost cut, do you mean it misfires both when under load (driving) and when stationary and out of gear? Or does the ECU pull power when it reaches a specific boost level that is too high (boost control issue)? Does it occur at idle with no throttle? When you say "the ECU is OK", what ECU is it and why do you think it is OK? Have you used the NEO ECU, and if so do you have a MAP sensor attached? Same for the AFM, why do you think it is OK? Do you have any way to put a fuel pressure gauge on it (even just a mechanical one between the fuel filter and fuel rail)?
×
×
  • Create New...