# 3.5 m6 Maxima vs 3.0 m5 Maxima **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 7, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032 "2008-05-07T07:18:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/21 "2008-05-07T11:18:05Z")
and best MPG… some people have gotten worse MPG from using cheaper gas so they didn’t end up saving anything and in some cases losing some $$ ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/22 "2008-05-07T13:07:21Z")
my best friend picked up a 01 anniversary for $3k… fucking cheap… decently quick too. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/23 "2008-05-07T13:08:15Z")
^ thats stupid cheap miles? ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/24 "2008-05-07T13:11:53Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > and best MPG… some people have gotten worse MPG from using cheaper gas so they didn’t end up saving anything and in some cases losing some $$ i actually got best mpg with 89 ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/25 "2008-05-07T13:28:45Z")
i bet other factors influenced that… ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/26 "2008-05-07T13:32:37Z")
IDK but i loved my 2000 5-sp maxima when I had it. Damn thing went 14.8 in the 1/4 as well which for that type of car is not bad at all IMO. ---
**Author:** ![rage87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rage87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rage87)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/27 "2008-05-07T13:36:44Z")
I was driving my familys 3.0 m5 for a few weeks and I actually liked it. It’s torquey enough and drives very smoothly. The interior is not that bad either. It did have the CEL problems for the O2 sensor all the time but I guess thats common on them. ---
**Author:** ![bananas25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@bananas25](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bananas25)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/28 "2008-05-07T17:31:02Z")
josh are u ever happy with what u have ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/29 "2008-05-07T17:35:17Z")
If you would’nt mind an auto … my boy has an 04 VIP for sale … VERY VERY Rare find … EVERY option you could get in a max ---
**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/30 "2008-05-07T19:12:50Z")
do up the 02+ with the 265 hp…those cars scoot rather nicely…i drove a maxima in an auto and it mooooved and then i drove the newer altima (i believe it was a 05? with the 3.5 in a 5 spd) and holy balls that thing had some torque! clearly not the fastest car out there, but not only is it a pretty baller car but you got some torque/HP at your foot when you need it… ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/31 "2008-05-07T20:45:54Z")
> [@bananas25](#): > > josh are u ever happy with what u have Umm Yes, I’ll be keeping the Red one. 🙂 As noted I don’t really need it to be fast, I just really wanted to know if the 3.5L m6 got better or worse MPG and what was more reliable really. I will most likely stick to the 2000-2003 range, but the price differences are huge! Your talking about 4500 for a 3.0 M5 vs 8500 for a 3.5L M6. ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/32 "2008-05-07T20:50:36Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > Umm Yes, I’ll be keeping the Red one. 🙂 > > As noted I don’t really need it to be fast, I just really wanted to know if the 3.5L m6 got better or worse MPG and what was more reliable really. I will most likely stick to the 2000-2003 range, but the price differences are huge! > > Your talking about 4500 for a 3.0 M5 vs 8500 for a 3.5L M6. So spend the 4500, get better gas mileage, and put the 4 grand you didn’t spend towards a house down payment fund since you are looking. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/33 "2008-05-07T20:54:47Z")
Yah that is kind of what I was thinking. I need to sell the Jeep first though. Papa Renzo tries to enforce that 2 car, 1 bike, 1 quad limit…lol ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/34 "2008-05-08T13:21:53Z")
yo bro you need that sick 3.5 power, don’t listen to nappy, you need something fast yo. wait if your not gunna get a fast car, get a car that handles good, you don’t have one of those either. or wait a second, get a car that actually gets good gas mileage, not one that gets the same high 20’s on the thruway that our american stick v8s get. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032/35 "2008-05-08T13:45:30Z")
the 3.0 are very nice and still pretty powerful for what theya re [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-5-m6-maxima-vs-3-0-m5-maxima/48032.md?page=1)