Goodbye Bonneville, hello Maxima!

Post your pics of your non-Bonneville, and If you have video footage, we want to see it. Videos must be hosted on external web space and hotlinked to PontiacBonnevilleClub.com. Also discuss mechanical problems regarding your non-bonneville (this is not another lounge, but posts don't count, random car vids not of your cars should be in the lounge)
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Goodbye Bonneville, hello Maxima!

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Well, Bonneville was getting tired and the trans was on its way out - so, what better time to trade it in!

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holy crap, it's toasty all over again
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:laughing3:
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That body style with the refreshed fascia looks pretty *dang* sharp.
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Ida went with a 2011 :)
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wjcollier07 wrote:holy crap, it's toasty all over again
Does it make it worse that we work together, too?
repinS wrote:That body style with the refreshed fascia looks pretty *dang* sharp.
Agreed - I like the 07-08's much more than I do the 04-06's. The refreshed interior is much nicer than the previous one, and I do like the front end a lot more as well (and I thought so before I bought this one, too... lol)
01bonneSC wrote:Ida went with a 2011 :)
Paypal me the extra $10k or 13k, then I'd be happy to go get one.
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Re: Goodbye Bonneville, hello Maxima!

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Nice car.... That 3.5 is a quick little motor... :)
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it's got a goofy butt but then so do i. definitely an improvement over the high-mileage bonneville!
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Does it have the CVT that the newerish ones all have? I drove around a 2010 Maxima in Florida last year with the 3.5 and CVT and boy was that thing quick. It was a LOT of fun to drive around.
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laxmangl wrote:Does it have the CVT that the newerish ones all have?
Yupp, it does have the CVT (all the 07-08 ones did, no manual option). I was a little unsure of what I thought of it at first, though I've come to really like it ... instant power is nice :twisted:
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Dont forget to change your sig and your year and trim :wink:
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