Altima=Sports car?

[08Coupe]

For around $29K you can get a premium pkg, CVT, 3.5...comes with HID, Bose radio, Sunroof. Not a bad price in todays market. Tech package is alittle overpriced but even at $31k it's alot of car. It was between this and the G8 for me but I couldn't wait for them to come from australia..When/if they import a 2door GXP version with the LS3 we will see..Im all about bang for the buck so if im driving it its a good value!!

[08Coupe]

I agree with you, but have always had a soft stop for coupes, My brothers special edition STI has me starting to look at sedans..I always prefer RWD but wanted a car that looked good had all the toys and I wouldn't feel the need to mod.lol Plus the VQ is really good on gas as compared to my last few rides..

[rjdmmfl1]

Please don't take my posts seriously. I'm just making trouble, really

But I am plenty happy with my car and that is my truthful opinion on the altima coupe and I am sorry if that angers you.

The 2.5 coupe is just as heavy and underpowered as the TC. Proportionately speaking, they both push about the same HP per pound. The only difference is that the TC has a HUGE aftermarket which includes turbo systems from turbonetics. I'm not sure how fast the altima coupe's aftermarket will pick up, but at this rate, a lot of people are going to give up on it seeing how stillen is just about the only company who even cares.

the 3.5 coupe is just a waste of money IMO. $30k for a FWD coupe with back seats that are only slightly functional. I just don't see the point. If you want a good 2 door coupe, then get a 350z, if you want something with functioning rear seats, then get the sedan. Why make a hybrid vehicle that is good at neither of those things?

But don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on the Altima coupe. I love how it looks, especially with the new stuff that stillen is developing for it, but I just hate what it is. The the same reason that I hate the accord coupe and the solara. They are just way to expensive for what they are.

For the record, I don't wish that I had an SE-R. I like the looks, but I would not want to pay the insurance for the V6, gas prices are just about $4 here, traffic is constantly stop and go, and we have no track.

Well that makes sense, you just don't like the idea of coupes in general it appears.

The 350 Z is a roadster. I personally HATE roadsters because they are even less functional. Small hatchback trunk and NO rear seats. Ever pick someone up from the airport in a 350Z? Its not fun, at least you have options with the A/C for luggage.

If one wanted functional back seats and tons of trunk space, then by all means they should get the Altima Sedan. (I own a 2007 Altima Sedan and a 2008 Altima Coupe) I absolutely love the sedan for what it is, a nice family vehicle! I also like its looks. and its gas mileage compared to my 3.5!

But back on topic, everyone is def entitled to their own opinions. But to say that, today, in 2008, an Altima Coupe is overpriced is just not accurate, by any standards. And for the record, yes folks can get dooped into paying 30K for a 2.5 A/C.. and if they do, shame on them!!! But the base price for the 2.5 A/C is 21K and the base price for the 3.5 is 25K, not 30K. Those are NOT overpriced! Not for a mid size car.. If the 200SX was still around, and those were the starting prices for that car, then I would agree that that was overpriced, but that's because the 200SX was an entry level car, while the Altima is not.

Regarding the maximum price of 33K for a fully loaded 3.5 A/C... that's not a bad price for the options at all. I was actually considering both the 2007 Infinity G35 and the 2007 BMW 3 series in addition to the A/C. My problem that I had with those vehicles is that, for only a little bit more luxury, you paid a LOT more for simlar options. (And by similar options I mean heated seats, navigation system, homelink rear view mirror, etc. )

Personally, I think the new BMW 328i is WAAAAYYY overpriced for what you get. They nickel and dime you to death just to get nice features, and after you've finished building your car the way you want it, the price has jumped another 10K! And I'm sorry, but going from 25K to 33K is NOT as bad as ging from 35K to 45K! I'm not necessarily saying that the A/C and BMW 3 series are on equal playing fields, but for me and what I wanted, I got it all in the 3.5 Altima coupe with premium package for 30K!

[desertdragon]

I stand corrected.

2.5 coupe: scion TC wannabe

3.5coupe: waste of money, period.



oh and btw, at least I wasn't ripped off for my trash can and its not falling apart.

Speaking of wannabes. hem..hem why do you have a SE-R bumper? and How much HP does the Nismo logo give you? If you hate the AC, why do you hang around here?

I don't consider the 3.5 a waste of money, but then again, is my money.

[mcheddadi]

3.5 may be overpriced (paid 40K$ CA )

but it's really THAT good. The look, the feel, the horsepower, 5.8sec 0-60 time on stock tires without mods, that @$$!!

I can stick 4 other friends in it if I need to or I can cruise along alone with no compromise, and it's a COUPE.

But enough with words, have some nice trunk :

[desertdragon]

3.5 may be overpriced (paid 40K$ CA )

but it's really THAT good. The look, the feel, the horsepower, 5.8sec 0-60 time on stock tires without mods, that @$$!!

I can stick 4 other friends in it if I need to or I can cruise along alone with no compromise, and it's a COUPE.

But enough with words, have some nice trunk :

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Hey MC, did you read my email?

[spike228]

God damn, you're all so full of yourselves. What ever your opinion is, I don't really care. You can save yourself the time of trying to explain to me why you got the coupe.

Speaking of wannabes. hem..hem why do you have a SE-R bumper? and How much HP does the Nismo logo give you? If you hate the AC, why do you hang around here?

I don't consider the 3.5 a waste of money, but then again, is my money.

You think I want to copy the SE-R because I have an SE-R bumper? Well if you say so. I like how it looks and thats all it is.

The Nismo badge gives me plenty horse power, thank you very much. Oh and that joke is so over played, its lame.

As I mentioned before, I don't hate the coupe. I just don't prefer it. I hang around here because I find it entertaining that so many of you think your car can kill anything else on the market, as demonstrated in this thread.

Lastly, if you ahven't noticed, this isn't the coupe forum, you tard.

Have fun with your coupe.

[desertdragon]

God damn, you're all so full of yourselves. What ever your opinion is, I don't really care. You can save yourself the time of trying to explain to me why you got the coupe.

You think I want to copy the SE-R because I have an SE-R bumper? Well if you say so. I like how it looks and thats all it is.

The Nismo badge gives me plenty horse power, thank you very much. Oh and that joke is so over played, its lame.

As I mentioned before, I don't hate the coupe. I just don't prefer it. I hang around here because I find it entertaining that so many of you think your car can kill anything else on the market, as demonstrated in this thread.

Lastly, if you ahven't noticed, this isn't the coupe forum, you tard.

Have fun with your coupe.

I think I touched a sensitive nerve here. Please don't take my posts seriously. I'm just making trouble, really

[mcheddadi]

Oh yeah! oops lol forgot about it. Gime 5 minutes and I'll send you a mail ;-)

[mcheddadi]

Spike, chill out man.

We all love our cars right, and we don't like having it messed around with.

I could call your car ugly or boring or whatever, but I don't. I like the fact that the Altima has a proud heritage and thats a great thing!

[principito]

Spike, chill out man.

We all love our cars right, and we don't like having it messed around with.

I could call your car ugly or boring or whatever, but I don't. I like the fact that the Altima has a proud heritage and thats a great thing!

EXACTLY EXACTLY!!!!!!i mean.... i think everybody just buys what THEY think is the best in the market according to what they expect to pay for it.... there are a lot of coupes (eclipse, accord, etc) within this concept and price range, A/C has the best price/stuff-u-get ratio.Personally i drove around 6 or 7 different cars before choosing and honestly A/C is NOT perfect but is pretty close to the top.u dont want to spend 30k in a coupe.... get a 2-door pointer

pd. i like to make trouble too here... but in the end i think this is a place to SHARE THOGHTS and EXPERIENCES, not a place to convince pple to buy one car or another

[rjdmmfl1]

God damn, you're all so full of yourselves. What ever your opinion is, I don't really care. You can save yourself the time of trying to explain to me why you got the coupe.

You think I want to copy the SE-R because I have an SE-R bumper? Well if you say so. I like how it looks and thats all it is.

The Nismo badge gives me plenty horse power, thank you very much. Oh and that joke is so over played, its lame.

As I mentioned before, I don't hate the coupe. I just don't prefer it. I hang around here because I find it entertaining that so many of you think your car can kill anything else on the market, as demonstrated in this thread.

Lastly, if you ahven't noticed, this isn't the coupe forum, you tard.

Have fun with your coupe.

I think everyone here recognizes the limitations of the coupe regarding performance, no one claims its a Saleen killer or anything crazy like that, but in the end, its a pretty quick car, with 0-60 and 1/4 mile times similar to or superior toa lot of nicer and more expensive cars. That's something folks take pride in, there's nothing wrong with saying a car is quick if it is!

But you , admittingly, came on here talking $hit and you got your a$$ ran over by a bunch of A/C enthusiats... what did you expect to happen?

Oh yeah, and by the way, this isn't an A/C thread or forum, but it may as well be being that 90% of the folks on thios forum have A/C's.

If you don't want to offend anyone, then either go over to nissanclub and talk $hit or go over to the on and poppin' generation 3 forum and talk $hit there... I think that forum has had like , what, 3 posts in as many days! Go there and talk about how overpriced the coupe is, and no one will bother you! You started this bruh, folks here just finished it!

[spockrock]

I would like to remind some of the folks here that 4 doors do not mean its not a sports car, Mercedes has the CLS four door coupe with a 6.0L V8 and 500+ HP that think will do 0-60 in the low 4 seconds, that def is a sports car.

I also do not think if its AWD, RWD, or FWD also makes a sports car. I think if its fast, its a sports car. My 2 cents.

3.5 may be overpriced (paid 40K$ CA )

but it's really THAT good. The look, the feel, the horsepower, 5.8sec 0-60 time on stock tires without mods, that @$$!!

I can stick 4 other friends in it if I need to or I can cruise along alone with no compromise, and it's a COUPE.

But enough with words, have some nice trunk :

LOL awesome...... I can't put 4 friends in my car, my seat is all the way back when you are 6'3"-6'4" that seat behind is only good for some one with no legs.

[dldjros69]

So to sum everything up here, the coupe seems to be a sporty entry level car. Even if people dog the 2.5, i still think the performance is great.

i guess the a/c isnt a sports car but it is darn close.

sorry to all the haters

[spike228]

I love how many of you make like I even cared what you have to say to me. So apparently, people here just can't accept the fact that some people don't like the altima coupe. I don't know why anyone would think this but I never gotten worked up at all.

I posted a brutally honest opinion to see what kind of feedback I would get and I got just what I expected.

I was in support of this place a while ago but now I understand why people at NC think you're all retarded.

I won't be reading any replies to this post, so unless you really feel that you must prove something to my dormant account, I suggest you don't waste your time thinking of ways to insult my intelligence.

[alphapig]

Honestly I never understood how someone could like the Altima Sedan but not the Coupe. Especially in your case, as you have the previous generation.

That's like saying "no thanks, I don't want anything cooler. I prefer being lame."

[dldjros69]

NC think you're all retarded.

what a dork. Go back to NC.

alpha pic is correct, he would rather b lame

[08Coupe]

Don't let the door hit you on the A$$

[Fenvy]

tl;dr so I will get to the point:

you can call it sport/sporty all day but it is still kind of slow, somewhat inexpensive daily commuter

drive the car because you like it or because you have to but stop kidding yourselves with the marketing term

my car will probably out perform most of a/c you will see on the street but it is still just a pos commuter

[D-Roll]

Altima Coupe FTMFW!!!

I didnt get it cuz I wanted to be the fastest in town, I got it for the looks/style. It definitely turns heads and everytime I go to a car meet, people think its a G35 or a 350Z

[rjdmmfl1]

tl;dr so I will get to the point:

you can call it sport/sporty all day but it is still kind of slow, somewhat inexpensive daily commuter

drive the car because you like it or because you have to but stop kidding yourselves with the marketing term

my car will probably out perform most of a/c you will see on the street but it is still just a pos commuter

Kind of slow??? that's relative... if you're comparing it to a real sports car, then yes, its kind of slow... but if you're comparing it to, umm I don't know, a mustang GT, A lexus SC 430, an Infinity G35, an Audi TT, I mean I could go on listing cars is as fast as or faster than, and I could go on listing the many cars that its slower than, but to use the general term of "slow" to the 3.5 A/C is just plain ignorant and without factual base.

The average person would never blatantly call any of the above cars slow, so why does it apply to the A/C.. because its an Altima??? well that's just plain stupid!

And regarding the little boy spike228, F*CK NISSANCLUB and F*CK YOU TOO! I just hate ignorance! Who cares what anyone at Nissanclub.lame.com has to say anyway, they are all too busy ragging on each other to be considered worth a single post from me. ok, I'm done with this thread...

[mcheddadi]

As a side note, I found a hax to use swear words lol

s***, f***, a**

I feel so proud lol

[Fenvy]

Kind of slow??? that's relative... if you're comparing it to a real sports car, then yes, its kind of slow... but if you're comparing it to, umm I don't know, a mustang GT, A lexus SC 430, an Infinity G35, an Audi TT, I mean I could go on listing cars is as fast as or faster than, and I could go on listing the many cars that its slower than, but to use the general term of "slow" to the 3.5 A/C is just plain ignorant and without factual base.

The average person would never blatantly call any of the above cars slow, so why does it apply to the A/C.. because its an Altima??? well that's just plain stupid!

Without defining what is fast or what not, this really goes no where. Should one measure by horsepower per liter? horsepower per dollar amount spent? quarter mile? No, it does not matter for the sake of this silly thread. The focus of the initial argument was whether if a/c is a sports car/sporty car. Even if you are able to convince your audience that a/c is "fast".... it still doesn't automatically makes it a sports car/sporty car.

[adidas2go]

God damn, you're all so full of yourselves. What ever your opinion is, I don't really care. You can save yourself the time of trying to explain to me why you got the coupe.

You think I want to copy the SE-R because I have an SE-R bumper? Well if you say so. I like how it looks and thats all it is.

The Nismo badge gives me plenty horse power, thank you very much. Oh and that joke is so over played, its lame.

As I mentioned before, I don't hate the coupe. I just don't prefer it. I hang around here because I find it entertaining that so many of you think your car can kill anything else on the market, as demonstrated in this thread.

Lastly, if you ahven't noticed, this isn't the coupe forum, you tard.

Have fun with your coupe.

careful, you might be booed off of NICO like you were off NissanClub

[LongBeachCoupe]

A cursing hack lol... free time? You were booted off the nissanclub? for being too loyal to nico? or for eating babies!

[mcheddadi]

power to weight ratio defines a sports car in my book.

anything bellow 12 is a sports car

[Fenvy]

power to weight ratio defines a sports car in my book.

anything bellow 12 is a sports car

so a civic hatch back with frankenstein crv/vtec running mid 200whp is a sports car?

obviously it takes more than that

my nissan has around 6.75... I personally just don't see it as a sports car at all.

[spockrock]

Hmm..... I wonder what this cursing hack is other maybe putting spaces or some other character between the letters, f u c k??

[mcheddadi]

I meant inverse power to weight ratio

like weight in lbs divided by HP.

if your nissan really has 6.75 then it's insane

the altima coupe in v6 form has like 11.8 I think, don't remember well lol

[Fenvy]

I meant inverse power to weight ratio

like weight in lbs divided by HP.

if your nissan really has 6.75 then it's insane

the altima coupe in v6 form has like 11.8 I think, don't remember well lol

my nissan was dyno tuned at 370rwhp, assuming conservative 10% drive train losses then it brings me at about 400hp at crank. If you want to assuming 15% loss then I will use 425hp.

My car weighs 2700lb stock, if you want to consider all that junk I threw out and lightened rotational parts replaced then I can use 2500lb for the sake of calculation.

conservatively calculation would be 2700/400: 6.75stroking epeen calculation would be 2500/425: 5.88

when I was over at honda-tech years ago, a 2000lb civic with h22a1/ls-vtec/frankenstein is common... assuming 275hp to the crank, divide into 2000 would be about 6.66....

all these calculation is great and all, but it says nothing at all.... it's still not a sports car, I don't even want to call it sporty.