 I bought this car off of the showroom floor in Jan of 2008.  I love, love, love my Maxima!  Exceptional handling (can take a 30 MPH exit ramp at 70 MPH), acceleration is comparable to a V8, sometimes a bit scary... the power is underestimated.  The exterior of the car screams "HOT". Sporty, low profile high performance ride.  I took an 11 hour trip in this car and really enjoyed the ride, I averaged 29 MPG with a fully loaded trunk. I love the body style and was a little sad to see Nissan succumb to a Camry look for 2009.  Hope the new body style grows on me because I would really like to be a Maxima-lifer!   