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1999 Nissan Altima

1999 Nissan Altima
Overall rating:  Product Rating: 4.5

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A good compromise between performance, practicality and cost.

by mr_lucas
Jun 28 '05 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Above-average performance, roomy, cheap to insure/maintain, well built & reliable
Cons: Somewhat notchy manual trans., slightly bland styling
The Bottom Line: It's no BMW, but offers very good performance and reliability at low cost.

I've had my 1999 Altima GXE for two years now, and I think I can finally give it a fair shake in a review after putting 30k miles on it (total mileage is currently over 90,000mi) . When I was shopping for a used car in 2003, I was really looking for a ...

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Grandmom's Got A Sporty Little Car!

by KateTPZ Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000
Sep 17 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Performance, comfort, safety, quality
Cons: sunroof controls

Note: This review is part of the "Gender Bender" Write Off. Please be sure to check out the other reviews by: amykhar, bluehawq, ChrisJarmick, conradd, crazym3, gracef, janesbit, KaraHoo, KristenNC, MsBayLady, netkat, njymix,...

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Great Car for a Great Price

by sleestakk Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000
Oct 06 '99 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Overall solid car for a low price!
Cons: None that I've seen so far!

This review is for a Pre-Driven 1999 Nissan Altima GXE. September '99 was time for me to get a new car. I wanted something affordable (to fit into my budget) that was also overall a good car in most categories (i.e. gas mileage, safety, reliability,...

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Altima is good for distance travel

by absinthe75
Jan 08 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: comfortable, inexpensive luxury, great for trips
Cons: fogs up easily, some cabin noise at high speeds

My family has a 1999 Altima GLE. This car was a replacement for a 1990 Camry, and boy was it a step up. The one we purchased was a GLE, luxury model. Since the car is primarily my mother's, I hadn't driven it much until the last few weeks when it was...

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eh?!?

by ssolti
Apr 28 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: $$$$, reliable, looks
Cons: noise, brakes, noise, poor gas mileage and did I say noise?

I leased Altima in June of 1999, I do enjoy the car very much and for the money it has been good and reliable. It has decent power for a 4 cylinder car (150 horsepower, so the sticker claims) and the handling and susspention is not bad either. Let's just...

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5 speed vrrmmm, vrrmmm!!

by skin-n-bones
Dec 03 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: large trunk space, fast heater, comfortable seats, excellent gas mileage,
Cons: never see the mechanic!! (ha ha for them!)

About to give birth to my first child, I needed an upgrade from my 1995 Nissan 200 SX and there was no doubt in my mind I wanted a Nissan Altima. (when a woman knows what she wants NO ONE or NOTHING is going to change her mind!).

Head...

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Respect for this car

by nurse
Dec 07 '99 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Safety
Cons: Cost

My 1999 Altima is a beauty.
As usual, I paid more than I should,
but I never learned to dicker.
Still, it's compact, has 4 doors
looks nice and... saved my life.
I was in an accident in November,
Got myself broadsided by a...

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Altima SE is TOPS!

by LoreenP
Jan 05 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Just read the article!
Cons: Some road noise still, as with previous models.

After owning an Altima GXE from 1993 to 1996, then moving on to a Pathfinder, the next choice was definitely an Altima once again. The newly redesigned and engineered Altima has more horse-power than ever before and is especially noticeable with the...

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A well kept secret

by Cate1956 Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000
Jan 16 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Nice little "zip" , car had pep, smooth ride
Cons: Leather seats freeze your bottom (leather is an option)

My Mother drive a Nissan Altima? Never! She had always been a card carrying member of the General Motors family! She had loved her Cutlass Ciera's and other Oldsmobile products. Oldsmobile was her automobile heritage, sometimes I wondered if it may...

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Camry VS. Altima

by x52000
Apr 21 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Strong Engine, Quiet Ride, Luxurious Feel, Ergonomic Shape,
Cons: Engine Clunks at 70mph, not much legroom,

I own a 1999 ALTIMA GXE, but how did I exactly choose this car out of many other popular family sedans, here's the story. I had made up my mind that I needed a new family sedan, but I had not yet decided which company to buy from and which model to buy....

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This car is great!

by TheJDogg1
Jan 14 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: size, roominess, price
Cons: akward trunk, seats

The 1999 Nissan Altima is great. The car is very roomy from the back, and it has an exceptionally smooth ride based upon it's compact import competitors. I love the cd player, the sound system in the car is really appealing. There are some features that...

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Nice ride

by MCgotti
Jan 12 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Comfortable, Realiable
Cons: None i can think of

Recently my mother bought a 1999 Nissan Altima. This car is really nice. It has a 4-cyclinder and it can get fast really quick. It has leather interior and the wooden-dash look. There have so far been no problems with it. She drives it to work...

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Where are the air Bags

by jsts25
Jan 25 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 3.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Reliable
Cons: Not tested enough

Ok. Well I have a 1999 Nissan Altima and I recently got into an accident and the air bags did not come out. it was a head on collision and the sensors we correct. But no Air bags. Everyone be carful and get your Nissans checked before the accident....

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The Little Engine That Should

by Rozie_Jenkins
Dec 23 '99 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Nice ride, ability to handle turns, braking
Cons: Can't handle high speeds,

This year I bought the 99 Nissan Altima GXE Model. I actually did not like this car nor did I want to buy it. But I was sweet talked into getting this car. My first impression is that it rides well. I like all the features that you are getting with...

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Radical Red Altima

by dakines
Sep 06 '00 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Great value,Dependable, comfy.
Cons: Needs more power.

Comfortable, reliable, quiet. I have a 99' Altima SE Limited. Red exterior,black leather interior, completely loaded except sunroof. This is my first new car, chosen after months of online research and test drives.
I have to admit I used to own a...

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