Altima at 110: wtf?

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Sep 11, 2005 | 11:33 PM

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Altima at 110: wtf?

So I'm out early on the 101 this morning, 5:30 and dark with hardly anyone about. Minding my own biz at about 75 in the #1 lane and here's a fella hanging in my blind spot on the right. I let him go a car-length ahead and it's a previous-model Altima, the tame-looking one. So now I'm going a little slower than I want to and he's just there. I punch it to 85 to create space and pull ahead a bit, but damn if he's not right in my blind spot again. So I crank it a little and he's still on my corner. OK says I, outta here, and punch it, expecting him to be receding. I pass a car in his lane, he's in behind me and close and we're at 95 and climbing. Someone with commonsense would have pulled over and let him go, but hey, I'm an idiot sometimes. The road's clear so I floor it. He's with me to 110 - 115 and I finally was pulling away (slowly) at 120 when I decided insanity only has a short window, and dropped over a lane and slowed to 80. He dropped over two lanes, passed, and we cruised until I exited a few miles later.

This normal for a 1999-ish no-bling Altima? My 2.7 hauls ***, but I have to say this Nissan did too. And no, I don't normally drive like that..

Sep 12, 2005 | 04:31 AM

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155HP with <3000 lb curb weight...

I guess it does not really suprise me. Once at speed, some cars can keep up. I bet if you tried stright off the line from a dead stop for 1-110, I doubt the Altima would have kept up with you so closely.

Sounds like this guy was just a jerk staying in your blind spot, or he just was lurking there to check out your sweet ride!!!

Sep 12, 2005 | 05:39 AM

Scott Massey

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You sure it did not have the 3.5L? That has 245hp. 0-60 in 6 sec

Sep 12, 2005 | 06:04 AM

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I was thinking that too, but he said it was the plain-looking, although the new one looks plain too

Sep 12, 2005 | 09:28 AM

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curb weight on an altima is around 3200 lbs.. which is a good 600 lbs lighter than the 2.7T

and a good 800 lbs lighter than the 4.2

Sep 12, 2005 | 09:53 AM

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I think the GXE model shaves the weight a bit to under 3k pounds

Sep 12, 2005 | 01:49 PM

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Sure seemed like it had some poke

.. but looked like your normal Altima, no special badging etc. That older model is one of the blandest-looking vehicles on the road. But that thing could move .. stealth!