Nothing wrong with the 4th gens. The 99 GLE is the heaviest of that gen, and the 95 GXE is the lightest. Once again, i refer you guys to the links posted before on where to get great info. There just aint much love for the sedan with all these nut swingers around here. The weight and HP differences between the 4th and 5th gens pretty much evens them out for a 1/4 time. And so far the only people that will speak up of being in the 11's is the 4th gen crowd. I wouldn't doubt if there is someone, or a couple, that are really close or in the 10's; but you will probably never here about those.

Those guys are more likely to just be content with being in the shadows.
The 4th gen is a little more mod freindly and seems to respond very well to little tweaks. Plus you can get them dirt ass cheap. Use the extra money saved to put some nice stuff on.
And don't listen to all the naysayers trying to doubt the Max. Be different. There is something to be said about a car that is a total sleeper, can carry all your friends around, gets better gas mileage than their cars, and is a hell of a lot more comfortable. If you like run with it. You will get far more life out of a Max than you will any other Nissan, and probably almost any other vehicle out there. Oh, and they are cheap to fix.