They're both nice looking cars and cheap so they'll be a good first car. But which one should I get, and if you prefer me getting an American car please tell me why
American cars support the economy of your home country. But since those are used cars it doesn't matter at this point. They're pretty much identical, the styling is the main difference. The maxima is technically a compact whereas a Altima is larger, but they're like almost the same size.