could you guys list what year your car is and how many miles it has on it and also, just state if you think the 3rd gen Max has treated you well (reliable). Thanks for the help...hopefully my brother buys a 92-94 SE, and i can help him "Maximise" it!

 

Make sure if he buys a '92-'94 SE with the VE 190hp motor, and hears a clacking in the engine while its idling, to let the seller know this is a known VTC problem and will cost $1500 to get it fixed at the dealer. should give you some bargaining room

Also the BOSE speaker amps go bad, and the head unit has weird problems. That's about it. Otherwise mine has been excellent.

 

91SE 98k on it

bought it 2 years ago at 67K....has treated me extremely well...only have had to perform normal maintenance on it...best car ive owned...

 

my dad had his '83 1st gen Max for 4-5 years when he bought it in '90, but the big deal is the car was already 8 years old by then and it fought like a true champ until it crapped out in '95(12 years STRONG!!) and then he bought a POS Caravan!!!(stupid Dodge turbos!) anyways the reliability continues on besides the unavoidable bad tranny in the first 2 years(89-91+/-) of the auto third gen, but once you get it rebuilt and pop in a tranny cooler you're straight!! other than that usual maintenece and "progressive" modding should keep it good shape!! <b>I bought my '91 w/ 105K and today its pushing 130K and going......(knock on wood)</B> 92-94 SE is a good car, I'd shoot for a '94 SE, less chance of VTC problems(so I've heard) and if not a stick the autos were improved and built better than previous years!!

[Edited by DA-MAX on 12-21-2000 at 10:42 PM]

 

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91 SuperBlack SE Bought it 12/23/00 with 96K, it now has 124.5K! Runs 10x better than last year. Keepin it till 300K!

 

Orignal motor..trannie replaced 4k ago

 

93 gxe bought in jan of 2000 with 72000 and now it's 12/00 and i have 90,000

 

92 SE auto......124k....still running perfect with no vtc problems or anything else

 

91 SE 212,000 miles. It has been a fantastic car!!!

 

i have a 96 with 64k on it, still goin strong.

 

1991 SE 5speed with 154,000 miles on it no problems except for the Bose speakers, been awesome car had it for 10 years...very reliable!

 

91SE with 137K on it...replaced tranny and everything else is just maintenance, has treated me extremely well I think.

 

1994 with 128,000. Car has been great except for the occasional problems that come along with a 6 year old car.

 

1993 SE 5sp
100K
No problems other than the basic tune-ups

 

its kinda iffy for me, shes 10 yrs old, 90' and Ive had her a little over a year, she may have been very good for her previous owners...and I got the tail end of the deal, the end where I got stuck with all the repairs! So she seems sorta unreliable to me, but alotta the stuff has just been maitnence, things just getting old, the only thing that pissed me off was the tranny, I cried and cried, and almost didnt get it fixed at all.
my car has approx 140k on it, she speedo failed around 60k with a previous owner (very common), and they just said to double whatever it says......


MERRY MERRY!!!!!

 

I have a case similar to MaximaBella. I got the car with 84k in march, tranny died, battery died.. Had to replace several things that you can call maintanace parts, stuff like o2 sensor, fuel filter spark plugs, rods.. some other sh*t.. I threw over 2,000$ into repairs alone. I still ahve to say the car is very reliable. It runs we'll for an 8 year old car. I have a few other problems now that I have to take care of, brakes, very horrible gas milage (could be fuel pressure regulator), shifter bushing...
I now have just over 96k miles... love the car, but I have a suspicion that the previous owner was a complete **** to this car. I say.. if properly maintained, this baby can go forever. Make sure the car has been taken care of, and watch out for those automatic trannies!!!!

 

NYC! MY car has a brother now, finally somone who can relate, but yrs is a bit newer than mine Im suprised, Ive thought about buying a newer 3rd gen, 93-94, but it sounds like we all run into the same probs. I wish you luck with your max, its really pretty;-) If you need any ?'s answered, ask me....im a 3rd gen repair diagnosis expert!!!
Ta ta

 

i have an 89 se 140k only replaced the alternator and powersterring pump.... runs like a camp

also 89 gxe same color 100k didnt spend a dime on it and onlybought it for $400 bucks

 

w/ 134k had since 85k, ikeep good car of this car. i only changed the spark plugs and tune up at 105k or somthin'.
then changed the Bose system,200 watt amp and subs, had new water pump and shortly after rebuilt tranny around 120k,
since then i have alarme remote start, then Magnaflow muffler. no problems other than that.


oh and i was the cause of the tranny and probably the water pump... i don't drive like grandma. sorry!