that would've been an SE model.
GXE sold for less

 

fi dolla


standard offer

 

91k ~4 years -> 170k; still fairly strong. I'm beginning to worry about rust in the doorjams but I will probably have it repaired when I get the cash. I'd like to drive this until I get out of school and then hopefully buy a new car, or maybe just a 3rd gen with lower miles that I can dump tons of money into I love my VE so much, even if it does have horrible lifter noise, and it is a little sluggish with the whole VTC issue.

 

fi-fity. and I can pick it up tonight

 

 

My first car was an '89 ford probe gt turbo that I bought for $1600. I modded it lightly, put 10k really hard miles on it, and sold it to some idiot for $2500. I really thought that thing was going to blow up right before I sold it.

Then I bought my maxima for $4700 almost 3 years ago. It had 112k miles on it and now it has 137k miles. It's been a great car and I'll probably NEVER sell it. If the engine blows up I'll just replace it. I want to keep it running for as long as possible.

 

Yeah, there is a big difference between the VE 5spd and VG 5spd. Between the VG 5spd w/ bolt ons and the VE Auto, ... the VG 5spd would win hands down. They runs the same 1/4 mile time stock for stock depending on the driver of the VG 5spd. A VG Auto with intake, full exhaust, UDP, and ECU will have a little something for a stock VE Auto. But a VE Auto with those mods will have something for a stock VE 5spd in the 1/4 mile. But the faster you get in the 1/4 mile, the closer the VE Auto will close the gap to an equally modded VE 5spd. I am only speaking about 1/4 mile times.

 

92 SE auto 229,xxx miles and the odometer quit three years ago. Had it for a year now and fixing the odometer is not high on the list. She still runs like a champ.

 

had mine for almost 5 years now (wow cant believe that...) bought with 70k and about to hit 100k now... (yea i dont get out much ).

 

1991 SE 125,257 miles, got it 4 months ago and put 1 mile on her, yes, one mile, she is sitting in the back yard waiting for her time to come back on the open road LOL 1 mile MUAHAHA

 

now thats hardcore.

 

april 04 to july 05.....55k.......needless to say im moving closer to work now.

 

I might be buying a beater VG for the 5speed tomorrow, to put in a black VG auto that I trailered from dayton (2 hr drive) and it starts but has a bad tranny. And I have my 1st max i wrecked in febuary, Tell me 3 max's in 7 months isnt hard core. And all for under 2K (1K 1st max, $300 2ed and 475 possibly for vg 5speed tomorrow).

~Alex

 

Had my 91 for 6months and minor repairs (rad, starter, alt). 91 bought with 96k has 112k had a 93 for 4 1/2 years bought it with 28k and sold it with 170k.

 

Had my 94 VE 5 speed now for 5 years and 52K miles. Including 3 years in the city of chicago. My gifts from the city are a nice long gash in the passenger's rear door and rust It's enjoying it's TX life now. The rust demons are subsided now and it likes the clean air vs. the smog.

 

Bought mine in 1998 only 5 years old MINT CON GXE had like 50k on it had her for 6 years now, but when i went to S.C. in 2002 It got crased by the person who was keeping it for me not bad,but not good busted headlight, driver fender and hood, moved to Texas in 2003 parked it for almost 2 yrs while i was in Iraq and now its back on the road 125k on it and starting to show i need to do some upgrades to her.Fixed the body but I am wanting to get my heads reworked but its a VG and I was wondering About swaping the heads from a VE will this work ? You know If you just keep the bottom end of the motor they are the same right? Just 2 cams instead 0f one? Its NOt a n00b Question as I do my work myself and have done many head and motor swaps on my 93 Laser P.O.S. and other trucks and cars in my life

 

won't work.
reason 1. Timing chainS vs timing belt

it'd be easier/cheaper to do the VQ swap

 

I have had mine since March 2000 and bought it 7yo with 54.000 kms on it. Since then I have put about 130.000 kms on it. Planning to keep it for a few more years, by then I will be totally lost and confused as to what car to buy, looking at the quality of modern cars going down the drain.

 

please dont tell people this, then they get it into their heads that it is something that can be done and they make worthless threads about it and blah blah blah.

 

it [i]can]/i] be done.
is it worth it? NO
is it easy? NO
But it would be a lot easier than trying to put VE heads on a VG

 

can u give me the price on the whole tranny swap i thnking about doing it my self , because my auto is starting trip on me

 

Hi, Just went to an auto auction. Husband told me to buy a Toyota 4 cylinder. I fell for a 1989 Nissan Maxima with a V6 and bought it. Never owned one before. It seems in great condition. I'm just a newbie and trying to find information on them so I can try and explain all the pro's to what I bought. Any help?

 

My maxima under the hood says V6 3000 E.

 

Good choice!! You got the VG. It's a nice reliable car! I used to own an 89 GXE myself. I loved the car to death x_x

 

Replace the timing belt ASAP unless you have proof that it was changed fairly recently.

 

ive had my 89 for a little over 4 yrs now. ive only put 5-8k on it since i bought it. the 93 ive had for less than 2 yrs, thatll be sold soon, my fincee put 15-20 k on that. the 98 is the newest toy. i kinda like it better................................but i miss my car

 

1. its a lot safer than a toyota
2. its a lot faster than a toyota
3. the VG engine is known to go for well over 300,000 miles
4. in my opinion 3rd gens are one of the best buys around for used cars. undervalued on kbb.
5. go to epinions.com and check out how many good responses the "1989 maxima" gets. average 4.5 stars out of 5. almost 5 out 5 stars everytime from lifetime owners. there are almost no cars on that rate that high - and its an 89!

you were right - he was wrong!

 

Hey, I think the previose Camrys desearve a bit of credit, ya know. I actually remember hearing somewhere that those 90's camry's were given the title as the most reliable car in the world.

 

oh yea... the camry comes in 4, i was thinking corolla.
thats true the camry's are reliable...
BUT, consider this:
original price for camry base model in 1989: 11,000
original price for maxima base model in 1989: 17,500

current kbb for camry base '89 model: 1,570
current kbb for maxima base '89 model: 1,500

wouldn't you agree the maxima has been undervalued? i would say for less money you get far more car.

 

truthfully all that shows is that the maxima depriciates in value quicker than the less expensive counterpart.i would have rather spent 11k for a camry and get 1500 back now than 17500 for a maxima and only get 1500.