hey czar! and what the hell is wrong with a gxe?!

 

$6700 almost 2 years ago for my loaded 91 GXE. It had 68K on it and was pretty near showroom condition.

 

i payed $6000 two years ago with 108,000 miles. it had 15" boyds rims too, which were really truck style rims.

 

considering the mileage it always amazes me what people ask/pay for 3rd gens.... I see them in the paper around here asking $4500-6K for something w/ 160-190K on it.. my 89SE is approaching 200K and I was gonna repaint it before I sold it.... (just back to factory black.. factory paint is faded and its got some surface rust).. after that I was only going to ask $2100 OBO and legitmately would take $1800.. I'd sell it tommorow unpainted for $1500...

 

My dad bought it brand new in November 93, paid cash in full...$19k from a $23,800 sticker price..17 miles on it after he test drove it. Now it's reading 93,500+. Man, just think how much more quality that kind of money can get now =(

 

I bought my 93 SE pretty recently, with 110k miles on it, for $6500, in amazingly pristine condition. Already had the major expensive work done, i.e. VTC and injectors, and clutch.

One problem with it though - has anyone else eve had problems with massive maounts of road noise? Going any faster than 30MPH, it sounds like a friggin jet plane taking off...has really hard rubber tires (Michelin energy's, which I hate) but I don't think that those could cause even this much road noise. Possible somehting in the front axle...any suggestions?

 

check the cv boots... do they look torn? is there grease leaking out? it can also be a bad wheel bearing... check around the center cap of your wheels, does it appear there is something leaking out of there?

-V

 

Well it has kinda cheap aftermarket rims that don't even have center caps, Nissan dealer didn't like that too much...lol. Could the noise just be because of the cheap rims? I have never heard of that before, but they are more open than stock rims (5-spoke and thin) so maybe just lots of air noise? I can't see any leaking by the boots, look pretty good...could be the bearing then maybe? Would a tire place like Les Schwab be abel to tell or should I take it to the dealer? They have done good service on it in the past but pretty spendy.

 

I had that roaring sound on my max before...and it didn't make any noise until I went past 30mph..like yours. It were the bearings in the rear driverside rotor. I had to get the whole rotor replaced for $230 with labor. Midas wanted $400 to do that.

 

I paid $4200 for mine. I bought her from the original owner who had driven it carefully and kept it in the garage. It had 109k miles on it.

However, I have spent $$$$ on the below listed upgrades as well as having the timing belt, tensioner, water pump, thermostat, front main oil seal, cam shaft seals, and vehicle speed sensor replaced. I also put in an alternator.

 

i paid 5k for mine last summer with 130k miles

 

Uh-oh, that doesn't make me feel too good about that noise...where did you get yours replaced, or did you do it yourself? Right after I wrote that last post, I got in my Max for a little joy ride to the grocery store (ha, ha) and rolled the window down -- never to come back up. The damn window regulator went. So there's another repair on my list now...all this money on repairs is draining my mods fund!