ilyaat

...for 3rd gen manual. What should I be looking at for price of $2K? Is it even possible to find something that drives and in good condition? High miles - yey or nay (as in will car go bad after 150K?)

elusivemax93

i got mine for 2 grand and its a VE-5 so yeah you can fins some decnet cars out there you juz have to look hard and find one that is alil rough around the edges and mend her back to good health pics in sig of car and how it came when i bought it and have it

KeithD

Found my 93 VE5 with 140000 km on it, for $600 cdn. Deals are out there, just have to look

ColombianMax

iTrader: (7)

Got my 93 GXE (auto) with 141k for $550 and have spent about $4,500 getting restoring mechanically..its almost running how I want it, just a few more things here and there before I mod it a bit. Pic is on my sig.

Keep lookin and it'll be out there, I'm pretty sure there are plenty of rustfree 3rd gens in CA

keener

Picked up a 91 VG-5 with 98200 miles for $2200 (mint condition- one owner). Only repairs have been the thermostat and two injectors. Not a big deal if you do the repairs yourself.

ilyaat

And hows that working out for ya? Did you need to do any work on it or did it 'run right out of the box' ?

elusivemax93

bro these cars are old now anywhere from 13 to 18 years old since our gens are from 1989-1994 they will more then likely need alil work or if like mine need some good TLC

maxitech

iTrader: (7)

If you bought a select few for sale on this sight you'd be getting a good runner...Your typical 3rd gen will need some work, tho.

Nice red VE-5 for sale in Washington right now (Cliff Clavin)

KeithD

The car needed..
-both rear strut inserts (paid $300 shipped to Canada for a set of KYB GR2s, fronts are still in the box)
-some rust repair (under $100 with basic hand tools and some ingenuity)
-oil change and air filter ($30)

passed e-test and safety no problem, have put 5000 km on it, runs great still, will cruise at 150km/h all day on the highway.

internetautomar

iTrader: (30)

I paid $50 for my old VE5 about a year ago.

VEvolution

I got an excellent VE5 with 136k for $2200. Original price was $2995. A bit of bargaining never hurt anybody. Almost went half the year without needing anything. If I didn't drive her hard, coulda been longer.

elusivemax93

Bro he lives in Oregan not Washington lol and yes his VE-5 is a nice one as well with alot of mods already done as his car is a auto cross max

N34JZ

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I know another red ve-5spd never raced or auto-x'd pretty much totally restored mechanically and appearance wise. I know the owner too.

505max94se

iTrader: (15)

Hmm... I wonder who that could be...

Cliff Clavin

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You are correct about most $2k 3rd gens needing some work, unless you are very, very lucky. I do live in Oregon, like elusivemax said.

I have never autocrossed my car (I have drag raced it at a track), but the suspension is modded, so you probably could do autocross if you had the tires. Suspension includes Eibachs, Tokicos, front and rear strut tower braces and an ST rear sway bar, along with brand new dust covers on the struts. I sold the wheels in my sig, so I have the stock sawblades, plus a set of studded snow tires mounted on steelies.

Ilyaat, if you are interested in a modded VE 5-speed, shoot me a PM. It is more than you said you want to spend, but it is fully modded and in very good shape, inside and outside. Even without the mods, you wouldn't find a nicer car for under $2500. The mods probably add up to another couple of thousand, easily.

The list of mods is long and the list of maintenance is almost equally as long. I also have a decent amount of spare parts that will go with it, too.

elusivemax93

there you go bro there is a good maxima se VE-5 for sell for you already modded and in great condition. And my bad bro i thought you autocrossed your maxima my error sorry.

elusivemax93

juz a note not to interrupt this theard but hey nice work on over contrasting your sig pic bro lolz.

Hectic

iTrader: (20)

seriously? what have you done to the car? for that kind of money you could have bought just about anyone's 3rd gen.

VEvolution

Watch out.. He has a "list"..

paesantom

you can buy mine for 2200 the only thing wrong with is it is the front seat is broken... and it is the driver's seat. body is mint...90k 91 se... 5sp tranny was rebuilt at 60k new clutch ... some old woman had it in her garage sittin for years and it fired up the day i bought it

ColombianMax

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Thanks VEvolution, yes I have a list and I'll gladly post it to show you WTH I replaced on my car since I got it in Sept 2005.

Yes I could've gotten any car off someone on the org with the amount spent but I didnt spend all that at once on the car, as stated above it was over the course of a year and a half or so.

Hectic

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so where's this so called list?

Cliff Clavin

iTrader: (11)

That's a good deal...except for the 3k mile, 40 hour drive back across the country to Northern California. Not to mention the price of a plane ticket across the country.


It would be worth it for N34JZ's sled, though.

Hectic

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that's similar to the story of my car, except between the old lady and me was some chick who used to drive her wet dogs around town.

Gun5

got mine for 300 $

rebuilt a junkyard tranny.. had parts in sig already and did a full tune up.. selling to a friend for 2500$

Jon94SE

VE-5's are kinda tough to get a hold of these days. I was lucky enough to find mine when my friend was selling his after he bought Jeff's car.

ColombianMax

iTrader: (7)

It was also posted on that thread, How much money have you spent on your maxima, I didnt quote it cuz I dont remember if thats the exactly title or not
anyhow thats the updated list ya got there and I encourage all of you to give it a shot

Cliff Clavin

iTrader: (11)

It would take several pages to make a list like that for my car.

Where is the line item for MrGone, Jeff92SE or MattComet labor?

ColombianMax

iTrader: (7)

I'm sure it would take several pages, mine is 2 pages in paper as it is. but then again I've only had my car since september 2005 and my funds are limited, I'm pretty sure you've had your car longer and of course have a more solid income. Hope Hectic sees my point of view as into buying anyones car on here with that I've spent in the course of a 1.5 year.

Hey Cliff, what did you mean by "Where is the line item for MrGone, Jeff92SE or MattComet labor? "

KeithD

Add an extra $200 to mine, replaced the starter today, the old one wasn't too fond of this cold weather apparently...
so..
600 (car)
200 (starter)
300 (struts)
100 (body work)
30 (oil change and air filter)
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$1230 CDN... which isn't too bad at all...

slickblack94

iTrader: (5)

3000 and its yours

Cliff Clavin

iTrader: (11)

Those are the guys that have helped me work on my car.

Phoenix

$1000 and it's yours. Needs brakes, an injector, and maybe a rack pretty soon. You can pick it up in Chesapeake, VA.

elusivemax93

clean *** max dude if i had the money i would ****** it up even if i do already own one lolz never bad to have more then one VE-5

internetautomar

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I can't put up a list of what I spent on my car.
buying parts @ cost FTW

Hectic

iTrader: (20)

that's quite the list.. i hope the car serves you well, you've got a good amount invested in it.

ColombianMax

iTrader: (7)

thank you sir, running nearly like new right now and I'm still gonna take care of a few other things before I can fully relax.

Kountz430

paid 450 for mine needed a windshield passenger side fender hood, bumper and passenger headlight just replaced the hub bearings outer tie rods and lower ball joints.next step is inner tie rods suspension all the way around and body work.mechanically the car is sound and strong. the fellas are right ya just gotta look ya might luck up and find a mint or cherry for a steal

saxytothemaxima

Selling my Max[auto]

heres the link..
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=510030