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Re: Sold my Max Today / quote:


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Originally posted by sp lit
I sold my 3rd gen today. I know I'll miss her every now and then, but I sold it to a friend so I'll get to see her.

It was a '90 GXE w/ 80k miles. I sold it for $2,900

Known problems
-valve cover gasket oil leak
-bent control arm
-master cylinder tiny leak


Was that fair?

Yea, I'm bijan gxe....


Planning on getting a 97+ SE 5spd. Or...if the price is right, maybe a 5th gen.

As for everything - Chris, Matt, Jeff, Sola, DanNY, Diego, Jason Z, Donald, awsm66, klown, mrGone, and any other 3rd gener that helped me in any situation, I really appreciate it.

As for everything I previoulsy posted that some of you might know about, I'm sorry for all that.

I want to be appreciated here, just as more than 3/4 of all members are. So, Here I come 4th gen!
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Wow, that's low miles. I have about 80k right now on my '98. Was your car giving you problems? You can't buy a very reliable car for 2900. I think you can buy a 4th gen as cheap as 3500, but imagine how much $$$ you have to put into it, either money-wise or time-wise to get it into decent shape. I just spent $460 to get the service engine soon lamp off at 76k. It was a total waste of time to try to reset it myself from the directions on the web. The dealer did it right and the car drives better now, especially when the weather and motor are hot and also when the fuel level is low. Sometimes the forum attempts to instruct us how to jerry-rig stuff, not correct the problems!



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I wonder just what in the hell he was talking about.

 

Maybe they fixed what was causing the SES light... ever think of that?

"The dealer did it right and the car drives better now..."

Sure sounds like they replaced whatever part it was that was causing the light, and not just reset it, as it would come back on in 15 minutes or so.

 

The guy said "I just spent $460 to get the service engine soon lamp off at 76k. It was a total waste of time to try to reset it myself from the directions on the web." And if he did get something fixed he should speak up and say what it is because 460 bux to get the SES lamp off is really really stupid. BTW, Nissan wants 80 bucks for an ashtray, because my ashtrays spring broke I had my mechanic call in and ask them they quoted him $80.

 

Yeah...I thought of that. That's why I wonder what he's talking about. I do not doubt that the dealer did something other than reset the ECU.

He could have been a little clearer about it. He's entitled to his opinion, but I think that on the .org, bad advice is few and far between, and suggestions to fix the symptom over fixing the problem are also pretty seldom.

 

He was prolly better off letting the dealer "turn off the light"

 

My stepmother paid $400 for a brake job the other day.

 

i paid $250 for my front brakes a fewdays ago! Also paid $460 for the SES light cause the speedometer was bad and was causing the light...acutally this was a fix that was needed to be done because it was sending incorrect signals to the ECU and TCU which inturn caused poor shifting and slughish driving.

 

I spent $112 dollars on brakes but that was just the brakes. I installed them myself

 

I usually spend ~$150 for brakes all around...

2 front rotors...$56
Front pads...$18.50
2 Rear rotors...$54
Rear pads...$18.50
Quiet stop...$4

(Why are we talking about brakes? )

 

Anytime i go to a dealer i expect to pay a more for service. Its just the way it is..They charge $80 per hour here..Thats why try to fix it yourself (save money, and learn something about your MAX!)....