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First off, I want to say Hello to all the max.org members as this is my first post on the forums, despite being a reader for quite some time.

But anyway, I have a question. I am only about 3 weeks off from purchasing a car, and I have my mind set on a Maxima. I have found no shortage of Max's in my price range, but, when looking for a 5spd, I run into alittle bit of trouble. Within a 75 mile radius of 2 different zipcodes, I can only find at most 10 manual maxima's total. And on top of that, all are higher up on the mileage scale. So I'm wondering, from your personal experiance and slightly more knowledable opinion than I, for a 4th gen max, what would you say would be the highest amount of acceptable miles? Also, take into consideration that this will be my daily driver and for the most part my only form a transportation. College is a year away, and a next car is a few years from discussion. Any and all help appreciated.

Shift_Power

Since you didn't mention a budget, I would assume you have some cash. Otherwise, this is a factor in determining the amount of acceptable miles.

If a budget is not much of a concern, I'd say anything below 60K miles. If you're looking around the $9000 range, probably something around 75K. But I'd definitely try to get something under 60K.

suprropmp

why not try for a max with real low miles and later do a auto to manual conversion....

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Well, my budget is at most..$9000. But the thing is, 60k and below is non-existant. Havent found a single one. Well, maybe a few, but all have proven to have been ad's that havent been taken down when I call. Car's in the 80k+ range are what I usually come up with.

That has occured to me to, but as of right now, I'm not sure when that would be. A few months, a year, maybe a few years. But if so, how much does a shop done swap cost? I have slight knowledge, access to the tools and a few extra hands to do it myself..but then again, unless I was to find another form or transportation, the few days it would take to do it myself might be hard to come by.