i have a 99 se with 166,000 mi, it has a bad ecu or wire(the dealership says) and i kinda want the same car. i found another 99 se-l with 70k. should i bother gettin it or not? considering all the problems with my 99. what should i look 4 other than knock sensor and coil problems on this car, how do i have dealer test them and what other car thats cheap$10-12k is comparable to my max(performance wise)? and r all se-l cali spec and 99 max's cali spec? sorry so long of a thread-thanx

 

you could get that ECU problem fixed for much much less than the cost of another Max, unless there is more to it that I dont know.

But you do have a lot of miles on you car so I'm guessing you'd also like to have a low milage car as well?

 

i could be a wire in the harness or the ecu and i dont have all kind of money to dump into my max anymore, so its time to put it down i love it sooooo much though and my dad is gettin pissed help me pay to fix it so he said to get out of it just as did the service dept at nissan.

 

sad to hear but good to hear your looking for another Max.

Are you going to part out the old max?

70K sounds good for a 99 Max. Coils and KS are somethings to watch out for on 99s but bu 70K I believe the KS should have been relaced by then. If your going to have a dealership check out the car to make sure its stable, get them to hook up a scan tool that will watch all componenets of the car and make sure everything is correct. like o2s, all sensors. etc.

I dont think there is anything in the 10-12K range that can perform, unless you check on ebay and get lucky you could pull a Twin turbo ZX in that range.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...494945451&rd=1

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...496630725&rd=1

maaan I love that car.

 

so... did you get to fix the KS at all.
well, seeing that you are having a hard time with your maxima, and have the oney to trade for a better one, then I would say, go ahead.
but if you are like me, (poor colege student, with 95 190k) then I say keep the car like MDeezy said.

But it is up to you.
good luck
gui

 

i wanna keep but am getting poor from my max and when i went to dealership(showcase nissan in ma) very good service they put it on a tool that watched everything in car. i am sure there is some car that is similar to my stock max se

 

what about a galant v6 or accord v6 (both 99 or 2000)

 

galants are garbage, accord is alright, i dont think it would compare to a 99 se-l though

 

Thats not too bad of miles. I just turned over 60k today in mine

Not all SE-L's are Cali spec, mine aint!

 

dude get the 99 i have 99 i would never go back to anything else my maxima is faster than any other honda i have owned. Accord's reliability has gone down i also had an integra also slow but a good car for reliability.

But if i were you get the 99 i love mine. jUST MY TWO CENTS

 

my dad thinx max's r unreliable considering mine with over 150k. but he doesn't understand, if i cant get the se-l i might have to settle for a '03 sentra gxe or find another 99 max

 

Your still gonna have to repair/replace your ECU problem, or sell your max broken for cheap. Sounds like that is your first issue to deal with.

 

not really i could trade it in @ the dealership and its good. it only acts up when it is idling. its a wire in the wire harness or the ecu. i love my max so much i wish i could keep it and fix all it needs or find a se-l or the same as mine.

 

here is your solution, in order for you to get another maxima (99se-l, or newer)

BEG, BEG BEG BEG BEG FOR YOUR FATHER TO LET YOU HAVE A MAXIMA, IN FACT BEG HIM TO GET A NEWER MAXIMA 00+.
JUST KEEP BEGGING AND BEGGING AND BEGGING

 

ive been begging him and he says do what i want so i keep looking for a max

 

man go to one of those dealerships that will give you a minium trade in rebate

 

it was up in the air but i decided to keep my max for a while. one question to help me keep it, everytime i stop it hesitates to stay running. the mechanic said it was either in the wire harness or the ecu, what do you think?