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Old 10-29-2004, 08:16 AM
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Buying a 99 Maxiam. Is it a good price? What to look for?
I'm buying a 99 max SE A4 with 125,000 miles. The agreed price is $6.5K.
The car has been a couple of fender-benders - the left fender was replaced and rear bumper was repainted - all looked like a good job to me. The car has aftermarket exhaust and 17 inch wheels, no other mods. The car seems to run fine. I'm going to a nissan dealer and do the pre-purchase inspection.
Is it a good deal? Is there anything specific I should watch out for during inspection?
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Old 10-29-2004, 09:19 AM
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Why don't you buy a '97 with lower mileage??
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Old 10-29-2004, 10:44 AM
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Why don't you buy a '97 with lower mileage??
They've sold it b/f I got to it. It was in dallas and it would take me a week to see it.
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Old 10-29-2004, 11:34 AM
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Keep searching. there are better deals out there. I WAS selling my 97 5-spd max for 7K, only 84K miles, but no one bit.
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Old 10-29-2004, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by redrum85
Keep searching. there are better deals out there. I WAS selling my 97 5-spd max for 7K, only 84K miles, but no one bit.

Well, 6.5K is about the tradein value of this car. Is there anything alarming about high milage? I thought that since the engine has chain it should last a long time.
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Old 10-29-2004, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by PeterK
Well, 6.5K is about the tradein value of this car. Is there anything alarming about high milage? I thought that since the engine has chain it should last a long time.

well for 6.5K you can find better deals than a car with 125k miles...just keep searching. I'm not saying high miles is a bad thing, but I personally think that price is a little too high for that many miles.
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Old 10-30-2004, 06:01 PM
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keep waiting and buy a 97 SE. I bought a '99 SE and if i could turn back time, I would have gotten a 97 SE.
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Old 10-30-2004, 07:24 PM
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little high but 125k aint to bad just so long as its always been cared for it should go for 200+


also why is the 97 better than the 99?
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Old 10-30-2004, 09:08 PM
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why 97 and not 99? wth wat you know about them why 97 is so special lol

i think you should you buy that car.. price is good
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good price
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get a 97 or 98, much better choice.... and the reason i say that is cuz u pay less and basically get the same thing, why would u pay more for a 1 year younger car. its still a 4th gen maxima
 
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eh... not a good deal, you should look around some more
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Not great for miles man. I paid 12K (CANADIAN) = what...like 8K U.S.? for my 99 with only 72,000 km....so about 45,000 miles. You can find better....plus 99's are exceptionally bad for ignition coils!
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Originally Posted by 98MikeXimaSE
get a 97 or 98, much better choice.... and the reason i say that is cuz u pay less and basically get the same thing, why would u pay more for a 1 year younger car. its still a 4th gen maxima
exactly....
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