I'm gonna join maxima today. 4000$ for a 97 SE Black Maxima 124k. Wondering what's the result of the mechanical check.

 

12.4k, or 124k? cuz for $4k, seems like it should be more towards 124k. is it manual or auto? i have a 97 SE 5 speed, and i love it to death, im sure youll enjoy it.

 

if your getting a 97 max with 12.4K miles for 4000, thats one hell of a deal. i have a 96 SE 5 speed, i love my car, im sure you will too. enjoy your max.

 

I'm too excited to write correctly. It's 124k, manual, leather, sunroof, power everything. I still can't go to sleep : (

 

Congrats. Good luck with the car.

 

I love my max...if only it were a manual tho...good luck with the car

 

my car is a pain in the ****. i still love it though.

 

Sounds like a good deal. I paid $5000 for mine with 157000 and it doesn't even have leather. Leather looks so nice. Wanna trade?

 

congrads i remember the night before i got my car i couldnt sleep either

 

Awesome. Make sure that you use the first investments into the car as things for maintanence. Check the codes on the ecu. All of you're bushings and maybe even strut mounts etc. will probably need changing, knock sensor, fuel filter, spark plugs, cleaned TB, iacv. I hope you had the car fully inspected by a mechanic before purchasing.

 

Sounds like that is what he is waiting on. Good luck with the car, seems like a reasonable deal. What shape is the body, paint, tires, interior, etc?

 

Smoke dope cause your about to get addicted to your car like crack!!!!!

 

Im in the process of selling my maxima as well, how much do you think i should sell it for?? Its a 1997 5 speed with leather and all options. It is in perfect condition inside and out and was meticulously mantained with service records. The only downfall of the car is that is has 126,000 miles.....

 

Welcome to the Org Rayhm, alot of good info on here.

 

that 97 5 speed should get you about 5k, maybe 5.5

 

good luck, i would be excited too if i was getting a new car

hey 97blackmax, mileage is pretty high, but i might be interested in your car if i can sell my auto

 

congrats on ur can and welcome to the org

 

I got it! Thanks to all of you! I can feel it's so warm here : ) But I found I may need to change the ks and o2 sensor, cause after the mechanical check I got code P0325 and P0136. Is this serious? Can I change it myself? What's the cost? Anyway, I have got my Maxima and thanks to all of you again.

 

One of those codes could be a false alarm. I'd erase them and see which one comes back. However with your mileage you may end up replacing all 3 o2s and the ks like I did.

 

stickies can answer all those questions, the "how-to's" at the top of the page will become your best friend.

 

welcome,but 124k? its not going to be fun when you gotta change all that shiet on it

 

lol i love your avatar


sweet sweet TNT ooo how Guyana betta then ya country lol

 

sure

 

thats a real good deal

 

Down boy, Down boy, try rubbin' one out, works for me when I can't sleep.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot, congrats, I hope everything works out for you. These cars are " Fatal Attraction ". I hope you don't have a girlfriend, cuz you now have another one.....

 

Thanks. They reset the code and the check engine light is off! Then they check it again, only the knock sensor code left. Does this mean the o2 sensor is ok?

 

I've been running with a failing rear o2 for months so don't sweat it, if $$ are a concern get the KS first, it'll pay for itself over time in fuel savings! ebay might be a good place to track one down expect to pay $80-$95. Here's one but it's a little high:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW


Go with these guys for o2 sensors they seem to be the cheapest around and if you call them and say you're on the org they give I believe a 10% discount with free shipping:

http://www.buyoxygensensors.com/

Good and enjoy! You've probably got the most popular stock combo to start with! ( 1997, SE, 5spd) congrats, great price too!

 

It means it's functioning. Could be slow as dog **** like mine though.

You're gonna want to replace that knock sensor. Or, drive around in safe mode for a month, then change it. New car all over again.

 

Just got one knock sensor from Ebay. 80$$ Seems not bad

 

I just picked up my Maxima Saturday and I haven't been sleeping for the last two weeks. Every single thing I think of is my Maxima. When I wake up, I look out the window to see my Maxima. Every little weird sounds or vibration scres the nuts off me.

I love my new Max. It's a 1997 Maxima SE too, except I paid 6800 for it. 94k.

 

Cong! I have exact the same feeling. When I shut down the engine, there is still a noise lasting for about thirty seconds. I guess it's normal.

 

Thats how I was when I first got my max, but I payed double what you guys did... infact, im still paying ($12,000 loan). But every payment is worth it to me, my max never gets old, I always catch myself starting at it before I go inside. Maybe thats the projectors.... I don't know.

Be prepared to go broke from modding, cause you'll always want something new for the max.

 

yea i paid 11,500 for my max, 99 SE-L 5spd, with 26k miles on it last april, still paying it off, only this month, and next month to go though! and like Blue said, prepare to go broke modding, i just dropped around 200 dollars on mods for the max, and they were all Impulse buys... bleh.. haha

you know what i just thought of? "YOUR MY BOY BLUE!!" what movie is that from? hahahaha

 

old skool seen it soo many times and still is funny

 

I make 100 dollars a week at CVS and every single cent of it goes to my Maxima. Every time I walk into Autozone, I end up coming out with a bunch of crap I don't actually need. I spend 25 dollars a week on insurance, 40 on gas...and the rest will go towards mods and rarely...food.

My car's making one weird noise, it happens sometimes for no reason and it sounds like a disc is spinning inside the CD player. Even when I take the disc out, the sound is still there, but I just crank the stereo up a little to drown it out.

First mod coming up: new speakers and H/U

 

I didnt realize how much I lucked out with my max. I bought a 97 SE with 60k miles on it for 8000. It was worth every penny of it!