Ok theres a local 1995 maxima for about $1200 w/ 151K miles, I plan on calling the seller in the morning or afternoon cause I assume theres gotta be problems wit it, and I will try to see it sumtime next week but if its drivable and fixable I might jus come away with a max. and I was wondering what I should look out for and what not. thanx for the input..

-Jon

 

it's hard for us to give you advice when you don't even know about the car. get your info and then ask others so you have more details. but that is a pretty low price, and if you have the resources to work on it, the mileage shouldn't be a prob.

 

dont buy that **** 1,500 sounds cheap probably got oil leaks and tranny is broken.never buy a car like that.

 

That's a killer price, maybe a typo in the ad? That happens quit often for my local newspaper.

 

Go to the regional forum and see if another org member can go with you to check it out or bring a mechanic friend along.

 

Buy a 5.5 Gen ... lol ... man I want to sell my 95 GLE Auto. The thought of 6-speed is killer. 3.5 liter with 255 horses. You can own people. If your budget is less than 14500 then yeah you will have to dip to 5.0 gen or late 4th gen.

 

That is an amazing price depending on what is wrong. Some people hear a car has transmission problems and just sell it off. If this is the case its still a steal $1.5K and say another 1.5K for a transmission $3K is still an amazing deal.

Find out all that is wrong with it and post here, we can give you a general estimate of what it will cost to repair each. Add that up to the total of the car and see if its a good deal. Normally A Decent Max will cost around $4K.

 

I bought a 4th gen for $1100 and mechanically the car is perfect. It just has alot of miles and the body is in crap shape.

 

You don't have a clue what you are talking about. Stop typing please.

 

I would buy it if it's driveable - just expect repairs when you buy it

 

You kno I would love one of those but unfortuantly my pockets dont go that deep lol.

and thanks for all the input everypne I'll make sure I come back when i kno the specifics...

 

yanno thats just my luck... there was a typo its a 94 maxima, for 1700, that sucks I was really lookin forward to gettin a 4th gen, I guess the wait continues...

 

oh wow that sucks. You must feel like

 

dammn u pimpin!!!

 

ok found another deal, theres a 95 max gxe down in florida for only $1000 !!! its run and drives an all that only problem is the car has 209,000 miles!!!!!

 

there are many on here with over 200K miles still going strong. I'd pick it up and swap a DE-K or VQ35 in there. End of the project you still would have payed less than a normal 4th gen, but have monster on your hands. Even cheaper if yuo just swap another low milage vq in tehre.

 

well i figured that much, and how much would a swap cost me? (sry still learning)

 

about $800 for the motor, maybe another $800 for the tranny. then if you do the work yourself factor another $500 for various parts etc, and your done.

so about an adition $2100 to the $1000 price tag, you come out on top either way.

 

i'd run the vin through carfax if i were you.

-Dexter

 

Didn't you have an oil consumption problem with it?

 

Well I am going to do that if I plan on buying it, I just thought i'd run it through you guys and see what problems i can expect with 209,000 miles... dont wanna pay for a carfax report unless I plan on purchasin it.

 

I'd agree. Buy it and swap in a VQ35 with a 5-speed. 3k at the end of the day, less than 30-40k miles on the 3.5, and low 14s with everything else stock.

 

don't buy it.. maxima's are evil!!!

 

you mean 6-speed

 

your evil

 

but two evils evens out the evil factor so i'm all good.

 

for that low a price i would be skeptical. def get it cheked out by a trusted mechanic...it is def worth the money to have it thoroughly checked over before you make a decision.

 

Just like with everything else, you get what you pay for. Buy the very best car that you can afford and you'll be much happier. $1,500 may be yuor initial outlay, but God only knows how much else you'll end up shelling out.

 

Buy It !

 

just do it....if it drives good...why not....with the extra $ u can repair in the future and also some lil modding..

 

the florida one was a dud, I was tellin the guy I'd come down this weekend too look at it and the guy was like sir dont even bother i'll make sure it's sold by then... ouch....

but i found yet another deal which is 30 mins from my home thank god... its a 97 maxima se for 2800, my pops is gonna put his scanner to it, she says all it needs is a tune up an everything else is in tip top condition


Pics of Car -

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93824448GWHySp
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93824485HfRdUT

 

Nice. Looks like someone already put clear bumper lights on it.

Is the rear quarter under the antenna a little dented or scratched? It's a little hard to tell at that resolution.

 

oh yea i seen that first thing its a little scratched, nothin a lil buff an touch wont fix

 

morning everyone

bump

 

Hey man. I just purchased my max on Sunday. I paid $4300 it. I had to ride all the way to Chesapeake, VA.(200 miles) It's hard to find an 5spd cheap but I saw hundreds of Autos. If you need help I will help you search.