Yea, I have somewhat of a hard decision to make and I would like to see what my fellow orgers would do. I'm 17 and I've had my 95 navy blue gle for about 6 months now and it has about 93k on it. My brother is 18 about to get a 98 white gle with about 133k on it and because he is such a cool bro, he gave me a choice of which max i wanted (either to keep my 95 blue gle with 93k or take his 98 white gle with 133k). The reason why this is such a tough decision because knowing I will have the car for the next 3-5 years before i get a new car, i dont want to run into any problems with the old 98 motor, but i dont want to have a 10+ year old car. What would you choose?

 

95 handsdown... and couple of mods to (assuming is 5spd and beat your old brother''s 98...

 

They are both GLEs, so they're autos. I would stick with the 95. 40k miles makes a huge difference. The you should factor in the condition of the body on each of them and how well they were taken care of, i don't thin anyone on here can really help with that decision as we know nothing about the cars besides the mileage. But hey their both maximas so its a win-win situation

 

At that point, I'd look at how well they've been maintained and what features they have. It has been well established that either of those cars are still at relatively low mileage for what a 4th gen Max can achieve; it matters more whether they've been abused by previous owners. Seriously if you're only looking to keep it another 4 years, either car will be good, they'll last you a lot longer than that.

Good luck to you and your bro, you both have good taste!

 

Without looking at the cars, all things considered, the age of the car matters more than the mileage because there are parts that tend to wear out over time moreso than distance. Also, you ought to consider what improvements have been made between 1995 and 1998.

How the car has been run over time and distance is critical. Those 133k could have been accumulated all on the highway, whereas the 93k could have been racked up daily in stop-and-go traffic. In this instance, the 133k car will probably be in better condition.

Another consideration is where the cars were housed? A garage-kept car will be in better condition than one left outside all day.

Word to the wise:

When I went car shopping earlier this year, I saw a lot of late model, low mileage Max's (under 100k) that were in worse condition than my 1992 Max that had 300k on the original engine and transmission.

 

go for the 95 bro. there arent many differences between the 95 and the 98 models. 40k miles is a bigggggg gap too. but its totally up to you.. if you have some time, you could post some pics and what options each of them have. then we would be able to help a little more.

 

hhm a newer car with more miles, or an older car with less miles.. lol pretty even...

95s are faster, but you will have to change most of the things. 133k is too much for me. plus blue is rarer!

 

iight, thank for all the help fellas. Appreciate it.

 

133k is nothin for a Maxima, get the 98

 

But on the older car, other age related items may go out before the 98. Things like bushings and such wear out with age rather before mileage, though they are related, busihngs/engine mounts/LCA bushings etc will go out on a 15 y/o car with 30k, before a 2005 w/ 150k.

Personally, I'd go with the 95 since they have the option of upgrading the ECU, it has lower mileage, and I have one ..