I regret buying my maxima.
03-22-2006, 05:46 PM
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I regret buying my maxima.
I sometimes regret buying my Maxima. I dont think it is worth it, it has alot of problems, its salvaged, and ill never be bale to get rid of it. Im screwed! I got offered 2 grand on trade with only 59K!
03-22-2006, 05:54 PM
#3
buying a bad car is buying a bad car......it's outside of lemon law statues already I expect?
don't take what the stealership says your car is worth personally, they aren't in business to help you.
do you owe on the car? and how much did you pay?
don't take what the stealership says your car is worth personally, they aren't in business to help you.
do you owe on the car? and how much did you pay?
03-22-2006, 05:55 PM
#5
Why did you buy a salvaged car in the first place?
Your just asking for problems.
Salvage
A Salvage title is assigned to a vehicle that has been declared a total loss resulting from Fire, Vandalism, Collision, Theft, Flood or other occurrence. Salvage titles are further broken down into two categories:
Repairable
A Repairable Salvage title is assigned to a vehicle that has been salvaged but can be repaired. This title requires a sub-brand of Fire, Vandalism, Collision, Theft or Flood.
Parts-Only
A Parts-Only Salvage title is assigned to a vehicle that can only be sold as parts due to excessive damage. The vehicle can never be re-titled or re-registered. A Parts-Only title does not require a sub-brand and is labeled with a junk status.
Your just asking for problems.
Salvage
A Salvage title is assigned to a vehicle that has been declared a total loss resulting from Fire, Vandalism, Collision, Theft, Flood or other occurrence. Salvage titles are further broken down into two categories:
Repairable
A Repairable Salvage title is assigned to a vehicle that has been salvaged but can be repaired. This title requires a sub-brand of Fire, Vandalism, Collision, Theft or Flood.
Parts-Only
A Parts-Only Salvage title is assigned to a vehicle that can only be sold as parts due to excessive damage. The vehicle can never be re-titled or re-registered. A Parts-Only title does not require a sub-brand and is labeled with a junk status.
03-22-2006, 05:58 PM
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I paid 5800 for it. It was a head on from what I can tell. Carfax says in the body shop for a month! I totally regret it O well im stuck now. Ill just take what I can get for it in a year or 2 when ill be able to buy a 350.
03-22-2006, 06:04 PM
#7
dang! Talking about getting 
!
Originally Posted by 97Se5spd
I paid 5800 for it. It was a head on from what I can tell. Carfax says in the body shop for a month! I totally regret it O well im stuck now. Ill just take what I can get for it in a year or 2 when ill be able to buy a 350.
03-22-2006, 06:16 PM
#9
You overpaid and got a salvage car, 2 grand for a trade is fair, not like they want the car anyway. They always lowball you on the trade in unless its a year old or so, sell it yourself. Make sure you know what your buying next time and be prepared for problems with a salvage. Just because it was in the body shop for a month, means nothing, atleast 50% of that time was waiting for parts.
03-22-2006, 06:28 PM
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The stearing is off center and doesnt feel like any other 4th gen ive driven, wheels r balanced and aligned. Airbags r messed up also, but I think its the problem matic passenger seat unit. Theres also a very slight wheel shake. And something burns when I drive on the highway, and the barke pedal has sunk to the floor b4. Hm wat else, sometimes when i step on it, nothing happens. Ive done all maintence that should be new plugs, oil, tranny service, nothing makes a diff.
03-22-2006, 07:17 PM
#14
Yeah I regret buying my maxima now. It was too good to be true. The inside and outside was perfect however I think the stealership knew the car had mechanical problems. So when I bought it I took it to Nissan and yes they found a whole crap load of things which the stealership I bought it from fixed for free but now the transmission blew on it so yeah I think they knew that something was going to die early on the car which is why they sold it to me for so cheap.
03-22-2006, 07:33 PM
#17
I bought my max salvaged as well. I buy cars this way simply because you save a lot of money. $5800 is a hell of a lot for a salvaged max, even for 59K miles. I was able to purchase a WRX salvaged for about $1800, and probably would've put in $1000 or a little more into it to get it up and running. But, it had some other problems so I sold it. But, this was about 3 years ago, when people didn't know about insurance auctions 
I bought my max from auction for about $1600 I think, and about $1400 for parts, which comes to $3000 on the car. It's in my sig, you can also check out my Cardomain to see what it looked like before it was fixed. Although mine has 136K miles, but runs very smooth for so many miles. Luckily the previous owner took good care of it. Basically just try to work with it. Try to get all those things fixed, one by one. You did know that buying a salvaged car is sort of like gambling didn't you? You can buy yourself a car that has low miles, little damage, and then find out you need to change the whole engine. This happened to me in my Cadillac STS, needed to buy 2 motors for that pos. Anyway buying a salvaged car is risky, but just remember that you buy a car that has problems with it, so I mean, you get what you get. Next time just buy one that isn't salvaged for advice. Now try to work with it.
I bought my max from auction for about $1600 I think, and about $1400 for parts, which comes to $3000 on the car. It's in my sig, you can also check out my Cardomain to see what it looked like before it was fixed. Although mine has 136K miles, but runs very smooth for so many miles. Luckily the previous owner took good care of it. Basically just try to work with it. Try to get all those things fixed, one by one. You did know that buying a salvaged car is sort of like gambling didn't you? You can buy yourself a car that has low miles, little damage, and then find out you need to change the whole engine. This happened to me in my Cadillac STS, needed to buy 2 motors for that pos. Anyway buying a salvaged car is risky, but just remember that you buy a car that has problems with it, so I mean, you get what you get. Next time just buy one that isn't salvaged for advice. Now try to work with it.
03-22-2006, 07:40 PM
#19
i love my maxima.....sure right now its sucks cause winter and i still gotta put all my goodies in but once summer comes it will be great....i am sure i will want a new car in a few yrs but for now...gonna add some power and different suspension set up and love what i got
03-22-2006, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo1er
On my second, my 96 was still going like new with 160k, now my 97 feels like new with almost 110k. No regrets at all. Only reason I traded my 96 in for my 97 was the manual.
03-22-2006, 08:25 PM
#22
Originally Posted by SRSEN1999
That's a lot of miles for it, I have 1997 Maxima GLE and I have only 85,500 miles. How many miles did you drive annually and did you get your car new?
03-22-2006, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 97Se5spd
I paid 5800 for it. It was a head on from what I can tell. Carfax says in the body shop for a month! I totally regret it O well im stuck now. Ill just take what I can get for it in a year or 2 when ill be able to buy a 350.
wow i paid 5400$ for my maxima and it was pretty much new.
p.s i never had one major problem yet with my max. its up to 133k now
03-22-2006, 08:54 PM
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Either you were very naive, or genuinely ignorant of the potential problems coming with a salvage title.
Salvage cars freak me out. I got a job with - well that's irrelevant - in San Antonio, and was given a Caddy to drive around. It drove like a chocolate donkey. Later the idiot told me that it was a salvage, and it had been made from the front end of one car welded around the middle to the back end of another. Such cars break apart when involved in accidents.
Comparing your price, my 96GLE has never been in an accident and I paid about $600 less than you did, and Maximas cost more over here. The mileage is about 75K perhaps, not high exactly. And it runs fine. So even on a non-salvage basis you paid too much IMO. There is such a thing as the Blue Book you know.
Someone else advised you to turn lemons into lemonade. I'm not so sure I would want to invest the time. I think I would cut my losses.
Salvage cars freak me out. I got a job with - well that's irrelevant - in San Antonio, and was given a Caddy to drive around. It drove like a chocolate donkey. Later the idiot told me that it was a salvage, and it had been made from the front end of one car welded around the middle to the back end of another. Such cars break apart when involved in accidents.
Comparing your price, my 96GLE has never been in an accident and I paid about $600 less than you did, and Maximas cost more over here. The mileage is about 75K perhaps, not high exactly. And it runs fine. So even on a non-salvage basis you paid too much IMO. There is such a thing as the Blue Book you know.
Someone else advised you to turn lemons into lemonade. I'm not so sure I would want to invest the time. I think I would cut my losses.
03-22-2006, 09:06 PM
#26
To the thread starter, is it black on black? Did the carfax say what body shop it was in for so long? Is the person who sold it to you affiliated with the shop? All irrelevant now, but if they were connected I would guess they did a bubble gum fix on everything, make it look good, but they would never drive it ya know? Have you taken it to an actual mechanic or have you done all the maintenance yourself? Anything wrecked can be made new again. Have a mechanic check it out, and then get a second opinion. And im guessing its a 5spd because of your name, probably the most sought after combo if it is black on black 
Might cost you another grand or two to make it perfect, but with 59k the engine will last you along time.
Might cost you another grand or two to make it perfect, but with 59k the engine will last you along time.
03-23-2006, 07:48 AM
#28
mann you could have gotten a wayyyyyyyyyy better car at a dealer for that price...............
by the way WTF would anyone buy a salvage car that was hit head on, NEVER buy a salvage car that got front end damage.....everyone knows that
but i'm real sorry that u having trouble wit your max mann.
do you have pics of your car?
by the way WTF would anyone buy a salvage car that was hit head on, NEVER buy a salvage car that got front end damage.....everyone knows that
but i'm real sorry that u having trouble wit your max mann.
do you have pics of your car?
03-23-2006, 08:30 AM
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No I dont think the body shop and the crappy dealership are connected in anyway. To the guy that has the purple salvaged max, my car looks just like yours, hoods off in the same spot, grille and light pushed in. Carfax says airbags not used so hopefully it looked like yours. I havent seen pics of the car when it was wrecked. And yes it is black on black leather SE. Automatic though.
03-23-2006, 08:42 AM
#31
I would sell it and buy a clean title car, salvage cars always drive and feel different. An inch off here, another half inch there, and it adds up to alot of problems that are nearly impossible to fix. I don't know any body shops that can get a car perfect, close but not factory fresh.
03-23-2006, 09:55 AM
#33
What was the damage?
I came very close to being scammed when I was looking. A black '98 5speed with 60K for around 5900. Seemed like quite the deal until I ran the VIN (which I had to get while he was inside) and it came back as major accident at 59,XXX miles then a couple months went by and the next entry had only 60K after those few months.
LTU max- what kind of damage did your car have?
I came very close to being scammed when I was looking. A black '98 5speed with 60K for around 5900. Seemed like quite the deal until I ran the VIN (which I had to get while he was inside) and it came back as major accident at 59,XXX miles then a couple months went by and the next entry had only 60K after those few months.
LTU max- what kind of damage did your car have?
03-23-2006, 09:56 AM
#34
Originally Posted by North
I regret it from time to time as well, but thats only because i want my 240 back. RWD for teh WIN!
Just wait untill after the new Fast and the Furious....
03-23-2006, 10:30 AM
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I dont care about the "scene" I live in Maine what kind of "scene" is there. I care abouta well balanced cheap rwd car that like mods especially a turbo.
FandF3 will be exceptionally gay just like the first 2 no surprise here.
FandF3 will be exceptionally gay just like the first 2 no surprise here.
03-23-2006, 10:47 AM
#37
Originally Posted by 97Se5spd
The stearing is off center and doesnt feel like any other 4th gen ive driven, wheels r balanced and aligned. Airbags r messed up also, but I think its the problem matic passenger seat unit. Theres also a very slight wheel shake. And something burns when I drive on the highway, and the barke pedal has sunk to the floor b4. Hm wat else, sometimes when i step on it, nothing happens. Ive done all maintence that should be new plugs, oil, tranny service, nothing makes a diff.
Isn't this stuff you should have noticed before you bought the damn car? $2000 is a steal of a deal. You should take it and run. I don't know why you would have paid $5800 for that in the first place when you could get a vehicle with slightly more miles for about the same amount.
03-23-2006, 01:50 PM
#38
Originally Posted by nismos14
Isn't this stuff you should have noticed before you bought the damn car? $2000 is a steal of a deal. You should take it and run. I don't know why you would have paid $5800 for that in the first place when you could get a vehicle with slightly more miles for about the same amount.
#1. didnt you already know it was damaged.........
#2. your gullable enough to believe what the dealer said......
#3. you now cryin' @ maxima.org about your mistake......
LOOK IN MY SIG_ My Max Had $5500 in HAIL DAMAGE when i bought it 5yrs ago. Now i have 2, Blue95 & Black98
Get to work Boy! ur wasting time online.........
Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $2Hundred Dollars. Get outside and work on it.
03-23-2006, 04:08 PM
#39
My car has a salvage title because it was stolen in VA. It has no damage.
I paid $4300.00 and it had 42,000 miles....
This was december '04....
You definitely got jacked.... I would never buy a salvage title car unless I knew it wasn't because of damage....
I paid $4300.00 and it had 42,000 miles....
This was december '04....
You definitely got jacked.... I would never buy a salvage title car unless I knew it wasn't because of damage....
03-23-2006, 05:43 PM
#40
My car is even beter, it was salvaged, stripped for parts, was re-built, then TOTALED in a collision, and re-built AGAIN. I have spliced wires EVERWHERE and some of the electronics are a bit messed up. But she still runs great.