After months of looking at cars I ended up getting for my son an identical Max. Same year same colour same interior except that his has a noisy exhaust and someone has put sawbladed alloys off a Pontiac on it.
Also had the same faults as mine. Leaking front calipers, oil leak, water leak, PS leak, tranny fluid leak. And I need two of those rubber bellows things that go in the inlet, after the MAF. Both split. I am tempted to wait for a quiet day and stick em side by side to see which one is fastest to 60.

 

I see what you wrote as only a good thing. You have two good projects on which to learn and offer that father-son experience. Most of what you mentioned are easy fixes; once repaired, your car and its longevity will be the better for it.

Good luck and have fun.....and for the love of God, get those damn Pontiac wheels off the son's max...

 

I see a race shaping up real soon....My bet's on Dad...

 

wow... sux indeed... get those puppies fixed up and start taking pics... lets see those evil twins...

 

Pontiac alloys, noisy exhaust, leaking everywhere. Does not sound good to me. Hope you got it for under a G?

 

No, it's ok, it is hard to find a decent car this side of the border. On the other hand major repair costs are a fraction of what I'd pay in the US.
All the leaks are fixed now. But the ABS has died. Managed to track it to the rear, it must be a sensor. Have to see what's for sale by org members.
(Hahaha the Bose had a working display unlike mine. But the CD player is useless...)

 

(Hahaha the Bose had a working display unlike mine. But the CD player is useless...)[/QUOTE]
If you like your Bose radio/CD setup you can buy a replacement off EBAY and fix what you have for cheap. Or you can send it to the Factory Car Stereo Repair shop in FL. They can fix all Nissan radio's and they fix them at a good price too. I currently have my second radio with them now, the CD changer died on me and I didn't want to go after market so I sent it to them.

 

I bet on the son...he weighs less. Heh! Anyway, have fun with 2 maxs. Those problems are fixable and great for learning.

 

Got a Good BOSE headunit out of my 98 if you want it. PM me.

 

im looking for a bose head unit for my pearl 96

 

$50 on the Son.!!!!LOL

 

Um.....thread from Feb.

This might be a little late but you can clean the sensor located on the caliper to see if that fixes the problem.

 

50 on the son's led foot.

thats too much leaks and all, i would not buy a max in that condition, unless it was almost free for u

but good luck man, it should be fun

 

Completely wrong section for this. Do you understand what the 'classifieds' section is?

 

My apt-mate from undergrad purchased 2 used white 1997 240sx. 1 was completely stock, the other was track-only (too many illegal mods) and not street-able.

clive: how'd those pontiac rims get on there? LOL

Jae

 

Lets see some pics of those two together.