96 max se auto-evergreen
2900

1996 Nissan Maxima GXE w/131,000 Miles

White w/Blonde Interior

Subway in Stow, Ohio (Craigslist)

$2000.00

Resurface front rotors, balance all four wheels & remove pin stripe!

Installed factory fogs and spoiler from a '96 SE in Galion, Ohio (Craigslist).

1) 1995 GLE Black with black leather, Sunroof, & Bose

2) In town. Wanted a project car and a guy called me saying he had a 5 speed and the gle. I took both

3) $400 for both

4) New Tranny

1) 98 SE Auto Pearl White Loaded 84K
2) $3900
3) Craigslist
4) Tires, CV's (both axles-$160), Front ABS Sensor

1) 05 SE Coral Sand Auto Loaded exc Nav 28K
2) $15,500 (last summer)
3) Craiglist
4) Nothing

1) 96 Super Black SE 5sp 39K
2) 13,500 (bought in 98)
3) AutoTrader, Magazine.
4) New clutch, rebuilt tranny, water pump, struts, calipers, and y pipe, all changed in 07. 151k currently, still running strong.

1) 1997 maxima SE, STOCK 11,000 miles

2) In Waterbury CT, on the side of the road 4 sale

3) The guy was asking 3500 obo and when i talk to him and side if i have 2000 in 5 min can u do it, and he did ;-) so i got it 4 $2000

4) No, until i wanted to change some things.

Is 11k a typo?

1) What is your car (or was it when purchased) ex: 1998 SE Auto, black on black, stock.
- 1995 SE, 5-sp, leather package, black emerald, stock, 219k (bought March 1st, 2009)

2) Where did you find it? ex: locally ; autotrader ; this forum ; etc.
-Craiglslist (Lynnwood, WA)

3) How much did you pay?
-$1500

4) What issues did you have to fix immediately?
- O2 sensor, fuel injectors, alternator, gauge cluser (tach), struts, general maintenance
- In the middle of doing the axles, not sure if they are bad or not.

1998 SE w/sunroof, automatic tranny, 182xxx miles
purchased from dad's friend
$750 (just amazing!)
needed new a/c compressor (bearings had gone bad), exhaust pipe bracket, blower motor fan switch (the one under the glove box)

1) 96 5spd SE, 280,xxx miles gold-on-black Leather + sunroof

2) friend, hes dad

3) $2,000

4) little tlc

i did a new jdm motor 100xxx now body work and few other stuff

1) 97 SE 5speed, tan interior, dark green, sunroof, 96k miles

2)side of the road

3) $3,900

4)none

1) 99 black 5spd SE 122k
2) A dealer i found on Autotrader
3) $4700
4) After about a week knock sensor and tps sensor

1) 1999 SE, beige in and out with leather not heated (Who buys non-heated leather, I'm going to have to fix that) automatic, sunroof, bose, auto climate, fogs, cruise control, etc.

2) Craigslist, it was at a "dealer"

3) $5k, not as cheap as others but it was a dealer so... and it had 60k on it.

4) one front coil pack which took the ks with it, and front rotors

Hmm...I thought I posted in this thread already, oh well

1) 1996 GXE, Starfire blue Pearl @ 74K (w/ gray cloth interior )

2) Cars.com

3) $5200

4) Farking O2 sensor that lit up the CEL after I drove it away from the dealer

1996 GLE. Pebble Beige Metallic (CG2). My father bought it back in '98 for $16,000. Payed cash too I believe. What a baller.

1. 98 5 spd SE, Black on Black 67,000 miles

2. Local Dealer

3. $5,500

4. Drove for 2 years then replaced everything

1. 98 I30, 120K miles
2. From a German guy returning to Germany. Went to see his other car but bought this one instead.
3. $25,000 in 1999 with 2K miles on the clock
4. Almost stock except for the wear out items. Had a big ordeal with an A/C shop over a failed compressor. Finally fixed it myself. Many convenience item such as BT HF, GPS, ipod interface.

1: 1997 Maxima GLE - 118,000 Miles

2: Auction

3: $2,000 + 1 year warranty (free)

4: Nothing needed fixing

1. 1997 Nissan Maxima SE auto, 167,600 miles (153,000 when purchased) tan leather, dark green paint, bose, heated seats, every single option (even the built in garage door opener and house light device), stock but soon to have Weapon-R Dragon air intake

2. found on autotrader, Minneapolis, Minnesota

3. wanted $5000 for it but got it for $4500

4. had to fix water pump within first month and then exhaust about a 9 months after

1: 1998 Infiniti I30t 128k miles Automatic Black on Beige leather (swapped it for black leather)

2: Online (autotrader)

3: $4200

4: Brakes and axle (both fixed within a month)

1) SOLD: 1999 Maxima SE 5spd

2) *** Nissan

3) 11,500 back in 03 with 32k miles

4) Knock Sensor wgen i got to 60k



1) Now: 04 350Z Silverstone/Black

2) Geis Nissan

3) 21,500

4) Tire Feathering



Next: e90 M3

Ebay. $885. 1995 white gxe. 204k miles. Tranny stuck in 5th gear, but I had one in the garage to replace it with. Did a motor swap with a motor that had 120 actual miles on it..like brand new, and swapped a ton of other stuff because i totalled the max i had right b4 this one, so good parts.

I paid cash my 1997 Maxima SE new in April of 1997 at a Nissan dealer in Seattle Wa, which I don't remember their name. Sticker price was just under $31K, but with my Nissan family discount, I got the car for about $24K OTD.

Small dealer, it was the oldest car on the lot and the cheapest. The other cars were BMW, Lexus, Infiniti, etc so I figured that was a good sign. Beautiful loaded '96 Deep Evergreen SE 5 speed with 140k for just $2500.

1) 1997 Maxima SE, black on black cloth, 5spd, sunroof, no Bose, 306,881 miles

2) Autotrader; but in fact was located just 3 miles from my house.

3) Listed for $2250, got it for $1900!! woo!

4) Just 2 o2 sensors to pass inspection! but it did need new shocks when I bought it too. Oh, and a new gear shift boot/****, the originals were pretty much disenegrating

1. 1996 SE Manual 251k miles

2. Craigslist (Atlanta)

3. wanted $1650 but i got it for $1200

4. nothing immedietly but when i got home i realized one the the coils wasnt plugged in. i have replaced the plugs, starter, fuel filter, and egr valve.

1) 99 5spd, 80k, Black-on-Black

2) guy going to jail

3) free just dmv fees $120

4) four tires and alternator

well ive had two

first one

1) it was completely stock when I bought it all I put on was a intake it was a 95 SE 5spd, bought it with 125,000miles totaled at 131,000 miles RIP, white with tan leather...it had EVERY option

2) found it on craigslist from the original owners :-D

3) they wanted $3100 I walked out with the car and $2500

4) all it needed was a clutch...but I never replaced it

my second one

1) again bought completely stock, 97 SE white with black leather again EVERY option but heated seats :-/ bought it with 77,600miles :-D

2) again found it on craigslist from a old couple they were the second owners for the last 9years

3) they wanted $6700 I got it for $4000 (and still had $200 left from what insurance gave me) :-)

4) nothing it was in amazing condition minus some paint chips on the front bumper and they gave us a FAT STACK of maintenance records and all records
and Ive put all the mods on it that are on her so far

I also have 2
1)97 GLE, 203k miles

2)Craigslist, New Haven

3)wanted 3k, took it for 2k

4)cel on, needed to clean egr tube

second:
1)97 SE, 108k

2) Co-worker

3)$2500

4) Needs a radio

dang 232,000miles?
is it still running good?

ha hell ya man that DE will last a LONG time if you maintain....and sometimes when you dont. You picked the right car for reliability and longevity! You'll get sick of lookin at it before it dies for good. The GLE got nissan plugs, coolant flush, BG tranny flush, egr tube cleaned, air filter, pcv, belts all in about a week of owning it.

1. 98 Auto Pearl white/blk interior 213k

2. Craigslist. Tulsa

3. 2900

4. cv axel and wheel bearing (front left) $80 to fix both

so uhh, gonna sell your car?

1) 1996 Nissan Maxima, unknown trim model.. Bone Stock, automatic, with beige color, had 87,xxx miles on the engine

2) Old, OLD, lady down the street

3) $820

4) Nothing, wrong with it, except it was rear ended before, and the car is fixed, but most of the rear doesn't exactly line up right...

haha NICE!
well mine only has 78,300miles on it right now...and they're original miles too

so it's going to be a couple of years before I hit the 232,000mile point.

[quote=Ahheck01;6173241]A thread with a different focus started to veer in this direction, and I need some advice as to where I should be looking, because what I'm finding aren't nearly as good as the deals others have been getting.

So:

1) What is your car (or was it when purchased) 95 SE Jade Green/Tan Interior

2) Where did you find it? Craigslist/Charlotte, NC

3) How much did you pay? $1300

4) What issues did you have to fix immediately? Sunroof leak, Alternator

1) What is your car?: 1998 Arctic White Pearl Nissan Maxima GXE

2) Where did you find it?: inherited from dad

3) How much did you pay?: me - nada dad - $20,000 brand new in aug 98

4) What issues did you have to fix immediately?: idk where to start... engine hasnt been regularly maintained, paint is deteriorating, speakers are blown, tints are peeling, and brakes are gone... all this needs to be fixed as soon as i get my priorities straightened out.

1.) 95 SE 5-spd Midnight blue with cloth tan interior, sunroof, cold weather package inc. heated seats and mirrors - 139K miles

2.) Craiglist - Atlanta

3.) $3500

4.) Found that the waterpump was leaking a week after I bought it. I also put some new front struts in the car.

'98 maxima found at dealership w/ 33 miles.

Paid $30k in 1997 & had nothing to do to car. At least not until mods went on car. lol

1) 95 SE, 143k, Blue on tan leather

2)Local shady dealer(but fell in love with the car on test drive)

3)$2700

4)DR side wheel bearing and hub assembly, knock, 2 coils

5)still needs front struts and bushings, pass side fog lamp, sway bar

1) 1997 gxe black, 91k

2) Friend new an old lady that wanted to sell her car =)

3) $4500

4) Nothing, except for the fact that the hood was rusting, roof and trunk hood had bubbling paint.