Looking at a 97 SE 5 spd.

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12-22-2001, 03:11 PM

Neice Anne

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Looking at a 97 SE 5 spd.

Does anyone know if $8500 is a good price for a 97 SE 5spd with 100k miles, bose system, and leather interior? The car looks to be in good condition paint and body wise, with a side molding pulled up a bit.. what do you guys think, should I go for it?

12-22-2001, 03:15 PM

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Re: Looking at a 97 SE 5 spd.

dealership or private party?

12-22-2001, 03:20 PM

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dealership or private party?

Dealership... kinda.. not one of those real Nissan dealerships, a small one.. I'd definetely get it inspected before I bought it, but it seems real nice..

12-22-2001, 03:24 PM

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http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.urr?kbb.NY;696886&10704;car&40;Nissan;1997%20Maxima&5;NI;D4&

kbb value is like $11k. make sure everything is ok.

12-22-2001, 03:51 PM

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Re: Looking at a 97 SE 5 spd.

YES, thats a very good price, but expect it to need a new clutch.

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Does anyone know if $8500 is a good price for a 97 SE 5spd with 100k miles, bose system, and leather interior? The car looks to be in good condition paint and body wise, with a side molding pulled up a bit.. what do you guys think, should I go for it?

12-22-2001, 04:10 PM

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thats a f#cking awesome price..

12-22-2001, 04:19 PM

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yeah thats an awesome price. is this at some place like "mike's auto sales", the dealerships that are formed by putting a bunch of used cars in their front yard? definitely make sure you have it checked out by a pro. if it checks out then hop on that.

12-22-2001, 06:08 PM

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yeah thats an awesome price. is this at some place like "mike's auto sales", the dealerships that are formed by putting a bunch of used cars in their front yard? definitely make sure you have it checked out by a pro. if it checks out then hop on that.

Okay thanks for the tips guys, yeah it's that kind of place, it actually mainly sells trailer hitchs I think, only a few cars were there, so I'll definetely get it checked out by my cousin first, but yeah I was lookin at the KBB values, and I think it's a bit higher than what you got Nickstam.. I did it and got 13.5 for dealership, 10.5 for private party... anyway thanks for the advice guys, I can't wait to get this badboy!

12-22-2001, 06:31 PM

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ya, throw in an aftermarket clutch

12-22-2001, 08:18 PM

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I got my 97 SE w\ leather, 40,000 miles for 15,000. I thought that was a good deal.

12-22-2001, 08:24 PM

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make sure to check the title out... sometimes they ship the vehicles in from out of state issue them a new title and cover up their crash history...

12-23-2001, 01:01 PM

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make sure to check the title out... sometimes they ship the vehicles in from out of state issue them a new title and cover up their crash history...

Yes, be very careful here. Go to Carfax.com it should show up there if it is from out of state. If it does then be cautious. I understand that a car titled as Salvage can be re-titled without the Salvage designation in another state. Running a Carfax report is money well spent anyway.