My new ride!! 1999 Maxima GXE **PICS**

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Aug 21, 2011 | 03:41 PM
  #1  
After searching Craigslist for a couple of weeks and wasted countless hours looking at cars that are just complete junk, I finally found one that I like.

The care is pretty clean and at the price range I was looking for, so I bought it right on the spot.

There's just a couple of minor issues that need to be addressed but overall the car is in decent shape. First problem is the giant holes on the driver side carpet :/ Looks like a rat or a hungry bum ate through it (Picture #6). Second is the rear driver side suspension squeaks when you go over bumps. You can replicate the noise by pushing the rear of the car up and down. Does that mean that I need new shocks/struts? As far as the carpet goes, Nissan wants $600 for the new carpet :O












Need to replace carpet but don't have $600 + Labor










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Aug 21, 2011 | 04:25 PM
  #2  
good pickup where in nj are you? and for the carpet you could get one from a junkyard and while youre theyre convert your interior to i30 leather
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Aug 21, 2011 | 04:36 PM
  #3  
Looks clean, congrats on your new max
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Aug 21, 2011 | 04:37 PM
  #4  
damn its really clean! how much did u pick it up for it u dont mind me asking?
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Aug 21, 2011 | 04:46 PM
  #5  
Very clean. I am also from NJ and bought 96 Maxima 2 weeks ago.
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Aug 21, 2011 | 04:49 PM
  #6  
Quote: good pickup where in nj are you? and for the carpet you could get one from a junkyard and while youre theyre convert your interior to i30 leather
I'm in South. Do you have a particular junk yard in mind?
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Aug 21, 2011 | 04:49 PM
  #7  
Quote: damn its really clean! how much did u pick it up for it u dont mind me asking?
$3530 after tax
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Aug 21, 2011 | 04:55 PM
  #8  
real clean, nice catch
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Aug 21, 2011 | 05:01 PM
  #9  
Very clean but I hate GXE's with a passion.
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Aug 21, 2011 | 05:26 PM
  #10  
Quote: I'm in South. Do you have a particular junk yard in mind?

theres one in new egypt i go to called blaceys auto parts its a u pull it kind of junkyard and they are dirt cheap and what are your future plans?
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Aug 21, 2011 | 05:29 PM
  #11  
Quote: theres one in new egypt i go to called blaceys auto parts its a u pull it kind of junkyard and they are dirt cheap and what are your future plans?
Restore it to as new as possible.
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Aug 21, 2011 | 06:17 PM
  #12  
Lookds good. Nice paint!...interior creeps me out !
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Aug 21, 2011 | 06:46 PM
  #13  
Nice pick up! Clean and good mileage! You going to have to clean your battery terminals. One looks corroded. Clean it with backing soda, water, brush, and then apply vaseline....Im originally from central jersey. WAIT! You smell alittle like bacon. Just kidding. Are you a cop? If so, hook me up with a pba card...
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Aug 21, 2011 | 07:33 PM
  #14  
Very clean maxima. I think you should find some leather seats
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Aug 21, 2011 | 07:40 PM
  #15  
nice pickup just got a 99 gle black on black good luck with yours
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Aug 21, 2011 | 07:45 PM
  #16  
Quote: Very clean maxima. I think you should find some leather seats
I'd love to but i need to find a junk yard that have this car in stock
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Aug 21, 2011 | 07:46 PM
  #17  
Quote: Nice pick up! Clean and good mileage! You going to have to clean your battery terminals. One looks corroded. Clean it with backing soda, water, brush, and then apply vaseline....Im originally from central jersey. WAIT! You smell alittle like bacon. Just kidding. Are you a cop? If so, hook me up with a pba card...
Bacon eh? You're going to need to save some of that Vaseline for yourself when you get pulled over
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Aug 21, 2011 | 07:47 PM
  #18  
great pickup kroze looking great
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Aug 21, 2011 | 08:02 PM
  #19  
Just an update:

As far as plans for the car, I just spent $682 ordering parts.

- I am replacing front & rear struts.
- Hood struts
- Both lower control arms
- Inner & outer tie rods
- sway bar bushings
- Antenna (mine's broke but the motor still runs)
- Clock (blank screen)
- Front & rear speakers (Kicker 6.5)
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Aug 21, 2011 | 08:17 PM
  #20  
Quote: Bacon eh? You're going to need to save some of that Vaseline for yourself when you get pulled over
LMAO!!! Daaamn you ***ked me up with that one...
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Aug 21, 2011 | 08:46 PM
  #21  
Quote: Bacon eh? You're going to need to save some of that Vaseline for yourself when you get pulled over
lmfao ! Good1

Btw, the squeak could also be a bushin.
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Aug 21, 2011 | 10:40 PM
  #22  
Congrats on the new Max. Body looks clean as hell. Maxima's look funny without leather..
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Aug 21, 2011 | 10:59 PM
  #23  
man thats one clean maxx! lots and lots of life in that sucker, its barely broken in at 117k miles!

what u pay for it.
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Aug 22, 2011 | 06:42 AM
  #24  
I'm in south jersey to. There's a junkyard in williamstown on the black horse pike its a pick and pull they got a 99 max there wit good carpet I was just there a week ago. Can't think of the name rite now. But ill find out if u want it
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Aug 22, 2011 | 06:52 AM
  #25  
Quote: I'm in south jersey to. There's a junkyard in williamstown on the black horse pike its a pick and pull they got a 99 max there wit good carpet I was just there a week ago. Can't think of the name rite now. But ill find out if u want it
I only know one in Berlin. It's on Cross Keys Road, new Berlin Farmer's Market
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Aug 22, 2011 | 06:58 AM
  #26  
$600 for a new carpet?!?!??!
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Aug 22, 2011 | 06:59 AM
  #27  
You could pick up a new carpet from stockinteriors.com

http://www.stockinteriors.com/AutoCa...20&ModelId=319
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Aug 22, 2011 | 07:27 AM
  #28  
Quote: I only know one in Berlin. It's on Cross Keys Road, new Berlin Farmer's Market




There's like 4 or 5 in williamstown just google junkyards in williamstown. Or try in cmd
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Aug 22, 2011 | 08:16 AM
  #29  
Quote: Just an update:

As far as plans for the car, I just spent $682 ordering parts.

- I am replacing front & rear struts.
- Hood struts
- Both lower control arms
- Inner & outer tie rods
- sway bar bushings
- Antenna (mine's broke but the motor still runs)
- Clock (blank screen)
- Front & rear speakers (Kicker 6.5)
Change so many? Because they have issues? I will watch what you do. I plan to change drive belts and radiator hoses.
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Aug 22, 2011 | 10:54 AM
  #30  
Junkyard interior is a good idea or you canjust get some nice floor mats and call it a day. Not sure if you used them to buy your parts, but rockauto has some of the best prices for replacement/maintenance parts....inexpensive and ships out quick. NJ here too, piscataway, NJ. I have a buddy on the force. He covers sayreville down to brick I think.
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Aug 22, 2011 | 12:20 PM
  #31  
Quote: Change so many? Because they have issues? I will watch what you do. I plan to change drive belts and radiator hoses.
I can feel the suspension is getting soft and on its way out. The car doesn't bottom out or anything but I can feel it's not as tight. May as well replace it and be done with it. It'll make the car ride like brand new again and should last me the life of the car (probably 200k miles)

Besides, it's a 12 year old car with 117k miles. I'm pretty sure all the rubber bushings and suspension parts are worn out.

Quote: Junkyard interior is a good idea or you canjust get some nice floor mats and call it a day. Not sure if you used them to buy your parts, but rockauto has some of the best prices for replacement/maintenance parts....inexpensive and ships out quick. NJ here too, piscataway, NJ. I have a buddy on the force. He covers sayreville down to brick I think.
I just went to the junk yard today and scored the Digital Clock (my digital clock doesn't work) and the Cup holders (my cup holder is missing some tabs on the bottom so it's kinda sitting loosely and not secured). Now i'm 2 steps closer to a completely clean max
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Aug 22, 2011 | 01:00 PM
  #32  
nice pickup
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Aug 22, 2011 | 01:20 PM
  #33  
New & working clock



New cup holder

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Aug 22, 2011 | 05:27 PM
  #34  
you should have done the always illuminated clock mod
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Aug 22, 2011 | 06:23 PM
  #35  
Quote: you should have done the always illuminated clock mod
what's that?
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Aug 22, 2011 | 06:44 PM
  #36  
very nice pick up.. reminds me of the mine when i first bought it (just in black lol)
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Aug 22, 2011 | 11:16 PM
  #37  
did yuh get it with the full tank? good buy
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Aug 23, 2011 | 03:32 AM
  #38  
No on the gas. I was sticker shocked when I filled this bad boy up from Empty.

$52!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so used to paying $11 every fill up on my sport bike
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Aug 23, 2011 | 03:55 AM
  #39  
get used to the gas consumption, i use at least $50-60 a week driving around locally and my lead foot does'nt help either. i see a black leather interior in your future, that gray cloth is hideous. dont know what nissan was thinking, should have put black on black, but i guess joo gotta pay for luxury!!!!
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Aug 23, 2011 | 04:20 AM
  #40  
Clean looking stock 4th gen
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