1996 or 1999?
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1996 or 1999?
We need a second car and the Maxima looks good from reviews, have not owned a Nissan before. What I want is a low cost car with little cost to its maintenance.
What issues should I look for? The 1996 has 103k miles, $3500 plus dealer fees. The 1999 has 64k miles, $6900 plus dealer fees. Seems a bit high.
Is the Maxima good in snow?
Thank you.
What issues should I look for? The 1996 has 103k miles, $3500 plus dealer fees. The 1999 has 64k miles, $6900 plus dealer fees. Seems a bit high.
Is the Maxima good in snow?
Thank you.
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We need a second car and the Maxima looks good from reviews, have not owned a Nissan before. What I want is a low cost car with little cost to its maintenance.
What issues should I look for? The 1996 has 103k miles, $3500 plus dealer fees. The 1999 has 64k miles, $6900 plus dealer fees. Seems a bit high.
Is the Maxima good in snow?
Thank you.
What issues should I look for? The 1996 has 103k miles, $3500 plus dealer fees. The 1999 has 64k miles, $6900 plus dealer fees. Seems a bit high.
Is the Maxima good in snow?
Thank you.
I like my '96 and got it from cragslist for $1,600 cash from a private sale.
4th gens in snow country (salt) suffer from radiator core support rust. Inspect for the engine crossmember falling away from the core support ust behind the front bumper. This is a ~$800.00 repair.
Last edited by asand1; 09-26-2013 at 12:09 PM.
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A 99 in excellent condition is about $2500 and a 96 would be $1600. Used dealer mark ups seem to be almost double of what they get the car for, they have to eat too. That being said, if the car got totalled you basically get nothing, even though they want you to pay x amount. Get one private party and get it maintained/fixed, it should be less depending on the repairs needed.
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http://www.palmautomall.com/used-inventory
The 1996 is listed for $4300 but I emailed them about it. On Edmunds car evaluation it shows $3500, and they agreed to sell it for that.
The other one is at www.floridacars1.com but at that markup they are probably not going to listen to $4500, which is Edmund's evaluation. But I could email them. It looks nice. One owner.
The 1996 is listed for $4300 but I emailed them about it. On Edmunds car evaluation it shows $3500, and they agreed to sell it for that.
The other one is at www.floridacars1.com but at that markup they are probably not going to listen to $4500, which is Edmund's evaluation. But I could email them. It looks nice. One owner.
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http://www.palmautomall.com/used-inventory
The 1996 is listed for $4300 but I emailed them about it. On Edmunds car evaluation it shows $3500, and they agreed to sell it for that.
The other one is at www.floridacars1.com but at that markup they are probably not going to listen to $4500, which is Edmund's evaluation. But I could email them. It looks nice. One owner.
The 1996 is listed for $4300 but I emailed them about it. On Edmunds car evaluation it shows $3500, and they agreed to sell it for that.
The other one is at www.floridacars1.com but at that markup they are probably not going to listen to $4500, which is Edmund's evaluation. But I could email them. It looks nice. One owner.
I personally wouldnt go above 3000 for a 4th gen and thats with zero problems and very clean. If i was you id keep looking elsewhere, the fact that place posted a 99' for over 6 grand is utterly absurd.
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I have owned a 96 Max for 7 years. I am an older guy.
I bought my car with 100k miles on it at the time. It has been maintained well, and had recent work.
I have driven my car for almost 90k miles now. It has had small problems, nothing huge. I really like the car. It is roomy, and is fun to drive.
Regarding the cost. Sometimes I would rather pay more money for a good car so that I can drive the car for many years.
If you can buy the 96 for a reasonable amount of money, you might actually like the car for several years.
I bought my car with 100k miles on it at the time. It has been maintained well, and had recent work.
I have driven my car for almost 90k miles now. It has had small problems, nothing huge. I really like the car. It is roomy, and is fun to drive.
Regarding the cost. Sometimes I would rather pay more money for a good car so that I can drive the car for many years.
If you can buy the 96 for a reasonable amount of money, you might actually like the car for several years.
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