hey guys:

shortly i will be buying a fully loaded AE maxima. the dealer is purchasing it for me from aucra dealership. he was supose to get it in today, but it may be as late as friday. i have done alot of researching on the internet about prices, but prices always change. so i was wondering how much you guys would pay, or how much you actully did pay IF you bought a 20th AE Maxima. thanks guys, i just do not want to get ripped off.


Chris

 

how many miles? more details please... but with the 02-03s selling like they are.. i wouldn't pay anything above 13000... brand new 03s are selling for sub-20,000....

 

 

 

ethan! i thought you were gonna be at work today huh??? you know, i gotta tell you some stuff! but anyway, you should write what is so funny, even though it is so blatently obvious! give me a call sometime when you get a chance.



SKANDALOUZ:

do you really think that you can buy a 2 year old car witch sold brand new for over $31,000 for $13,000????? that is almost a $20,000 drop in price!!! not to mention that you would only pay under $20,000 for a BRAND NEW 2003!!! are you high right now? lol... but seriously... if you can get me a fully loaded 2003 maxima for under 20 grand i will pay for shipping for that car down to me and give you a grand for your efforts!

anyone else that has a sugestion within reason?

Thanks.

 

Hey, I would just buy Jason "Cutlr7" is his screen name on the org. I think he has an AE but cannot be sure. He is asking 14.5K for his. Right now, for a 01 AE I think around 15-17 is market price.

 

really? is it that cheap???? everything i see around here is 19-23 thousand. where the heck do you guys live?

 

I'm sick Fever and cold symptoms..

 

just last week I saw one in mercedes dealership - black , automatic. have no idea how many miles. asking 18 800 .

Hartford, CT (MB dealer,Jennings rd)

 

ah, that sucks... probably the crappy weather outside... sorry i didn't answer your IM, but i was getting ready for bed. but hope you feel better. ttyl

 

dam. thats a good price. the one the dealer found me has 17,000 miles on it, and it is in prestine cond. i wish he would finally get it in and tell me a freaking price, i am dying to drive a 5spd!!!

 

$40K...want to buy mine...I'll even leave all the modifications on.

 

hey, didnt you post in the 4th gen forumm that the dealer will also give you $13.5K for your current Max as a trade on an AE? how is that going (i said it was complete bull), i still think hes going to give it to you with no gel. for your sake, i hope im wrong.

now he is buying it from an acura dealer?????? why the **** dont you just get it from them? sounds like its time to bend-over. this guy sounds very shady.

by the way, NEW 03's were being sold for under $25K w/lthr, titanium, etc in the los angeles area. i know the Max commands a little more in the NE, but not thousands! no-frills 03's SE went for under 21K.

check out ebaymotors frequently. they may have an AE or two avail.

 

Im going to the NJ meet the 14th of June. See you there if your slack azz will show up.

 

19K for an AE. That's reallllly expensive.

 

so ur telling me you would pay about $18k for a USED 2001 AE maxima when u can pay a couple thousand more for a NEW, but granted that it may not have all the options, 2003 maxima? 227hp versus 255hp.... HID versus non-HID.... the list goes on.... but the biggest difference is.... NEW (less than 50 miles) versus however many miles the old one has (probably 20000-30000)...
and the guy asked how much would i pay.. so i answered him honestly...

 

I'd pay between 14 and 15K depending on miles. Got my used 2002 6 speed for $17K I would pay $2K or more less for a car with less hp and is a year older.

 

yes, i am the one who posted that in the 4th gen fourms. lol, he better uphold on his price! but i do not see how you guys are finding all these cheap a$$ prices for the maximas! i mean that is crazy! i wish i live where ever you guys do, because now i feel like i am being ripped off. i much rather have a 2002, but they are so freaking expensive. they are about 23k - 25k around here. and some of them are not even fully loaded! i expext to pay around 19 for my car. i mean it only has 17k miles, and is in awsome condition. the reason why i do not pay alittle more is because i do not have enough money. i can not get a car loan because that means i need to have full coverage on insurance and because of my previous accident i would have to pay close to $1000 a month for insurance. so i am just going to pay cash and hope i don't hit anything.

he said he is getting it from a acura dealer because he has a friend over there and he just recived a black AE maxima. so he told me that it is in perfect condition and he would let me know when he gets it in. the reason why i do not go right to the acura dealer is simply because i had to put $100 down on my car for them to do a search for me. the reason being is that if i change my mind and decide not to get a car from them, then they wasted all that time looking for me, and on top of that if they find me a car and i say no i don't want it then they are stuck with this really nice car that is a 5spd... and not alot of people like 5spds. (except us. ) well thats my story.

 

Personally, I wouldn't pay more than 13k for an AE Max, check out KBB.com, it'll give you a pretty good estimate on what you should be paying. I looked up a 2k2 w/o leather and it didn't come up being more than 16k and change. (That was from a private party) Dealerships seriously rip you off on used cars

 

The $100 is already a sign that he is shady. Never give them $ for a search! Even if they decide to get the car from the dealer, they could easily sell the car (never mind that it's a 5spd). he is just running carsalesman game.

his so-called friend at acura sounds imaginary. why not show you the car while it's there before they 'buy' it from them to sell to you. maybe you will not like it. or you can say let's do this asap. see the logic? honestly, this guy sounds like a liar.

if he balks at this idea, ask for your $100 back right there. talk to the manager, etc, make a scene, because he try to keep your$. he doesnt want to loose you...so the $100 is how he controls you.

$1000/mo for ins??!! do your homework. im sure many here can help you! even w/ an accident it should'nt be more than $220/mo.

go to ebaymotors.com ;you will find several 02's w/sunroof for about $17K. may be somewhat difficult to find a 5spd. there's one with leather, etc in NY for $20K. all these are low mileage 20-25K miles

if you want any specific help with this, just email me (profile). i will try to assist you cause it sounds like he setting you up for a payday for him.

 

I paid $36 G's for mine.

 

dude what kinda fog lights are those??? those are hot

 

 

i paid $19,250 for my grey luster AE Max with a 96 max in trade they gave me 8200 for my trade and I fell that i good a good deal and i love my car. ps that was back in November last year.

 

lol

 

i paid $19,250 for my grey luster AE Max with a 96 max in trade they gave me 8200 for my trade and I fell that i good a good deal and i love my car. ps that was back in November last year.

 

you mind if i give you a call?
if you don't then please email me, or pm me... i'd like to hear what you have for advice or pointers... i have been screewed over the last two cars i have bought and i don't want it to happen again. thank you for your help.

 

i talked to the guy again and he said he finaly had a roundabout price range. he said anywhere between 19-21 thousand. i told him anything over 20k is totaly un-acceptable. he said ok. once i go see the max in person i am going to ask to see the invoice in which he got from the acura dealer to see how much he really paid for it. i hope all this works out.

 

dont take anything above 16 at the most...

 

here's an 02 6spd stock... negotiating starts at 15,999. the prob for you is that its in cali and its the light blue color (not my pref). shipping could be around 600?

http://classifieds.autos.yahoo.com/c...distance=36.95

 

I just bought an AE and paid a fortune for it because it was exactly the car I wanted (well without heated seats). Only 10,000 were made so they are pretty rare. Sellers usually know this and that's why they'll hold out for close to retail price--the car is only 2 years old so you have to imagine most people have more than $16 or $17 grand in it. Anyone who thinks they're going to buy an AE for $13k is on crack, unless it has a rebuilt title or 100k miles. I searched for several months and NEVER once did I see an AE advertised anywhere NEAR that cheap. Expect to pay at least 18k depending on condition and mileage. For gods sake, loan value on an AE is about $15k so if you got that price the seller would have to be totally desperate or the car totally screwed up. Trade in value is around $17k and retail value is around $22 according to NADA (last month).

I paid 20k for one with 23k miles that was garaged and in pristine condition, and that's because it was a leased vehicle and the seller was the general manager of a dealership so he would only negotiate so far. (He was asking $21.5K!!) And as far as getting a 2k2 goes, while the 3.5L would be nice I decided I would do less cosmetic mods to an AE than to a 2k2 to get it the way I liked (I hate 2k2 tails, and want the AE interior trim), and I was perfectly happy with the performance of the VQ in my 4th gen so why would I need the extra torque steer from the added 3.5L hp (which we all know is overrated), but that's just me.

If you really want an AE like I did you'll have to be willing to pay extra for it. If the AE trim isn't important to you then get a 2k2. You probably can find a deal on one unless you want special options like heated seats. Hertz has tons of ex-rentals for sale right now and that one reason why the 2k2 price is so low.

 

I just turned mine in with 30k on it. Blue 5spd. They are asking 16.5 for it but I'm thinking you could drive away with it for <15. If you had cash probably 13.5 to 14.

 

Also find out what the tax laws in your state are on vehicle transactions. In Georgia, private party transactions are not subject to sales tax so I saved over a grand that way. Plus the ad valorum tax has already been paid for this year so it only cost me $23 bucks to transfer the title and tag. If I bought from a dealer the sales tax effect alone would have raised my loan payment $40 a month or made me shell out more cash.

 

I find this hard to believe. Does yours have leather? I'd think it would go for $16k at rock bottom. Hell, if you can get it for $14, buy it and then sell it for a profit--that's what I'd do. You never see these cars at auction, and I know because my parents are dealers. That means that lease returns go straight to the used market unless its totally ragged out.

 

Majestic Blue/Frost Leather. I don't remember the package name but heated seats and mirrors, bose etc... I think the body style change and low interest rates are killing the used market right now. I've always been told that a new car looses 20-25% when you drive it off the lot. I put 25% down on the AE when I bought it and the trade value was about $600 more than I owed. I never thought of it as an investment and fully expected to loose my **** if I traded it. And I did.

 

I just bought an AE Max about a week ago and I paid $16,400 for it. It was the last day in May and I think they really wanted to get that sale in before the month ended. They initially asked $17,900 for it, but it had >45K miles on it and I'd like to think I did some pretty good negotiating. But all of the other ones that I've seen for sale, at least here in GA were $18,500+. All of that talk about an AE being sold for 13-15K is garbage.

 

Anyone know what book retail is on the car? In my example it was purchased 07/01 and I turned it in with 30,200 miles. No dents or scratches, just usual rock chips in the nose and hood. I'm assuming mine will be worth a little less because of manual or so say the dealers. To me the manual makes it worth more but to each his own. There may be some differences market area to market area. I'm not sure that being an AE makes it worth more to anyone but a Maxima maven. Part of the problem is that is sitting on the lot next to a couple of 2k2 with a 3.5 and HIDs.

 

The NADA values from April (I think) for a 2001 Maxima SE Anniv Edition were:

Loan 15850
Trade 17600
Retail 23250

with adds for:
alum wheels: 250
Bose: 250
Leather: 400
Sunroof: standard
Theft deterence: 75
There is a deduct for manual tranny but I don't know what it is...let's assume 300, maybe 400

Plus you need to add/deduct for mileage. I think 30k is average mileage for a 2001 with these values. I don't have the chart for add/deducts but I'd guess it is about $500-$600 per 10k miles. Plus knock the values down maybe 5%percent for the data being a couple of months old.

 

thank you for all the replys! but now i am not getting the car. he said that it cost too much because he would have had to buy it from the other dealer for 19,000, and then he would have had to sell it to me for 21-22k. so i gave up on that. so now he is looking for a 2000 max fully loaded black on black and a 5spd. hopefully he can find one for a good price. but that you all for your help!

Chris

 

blkmax95: too bad it did not work out. but like i said before, stop dealing with this dealer. he is playing games with you.

your $20K is worth more than being treated like that. if you go to a burger joint and they give you terrible service and jerk you around everytime you go, will you go back?

your current max is a great car to begin with. just drive it for at least 2-3 more years and enjoy it. save your cash, take a trip, buy a big screen, etc.


doobie: your parents may be dealers, but you have no idea what you are talking about. dealers use a special 'black book' with current wholesale auction prices.

nada, kbb, etc are not used in trade in values!

and the 3.5 is not overrated. the 00-01's are great but do not knock the 3.5, it is an amazing engine in the max.