NNess

Obviously I'm new here, but this seems like the place to ask this question. I am currently interested in buying either a 00 or 01 Maxima and it has to be a manual. Can anyone give me a reason not to buy this car? I would love to have the 20th Anniversary but do not really know if it is all that much better than the normal one, considering price. Also, doesn't seem to be many manuals on the market.

Any info or opinions anyone can offer would be great.

carabuser

iTrader: (4)

i'll give you a reason not to buy this car: if you buy it, all you think about is driving, modding, racing, talking about it. You forget about school, work, your girlfriend. All of a sudden, the only friends you have are maxima related friends. You treat owner of nicer cars like they drive shyt. and yes, it has to be a manual. It's great car!

Good luck with your purchase!

NNess

Maybe you can help with price a lil. I've seen prices all over the board on these cars. Some 10k all the way to 21k (for a 2001!) Just curious to know how much IS right to pay for these cars. For the year i'm thinkin it should have somewhere between 40-55k miles on the car, ?.

Oh, and i have already spent enough time with my GF, graduated, only work to buy this car, would love to make new friends (Maxima owners seem like koo people) and everyone else does drive **** (exceptions to german imported cars over 50k)

carabuser

iTrader: (4)

well, with 45-50k mi SE 5speed 2000 should go somewhere around 13-14k. not more than that. I got my 5spd GXE with no options whatsoever with 36k for 13k in december 02. So I figure it's somewhere there for SE models, should be lower actually. edmunds.com would be a cool place to get a feel of what's going on. also, I've seen a few good 2k2's going for 16-18K around here. 6speed too

well, it seems like you're the right person to get a Maxima then. lol. oh, btw, for German cars, if it's not AMG E55 - it ain't worth it!

pablosal

Go for a 2002. It happens to me all the time. I purchased a 1994 Z28 with 275 hp to later find out that the 1998 & up have 310 hp. When I purchased my 2000 Maxima last year, I later found out that 2002-2003 Maxima have much nicer rims, much nicer stereo system, much nicer headlights (hids) and a way much nicer 3.5 255hp engine (compared to the 3.0 222hp) plus an optional 6 speed maunal tranny. Something to think about....