SE01

A friend of mine his selling his 03 Maxima, 6 speed. It's completely loaded with everything but navigation, and has 13k miles on it. My 01 has almost 54k miles and I think it's time to get rid of it. I've heard numerous Maxima owners say that the 6 speed tranny is horrible and unreliable, and that the 5.5's have more general problems than the 5th generation. I don't have time or money to deal with an unreliable car because I can only afford one car at the point in life. I've had no major problems with my 01 since the day I got it. If you were in my position, would you upgrade or stick with what I have?

Wasim521

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If you know the history of your car from day one, and it's proven reliable, it might be best to stick with what you've got. I've owned two used cars - this one I have now has been good to me so far, so I guess I got lucky, but my first Maxima just had things that kept cropping up probably from abuse as a former rental car. But if you know your friend and the entire car's history, go for it. The 6-speed on the 02/03 makes it all worth it.

00Max00

stick with your 5 gen, that's a great car with a great engine

Bluesbrekr

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My 2k2 has been very reliable. No tranny problems (6-speed). On the other hand 54k on your Max is barely broken in! Have you had problems with it?

SE01

No problems at all. In the past I have traded my other cars in at 60-70k miles on them just because I don't want to deal with problems when the mileage gets higher.

basictrade

keep the 01 take the extra cash an upgrade hid headlights wheels & tires 54,000 miles take a trip drive the thing

Bluesbrekr

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Most VQ's that are reasonably maintained will go well past 150,000 miles.

Lontar1

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i have an 01 no major problems..so far....... the only problem is the knockong that won't go away but that another story. Keep it am keeping mine for long....If I change cars I'll go with the G35 or something better.......

Ammi

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First of all, you need to sell your car and come up w/ extra $$$$ to buy that 03. I would save some money and keep your 01.

kratz74

Not really true. PLUS, the car would be under warranty until 60,000 miles for engine/tranny. The 3.5 engine and 6 speed transforms the car. But the other posters have a point, you already have a nice maixma-why throw the money towards the same car with a few more options. Do you really hate the auto? Im sure the diff in price would be 4-5K. Buy some stocks for retirement. Cars are a bad investment.