http://www.sheehy.com/used/Nissan/20...9026adef6a.htm


Thinking about getting this max to replace my current 00

 

FWIW, I was talking to a Nissan dealer, and he told me about 1% of the Maximas produced between 2002 and 2003 were 6MTs.

So take that as you may...I'd say yeah, it's a pretty unusual car when compared to the number of automatics available.

 

Not rare at all... can be cheaper though.

 

im not paying that price....

 

I think more than 1%, more like 15-20% if I recall.

 

Do you know if it's HLSD? it's a non-te for sure, i got my 03 TE with hlsd for around cheaper than that. clean title and only 71k miles
my exterior isn't as clean, but it's not horrible, however, car looks pretty darn clean

 

It's possible. Dealers like to talk.

I've also found out dealers sometimes don't know ish about what they're talking about.

It's pretty bad when you go into the Nissan dealership and can tell the dealer/service department more about your car than they can.

 

i think this is one has the Meridian Edition package on it.

 

yep, it has the heated seats and steering wheel

 

Dont they all have that tons of them over here...that's the one I have

 

if i remember correctly, its only a canadian thing, just like the drls

 

There are 3 5.5 gens at my job and I'm the only auto, can be that rare. Lol. Meridian package can't be that rare, I have it AND the crappy factory GPS.

 

I think it's a little expensive. I got my '03 TE last year in mint condition with 77K miles for $8.5K, but it was not from a dealership so that explains the difference...

Clean car though, it looks like the headlights are getting foggy...

 

Nine Thousand Bucks for an 8 year old car?
WTF is that dealer smoking?

 

A 6-speed 5.5 gen with those options isn't the most common car around, but it isn't exactly a rare find. I only came across one 6-speed while I was car shopping back in June, but that was only over the two-week period after I decided I was dead-set on getting a 5th gen. I just checked about a week ago and it's still for sale, the dealer is asking a pretty ridiculous price for it, I believe $10k with 108k miles and pretty bare-bones as far as options go.

However, that car looks to be in very nice shape. That being said, I would say that a 6-speed 5.5 gen with those options AND in good condition like that is a somewhat rare find. If you can work the price down then go for it. If they won't budge, I'd walk away. Uncommon as it may be, values still apply. $9k is too much for that car. Don't hesitate to keep looking if it doesn't work out, these cars are only 8 years old so there's plenty of them still out there.

Just another reminder for me of the differences between Long Island and where I live now in Central PA. If I still lived on Long Island I'm sure I'd be seeing cars identical to mine dozens of times a day. Here I'm pretty sure I'm the only 5.5 gen within 20 miles of my town

 

yea i think im going to go for it. i wanted to get a 05 Pathfinder but when i saw this one at the price i can get i thought i might should jump on it i'm going to try and get it for 6500...

 

Yeah, the 5.5 gens are rare enough here that I still get excited when I see another one.

From reading on the death of manual transmissions, it seems that most manufacturers build 10% of their cars with manuals. The article was discussing Hyundai's practices, but that number seems about right for most other makes. I'd agree that more like 15%-20% of 5.5 gens have a six-speed.

In two months of searching, the only "perfect" Maxima I found* was, um, well, there was only one. Black on black, leather, Meridian Edition, factory nav + Bose, LSD, moonroof, one owner with 92K miles... I only saw one in two months.

*In a five-hour driving radius.


Edit: I would say that Maxima for an out-the-door price of $6500 would be a perfectly acceptable arrangement.

 

I would say in my area 5.5 gen 6mt is rare I drove two and a half hours to buy mine.
Also try to haggle them on the price . I talked the dealer down and bought it for 5200.

So far I love everything about the car but the turning radius

 

Someone is selling a fully loaded 2002 6spd w/ 91k miles on NYCmaximas for $5K-neg, which supposedly has a clean title. You should check it out: http://nycmaximas.org/showthread.php?t=56770

 

yea it does have a big turning radius but this seems like a good buy. it even has the carfax report on it and it looks good has been kept up on service... for the people who has the 6spd do y'all have any problems with the transmission or the car in general... this will be my first manual and to be honest i'm not to sure bout having a manual as an everyday driver... even though i always wanted a manual...


@ datsunzcar84.... how many miles did yours have on it when you brought it

 

thanks but i'm not a member of the nycmaxima so i cant open it.... plus its in NY and i need something closer. I work for the dealership that has this maxima i showed y'all so i'm going to get a different price from whats listed... i just got to pay inventory cost and taxes..

 

I thought I read somewhere that the numbers for 6MT Maxima's were below 5% and even more rare for the Meridian and Titanium packages. I couldn't see anyone paying more than $8k for a fully loaded 5.5 Gen HLSD these days...

 

Do you like the wimpy horn?

 

just by seeing the pedals on the one pic, this car has no hlsd..otherwise looks like a loaded max minus navi.

 

OP, it looks like you're been working his way through Maxima models for many, many years. 3rd gen, 4th gen, 5th gen... You should skip right past the 5.5 gen and get a 6.0 gen 6MT HLSD.

Then get yourself a 2010 SV Premium in 5 years.

I don't understand this thread. It would be rare if it only had 2 doors.

 

I wouldn't call this rare, maybe if it had HLSD and factory Nav. Asking price is a bit steep too.

 

HLSD was common on Canadian 5th gens.

So were snow tires.

 

When the dealer took it on trade-in, he undoubtedly spent much effort convincing the previous owner that it was worthless and would be really hard to sell, because of that crappy 6MT that nobody wants to buy.

We don't call them "Stealerships" for nothing.

 

If you do get it, make sure you keep your 00 stock tails if you can. Trust me.

 

That's actually half-true. A 6MT Maxima would be a difficult sell on the used car lot, which rely a lot on walk-in traffic (so to speak) and strong-arm sales techniques. It would be much easier to sell a 4-door sedan with a manual transmission through sites like AutoTrader, because that way you access a more targeted market.

There's a 2003 6MT TE Meridian w/HLSD for sale on Auto Trader right now for $9,200 at only 74,000 miles.

Most 5.5 gen 6MT's are over 100K miles, and between 5 and 7 grand, however.

 

TE was not available in 2002, only 2003.

Also, if you look really carefully in the picture where you can see the shifter, you can see the HLSD metal style pedals (the gas pedal only)

I would say by this it has HLSD, as it appears stock in all other ways.

 

Nope. Mine has the Meridian package with heated steering wheel...and heated cloth seats no less. It was purchased new from a dealer in Denver.

 

I don't think the pedals alone are indicative of HLSD, Check the VIN for the "H" Stamp to confirm for sure.

Not a super rare car but its pretty decent, if a little over priced. Haggle him down, the more money you don't spend now you will later on mods.

 

i have been working my way thru the maxima models. but techniqually i have a 6th gen 04SL since thats what my moms drive ( switched her to maxima's also). and really i dont like the 6th gen as much because to me it got big and bloated that gen.. the 2009 SV Premium is what i really want but that is like you said 5 years away. that was part the reason why i was going to switch to the pathfinder then come back to the maxima once the 7th gens come down more... but i'm figuring i could get this 5.5 now and have it paid off by summer then save up for the 7th or get a pathfinder..

 

yea if i did get i was going to keep the tails from my 00 and pull out my stereo and subs and put them in the new one

 

thats the thing that kinda scares me about this one... If i get it im going to want to mod it... I see some good trouble if i get this..

 

This is the Vin# JN1DA31AX2T311737 no H so i guess no HLSD

 

I don't have HLSD, but I do have the pedals... because I swapped them in.

 

I'm not sure if you can tell by the vin, but I know for sure that the trans-axle code stamped on the firewall will end in an H if it is in fact HLSD.

 

I agree, the price is too much for that max, I got mine with 57k for less than that. 6spd 5.5s aren't that hard to find, I found quite a few before I picked up my 03 while shopping around.