MAx is gone
#1
MAx is gone
Well, I dont post a lot here, but I got rid of my 04 se yesterday. It was a little over 3 years old and 70k miles. Got a Honda pilot for a ridiculous price. I am actually sad to see her go, since it was my third in a row(97,01,04). Maybe later in life if they make some more dramatic changes to its design and the roads in this country get smoother I will get another. I actually intended on getting a murano, but I just didnt like the ride compared to the pilot. O well, I will check in here and again. I did drive an 07 Max and it is an upgrade compared to the 04-06 for sure. Just didnt really capture me enough to even consider it. Good luck to you all and cherish your times with good ole max.....
#4
willysmooo - Like you, I found the SE and the lousy roads I frequent to be poorly matched. That is the primary reason I went with the SL. The SL was just enough smoother riding that I could actually dare to pass every other toilet, despite my aging bladder.
We'll miss you here. Come back some day. . . like maybe with a 2009 7th gen Maxima in the spring of 2008?
We'll miss you here. Come back some day. . . like maybe with a 2009 7th gen Maxima in the spring of 2008?
#5
Ya, I would for sure look to get another down the road. I actually did trade in my 04 to the dealer, and it was really really intense. I was at the dealer for 5 HOURS. It was in overall good condition with a little over 70k like I said. They wanted to give me $9500.00...I went back and forth for 2 hours, and even had the general manager and owner of the dealer both inspect the car. I got them to give me $12,500.00, the blue book for a dealer trade is $10,215.00 and the private party was $13,200. I could have gotten a little more selling myself but just didnt want to deal with it. My car was black and honestly I think it would have beena pain because the hood, bumper and mirrors looked like someone just took a brush and splattered white out all over them. There were so many chips that it almost seemed like there was something wrong with the design of the car. Anyway I really love this pilot. I just recently got the saab suv as well, and my mother and I switch off driving either one. The saab is leased and I drive a lot so I will drive the honda more often.
#7
I had everything but nav on it actually(driv prefered pack). I looked up the value and like I said, the private party value was $13,200 or so. Once you get over 60k in miles it makes a big difference. and mine had over 70k. The sticker was like $32,300 or something like that. I paid a little over 29k when I bought it. so for 3 years it cost me about 17k. which if I would have bought 25k per year on a lease would have been more than 17k for 3 years. Not to mention the rotors would vibrate quite a bit, and the trans would kinda jerk here and there, and who knows if the suspension was gonna last after how stiff it is, and all the potholes I hit over time. The rims on 2 wheels were gouged a bit......
#8
Originally Posted by willysmooo
I had everything but nav on it actually(driv prefered pack). I looked up the value and like I said, the private party value was $13,200 or so. Once you get over 60k in miles it makes a big difference. and mine had over 70k. The sticker was like $32,300 or something like that. I paid a little over 29k when I bought it. so for 3 years it cost me about 17k. which if I would have bought 25k per year on a lease would have been more than 17k for 3 years. Not to mention the rotors would vibrate quite a bit, and the trans would kinda jerk here and there, and who knows if the suspension was gonna last after how stiff it is, and all the potholes I hit over time. The rims on 2 wheels were gouged a bit......
#10
ya, honestly I told the dealer I might buy it back within a month if I could find someone to give me more for it(they really dont want the car, they took it so I would buy the other one) and I have brought 2 people out to the dealer to look at it and they wouldnt take it cause of all the chips, and i had about 7 other people call, and the minute I mentioned the miles, the offered my no more than 10 grand ALL OF THEM...i thought I was in the twighlight zone.
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