i went to look at an 05 max earlier and the guy was asking 10k. drove it around and it drives real nice. its fully loaded leather, heated sterring wheel, power everything including the mirrors. but he told me that it has a salvage title. to make a long story short he said $8500 was the least but im kinda hesitating because i think its kinda high especially for being a salvage title. but what do you guys think please let me know asap thanks.....

 

If your buying from a private seller than it's going to be iffy. Since it's gonna be kind of hard to find some sort of vehicle report that states why it has a salvage title on it.

Eventhough it rides nice. How long will it stay that way? My advice would be to either shop around since the car isn't going nowhere. You definitely don't wanna buy this car and have to fix it 2 months down the line or something like that.

OR....is it possible that the owner of the car willing to let you take it to a mechanic to get a diagnostic test done to it?

All I'm saying is to be VERY CAREFUL at this point. It seems that he just dropped the price out of nowhere to get a sale. I personally think he's kind of desperate at this point.

 

he said hes had it from about 16k miles and hasnt had a problem he just wants to sell because he needs to buy an suv for the family since it just got bigger. he also said that when he purchased it in 06the only damage to the car was on the right fender. no damage to engine compartment or rest of the body. i told him about taking it to a mechanic and he said that it was fine to take it.

 

sounds high for a salvage title.

I would be way more worried about the salvage title than the price actually

Just invest 100 bucks at a trusted mechanic to have a look inside and out.

 

so what would be a fair price for the car if everything checks out at the shop? its dark blue with black leather interior no rips, stains or cracks on the seats. it has a little over 60k miles.

 

Highly dependent on what the mechanic finds.
Just wait till he gives you a proper diagnosis.

I say this because I Just bought a high mileage car. runs great and everything, but upon detailed inspection, he found a couple of things that needed to be replaced - gasket - torn cv boot - cv joint leaking from the boot - etc...I am sure you already did visual inspection like "will you need new tires" - Since it's at 60K, will you have to do 60 K service or did the owner do this -
Tranny flush and what not.

These are things that might not be visible right away but add it all up and it could be a few hundred dollars

I say kelly blue it.
Then if your mechanic finds something extra, than you can negotiate accordingly.

 

why salvaged first of all....shouldve been ur next question

 

Yes +1

And I will add one thing...carfax and all those services that tracks records..hmm, now I don't really believe in all of those.
I Have a car in my garage, clean car fax but I KNOOOOOW this car had some body work done on it. It has most definitely been in an accident, and lord knows what else. It's just a matter of faith.

From an independent seller, he could say anything and you will have no way or proving or disproving it.
That's the drawback.

 

he said he got it in 06 and the only damage to it was on the right fender he told me to take it to a shop and have it checked out if i liked.
im not looking for a salvged car but this one was well equiped and has good mileage for the price (so i thought).
cars like this one and similar miles are going for about 14k in my area

 

Still begs the ? why salvaged title.

There are certain criteria that must be met for the car to be in this position

..usually not very pleasant ones lol

But I could be wrong, I am not a lawyer.

And if he had this car as a salvaged title car...he must know the reason for this for sure.

I am sure someone can chime in and say exactly what they mean by salvaged title.

 

The question is why would you buy an 05 Maxima in the first place. If you been doin your research you would know that 04 to 08s are the worse Maximas ever made. Unless you buying a 6 speed you setting yourself up of a big let down.

 

Oh yeh the salvage title thing...The car was in an accident and the insurance company decided it was too much to fix and wrote it off as a total loss. Somebody grabbed it and fixed it. After it written off the law says a new SALVAGE title has to be issued because it was bought basically as a junker and put back in working order.

 

really, 04-08 are the worst? this is new to me. whats wrong with them?

 

Dude you can't be serious. I always figure people on this forum to be well read and research oriented. So you are tellin me that you never knew that the 6th gen was the worse sellin since the inception of the brand. You never knew that loyal Maxima owners were so put off by this model that they fled the brand in record numbers. So bad Nissan considered scrapping the Maxima all together. Last but not least you don't know about the transmissions so bad that 6th gen Maxima owners have a class action law suit against Nissan for even selling these cars? Can you really be that uninformed? Listen it's not meant to be a personal attack against you. I know that people get their guts tied into knots when somebody says someting negative about their about the car they have selected. I just wanted to arm the op with as much info as I could. Thats what we try to do for each other here.

 

Agreed, run a car fax if you would like. the car was hurt soo bad the insurance company said hers your money see you later. i would be leary with this one.

Also the lawsuite is for the 04-06's, the 07-08 have a warranty until 120K (CVT)

 

Lol, in quebec that would be dirt cheap. But again, I paid mine 19K when people were paying 13k in the states... The car new here was worth around 45K.

 

You're putting us all on, right? How old are you, and what's it like living at home still...

 

I paid 8500 for my salvaged 05 from a dealer. It had 48k on it back in November I wouldnt pay no more than that for it from a private seller. Also you might want to investigate why it was salvaged. I did my background checks which was the only reason i bought mines.

 

I guess he wasn't aware that this was the 6th gen section of the forum

 

While I don't share maxima-junky's enthusiasm about the 6 gen., I will say that as an owner of one, I am extremely disappointed with the product. Bought my 2005 new and was excited about it. I had to really do a hard sell on my wife so she'd get rid of her 2000 Impala and buy the Max..I was so confident that it would be a far superior car. Well, guess who's eating crow now? I'm starting to think "I told you so" will be engraved on my tombstone.

If your thinking of buying the salvage maxima and it has not had major drive train work done on it already, you should discount the price by the cost of atransmission rebuild and timing chain tensioners and guides. This car is notorious for both failures. Oh yeah, throw in a couple of motor mounts while you're at it.

Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

 

Disappointed and disappoinment are the most popular words I hear people use to disrcibe their experience with the 6th gen Maxima. I will say however that it usually only comes from people who have owned previous gen Maximas. I gues they are a little spoiled with the reliability the had it their earlier Nissans. I like how this gentleman asked me how old I was the followed with a juvenile insult smh. Anyway my information once again was not to ruffle the feathers of 6th owners I know people get touchy when you talk about their babys. Ive seen some really sick lookin 04 to 08s and wouldn't mind ownin one if I could get it in 6 speed. I would of course be armed with enough info and have certain expectations because of the people I have talk to about them and the things Iv'e read.

 

What would I reep from putting you on. Pls explain.

 

Thanx for the correction.

 

BTW I work on Maximas all day everyday for my living. Knowledge is as important as impact wrenches FYI

 

You appear two very old Maxima's, what's your experience with the 6th get outside this forum?

Most of the complaining you see here in this section is from people looking for help. How many tens of thousands of satisfied owners don't search out forums to find solutions to their issues? You don't hear them praising their car because they are satisfied.

If you're basing your generalization on the feedback you see here, it's not scientific. Additionally, going by that standard of science, I see Far more complaint activity in the 5th gen section as guys are having things falling apart on their cars there in much greater frequency, despite only a little older.

Albeit, the 6.0 had some tranny issues, I'll not dispute that. But as an overall car you can't generalize the way you did without something a little more substantial to back yourself up, I call bull$h!+...

 

First of all I don't watch what people talk about most of the time on this forum my experience with 6th gens come from people I know who have them. As I stated before I work on Maximas all day. My phone rings all day I talk to people for hours about Maximas. Ive worked on every gen except 1 and 7. So once again I'm not basing anything on what people complain about here this is only representation of a small cross section of the Maxima driving community. I wouldn't know that sixth gens were so bad if I didn't read things published by people who study cars and publish there findings. If you really do some searching you will find that everything I said is true. Nissan reps have gone on record about the 6th gen. Once again I want to know what you think I am gaining by posting what I know except to arm a prospective buy with the knowledge he needed to make an informed purchase. I wish 04 to 08s didn't suck because it would make it easier for me to purchase my 8th Maxima. Now I'm may have to buy an 3.5 Altima an SER or a G35 but who wants that...I WANT ANOTHER MAXIMA

 

 

Ay guy.....get out of here if you don't like 6th gens. Point, blank, period.......

and for the record. What car doesn't have problems. The hell with the critics, they change their tone once they see a well modded 6th gen.

 

I love Maximas thats why I was so heart broken by the 04-08

 

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but come on man. Your on the 6th gen section of the forum bashing 6th gens. It doesn't make any sense at all.

Just because you in particular don't like 6th gens doesn't mean you have to go and steer the OP away from purchasing one. IMO that's just not right.

 

This is exactly why Im not on here as much. Bashing on 6th gens coming from a bunch of retards, gets old. There are crappy Maximas just like there are crappy Infinities and other brands.

 

Where I live people drive Maximas like they wear Nikes. Everybody has one (exaggeration) I personally know at least 20 people who have them here also in Georgia and North Carolina. Out of the 20 at least 17 of them are hand down unhappy wit the car. I have heard every thing from I feel dumb driving it to it rides handles like crap and ride like a Lincoln town car. The OP was looking for information so I provided him with what I knew. I don't have a personal gripe with sixth gens and I thought at one time they were good cars. I don't have a personal opinion I just posted the info that has come my way. Why would I see someone asking questions and tell him yeh go ahead buy it when I know there it will probably be the worst automotive decision he ever made, as per the feedback that Ive have gotten. 6th gens never did nothing to me so I don't have a personal opinion one way or another just what I have been told by my family and customers. THATS IT. Stop taking this **** so personal you have a 6th gen and your happy thats all that needs to be important to you. I'm sure many of you love your cars as I do mine but if somebody told me it was a piece of **** I have documented proof that it aint. Like always being on someones list of the best used cars to purchase. ANYWAY OP I said what I said take the info and use it to the best of you ability. GOOD LUCK.

 

This is just sad!
I have been a member here for over a year now and have met a few really cool knowledgable people thus far. Three days after I bought my 2007 I followed Chern and Seafoamed the car for example and even made my own vid. In less than 1 year I have installed 2 intake systems. I'm sure I'm not the only person here who does this stuff for fun and fun only! It's not worth discussing the other things I have done just for fun as a hobby on my MAX, but that's just what it is! OOlatec, SmokinMax and R2C are just to name a few more connections I have made locally that enjoy this stuff as much as I do, which is great! There are SO MANY more members I have had great input from and they are all regulars here and know what they are talking about from their own experience. I have had so much fun coming here learning so much about my car and the people who have or currently own them now! If you come here and say this crap just DO NOT and "change the channel". And it IS true, every car has it's problems and that will NEVER change! If that were to be the case there would be no room to grow to something better! You want to compare a 1st or 2nd Gen to a 6th for example? There weren't bumps along the road? You think people in the 7th Gen forums don't ***** about things?

Imagine if you owned a Bentley and was on a forum hearing someone ******* out your ride on their own forum not even owning one. Really??? Is this what you are doing? I have never been this aggressive but as I read this thread it made me angry as I love my MAX. PLEASE!!! Base what you say on fact and not some generalized conclusions! Voice your opinion as such only and not try to actually convince people that the 6th or 6.5 Gen's are garbage! If you have something to support the claims you make as a self-proclaimed "knowledgable" person in most Maxima's, please, share some facts. We all would love to hear them. Other than that, why come here and say this??? If, like you say, you don't watch what people have to say on this forum who are owners and have the best credibility, why do you think YOUR input is so valuable than the next *** who comes here ******* out the car? You think you are the first mechanic to say something this stupid and arrogant about it? Sounds to me like another typical stealership Service Rep. that never knows what he is talking about. Just go get your Altima or whatever and hope someone respects you and your decisions on your purchase. Either way, no matter your car, I will ALWAYS find people who have something bad to say no matter the car, owners or professionals!!!! This Maxima has been the best car I have ever owned so far and I'm certainly not the only one who thinks that!!! Why don't you just talk about the car you own and say how great it is?!?!?! Frickin' BULLS*IT!!!

 

I respect what you say. And you are right we mod our vehicles and have fun doing it. Once again I understand the touchy nature of this subject specially in this forum. I'm the kind of person who likes to help others if I can. Like if I go somewhere and they beating up short people lets say. Then I leave and I see some short people heading down in the directions where the not so tall are being kicked around...Ima say "Don't go down there they beatin up short people" Is that wrong? If someone asks me about a car and the common consensus that I been exposed to is negative, I'm gonna say don't buy that I heard it was crap. If that is the wrong thing to do fellas... I'm sorry and I wount ever come on your forum again.

 

Well.... Your analogy is s*it and makes no sense. I may be EASILY wrong but you DO NOT strike me as someone who wants to help. It doesn't matter what YOU drive as I can find evidence of it being "crap" as well. Please, unless you have something truly beneficial and useful to say to us as current owners on these threads that stick, don't bother posting anything.

 

Well believe it or not I was just tryna help the guy. Once again what do you think I stand to gain from telling him what I know? You guys seem to think I'm making some money from him not buying 6th gen. I do find it curious that you guys have built up such a technique to fend off 6th gen bashers. Are there many around? Do they come in here and disturb you guys? If you thoght I was one of them you are sadly mistaken. But whatever gets u off.

 

^^^I guess if I said "Don't go in there to water is too hot" maybe you would have gotten that one.

 

Dude, will you stop? Please? It's www.6thgenbashers.com. Go see who's knocking there before your next post attacking me, the car, and anyone else here. Nothing is, "getting me off". You just said you would leave the forum but you keep going?!?!? I'm not trying to disrespect you but you are clearly disrespecting me and everyone else who even cares to look at the original damn title to this thread which is now dead!!!

 

And NO, just like earlier you do not make sense!

 

And dude called me a retard