Ive been drivin' a 2001 for 9 years and was bought as a salvage vehicle and repaired as well. Ive loved the car and am a excited about my new purchase. I like messing with salvage vehicles and purchased this 08 by the pics you see (few more not added). Of course the car has a salvage title but with the price I paid, seemed like a no brainer.

Now my question..You guys are prolly more familiar with this year model than most anyone so here goes...Looking at the pics, can you tell me what added options are here with this car such as bose, heated seats and such. I won't have the car for a couple weeks and am just excited to know what goodies are coming with the car...(just excided about a different ride after 9 years)..I came to the site looking for pics of aftermarket grills and such since I'm repairing some stuff..

Thanks In advance..

 

depending on the price you got a steal...

no real damage on that thing.....

 

which auction did you pick that up from? that is a nice looking car. Very light damage too. Suprised the airbag didn't pop given the hit came right into the airbag sensor. either way, good luck with the repairs.

 

Little suprised about the air bags myself. My guess was the maxima was not the cause of the damage. Maybe it was parked on a sidestreet or something.

I bought it through iaai.com. Got really lucky..I have been looking for months..

 

WOW, what did you pay?

 

Bid it off at 6,750 and now have 7,100 in it after sale fees, internet fee and some other small fee (cant remember what they called it)

 

Wow I cant believe that they totaled that car

The seats will probably be heated (the buttons will be near the armrest) and it might have heated mirrors (turns on automatically with rear defroster if you have it) and heated steering wheel (button will be near the armrest if you have it) -- not sure about the audio

The best part will be the intelligent key since you just keep it in your pocket the whole time -- once you get used to it, you'll find driving other cars with regular keys annoying

 

Thanks Jatan..I didn't even realize this model had the intelligent key. That's the type information I was hoping to get. Hoping this thing has the bose system..I really like it in my 01'.

 

Based on it having the rear sonar sensors it should have the BOSE audio (with XM/Sirrus *Antenna on the roof*), heated seats/steering wheel/mirrors. Homelink, power folding and auto dimming rear view and side mirrors. pretty much everything but Navigation plus regular power moon roof. Thats what I have

 

One more thing it will have is the 2 memory setting for the drivers seat/steering wheel with auto exit/entry which will slide the seat back and raise the steering wheel once you shut the car off and open the door and once you start the car again put everything back to the last setting.

 

So excited about this car. Thanks for adding to the excitement.

 

If you're going to pull out the engine to fix that front damage, i highly recommend you do the timing tensioners while at it. The slack guide for the main chain has been fixed in 6.5gens but the shoe tensioners on the secondary chains have not until 7th gen.

Its much easier to do while engine is out of the car. Its a PITA while the engine is in the car.

 

Thanks a lot!!!...I appreciate the heads up on the tensioners. This is information you cant just get anywhere..

Was hoping not to pull it but I was taking a gamble buying it off the pics. I've got a great frame guy but the engine guy is old school and too dated to pull the motor for this new of vehicle.

 

It isn't that difficult, i had to swap the engine in my 04. Used a crane. Replacing tensioners while engine is in bay is a big pain. It will eventually come to it, since you will keep the car for a very long time i suggest to do it now and get over it.

 

Looks real good. I almost did the same thing just to find a 6spd max. But I happened to find one not wrecked local to me for a very good price.

Shouldn't cost you to much to get repaired and looks like low miles....good job.

Side note.......Looks like I see a SE badge but looks like its has the SL wheels.

 

Interesting catch on the Wheels...I've got something else to look up now...Thx..

Checked it out..thats crazy..SE wheel looks much better..why change? Cheaper tires is only logical reason..

 

More than one airbag sensor has to be hit, or triggered in order for the airbag(s) to deploy. Early airbag designs were too sensitive and were setting off during light impacts, so as technology became better, airbag systems also became better.

 

depends on the angle of the hit and speed. i remember it from mechanic school vaguely, i believe for the airbag to deploy it has to be at least a 22km/h hit within a 60 degree window on the front (a 60 degree V shape from the center of the front grille)

that hit doesnt look bad, probably bumped the rear of a truck and just broke the grille and crunched the hood up

 

Yeah..I assumed the hit happened with the maxima not on/running. I don't know if that will affect how the airbags pop, but the hit doesn't seem that bad. I know looking at the pic, upper radiator support, radiator, ac condensor and most everything in the vicinity there..

I am curious to why the totaled this thing. I'm just hoping it wasn't a previous salvage vehicle rebuilt then hit again..thats a mess.

 

Lots of people shy from salvage vehicles. I keep vehicles long time (if I like em quickly) but I feel ya have bigger chance at a lemon buying used on a lot somewhere..those people traded in for a reason..boredom, lemon, etc..

With a wreck..insurance co. takes if from ya..still a lot of luck involved but most likely the person wasn't selling the car at the time of deemed salvage..

just my messed up reasoning.

Having a stud bodyman who works too cheap helps too..

 

What I don't get is why this car has a salvage title for damage that's easily fixed. I've seen cars with much more damage that didn't get totaled and they were fixed. Probably depends on what insurance company the previous owner had.

 

That's what scares me..afraid I'm missing something big or was salvage prior to this accident..

I bought a 2001 se loaded in 2003 with 20k miles..paid 3300 and had 8100 in it after repairs..I still have the car.......lovin' the cheap personal property taxes due to the salvage issue...

 

Instead of fixing it, you can part it out and make your money back. It does seem sketchy that it was totaled considering the low miles on the car and the minimal damage done to it.

 

Did the accident touch the engine? does it start up? did you drive it ?

From what I see you have about $1000 worth of damage. Buy the parts yourself and fix it yourself. easy fix.

 

the title on a car meant nothing to me... salvage or not makes no difference... I have a 96 corolla that I purchased almost 6 years ago with a salvage title... the only damage was the front and back bumper were cracked not even the headlight/taillight were scrached... why thy totaled car no idea to this day??? I did however noticed a timing belt sticker on the top of the head that stated the replacement date/miles... so I called the dealer who did it and asked if he can provide me with some service history of the car... he said that they have serviced the car since new... the only thing that needed a replacement was the clutch and the struts... other than that the salvage corolla is still driven daily by my brother and a delivery car I drove it for 2 years before he did as a pizza delivery as well... no problems what so ever for the past 6 years and the car is running great... Once again just b/c it is a salvage title it means nothing... considering the pictures of the car I would say you found yourself basically a new car that needs some plastics replaced on it... If you don't wan it I will buy it from you

 

They probably totaled because the insurance company probably uses a body shop that charges way to much. I had a 06' g6 gtp with 16k miles and did the same damage. it was about 6k in parts and 8k in labor so they totaled because i owed 16k. so they just gave me bluebook plus acc. cash walked with 2k.

 

Sorry I have missed all the responses. Some reason I wasn't subscribed to my own thread. Ill get to those once I catch up on life..sheesh..

Anyway..ended up with 11,300 in it after tax, fees, tags, gas back and forth for parts and to bodyman..IMO is a steal...ive been driving it for a month and a half now and love it...this car is awesome..

Honestly cant imagine a $60,000 caddie having more equipment. Anyway, the harness was pinched in multiple places and it costed dearly to get the connections repaired and both headlights were busted as I missed in the pics (another 500 bux)

Pix below..give me opinions (keep in mind, im almost 40 years old)..they were quick, gave it a wash and was getting dark when finished..

 

 

Im impressed with the lines on the front end...lines look great for a salvage..look great for a 4 -5 year old car.....(who cares its salvage)

 

The valve cover was cracked and had to be replaced but that was the only thing that was "part of the engine" damaged. Lots of wires pinched and connectors crushed just in front of the motor.

The airbag sensor was crushed .. im talking wires dangling and thats about it..that tells me it was parked and was not running. I replaced it, reset airbag light and all was good...lots of fuses blown but easy fix.

More than 1,000 but I got an excellent deal!! Love Maximas!!

 

I'm with ya, I really am not bothered by a salvage. Many are good runners and IMO like i said above, ya more likely to buy a lemon on a car lot. Fix it right if its not hit hard..if it is..walk away..I bought a 2001 salvage maxima in 2003 and sold it once this one was repaired...I drove that salvage for over nine years...

 

Yep...gotta love those type body shops when your car is paid off, ya have a body man who will work for cash and you hit a deer with a good insurance company..

 

Wow, that came out great. Congrats on the purchase, and best of luck with the car! You got an excellent deal, IMO, especially considering that you seem to hold on to your cars for a while - no need to worry about resale values and all of that.

Is that boxer in that last pic?

 

Good eye...Yep thats a boxer..

 

Nice, my favorite breed! Had 2 pits who lived for over 12yrs. Great dogs, always liked the Boxers, though. Been thinking about getting a pup. Anyway, back on topic

 

Man of good taste...

Bought the one nobody wanted from a litter and its turned out to be the best dog I have ever had....kids love him and better yet he loves the kids..

 

What part of NC are you in , car looks good .

 

sweet grille emblem

 

impressed with the lines as well. Mine is a salvage 6.5 gen conversion and passenger side bumper isnt flush at all..can see straight through between bumper and headlight.

Congrats on the pickup, hope you enjoy for years to come.

 

2 thumbs up mah *****