Both 2000 Maximas are seemingly identical in condition and specs, and are exactly the same price.

1.) Has 39K miles, BUT comes with a 100K powertrain warranty. A "certified" used Nissan from a Nissan dealership.

or

2.) Only has 28K miles, but no warranty. Would not be bought from a Nissan dealership, but from another reputable local place - we've bought 4 cars there in the past, and have had only good experiences.

Should I opt for the lower miles, or the warranty? Both are great cars. I really appreciate your input.

 

well can't you buy a warrenty? i used to get these letters in hte mail not from nissan but from some other company tell me to upgrade my cars warrenty to 100k, but if u can't i would stick with the one with the warrenty

 

go with the one with nissan warranty, those aftermarket warranties are NOT even CLOSE To the same

 

If I'm not mistaken you can still buy your warranty from nissan if it is done before 36,000 miles

 

dude the warranty does sound nice but u belong to Org meaning ur gonna b moddin ur car before u even know it and ur warranty will void any way. the only other good thing bout the other car is that its so called "certified". although a 2000 with only 28k miles is awesome!! thats less then 10k miles a year. hmmmm i would go with the local dealer and the 28k miles. btw, what colors? auto or 5 spd? cloth or leather and what color? bose? those tihngs r important too.

 

wait... how exactly is there no warranty left at 28K miles? is it a salvaged title? find that out, and probably stay away from it if that's the case.

 

theres no warranty becuz its 36k miles or 3 years. his 3 years up.

 

Think of what is more value more to you. If you are driving 11K miles a year, so the difference in mileage may be worth a year's use of the car. A years use of the car can be valued at $3,000- this is how much the Maxima will depreciate in one year. An extended warranty is worth $800. So, if the higher mileage car costs $2,200 less than the lower mileage car, you should buy that car. If they are asking too much for that 39K mi car (the difference is less than $2,200) then go for a lower-mileage car.

 

i'd say forget the 2k.. no offense but it is the slowest of the bunch. and get yourself a 99

 

or 99SE-L red

 

2k2-3

 

With everything being equal (color and options), I would choose the "certified" Maxima. However, if things are not equal, then I would base the decision on other, important factors. Example: If the "certified" one is a GXE auto and the other is an SE manual w/leather, I would opt for the "non-certified." However, all of this depends on what is important to you.

 

option C: 4th gen.


if not go warranty

 

How about this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2425079690

A 2k2 6speed with 28k miles and remaining factory warranty.

 

Get whichever car is amanual transmission. If neither of them are, keep looking and forget those two.

 

The 3 year 36k mile warranty is only for bumper to bumper. However the 5 year 60k mile powertrain warranty still applies.

 

I'd probably go with the one with the warranty.

 

I'd probably go with the one with the warranty.

 

I would go for the one with the warranty. Same warranty i have and it has saved me a lot of money so far. BTW what type is it GXE/SE/GLE?

 

They do.. Some people in here are smoking crack pipes.