FanaticMadMax

I was browsing around on ebay. I was looking at some access for the Maxima. I come across this and after reading it, I think this car is beyond good parts. What do you guys think? Repairable or beyond repair?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...519784064&rd=1

Dubaimax

yes... certainly repairable..
bizkings@earthlink.net
contact this guy, he has all the parts u'd need. just tell him Ali from Dubai give u his contact.. he'll tell u the exact cost and time it'll take to repair it.

cheers!

Grey00lustre

iTrader: (15)

check for frame or subframe damage.....if they're alright then the car is fixable...i predict around 6k for parts and labor to fix that..

max5spd

iTrader: (11)

I would think that if the frame and subframe were not damaged, the car would not have been totalled. Normally, once the frame or subframe are bent, the car is labelled a total loss.

nupe500

iTrader: (13)

Although the car is repairable...keep in mind that it will NEVER be the same. I'm sure there are effects of the accident on the front end of the car...check the A pilliars and doors for equal gaps and what not....I wouldn't buy a car like that...expecially after my car accident...in which I saw ripples in my roof...and saw door gaps shrink

BlueC

iTrader: (5)

Any unibody car is going to have that problem. The car is designed to have the body of the car take the shock of a crash, so the person inside stays ok.

By the looks of that car, it would be ALOT of work to do. You'd need to replace both qtr panels (Which is not easy whatsoever), replace trunklid, rear bumper, rear bumper reinforcement, both taillights, spoiler, and a sh!tload of misc things. Dont forget about the paint costs. Probably a few grand alone in just paint. Thats with just seeing from those pictures. Who knows, frame could have gotten twisted from the force of the crash, and maybe the rear right door is all messed up. I wouldnt be surprised if this went over $9000 to fix.

Jeff92se

iTrader: (82)

$3k? There's probably more than $3k in labor alone to fix that car. You have to ask yourself, it was only a few thou to fix, why wasn't it fixed? And why isn't that bodyshop not fixing it/selling it if it were so easy?

It will cost $10 grand + to fix that car as someone mentioned.

And it will take some hours to get the unibody all straightened out again. It CAN be fixed good as new. But the problem is most shops will NOT invest the time and labor to fix it that well. They will only fix it to "good enough".

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

I disagree they will invest time to repair it, but you might as well finace the war in iraq as it would be cheaper.

Its repairable but I think will be way too expensive, getting a trunk lid bump reinforments, then paint along will start to run up there, then the body work prep,prime paint, driver side back door isnt flush, it will be alot of work a lot of part will have to come off. if it can be fixed for less than $4k then you might have something.



and damn its an auto

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

I bet you it gets sold for around $6k

Jeff92se

iTrader: (82)

Not my point. Point is they won't repair it to "as new". Only to "good enough" as time is $ and 90% of the public won't know.

There is no way in on this God's green earth that you could fix this car (even 1/2 arsed) for less than $4k. I just said the labor alone would exeed $3 easy.

BlueC

iTrader: (5)

Exactly. Parts alone might run you past $3000, depending on where you get them from. Time on the framerack adds up fast in costs, thats typically the most expensive labor rate out of everything at the shop (excluding mechanical).

Parts: $2000-3000
Labor: $3000+ (Even more if the frame is f'ed up)
Paint: $3000+

ny96max

that car will never ride or feel the same as it did when first bought... no matter what the cost of fixing is.

Ant

Jeff92se

iTrader: (82)

I think that statement is 100% false.

max5spd

iTrader: (11)

with the right amount of money invested into fixing it, it will be indistinguishable from the normal driver, but we're back to spending almost $10k to fix.

BigLou93SE

iTrader: (10)

I'd agree with most people here, it's probably not worth it. Sure, you might only blow about $5k on it NOW, but in the long run, you'd probably spend just as much money as buying a used 2003 (maybe in a year or so) just to have a car now that consequentially has to be repaired. And as said above, after spend all that money, it will break your heart to find little imperfenctions in the repair. Ask anyone who has a car that has been in an accident. I bought my car from a wholesaler, and while looking at its beauty one day in my driveway, noticed my hood, grill, and headlights weren't aligned perfectly, as well as my trunklid. When you love your car as much as many people on the org as well as me do, it's terrible to see these kinds of things on the car.

Triple8Sol

iTrader: (29)

I'll have to disagree and say from personal experience that it would cost around $7K

Jeff92se

iTrader: (82)

When I got rearended, I had less damage than that and it was over $6 grand (Thoughbred in Auburn). So they totalled the car and I bought it back. That car needs at least a new RR quarter and maybe the LR also.

I say it's in the $9-$10k+ range

vsamoylov

if anybody wants that car, i have the rear right quarter panel for sale from a 2k2 maxima. the color is also black. i would take it if it wasnt in new yoyrk. i have alot of parts so wo buys this car, ask me for parts. lol

finny

for what it will cost to buy the car and fix it you could pick up a nice 2k2/2k3 and not have to put a dime in it or worry about anything being missed in the fix. unless your fixing it yourself def not worth it imo.

mdloops

A waste of money. I don't believe I have hear anybody mention the rear axel assembly is probably toast : That is $400 in parts alone and probably 3-400 in labor. The subframe may be bent. Also you better keep the car to the death because nobody will ever buy it.

You will sink 10K into it and you will never get that money back selling it. Who want to buy a car that has been pasted back together?


BTW: That is EXCESSIVELY HIGH MILES for an 03. 60K miles? WASTE OF MONEY

upstatemax

iTrader: (15)

i would not buy it.... never gonna be right... i had someone back into my max and they only dented the quarter panel, needed to be taken out and repainted... that alone cost $1500. that car is for parts....

upstatemax

iTrader: (15)

and the only thing i would want from that car is the VQ35 and the headlights... does not even have a 6 speed....

vsamoylov

And some of you guys are mistaken. there alot of cars on the road that are salvage. and alot of people buy them. if the car was fixed right by a good body shop, you wouldnt even know it was in a wreck. just alot of people are scared to buy them cause they dont trust body shop that do this kind of work. if the car was fixed right, you wouldnt even know it was in a wreck when you would drive it because it would drive the same. but if somebody did a bad job, then you would know.

upstatemax

iTrader: (15)

it still is not worth fixing... it would cost you more to buy that car and fix it than it would be to just buy one that was not wrecked. you would get one that has less than 60k on it as well. that car would prob cost you 6-7 grand to buy, then a 9-10 grand repair bill? waste of money. then try and sell it...

financially speeking the car is a total waste for anything other than parts. of course it "can" be fixed, but who wants to waste the time and money? that car is being sold for a reason... someone was rear-ended, their insurance ran the #'s and decided it was better to just scrap the car anyone who buys that car and foots the bill to fix it is a financial retard and should have their mom take control of the checkbook.

95stillenmax

iTrader: (11)

yeah if you get it your stuck with it

BlueC

iTrader: (5)

Well with estimating experience and knowledge I give it the $10,000+ estimate.

Personal experience doesn't cut it quite frankly.

Nismo3112

iTrader: (12)

I would just save a little bit more and get one that isn't wrecked... Cuz after you are done fixing that one, a good used one won't be much more $$ than that.

vsamoylov

yeah a body shop will charge more than what it will cost you to fix it yourself if you know how to.

† ErV †

No matter what you do to it, you will have some fittment issues with your rear doors..

but yes you can repair it and make it look good.

Wills98MaxSE

can be repaired, but very costly. Also, as most ppl said, it won't be the same, esp. the right rear passenger door