Not sure what to do....
03-07-2007, 04:45 PM
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Not sure what to do....
To put it simply, when i bought my maxima i got screwed, royally. The car is great, dont get me wrong, but they tricked me on financing and such. I owe 5900.00 on her still, it just ticked 150k, and shes been acting up lately when its cold. I dont have the credit to replace it, or the cash to pay it off. Hell i barely have cash to drive it. Just phishing for advice.......lol
03-07-2007, 04:47 PM
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for the record, it runs and drives, im just getting REALLY nervous being its getting older. I wish i could sell it, pay off the loan, and have the means to replace it with another car in cash......i miss my finance free 3000GT (RIP)
03-07-2007, 06:15 PM
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flush and fill the tranny fluid if its auto, if manual i dont know
Solutions to the finance problem:
1) pay someone to steal it (if u have the proper insurance that covers that) when they pay u out they may pay more than the car is worth (not always) so that money u can use to buy a loan free car and / or pay off the existing loan
2) get it totalled, again if insurance covers it u get money
3) leave the country and change ur name
Solutions to the finance problem:
1) pay someone to steal it (if u have the proper insurance that covers that) when they pay u out they may pay more than the car is worth (not always) so that money u can use to buy a loan free car and / or pay off the existing loan
2) get it totalled, again if insurance covers it u get money
3) leave the country and change ur name
03-08-2007, 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bigEL
See if you can get an extended warranty. There are policies for higher mileage cars that only cover basic powertrain. It'll at least keep your car running and give you peace of mind.
and if a 100k mile warranty costs a thousand, what would a 200k cost? probably not something the OP can spend, just my thoughts...
03-08-2007, 04:18 AM
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Warranty would be nice but hard to find and as was mentioned out of my range. guess im just frusterated at how much i paid out of need for the car. shes been good to me these 8 months heres hoping that stays true till after its paid off
03-08-2007, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Rydicule
I've never seen an extended warranty that goes past 100k miles
and if a 100k mile warranty costs a thousand, what would a 200k cost? probably not something the OP can spend, just my thoughts...
and if a 100k mile warranty costs a thousand, what would a 200k cost? probably not something the OP can spend, just my thoughts...
03-08-2007, 08:41 AM
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150k isn't too much. The engine should be fine. If your transmission is "*******" then go easy on it. Don't be racing and launching you car since this is only going to shorten the life of your auto tranny.
Also instead of buying suspension and rims in the spring, take that money and make a payment on the car. If you are really hurting for cash, then get a part time job on weekends in a restaurant or something and use that money to pay the car off.
Also instead of buying suspension and rims in the spring, take that money and make a payment on the car. If you are really hurting for cash, then get a part time job on weekends in a restaurant or something and use that money to pay the car off.
03-08-2007, 09:10 AM
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By ******* do you mean its slow to accelerate, or do you mean when you step on the gas the car revs drop then come back up, could be your maf. what year is your car? nIf its the latter problem i suggested, then its the same problem I had which ended up being the MAF
03-08-2007, 10:53 AM
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Check your trans fluid!
My 3rd gen auto trans with 167,000 was making me nervous too - really sluggish when cold, revving high before shifting.
I drained my trans fluid, which was not only brown but probably 1-2 quarts low, and replaced with new fluid - Voila! no more transmisssion problems.
As far as the finacial part, chalk it up to a lesson learned I guess. Can't tell you how much money I could have saved if I had only found the org a year or two sooner!
My 3rd gen auto trans with 167,000 was making me nervous too - really sluggish when cold, revving high before shifting.
I drained my trans fluid, which was not only brown but probably 1-2 quarts low, and replaced with new fluid - Voila! no more transmisssion problems.
As far as the finacial part, chalk it up to a lesson learned I guess. Can't tell you how much money I could have saved if I had only found the org a year or two sooner!
03-08-2007, 11:18 AM
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Not the most attractive idea, but... some companies will pay you to advertise their company on your car.. extra $ every month means you can pay off the car quicker and get rid of it!
Lavalife spinners ftw.. ?
Lavalife spinners ftw.. ?
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