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It makes me feel sad looking at how she got treated....

 

it seems alright but I would be curious to see what it looks like from underneath--yea doesnt look like they wanted it to bad

 

Poor thing. It looks like absolute sh*t. I'm sure with a little love, a new interior, and someone with skills to touch up the body, it would be a nice ride again.

 

Yeah I would. The cigarette burns are a nice touch. Probably smells like smoke, that would bug me. Other than that, it's still a great car to start with when you're building a killer ride.

 

People are so dumb when they smoke in the car and cigarette burns on the interior like it's an ashtray. Who wants a car that reeks of tar.

 

the cigarette smell would be hard to rid. it would remind me of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry's car gets overwhelmed by a Valet's body odor.

 

I bet the car reaks. But if you are a smoker that is no big deal.

 

"It's B.O.!"

 

No - I would not. By the time you repair the body imperfections, have the interior "worked on" & spend God knows how much on engine repairs, you'll be up to the price of a nice one.

 

i wouldnt go for it, but thats just me.
dont know how its been taken care of mechanically, and it doesnt look good.
pass it up and keep looking

 

man, that max looks filthy! how can someone drive a car like that? the center console looks cruddy, the cig burns makes me wanna yak. whats up with all thsese stains? the car looks like its been just sitting in one spot for years, look at the engine, its dirty as hell, my 92 240sx has cleaner engine bay than that, and i barely clean mine. you might want to do a history report. ive never bought a car from ebay, so good luck. looks more like a junkyard car they restored.

 

I wouldn't give 10. But I might offer something real low to see if he wants to get rid of the thing, no telling how long he's had it, just can't pawn it off on anyone. Now, after being on ebay where thousands of people have seen it, he may start to see that he's not gonna get 10 out of the ashtray on wheels. Might get a good price and fix it up. The good thing about that is you can do it the way you want, not what the factory wants. That would be the only plus to buying that car. I've always heard if you don't feel bad for your first offer on a car, you are paying too much. Something like that anyway.

 

It's nice that he showed the cigarette burns in the seat and the scrape by the wheelwell (obviously not trying to cover anything up). The crazy part of the whole thing is that he made no attempt to clean it up to take those pictures. The car is covered in dirt! The car may have some blemishes, but at least washing it and maybe shampooing the carpets would have made it look quite a bit better. Not a very good selling technique.

 

How do u know its gettign sold for 10 k is that what he said the reserve is>

 

It always makes me laugh when people list Maximas, or any other car for that matter, as "fully loaded," and yet it has only the standard options for its model (GXE, SE, GLE).

Aside from that, I would say HELL NO! Stay away from this car. If there are that many cigarette burns in there and nasty scratches on the outside, and the just being filthy in general (why wouldn't they clean it before posting pics for sale???), you never know how hard it was driven. I wouldn't trust the engine and tranny on that thing. And even if it happened to be fine as far as powertrain, you'll end up spending a few thousand probably to restore it cosmetically to a desired state, and that few thousand could've just bought you a nicer car in the first place. I think you could get a very similar car, but in nice shape, for probably between $13k and $14k. Good luck.

-Brian

 

What a lazy a$$. Clean the car before putting the car up for sale

 

This is waht I was thinking to offer, but I'm changing my mind...

 

that thing is so nasty. i guarantee my car is gonna look better than that at that milage even considering all the door dings i have

 

As dirty as that engine appears, and all the staining on the carpets, I'm not sure I'd rule out it having been wet at some time. I'd stay away from it like the plague - like others said, you can get a known good car for what you're going to spend getting this train wreck back in shape. Very sad to see, but probably a money pit waiting to happen.

 

That max looks abused. We should call CPS (Car Protective Services).

 

My thoughts exactly. Who sells a car without at least washing the exterior first. Don't buy this car.

 

^^ seriously, by how little care the owner is expressing in selling his vehicle effectively, you know he/she didn't give a rat's @ss about the car itself during ownership. one of my neighbors has a 03 SE sterling mist just like mine and it's like a 35 year old lady (and ever single time i see it it's cleaner than mine!). i swear if anything ever happened to my max i'd make her an offer lol.

 

I would go for it! 10000 it's good!

 

Don't purchase this car. As horrible as this vehicle looks superficially, there's no telling what the condition of the engine/drivetrain/suspension is. The person who owned this previously obviously did not give a rats' a$$ about it. Even at the starting bid of $8K I wouldn't purchase it. Think of it this way. Spend that money now, and you might just be out $8K. As common sense goes, you gotta spend a little bit to get a little bit. Good luck in your search.

 

The previous owner is a Rental Company(check carfax). Don't buy this car! is was abused badly!

 

+1! I think that says it all!

 

It's hard to look at those pics. I can't imagine how someone could do that to their max. Pass on this one.

 

as bad as the car LOOKS, im sure it runs fine. nissans are built pretty damn well. the engine and transmission is something you probably wont need to worry about.

 

The engine maybe, but people get transmissions replaced on these things all the time, from what I've read on here. I think I may even be due for a replacement myself.

 

You dont want to know what people do with rental..... lol

 

I wouldn't buy a car off ebay...period.

 

How about we start locking these useless threads? Every day there is a "Would you buy this junkyard maxima"? Let's put it this way. A 2002 max is worth $hit in mint condition with low mileage right now. How much would a totalled or abused max be worth? Less than $hit.

 

Just my observation but the car is running with the fuel light on, so it's going to be
sucking crap into the engine. The engine is dirty and the air filter looks like it hasn't
been changed. Look at the air intake look like it's been sucking in dirt for a while. The
stereo has dirt deposit all over near the opening of the cassette and CD player (possible
problem with the CD player). Too many cigarette burns (A smoker's car). Soda or
some kind of drink spills with little regard to cleaning it up. The vehicle has been scraped
on one side of the vehicle (poor driving). I have to agree with other posters on here.
This car isn't worth it unless you car mechanically incline. I would buy because I have
no problem restoring the car to it's glory but if I were you I wouldn't. Hope this helps

Mike

 

I'd buy it for 7k tops, like posted above , the money spent getting it into perfect condition will get you a nice one.

And as for bying a car off ebay, it seems risky but i would buy it if i could see it personaly, otherwise it seems like it can be a P.I.T.A.

 

poor max.. all messed up and on empty... wheres the love?? i wouldnt buy this car especially if it was owned by a previous rental place...... i mean come on, whenever i get a rental car from an insurance company i want to run the car into the ground... but not on a poor maxima!!

 

if i bought that thing i'd probably redo everything. new interior, either leather or that gucci'd out one someone on cardomain had lol. gen III vq35 from the new g35's woot lol yea right

 

You just gotta go check out the car yourself. Sometimes, prices are excellent.

 

Have you seen the other cars this guy has for sale??? None are washed and all quite shady looking... This isn't a Jeep commercial, wash the cars.

 

If they abused the interior the way they did, imagine what they did to the powertrain. The poor thing was prolly floored from a redlight to redlight.