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I have a 1999 Maxima which had the SES light come on at around 40K miles. I had to change ALL the 6 ignition coils. Nissan America paid for the Labor and I had to pay for the parts. But the car has been running flawless since. I heard that the ignition coils are a fairly common problem on the Maxima.
If you are closer to the 36000 miles your chances are better. Also if you have been loyal to Nissan corporation by having bought more than one Nissan vehicle in the past that will help you even more. They also look for whether you do scheduled maintenance at the dealership. Others have had better luck than me. Nissan America has paid for both parts and labor. But they don't treat everyone equally. Loyalty factor and where the maintenance is done have a strong bearing on how far they'd go to help you. But be polite with them or else they won't pay a penny. That is what I found after trying different approaches.
My only issues have been paint chipping, engine knocking (later models have the fixed coils) and a small rattle from the dash. This car is by far the best car I have owned. And for the $22K I paid, it was the best value around. It's a shame the new model is so much more money...
At the rate I am putting miles right now the warranty will be good for about 1.5 years (until I reach 91K miles). I am thinking of declining the offer. Does anyone here think otherwise?
Thanks!
if i were you, i would take the chance that the car won't have $1900 worth of repairs in the next 18months.... also factor in how much repairs have you had done since you had the car up to this point..
i think if you have a max that's fairly reliable for the first 50k miles, you'll have the same level of reliability at least until 100k miles
They "offered" me an extended warrenty a year ago as my 3 year one was running out. No costs were mentioned though so I don't consider that an offer! I tore it up and "recycled" it.
situation.
I believe I'd ask myself......."assuming worst case
scenario, what potentially will be the return on
each dollar invested in this warranty considering
the overall reliability of the Max over the period
warranted?"
Almost $1900.00 will pay for quite a bit of maint.
berbel
The reason to buy a Maxima is that you don't need repair insurance, IMO.
On an unrelated topic - you mentioned you use Mobil 1 (for now - what - 150K miles?) and your engine's still running pretty strong. (Didn't you also say you let the dealer inspect your engine at some point and the wear was still within factory specs?) So my question is how often do you change your oil? I use Mobil 1 too, drive mostly highway miles, and have been changing every 5K miles - I was wondering about extending to 7.5K miles.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
We just returned from the holidays and a 435 mile highway trip at 70-75+/- mph produced a 29.2 mpg. Not bad for a 9+ year old car that can still hold it's own against the current crop of FWD sport sedans.
As for Mobil 1, I definitely use it in my Honda S2000, but for no good reason haven't tried it in the Maxima.
from what i've seen, any place that actually sells a Mobil 1 oil change, will usually charge somewhere near $50.
if you have a Monroe Muffler shop around you, they're pretty good with prices, you could even buy prepaid coupons that cost about $15 per oil change... then just give them some Mobil 1 and a PureOne filter.. i feel so much better knowing what's being used in my car..
They will probably take care of you under the "recently expired" warranty.
My dealer has always been real good about this on all my Nissans.
I love the car but don't want to be taken either.
Patrick
I also agree to a point about beating on the car a bit as you break it in.
I'd take (and have taken on all 3 of my Nissans) a progressive break in approach so that you pretty well follow the manufactures break in schedule for the first 500 miles. Then you start pushing a little harder and a little harder and a little harder until when you reach 1000 miles, you've had it up to the redline a few times under full throttle (at least in the first couple of gears).
Then get that first oil change and go on a normal oil change schedule after that.
ccermak, what kind of bike are you getting? i was actually thinking about getting a bike myself...it would be awesome to ride around this spring with one.. (i dont know how to ride one yet, but if i did, i would already bought one)
You might get $16 if you sell it on your own.
But the advice you've been given is sound pay off the Max then buy anything else you want.
GO MAXIMA'S!!!!
showroom and I could not find any 12VDC receptacles either on the dash or on the console
anywhere. Is my eye sight getting that bad ?? Any
'04 max owners care to respond !!
I did notice one big improvement over the previous
Maxima's . The trunk lid now has very small
" scissor-type " hinges with hydraulic assist
instead of those old " humongus" hinges that
crush packages. Good move.
Maybe another in the center conslole like Accord?
;-)
car had to have them somewhere. They are well
hidden although I don't know why.
first, the a/b/c memory bands are not specifically for either am or fm. you can mix and match. ie: band a, preset 1 could be an fm station, and band a, preset 2 could be an am station. this goes for all 3 memory bands. when you switch memory bands, it goes automatically to the station you last had on in that band...ie: you listened to 101 FM, which is preset 4, last time you were in memory band 2. next time you switch to memory band 2, it will go to preset 4 first. if you switch to preset 2, being 760 AM, then it will take you to that station next time you toggle through the memory bands.
i hope this explained it. if not, then read your owner's manual...you paid ~$30k for it for crying out loud! ;-)
I have an 02 se 6spd that is due for new tires. I have come to realize that the 225/50/17 is rather limited in choice and high in price. I have found Nitto 450's for about 100 a piece and others starting around 165. Does anyone have any experience with the Nittos or has anyone mounted 235/50/17's?
Thanks,
Don
Thanks,
Jon
Under "research" you can type in the model and year, and you can see by the trim levels what equipment came standard and what was available as options.
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