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Suggestion: get on www.nissanusa.com and use the search function. You can search the entire state of Ohio for Maxima inventory at various Nissan dealers. I bet you will find one you are looking for in Ohio. Then you can go to that dealer and negotiate the best deal.
As I see it you are already making a mistake. Buying a car with every possible option is not the best way to go when buying or leasing. This vehicle will depreciate disproportionally to say, a base Maxima SL. The Elite package will return only small fraction of the original value on investment.
Also, how did car behave in ride comfort and handling before and after the replacement? Did you get genuine Nissan replacements or aftermarket brand?
Thank you for any help.
Alas, my beloved '02 SE was stolen on Monday and promptly totaled by the thief. Dang those airbags! The thief walked away from the wreck and hasn't been caught.
Lindsey
I have no personal experience at Nissan of Brandon, but I believe most of the dealers in that area price their products aggressively.
What makes you think you may need new ones?
Yesterday I test drove a SL at Crown Nissan in St. Pete. The salesman was friendly enough, but my guess is the price won't be competitive. They weren't last time. We'll see.
Lindsey
but especially leasing. make your 1st payment, sign the papers, and keep your money in the bank.
the other plus, is that if you cant make a payment, you take it out of the money you DIDNT put down.
It seems that I have read articles on shocks/struts on more than one occasion in car magazines in the past that mention deterioration with miles. Did not save the articles. They said that performance degradation is insidious. It happens so gradually that one adjusts to it and cannot perceive the incrementally small changes day-by-day and month-by-month. I’m not sure how close my 97 Max SE at 158K Mi handles relative to when it was new. There are no visible leaks and a Nissan service manager told me last Fall that struts/shocks were OK. You would think that the manager would be eager to replace these if a customer asks.
We had shocks replaced at approx 150K Mi on an 86 Accord and then drove it to 247K Mi (and had no trouble selling it “used” to someone). They were not leaking at 150K. There was a noticeable improvement in handling after the replacement. Plan to keep the Max for 2 plus years, so I can justify the expense of new shocks/struts if I get better handling. Perhaps shock technology has been substantially improved from 86 Accord to 95-99 generation Maxima.
As an alternative, you might want to try test driving a few other, lower mileage, 95-99 SE's to see how they feel. I did drive a friends 96 GXE and it seemed looser than mine, but I suspected that was because it didn't have the SE suspension.
Replacing struts/shocks due to age in the hopes of getting better handling seems rather risky to me unless you have stonger evidence that they really are worn down and not performing optimally. How much does it cost, by the way??
It is hard to remember what our 97 Max SE at 10K mi felt like in 1997 compared to today at 158K mi. I think that I sense slight wheel hop at times - not sure. I will check into "lifetime limited warranty" on OEM struts on my next visit to Nissan dealer for service. I will also ask if there is a test (sophisticated?) that a Nissan Tech can perform to determine "degree" of wear/deterioration. If there is a measurable test, perhaps it can provide data against some type of service limit specifications. I will report back to this board later.
Thanks again.
i just put a deposit on a 99 V6 Mustang Vert to go with my 2000 Maxima GLE. woohooooooo!!! its gonna be my toy for the summer and fall... i can't wait!!
enjoy your maxima's... i have a feeling Bad Max is gonna be neglected just a lil (from me not driving him that much) this summer... sorry boy..
I am having problems deciding between getting an 02 Max or an 01 Infiniti I30. I was going to get the Max but I keep hearing that they steal the headlights in NY/ NJ. I live in Philly but my lady lives in NY and I am up there sometimes on business. I test drove the car and loved it. I also drove the I30 and loved it. I can get the Max with 10K less miles than the I30 and a couple thousand less on the price. But the I30 is a more luxurious car and they don't mess with the headlights. I am hearing that the replacements for these headlights can run a couple thousands. That could be the difference in price there.
Maybe I just need to dump my girl and buy the Max.
Never had a real problem with the Max in 3 years I owned it, just decided to try something new.
Good luck with your rides.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
i would like to know how 94 maxima runs above 100k miles good
to buy or not.
bye
31,046
931,38 (tax)
367 (fee)
61 (tags)
Any of you out there have any insight as to whether this sounds reasonable or not? I appreciate your help.
there is a danger in assuming that. some dealers will give you a boot right out the door.
i would take a small issue with $400+ of fees, but other than that, dont look a gift horse in the mouth.
"I did get a solution. I did alot of research on the internet and I know
someone that works on cars. He and all the internet posts agreed. The
first, most likely and easiest thing to do is to clean the throttle body.
He came by my house friday evening to do this, and I have now (Tuesday)
driven enough to know that the problem is solved. He also cleaned the fuel
lines and injectors at the same time. He used a can of fluid called K44 and
another can that might have been the same thing to dump in the gas tank.
The throttle body was cleaned by removing a large hose and dabbing K44 on a
rag and a toothbrush wiping and brushing inside the throttle body to give
the throttle body a thorough cleaning. Then we started the engine, removed
a very small hose and he had a tool that punches a small hole in the bottom
of the can and sucks the fluid through an attached hose into the fuel intake
while the engine is running until the can was empty. I say all this just to
give you an idea what he did. I would definitely recommend having it done
by a professional. One post said the Nissan dealership wanted $195 to do
this. He said his service station charges about $100. The fluids are
expensive and hard to find according to him, plus the little tool with the
hose you would need, and the know how.
The second, more expensive and less likely solution is to replace the Mass
Air Flow sensor. My mechanic agreed that this would be the next thing to
try after cleaning the throttle body.
The third thing I found on the message boards on the internet was to
reprogram the ECU. My mechanic said that sounded wrong and he would never
recommend that for this type of problem.
There was not alot of data out there for this problem so I am very happy it
is fixed with a minimum expense and effort."
Some customers are upset when they have to pay taxes on rebates because they think that dealers cheat them. Car dealers do not set the rules - the states do.
Do you know, by chance, of other cars that behave this way
(converter lockup retained on lift off)? What about Sentra/Altima?
I know that the Chevy Camaro does (at least a '98 model), but
other GM cars do not. Neither do Chrysler Sebring, Mazda
626, Toyota Camry V6, Honda Accord V6, Fords, etc.
There's lots of these Maximas on the used market right now. I shouldn't have to settle, I figure. I've been to a couple of dealers, but they aren't very helpful with this kind of thing.
Now I suppose someone could fake a tag and sew it on but that would be quite a bit of work for minimal resale value.
I believe that only the SE and GLE models were available with this option which is why you wont's find it on a GXE.