Might get rid of the Pathy and buy a Maxima

[jpawela]

Hi, basically my sister's boyfriend's car died and I had to lend them my Pathy for a while. He now has the Pathy bug and wants to buy it off me. I'm tempted since it's kinda turned into a money pit. If I could get 4,000 (it's a 95 XE with 107000miles) from it, and get a local 4th generation Maxima for 3,200, do you think that would be a good idea? Most of my driving now is on the road and he says he'll let me borrow it when I get the urge to go wheeling. I'm looking at getting a cruiser.

 

This Maxima I'm looking at is a 96 SE with 120,000 miles.

 

Any input is much appreciated.

Edited November 22, 2008 by jpawela

[nunya]

Put it up on a lift, I've seen them rot badly

[BowTied]

12k miles? that is pretty low! or did you mean 120k?

[jpawela]

^oops! yeah, it's 120,000miles. Thanks.

[Precise1]

Well, it comes down to your needs and wants. If you don't need (or want) the pathy, and you can get a Maxi with money to spare which suits your needs better, hey do it! Personally I don't know a Maxima from a hole in the ground (other than it may have parts I can scavenge) so I can't help there. Just make sure you aren't trading something mostly fixed for something needs fixing...

 

B

[91PathSE]

My gf has a 97 with the 3.0 and a 5 speed...the thing rips(its a nissan)...awesome car(its a nissan)...very comfortable(its a nissan)...decent stock stereo(its a nissan)....goood motor(its a nissan)....buy it(because its a nissan)

[jpawela]

Ok, big change here. I just found a local dealer this morning who has a 95 Pathy SE with 106Kmiles in decent condition for $1800. I think I'll spring for it. It runs better than the Pathy I have now.

[Precise1]

Make sure the timing belt has been changed. 105,000 miles is the recommended change interval. You have a good idea of the other things to check by now, I believe...

 

B

[Zibi]

I think Precise nailed it...if you're not looking for a 4x4 then you might as well buy a car. If I didn't take my truck off road then I'd just sell it and buy a car...cheaper on gas and does everything I need it to.

[jpawela]

The Maxima wasn't a go. Too rotted underneath (thanks, nunya). So, I fell for the Pathy for sale across town. That's right, it's mine as of a few hours ago. Very stressful and I'm still having post-car-buying-stress-disorder...Again, it's a 95 SE with 106K and I plan on doing the timing belt sometime next week. I paid 2,000 out the door. Meanwhile, my white XE I sold for $4,300. It had quite a few upgrades and the body was in nicer condition than the one I just bought. This is just my second vehicle and it's ready for my personal touch.

 

I'll post pix up in the appropriate thread when daylight comes...thanks all for the input.