Help me make a decision...blown engine??

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MAXX349 - 27 Apr 2006 06:33 GMT

My $3000.00 stupidest move. 250,000 mi. (duh) 96 5 sp Maxima; great
running, new muffler system, altinator, axle,4 brand new tires.interior
and body is in great shape. sounds ok..rite?? I know ..the miles....
well the ignition needs to be replaced...overheats all the time>....
radiator slit open... car died on highway... gets towed...he says there
was no thermostat and basically blown the engine!!!! (cracked block) water
in oil...
wWhat do I do??? Cost? sell as is??? how much?
I'm a single lady ~~~just totaled my last Maxima.. and had no help with
car shopping... and I now know ..bad move... Bought it privately... I
really want him to come down with chicken pox, mumps, bloody nose and
diarria ~~~~but just for a month!!!!
bitter???? naw help ~ maxy

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Dave Kind - 27 Apr 2006 13:13 GMT

> My $3000.00 stupidest move. 250,000 mi. (duh) 96 5 sp Maxima; great
> running, new muffler system, altinator, axle,4 brand new tires.interior
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> diarria ~~~~but just for a month!!!!
> bitter???? naw help ~ maxy

I would think any more money spent on that Maxima would be wasted. It's
time to have it hauled off.

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Wiikinki - 27 Apr 2006 13:52 GMT

..250,000 mi. ..
The mileage means every moving part has worn, no secret.

"wWhat do I do???
At least accept reality, cease complaining seller. You buy worn car, you get worn car..

Options:
* Sell as is (compare your area prices, read ads
* replace engine then ...start welding hidden rottin corners? Easily ends with ? 10.000$ car (worth 2k). Still youre winner - with 1/3 price of new maxima, So Be happy

A car is never investment but a bottomless well to sink money..

If money is the issue, I'd go shoppin for an low mileage 1k car, spend 2k reconditioning it, drive 4yrs, repeat... There are plenty driveable four cylinder (=cheap to upkeep, drive) cars. I used to be happy with Stanza (...until I met my Maxima.) Before purchasing, let some mech do an inspection, pay for that. Maxima is generally very reliable, but problems may become suddendly costly if you have to use shops - which love to swap costly parts as method of trouble/customer $hooting..

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Wiikinki
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njmodi - 27 Apr 2006 16:17 GMT

Look on www.car-part.com. You can buy a replacement VQDE30 engine for
your maxima for 500 bucks and have an independent (competent) mechanic
install it. VQs run for ever (if maintained)... you can easily find
one with 100k or less on it and have it swapped in and you'll be good
to go. The key is to find a competent shop to do the work.

Cheers,
Nirav
96 Max GLE, 133k

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NissTech - 28 Apr 2006 03:17 GMT

I agree with Nirav,
You can buy used VQ's all day long for 500 bucks with less than 60 k miles
on them

You can get it installed for about a grand or less.

I'll give you 500 right now for it if you live somewhere in Florida,I'll be
right over to get it

> Look on www.car-part.com. You can buy a replacement VQDE30 engine for
> your maxima for 500 bucks and have an independent (competent) mechanic
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> Nirav
> 96 Max GLE, 133k

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Steve T - 28 Apr 2006 00:52 GMT

> My $3000.00 stupidest move. 250,000 mi. (duh) 96 5 sp Maxima;

I'd either give up on it or buy a used engine AND transmission as it's no
more work to replace both. You can likely get a deal buying both together
as well. When the car overheats, the trans also overheats (automatic I
assume?) so it could have been damaged as well.

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