You will either pay now (same vehicle with 45,000 miles) or pay later (motor repairs).

No free lunch.

 

if you want it to last 5-6 years down the road you may want to pay a little more for something with less miles... or have a budget for repairs if need be..

 

i say take it to a mechanic if all is good
buy it if you take care of it it'll last a very long time.

90k isnt alot i got 135k on my 99 maxima and still running strong
and i beat the **** out of it.

 

yeah totally agreed. growing up, when I was barley finishing high school, my dad bought a brand 2002 Altima, we drove in it everywere because it was the first brand new car we could actually buy. We still have that car today, and it has 122k miles and its running like a champ. So I'm hoping my chances with this Z are similar

 

VQ35DE from what i heard was engineered to last 200K...i have 110k on mine had it for 3 years with zero problemos.. and i shold be in jail for how bad ive beat on this vq.

spouse abuse , i luv her tho so its ok

 

Like many others said - if it checks out, I would consider it at that price point. Realize that no car will be maintenance free - and higher miliage cars MAY require some maintenance items earlier than cars w/lower miliage. But it's just a guess.

Having said that - I'd trust a Nissan more so at that miliage mark than most other manufacturers. I had a 10 year old Maxima - got rid of it for my '06. It is probably still running strong.

Good Luck

 

I have had good luck with Nissan V6 engines, so I would think 150K *shouldn't* be a problem.

Some other V6's Nissans I of mine:

81 280zx - Sold at 14 years old with 160k. Engine still strong, transmission going out, rusting everywhere like almost all older ZX's

83 Maxima - Junked at 14 years old, >160K. Engine was still good, everything else was falling apart (rust, steering, transmission)

86 Maxima - Sold at 12 years old > 160k, electrical quirks galore, steering rack and exhaust blown.

90 Maxima - Sold at ~ 265,000 miles, 12 years old. Engine still strong. Transmission replaced 3 times.

Usually the nissan V6 engines are pretty good. I would be more concerned with the rest of the car...

 

^^ tru nissan luv right there^^

 

ditto... we got rid of our 1990 Pathfinder when everything else starting falling apart, but the motor itself never needed any major work and still ran great at over 250k miles!

 

My mother's 99 maxima has 215k miles and it's still humming along.

 

would that be a loud humming or a regular humming for a 215k-er.... hehe

 

Important piece of info': The Nissan 3.5L engine has been selected as the best in the automotive industry 14 years running! Actually, I'd worry about her clunky MT, brakes, hatch door latch release mechanism, power window motors, etc. BTW, the ATs are f-l-a-w-l-e-s-s in our beaZts!

 

also remember that if u ever decide to sell it ur gonna have a tuff time or gonna have to sell for super dirt cheap

 

still don't get the automatic on the sports car...specially if you're gettin a six speed...too much fun not to have

 

I also don't get why one would need for 300+ HP sports car 2-dr 2-passengers convert to commute to work, sitting in traffic, doing 20MPH 80% of the time...

But I do it anyway (at least I have auto)

 

like i said...no fun at all... tisk tisk

 

so very true!

 

an auto sports car is like a guy driving a mazda miata with the top down....it's a chick car!!!! hehe

 

okay, then that brings me to my next question. How's the transmission on the car? If I drive it normally, shift at reasonable speeds and don't beat the lights out of it, how long do you think that will last me?

 

Definitely have the car check out if it has been modded, or wrecked. My neighbor's Nissan Maxima is 15 years old still running though it looks old since they don't wash the car, so I know they are reliable. You can find engine parts easily since Nissan makes this engine on at least 5 different cars and suv.