How many miles are too high for '04 maxima?

nintendo5 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 02:30 AM

Hello maxima members,

I got an Altima so I haven't visited this side of the forums but I am helping my brother find a maxima preferably in the 04-08 generation

His funds are low and I will help him somewhat to pay it in cash. So I have looked around in our price range and most maximas are around the 100-120k miles range, is this acceptable for a 04 maxima what problems am I looking at? Just the basics or major? Also, any opinion if it will last long approximately 200k or so?

Thanks

(I did search but did not find any results on the first 2 pages)

oolatec · #2 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 05:23 PM

Don't get an '04-06... too risky with the transmission and timing chain tensioner problems. I may even suggest, if you guys are insistent on getting a Maxima... check out the '03 or '07-08 (but those, of course, will cost more...).

Erdoganog08 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by oolatec

Don't get an '04-06... too risky with the transmission and timing chain tensioner problems. I may even suggest, if you guys are insistent on getting a Maxima... check out the '03 or '07-08 (but those, of course, will cost more...).

Correct avoid 04s at full cost..... but 05s and 06s did get improved somewhat not rlly but more people have trans probs with the 04s compared to 06s
Just test drive it real good if not hire a nissan tech from a other dealer 100 bucks or so ..it will be deff worth doing so man