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    Posted: 07 March 2006 at 11:04pm
Here we go again another car thread...

Ok so i have been saving for a car since i was 14 and i am finnally getting my license. Anyway, my friend offered me a 99 Nissan altima in good physical and mechanical shape with 73,000 miles for $5500. Other suggestion woudl be appreciate too. I'm lookign for something decent on gas and will last for 3-5 year of moderate use. I have about a $7500 max

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Doesn't seem like too bad of a deal.

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since you were 14 wow maybe i should do that now.
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i checked kelly blue book it said right around there, but a care is a prrety big desicion so i just wanted the wisdom of the forum.
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do you have to pay insurance?
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Originally posted by evillepaintball evillepaintball wrote:

do you have to pay insurance?

ya i have money already set aside for insurance seperatre to my car fund
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Sounds pretty good too me.

Notin Fancy but it shall get the job done and hopefully keep ya out of trouble.  

Just be real religiouse on the maintenece and keep the rubber side down.

I have alot of respect for young people who work their tails off to buy their first car on their own.  I thin it give you a greater sence of owner ship/responsability. 

Hell i know when i got my first car (had been working since 13 for my dads company) no matter how bad the car looked.  I would kill if someone even looked at it the wrong way. 
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before making any final decisions on purchasing a used car, make sure you check it out for any damages like requesting a CarFax report.  Unless you really know the individual on a personal level. 
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Take it to a garage and have them put it on a lift and see if everything is in order and all that.
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I have a 98 Altima, 114000 miles

It runs great



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I've had my truck for about a year, onyl added 7 thousand miles (up to 75k!) and I love it (Bought it on my own)

Just make sure you check into all the little stuff, have a mechanic look at it (or bring it to the local high school and have the auto tech class look at it for free) and check for any accidents and the usual routine.

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Originally posted by Strife_17 Strife_17 wrote:

Anyway, my friend offered me a 99 Nissan altima
That's key right there.

You KNOW the person selling you the car. You probably then know the true condition of the car.

You can try and look around for something else... but then you're buying from a stranger. You don't know what is truly wrong with the car, or their reasons for selling it.

The fact that you are buying from someone you know, and probably have first-hand experience riding in that vehicle... that's worth a LOT right there. Takes a lot of the guesswork out of the game.

As for the price. KBB isn't always as good a pricing system as it should be.
Get the exact model, etc... and go to http://www.edmunds.com

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So it looks like the overall opinion is go for it. DO you guys think it will last 4-5 more years(assuming its in good shape)? I don't want to have to get a new one for a while.
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Dont people ever talk to or ask their parents questions anymore?

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Originally posted by Hades Hades wrote:

Dont people ever talk to or ask their parents questions anymore?


My mother has no knowledge of cars. She knows how to drive one and thats it.
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c'yea...i'd smoke that piece of garbage


...but with a budget of 7500, i'd be patient and look for a good deal (integra,300z,3000GT(not the turbo'd), unless you're really set on that car. good luck

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chances are it wont give you trouble free 5 years but i doubt with the poper maintanece that anything catostropic will happen.

IM a mehcanic generally nissan makes a decent product.  Its just an average car but it should get the job done just as reliably as the rest of the bunch.
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Originally posted by BearClaw BearClaw wrote:

chances are it wont give you trouble free 5 years but i doubt with the poper maintanece that anything catostropic will happen.

IM a mehcanic generally nissan makes a decent product. Its just
an average car but it should get the job done just as reliably as the
rest of the bunch.



are you sassin' altimas again?

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Originally posted by Strife_17 Strife_17 wrote:

Originally posted by Hades Hades wrote:

Dont people ever talk to or ask their parents questions anymore?


My mother has no knowledge of cars. She knows how to drive one and thats it.


Women can't drive.
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