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Originally Posted by Ritz
Hey all. I'm new here. I'm looking to buy a 2003 Maxima 6 Speed in the next week or so, and was hoping I could find some help on any issues I should look for when shopping around. Thanks for any info.
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not many issues you can really check, aside from the fact that the car drives well with no misfires, odd noises, etc.
Some things to notice when test-driving:
- listen for noisy wheel bearings, particularly up front....
- if it has Potenza RE92 tires on it, insist they change some different tires on. Those are DANGEROUS
- if they'll let you take the engine cover off, look at the coils and see if they have a gray dot on them. If so, you're good. If not, tell them you want the "updated" coils.
- check the exhaust flange where the muffler attaches to the b-pipe. Notorious for rusting.
If buying from a dealer, spend the extra $1K and buy the 100,000 extended Nissan Gold warranty. It will pay for itself if you're under 50K miles on the car.
Other than that, just browse the first few pages inthe 5th gen forum and see what problems seem to be more widespread than others.