Well, I will be buying a house soon. I am getting ready to start college in the fall. I have been looking for a new car for a couple of weeks now and I THINK I've decided on the 2004 Dodge SRT-4. I am in limbo about what to do. I owe my parents a little bit of money and they suggested officially signing the SE-R over to my little brother and then giving me some money to even it out. My grandfather, who is basically my father, has offered considerable help with the payment of a car IF I buy the SRT-4 . I am having a real struggle with what to do. It's either: a.) Fix my Maxima, keep it until I'm more financially stable to do what I want with it(turbo,etc.), and buy the SRT-4. or... b.) Fix the Maxima, sell it(tear running down cheek), use the money for a down payment and have a next-to-nothing monthly payment, and save for my dream project which is a VQ powered S14.
Sidenote: I have decided to settle down with drag-racing also. I'll still go for fun every once in a while, but no more competitions, laying down hundreds of dollars for this and for that, UNTIL I am more financially secure.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Might Sell the Maxima... Don't dis-own me
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i have almost decided to sale my max too, but for some reason I just cant. what is the deal with a 4th gen maxima ? i can see you getting a srt-4 the new one but then you say , you will not race as much ..
im thinking the srt-4 will be a car you would like ( its fast) but i wonder ? if your going to chill on the racing it seems like the srt-4 would be begging you to make some passes.
good luck man, with whatever you end up doing, the max certainly is a special car.
im thinking the srt-4 will be a car you would like ( its fast) but i wonder ? if your going to chill on the racing it seems like the srt-4 would be begging you to make some passes.good luck man, with whatever you end up doing, the max certainly is a special car.
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Damn...I know what you mean man...but I'd say keep the Maxima if at all possible. Yeah I know...that didn't help. And hlh0501 is right. Please, ANYTHING but a neon. Get an older Maxima or...a SE-R SpecV, or....anything that is not of the cute, round variety. I though people would yell at me for wanting to trade my Max for a Z--but for a Neon? That's just not right.
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We all go through those times. I will only have my Maxi for another year or two myself. I believe I will be sticking with the Nissan lineup as I really like the G35c and really don't need a family car altho it does help sometimes.
The SRT-4 is not a bad vehicle, but once you are used to having a luxury-performance vehicle like the Max, it will be difficult to go down to a little pocker-rocket like that one.
The SRT-4 is not a bad vehicle, but once you are used to having a luxury-performance vehicle like the Max, it will be difficult to go down to a little pocker-rocket like that one.
I'm fearful that I'll be driving the srt-4 and missing all the great attributes of the max:(audtatious wrote:We all go through those times. I will only have my Maxi for another year or two myself. I believe I will be sticking with the Nissan lineup as I really like the G35c and really don't need a family car altho it does help sometimes.
The SRT-4 is not a bad vehicle, but once you are used to having a luxury-performance vehicle like the Max, it will be difficult to go down to a little pocker-rocket like that one.
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Cullen, if i were in your shoes. i would sign the SER over to the brother and be even with your parents. I would then take the offer from your Grandpa to help you with your house. Finally i would fix the MAX up a bit and sell it to help with your down payment for a new car. I would work on the house first since thats such an huge investment and a better one at that. Your MAX already has a good amount of miles on it. Sell it after you fix it up since its in such good condition now. Then go for the G35 and ride in style. Then you would have everything that I want now. LOL
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Cullen, you won't be happy with a stripped down interior after a maxima.1) Go for the house. It's great investment.2) Sell the max while it's in good shape3) settle up with the car and your brother4) find a used car with 30K miles on it for a good price you can run for year or 2 and then get back into a car you really like. Doesn't have to be a K car or anything, but put your money into the house. you'll get it back in tax deductions and appreciation down the road.
cullenj76 wrote:Scott speaking to me---> "O.k. Cullen, we'll let you come... but, you have to wear the dunce cap and wax our cars while repeating the phrase 'My srt-4 trimbles in the presence of all Nissans' "
Well, that saves me the trouble of training you correctly...lol. I was actually thinking about this earlier. Is it possible to sell the Max, pay off the parental units, and keep the SE-R? I know that leaves your brother without a car, but the monetary difference (especailly according to your step-dad) of signing the Sentra over to your parents is not worth it from what you told me earlier.
Cullen... didnt we have a little talk about... neons and how they are really fast... that how we would never own one because of the luxury that you get from the maxima????
My suggestion is to sign over the SE-R... if u really own this car. I've never seen it :P and use the money that you get from that to fix up the maxima... new engine... turbo... or you may have to use the money for the house... The house is a wise investment. Probably one of the best physical investments that you can do. But buying a house takes a lot of money. You're going to have to have all kinds of cost tacked onto buying it. I found out the hard way and i have a loan out to just cover that crap and the fixing up, insurance on it, utilities, mower for the lawn, anti-lawsuit insurance for past and future owners, closing cost (killer) and ect, ect, ect, and even more ect. We had to rewire our house, but luckly my dad was an electrical engineer and i've had my fair share of this stuff, and argh... i can go into all kinds of stuff i've had to fool with lol, but i will be making money when i sell it in a couple of years.
Back to the car. Your max is a great car. You have put a lot of hear and soul into that car and a lot of elbow grease... If you feel that its time to pass her on then that's your decision. I would stay away from the srt-4... If you turbo your maxima you will be much better. But that's my opinion.
My suggestion is to sign over the SE-R... if u really own this car. I've never seen it :P and use the money that you get from that to fix up the maxima... new engine... turbo... or you may have to use the money for the house... The house is a wise investment. Probably one of the best physical investments that you can do. But buying a house takes a lot of money. You're going to have to have all kinds of cost tacked onto buying it. I found out the hard way and i have a loan out to just cover that crap and the fixing up, insurance on it, utilities, mower for the lawn, anti-lawsuit insurance for past and future owners, closing cost (killer) and ect, ect, ect, and even more ect. We had to rewire our house, but luckly my dad was an electrical engineer and i've had my fair share of this stuff, and argh... i can go into all kinds of stuff i've had to fool with lol, but i will be making money when i sell it in a couple of years.
Back to the car. Your max is a great car. You have put a lot of hear and soul into that car and a lot of elbow grease... If you feel that its time to pass her on then that's your decision. I would stay away from the srt-4... If you turbo your maxima you will be much better. But that's my opinion.
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audtatious wrote:Another thing to consider would be the increase in auto insurance with an M3 vs. a G35 or your Maxima....
Yeah thats just what I was thinking when I clicked on those links....I would think that an SRT-4 would up the insurance rates,too. Neons have very poor safety ratings.
My freinds that drive nissans,and myself included get 10% off b/c they are so safe. From different insurance companies even.(In case your wondering: '93 MAX SE,'97 MAX SE,'95 200sx SE, '96 200sx SE-R, '01 Frontier....etc.)
actually the srt-4 is the cheapest as far as insurance is concerned. Then the max and the G35 are both the same price ~40 dollars more a month, and the 2001 Q45 is about 100 dollars more a month than the srt-4 I have not talked to my agent about the 540i or the M3 yet. Probably won't after speaking with my brother about his '97 M3.
I have not talked to my agent about the 540i or the M3 yet. Probably won't after speaking with my brother about his '97 M3.-
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