It is a rebuilt title yet drives perfectly fine. No issues whatsoever. Do these cars have any history of having issues ?
No don't buy it, here is why:
How long do you plan to keep this car? Nissans with CVT transmission are known to have complete transmission failure around 7-10 years of age and before 120k miles. These are not good cars for long-term reliable transportation. I have to admit, they are screaming cars. My father had a 1994 Nissan Maxima and it was a great car, before it fell apart. I honestly would look elsewhere. If you like the Maxima and really want it, what about a lease? Or you could get a 2017 Toyota Camry SE V6 with low miles and believe me its fast enough and more importantly wouldn't have anywhere near the amount of transmission issues as the CVT the Maxima has. Price wise, for the year its alright but if you plan to keep it for more than a few years, 8-10 year ones from the previous generation are on sale for 5 grand so you would take a large hit on depreciation. I really am trying to be non-biast here. Many people would say they are horrible cars, while in reality they are OK if it weren't for the CVT, which ruins the deal. Its a shame that they aren't made like they used to because they are really nice cars.
But here is the absolute deal breaker: its a rebuilt title, in that case don't even consider it. That means it most likely was in a major accident and its worthless. I wouldn't pay 6 grand for that Nissan that has been totalled in a major accident. Over time electrical and mechanical issues pop up as well. Look at clean titles only!
Among other problems seen on aging Maximas:
older ones had engine problems with the timing chains, but that has been solved
The interiors tend to melt because of poor quality
The power steering tends to fail and lock up
Have we mentioned transmission failure around 100k miles?
Almost all of these issues happen after 100k miles. Its almost like Nissan designed them to be relatively reliable until 100k miles, but be no different from a BMW afterwards.
If it was a clean title, a few grand cheaper, a couple models years earlier where it would be in a proven generation year, then I could have recommended it for up to 100k miles. In this scenario, definitely not. Hope this helped
4/8/2021, FYI for anyone who reads this. Scotty recently posted that Nissan filed bankruptcy and now's the time to get a new car cheap!
you could put this in the "News" section created by mr. moderator Joe
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/news/