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Archangel · 10-17-2001, 09:24 PM

Hey, boys and girls! I'm looking at buying a 98 s14 5-speed. It is the base model, but has power locks, windows, and moonroof, spoiler, factory alloys, fogs, a/c, tilt, cruise, and it has 72,000 miles on it. Also, he just put a new set of tires on it. The guy at the car lot is asking $9,900. I ran the stats through the kelly blue book website, and it seems to be a very reasonable price. (And I think I might be able to talk him down to about $9k) I'm driving 2 hours down to Lexington, KY tommarrow morning to test drive it and have it checked out at a Nissan dealership.

Basically, what I need to know is what you guys (and girls) think about the price.

And more importantly, are there any things I should look out for, or pay special attention to when inspecting the car?

Thanks in advance everybody. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Zexel · 10-17-2001, 09:40 PM

to be honest, I'm never really good at telling people what to look for when buying a car, and/or telling them to or not to, but that sounds like a helluva deal man.  only downside is that it has 72k on it already, and its' only a 98.  that's around 24k a year.  but still, it sounds nice to me.  good deal I suppose.  get others opinions too.

*DSC* · 10-17-2001, 09:53 PM

I payed $10,200 for my 96 se with 43,000miles.  So yours sounds like a pretty good deal to me, especially if you can get him down to 9k.

IceTekGuy · 10-17-2001, 11:24 PM

DSC, 43k and 72k, are a BIG difference, i honestly wouldnt pay more than 6k for it, since it is semi-new
that amount of mileage on it , being only 3 years old...
hmmmh makes you think where it has been...
find a better deal i say... and that kelly book is shit, it tells me that my truck is worth 4k the way it is right now, annd you know what i couldnt get 2500.00 for it, so ditch the book (although i do have close to 9,500.00$ in it, but still)...

NISSAN POWER!!!!!!!

Archangel · 10-17-2001, 11:39 PM

Really, since 2002 are already out, technically the car is 4 years old.  I'm sure it was out on a dealer lot, or even in someone's driveway by this time in 97.

ZeroGS14 · 10-17-2001, 11:51 PM

archangel...well if u want the factory alloys and sunroof...ur gonna end up getting a se...because the alloys only come on the se's not the base bro =D

10-17-2001, 09:24 PM	#1
Archangel Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 425 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey, boys and girls! I'm looking at buying a 98 s14 5-speed. It is the base model, but has power locks, windows, and moonroof, spoiler, factory alloys, fogs, a/c, tilt, cruise, and it has 72,000 miles on it. Also, he just put a new set of tires on it. The guy at the car lot is asking $9,900. I ran the stats through the kelly blue book website, and it seems to be a very reasonable price. (And I think I might be able to talk him down to about $9k) I'm driving 2 hours down to Lexington, KY tommarrow morning to test drive it and have it checked out at a Nissan dealership. Basically, what I need to know is what you guys (and girls) think about the price. And more importantly, are there any things I should look out for, or pay special attention to when inspecting the car? Thanks in advance everybody. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

10-17-2001, 09:40 PM	#2
Zexel Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	to be honest, I'm never really good at telling people what to look for when buying a car, and/or telling them to or not to, but that sounds like a helluva deal man.  only downside is that it has 72k on it already, and its' only a 98.  that's around 24k a year.  but still, it sounds nice to me.  good deal I suppose.  get others opinions too.

10-17-2001, 09:53 PM	#3
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I payed $10,200 for my 96 se with 43,000miles.  So yours sounds like a pretty good deal to me, especially if you can get him down to 9k.

10-17-2001, 11:24 PM	#4
IceTekGuy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 362 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	DSC, 43k and 72k, are a BIG difference, i honestly wouldnt pay more than 6k for it, since it is semi-new that amount of mileage on it , being only 3 years old... hmmmh makes you think where it has been... find a better deal i say... and that kelly book is shit, it tells me that my truck is worth 4k the way it is right now, annd you know what i couldnt get 2500.00 for it, so ditch the book (although i do have close to 9,500.00$ in it, but still)... NISSAN POWER!!!!!!!

10-17-2001, 11:39 PM	#5
Archangel Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 425 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Really, since 2002 are already out, technically the car is 4 years old.  I'm sure it was out on a dealer lot, or even in someone's driveway by this time in 97.

10-17-2001, 11:51 PM	#6
ZeroGS14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	archangel...well if u want the factory alloys and sunroof...ur gonna end up getting a se...because the alloys only come on the se's not the base bro =D