YACT: Altima 3.5 story

[TheLidlessEye]

Was at a local Nissan dealer the other night looking for a used altima 3.5 with manual transmission. Very hard to find.
Well, mainly becuase I hadn't driven one, I test drove an auto 3.5, 2003, loaded, 15k miles. After a few days of not finding
a manual, I went back to talk seriously about the auto. It looks very clean, and we are starting to negotiate when I ask em
to run a CarFax on it. They do, and go over it in detail (yeah right) showing how great it is. What they didnt' go over was a little
note at the bottom that reported Original sale on 6/24/03 and then Car reported STOLEN 6/24/03. The salescrook played dumb
for a few minutes, then when I started asking more questions, he got the manager. The manager then admited that the original buyer
had used a false DL, and bad checks for the downpayment. The dealership reported it stolen, but it wasn't recovered for two months, during
which time it went from 6 miles to 15000. In TWO MONTHS.

Needless to say, this gave me an extreme case of the willies. However, it still has the original warranty and they are willing to come down
a decent amount. Am I being overly paranoid, or should I RUN LIKE HELL away from this. As I said, the car appears to be in great shape, but I
very concerned about engine abuse in that many miles so quickly.

Whatcha think?

 

Run.

 

[Kipper]

Too sketchy. Walk away. With all those cars out there, especially of the Japanese type, you can find another car which isn't as shady...

Either that, or ask them to clarify the terms of the warranty in WRITING, as to what parts/damage/labor they would cover and what they would not. You could also get a mechanic you trust to look at it. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

 

[TheLidlessEye]

Originally posted by: SammySon
Run.

Certainly the way I'm leaning, but dammit, these things are hard to find. /rude to nissan for making to damn many 2.5's

 

[WinkOsmosis]

You said it's an auto. You said the manuals were hard to find. Why don't you just get another car like a Lincoln LS or something?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

What price?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

What price?

 

[Quixfire]

Tell you will take it for 15K out the door.

 

[RU482]

remember that when you go to sell it, there's a chance your buyer will run a carfax on it and see that it was stolen. Any savings you get now could be lost when you sell it.

Plus, there are so many cars with similar specs out there now, why bother with a bonk car

 

[StageLeft]

Run. You'll have to explain the theft to any buyer in the future.

Also that dealership tried to play you.

Also, if you want a manual wait and find one. You'll get one. If this dealership can't be bothered to order you a manual then go find a better one. Don't buy this one.