When I got the car in June of 2006 I had to put $800 into it to pass emissions, but I only paid $1800 for it, so it was well worth the money. new CV joints December 2006.
This car is a very good car, I bought it as a salvage title and I didn't know that it was a salvage title when I bought it, but there was no damage that I noticed. for having 178,000 miles on it it runs like it only had 90,000...MY friend has a 1996 Honda Accord with 144,000 miles on it and my Altima shifts better. The trunk leaks, and I have to vaccum and Lysol the trunk out sometimes, but only once since I got it. The handling is great, and it handles superior! The interior is great also, but one design flaw was the cup holder place in front of the radio, but I have XM Radio installed and now I hardly ever even use the radio. The seats can get a little hard during long trips, I Drive from Atlanta to Savannah at least twice a month and I have never had a problem, the cruise control comes in handy on I-16 to Savannah, I usually set it at 87MPH and it drives smooth and great. I highly recommend this car to anyone, but a large person and a large family. I LOVE MY ALTIMA!! It's a great 1st car for me!! (16 years old)
Thanks! Isn't XM radio great! You love your Altima as much as I love mine!
Maybe a little off topic, but I do own and appreciate my '97 Altima. Stop paying for satellite radio!! Remember HBO when it was on $20 dollars a month? Probably not, but they too had no commercials and offered "superior reception". Now HBO has turned into "cable" and at a minimum is $600/year aaaaaand you still get commercials up the whazoo!...they're making money on both ends!! My advice, get HD radio and if you don't like commercials, plug your MP3 player or iPod into it... Again, I do appreciate my Nissan Altima, best car I've ever owned to date.
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