I would like some opinions on the trade I am considering.
I currently have a 1998 Acura Integra LS 4 door 186,600 milles, that I am looking to trade for a Toyota or Nissan SUV or Pick Up. I orginally bought it with plans to modify it but money became tight,plans fell through, and I am kind of over the whole tuner thing for now.
Basically I want something bigger,reliable, safe, automatic, easy and inexpensive to maintain or repair, use as a daily drive, I can take camping and to the beach, and fun off road (not looking to rock crawl or anything like that).
This is the ad for my car and it list of work I have done to it since March 2012 - http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/3308152367.html
Here is Pathfinder I am considering. Not really the year I wanted but it looks good and I think I would be happy with it. The owner sent me the following service history below.
1999 Nissan Pathfinder
Maintenance Log
Purchased May 2005 – 53,800
Oil changes
• Changed regularly with Mobil 1 or K&N oil filter
• 53-87k miles – Castrol 5w-30 – every ~3k miles
• 87k-present mileage - Mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30 – every ~7k miles
Tires:
• Rotated every ~5k miles
7-15-05 – 60,000mi - New Tires – Yokohama Geolander - 265/70/15
7-26-05 – 60,150mi – Service
• Change Transmission Fluid (drain and refill) (Castrol Dexron III/Mercon)
• Change Front and Rear Differential Fluid – Valvoline 80w-90
• Change Transfer Case fluid – (Castrol Dexron III/Mercon – Import ShiftmaticD)
• Change Brake Fluid – Valvoline Syn brake fluid
• Change Antifreeze – Prestone 50/50
• Change Air Filter
• Change Fuel Filter
• Change Spark plugs – NGK copper v-power
12-21-05 – 67,000mi – Change Transmission fluid (drain and refill) (Castrol Dexron III/Mercon – Import ShiftmaticD)
1-20-07 – 87,137mi – Change oil/Switch to Synthetic (Mobil 1)
• Replace Battery
8-1-07 – 94,411mi – Replace Front Brake Pads – Akebono Ceramic
8-31-07 – 95,900mi – Major 100kmi service
• Replace Timing belt and timing belt tensioner (Nissan OEM parts)
• Replace Water pump, thermostat, upper & lower rad, bypass coolant hoses (Nissan OEM parts)
• Replace Spark plugs(NGK), wires, dist cap, rotor button, cam seals (Nissan OEM parts)
• Replace air filter, belts, woodruff keys (Nissan OEM parts)
• Replace spark plug wires (NGK)
• Full transmission flush (machine flush- Castrol Dexron III/Mercon – Import ShiftmaticD)
11-25-2008 – 121,000mi - Replace Tires – Yokohama Geolander 265/70/15
4-5-2009 – 126,650 – Replace air filter
11-24-2009 – 133,820mi – Replace front brake pads and rotors (Duralast Gold rotors & Ceramic pads)
2-20-2010 – 138,162 – Change front and rear differential fluid – 80w-90
2-28-2012 – 138,685 – Flush and fill automatic transmission fluid (drain and refill) (Castrol Dexron III/Mercon – Import ShiftmaticD)
3-5-2010 – 139,150 – Replace O2 sensor, Change transfer case fluid
6-22-2010 – 145,275 – Change Transmission fluid – (drain and refill) (Castrol Dexron III/Mercon – Import ShiftmaticD)
6-26-2010 – 145,500 – Flush and bleed Brake fluid – Valvoline Syn brake fluid
8-1-2010 – 147,200 – Replace both front axle CV boots
4-15-2011 – 157,000mi – 4 wheel alignment
11-1-2011 – 161,000 – Tune up
Replace Spark plugs (NGK v-power)
Replace dist cap
Replace air filter
Replace fuel filter
10-2012 - 168,XXX Mi Current Mi
Good:
•Detailed maintenance records - Car is strong mechanically - 4x4 system works
•Body is in pretty decent shape, no rust. Car was in NC since at least 2005 (VA in 2011/12)
•All items on car still work well (windows, sunroof, keyfob, etc...) except where noted below.
•No major accidents (wife was rear-ended once (rear bumper cover replaced)
Bad:
•AC stopped blowing cold in August - I have not had it diagnosed yet (heat still works well)
•Power antenna doesn't go up/down anymore. (Radio reception is still good though)
•Tires are still in good shape, and evenly worn, but will probably need to be replaced in the next 10k miles
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Thanks
