Love, hate, heartbreak

I was born in Canadia and raised in Los Angeles.
Somewhere down the line of living at home for almost 21 years I got sick and tired of living at home and I decided to move out and live with my brother in Houston and go back to school.

I had a few choices (me and my brother split two cars, the other car I already chose (a 2008 Lexus ISF that had 4800 miles):

Take my POS 2001 Toyota Avalon with me.
Buy a pre owned car
Buy one of my other two loves. A DeLorean or a Supra.


I thought to myself, what happens if my car breaks down, I’ll have to rent a car, or then go and drive my brother to work and use that car to go to school… (And MY car people were back here in CA)
So I chose a pre-owned car WITH a warranty.

Choices there:
2008+Toyota Avalon (I can only assume I like it because it’s the size/comfort of an S-class, but still 90% of the reliability of a Toyota [It’s made in America, so not 100%])
2009+Nissan Maxima

I chose a 2009 Maxima because it was a LOT faster than the Avalon.
Here’s it the day I bought it

It was a base arse model S, no leather, no nav, no Bose, no fog lights, no nothing.
It had… 30k miles, certified pre owned (new tires and brakes) for $20,600.
I also knew it was an Enterprise Rental Car.

I decided that because I was a student and I didn’t know any people in TX to fix my car, it’s best to get an extended warranty because the dealer will fix my car, AND I’ll get a loaner car (rentals at 20-21 cost an arm and a leg). I also got an oil change contract.
Anyways, THANK GOD I did this.

By the time the car reached TX, the driver’s seat felt like it was missing a bolt, the seat would “click” backwards during acceleration and come back during braking.

This is where I found ***** ***** in Houston, TX and then found MY service guy, *** (he no longer works there).
This was a $3000 fix, and I had a loaner for 5 days. They fixed it by replacing the seat base.
The issue was lessened, but it was back, exactly the same in a few weeks… F*CK… Another trip to the dealer and another $3K fix, and my problems were over.

Fortunately, I had become friends with *** and other’s at the dealership.
I bought an eBay spoiler, and had the dealer install it for $75 under the table.
I bought some factory painted from Nissan and that dealership for $75 (I had the cheapest color for some reason…)
And they installed them under the table for the cost of the installer’s diet coke, so 50 cents. LOL

I installed a K&N intake myself,

and I had Mike and the guys at NST install a RacingLine cat delete y-pipe (the Maxima has 3 cats, the third in the y-pipe.)

So, fast forward a bit, I get some Katzkin leather from eBay (AMAZING STUFF btw) $475 shipped, installed for $250 (needed some modification to look 100% flush, and I’m happy I didn’t do it myself)
I installed some fog lights, and had my radar detector hard wired, and tint installed all at the same place

Fast forward a bit more, I had some BS issues like the suspension rattling/squeaking, doors rattling, and the windows making some odd noises.
(Not sure if all of you have driven a CVT, but if you’re in D, you floor it, and it HOLDS a certain RPM, in a Maxima the redline is 6800RPM, and it usually hold a bit lower)
I also had the strange issue of my car HOLDING 7300RPM while flooring it.
With the intake and cat delete, I once passed a Camaro on the freeway (both had our windows down) and right when I passed him, I heard him yell “What the f*ck is in that thing?!?!?!”


So I told *** that, took the car in and they replaced 3 struts, 3 window motors and regulators, 2 motor mounts, and one transmission mount. He also told me to come back at 60k miles and that they would “fix my transmission” by putting a new one in, LOL!!!!!!

Fast forward a bit more I had an issue with my car locking into park and I’d get the ABS and slip light. Took the car back, told him that I was moving to Dallas, he said no problem, take this Nissan Cube (HATEFUL car, SUCH A POS) to Dallas, come back in a week.

Came back a week later, they replaced some parts, but they said everything worked ok… They just did the fixes preventatively…
I left the dealer… got into an accident… Not too bad, I hit the tow hitch of a truck on the freeway, but it was in rush hour traffic, so it wasn’t bad, my car took the brunt of the damage, correction, 100% of the damage.
Pics:


Texted *** and called him, and like a TRUE good person, he didn’t give a **** about the car, he asked if I WAS OK, and if I needed an ambulance and/or a tow. (I realize this is what any dealership should do, but I had become friends with him, so I knew this was out of care, not to cover his ***.)
I declined, and just said that it felt like there was a bubble in the line… And that I would bring the car back after I did some stuff.

Brought the car back, he said take our Maxima to Dallas, can you be back in 4 days? No problem, came back. They couldn’t diagnose anything, but they flushed my brake fluid.
He said if ever I get any other problems, call him back. No problem.

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