Why Is Altima Often The Cheapest Among Used Middle Range Cars ?
By koolboy_qtr •
I wonder, Why Are Second Hand Nissan Altimas Cheap ? And Why Do They Have A Low Re-Sale Value Though It's A Good And Respected Car In The Market ? Like I See A Lot Of Good Nissan Altima 2007 Models In Below 40,000 Riyals Range ! Any Idea Why People Sell It Cheap ?
I drove this car for over an year and all I can say is that its a nice car to drive.
Pros
Spacious
Enough Power for a family car
Comfy
Cons
Very low, doesn't take speed humps that well
A bit noisy inside on high speeds
As far as spares are concerned, what will you replace?
- break pads
- windshield vipers
- belts
- plugs
- engine mounts etc
not much of a cost. My advice is that if you are gonna purchase, just call up Nissan showroom and give them a list of spares you would probably have to replace and get that to send you a quote.
All in all. Its a very good car.
It's the case with all American made Japanese brands.
Altima gained popularity & reliability only after 2005. If you notice the low price is only for 2005 - 2007/2008 models.
A year after the new shape for the Altima came out, they are almost on par with the Accords.
for simple reasons :
first : a lot of damages
second : expenses spare parts rather than other Nissan models