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Just looking for some advice from you guys experience.
Just helped my stepson buy a clean 2007 Frontier, 4x4, ext. cab, 4.0 with 142K miles for $9,500. Seemed like a good deal and then the problems started.
1st Week - I knew there was a vibration in the tires. Went to Discount Tire and they showed me that the entire set of tires were from 2001. I didn't expect them to be older than the truck. One was coming apart from the inside. $800 later, problem solved.
2nd Week - Check Engine light. Replaced 1 coil pack and all spark plugs. $120, problem solved. Runs much smoother.
3rd Week - Check Engine light. Needs new cats. The top two broke up and clogged the two downstream. $2,100 later, problem solved.
The very next day....super loud squeaking. Narrowed it down to the front u-joint on the rear driveshaft. Replaced both of them for $30.
So in the past month I've spent over $3,000 on this truck that I thought was a good deal. Not to mention I gave him $2,000 to put down on it.
What else should we keep an eye out for? Hoping this fixes all of the common issues at this mileage.
Thanks for any input.
Just helped my stepson buy a clean 2007 Frontier, 4x4, ext. cab, 4.0 with 142K miles for $9,500. Seemed like a good deal and then the problems started.
1st Week - I knew there was a vibration in the tires. Went to Discount Tire and they showed me that the entire set of tires were from 2001. I didn't expect them to be older than the truck. One was coming apart from the inside. $800 later, problem solved.
2nd Week - Check Engine light. Replaced 1 coil pack and all spark plugs. $120, problem solved. Runs much smoother.
3rd Week - Check Engine light. Needs new cats. The top two broke up and clogged the two downstream. $2,100 later, problem solved.
The very next day....super loud squeaking. Narrowed it down to the front u-joint on the rear driveshaft. Replaced both of them for $30.
So in the past month I've spent over $3,000 on this truck that I thought was a good deal. Not to mention I gave him $2,000 to put down on it.
What else should we keep an eye out for? Hoping this fixes all of the common issues at this mileage.
Thanks for any input.
