Keyless entry remotes and drop-in K&N for sale

If anyone needs either, I have two keyless entry transmitters for sale. I just programmed them and they work great on my '97. $30 for both includes shipping. Also a drop in K & N with less than 1K on it. Also for a '97 for $40 shipped.

While I'm on the subject, I also have a black '97 Aurora with 92K for sale if anyone's interested. Thanks.

Stephen
Portland, OR

Why you selling?!

This thread has the potential to be very entertaining!

The car would probably sell better if you sell the remotes with it.

Why you selling?!

Indy was right! I'm just not an American car kind of guy. It's just too darn big and floaty. I only bought it because I got a pretty good deal on it at the trade-in price at the dealers auction. It drives great and is in very good condition, but I just can't drive it without wondering when $omething i$ going to go wrong. The only thread topics here are for stuff breaking or malfunctioning. And it's not just the same thing, it's everything. Replacing a motor or tranny doesn't even seem like its worth it. I wanted a Q all along and I'm buying one tommorrow. A low mile motor or tranny for a Q is $750. That's more like what I can handle. In addition, the Aurora doesn't lend itself well to modification. And I always like to tinker with everything.

I still have one remote to sell with the car.

Indy, is this the beginning of what you would call entertaining?

Stephen

Well you know? I think I've had pretty good luck with my 96 Aurora (radiator,plugs wires,brakes and little tinkering) It had 105k on it when I bought it and now has about 112k.

But honestly I'm paranoid about something breaking lol. I wasn't afraid to beat the heck outa my 92 Maxima with 160k on it which I'm sure someone is still driving.

I'm actually thinking of selling too!!

It's gettin pretty good!

One thing Aurora owners must know, is they own a luxury car. It does not matter if a person owns a Lexus or an Acura, all luxury cars have complex components in them and they are all going to have problems or malfunctions down the road. Toyotas and Nissans are not luxury cars and do not usually have complex components in them. If one takes care of a car and has the tranny serviced and changes the oil every 3,000 miles, it's going to last a long time.

Totally agree with 96aurora, come on guys you bought a LUXURY CAR. They are not meant to be cheap to repair like other cars are.

Totally agree with 96aurora, come on guys you bought a LUXURY CAR. They are not meant to be cheap to repair like other cars are.The key word here is REPAIR! Lots of it.

oh yes...repairs

im 19 years old and drive an Aurora........nothing but smiles for me 8)

all I do is get compliments, yea it has some problems, a lot of cars do, Id easily spend the extra money instead of riding around in an economy car, with cardboard seats and nothing to offer

Hey, I agree with you. Maybe in a few years I'll get burned out on it (I am 19 too). But for right now, I am really happy with my car. I feel like I got a pretty good deal on a car that exceeded my expectations. Even with the extra trouble these cars can be at times, I still love it. Even with the 93 octane gas and all of the repairs, If I had it to do all over again, I still would have bought the aurora.

For another matter, I am 6' 4" and the aurora is one of the only cars I can comfortably fit into. lol ;)

I don't know what seats you have, but I'm 6'1" and my hair wants to contact the headliner unless I slouch a little, which is easy for me because people have always told me I'm a tremendous slouch. Anyway, why do you guy's feel you have to choose between the Aurora and an econobox? And 96 is still thinking old school a few posts up regarding fresh fluids and it will last, that's what I used to think but no longer true because replacing supporting components and accessories will put you in bankruptcy. You hear more and more stories of major failures(crankshafts, blocks, trans shafts)at well under 50k mi. It may be fixed under warranty but the car will never be the same after major surgery and you're still making that payment for years to come. I love the styling of our cars, it's what's under the skin. This was supposed to be top level GM engineering....sad.

its not just GM, like most said, its a luxury car, any luxury car has problems. To me, our cars perform very well, and the more performance a car has the more problems will be.

Other than the sliding dimmer on the visor vanity mirror, what components do you feel the Aurora has over a loaded Camry? The new Mazda 3 has almost everything our cars have as standard equipment for under 20 grand. I'm only comparing features here not comfort or size or horsepower. It even has a tilt/telescoping steering column.

i thought you loved your aurora indy... are you getting fed up with it? you know a lot about them either way

My car is a 95, It has more features than a 2004 camry, thats what I'm saying

Let's hear'em.

I have one of the nicest loaded cars on the street............wait, its setting in my driveway on blocks.
But I guess I could warm my buns before I hitch a ride if it would start.

Well you know? I think I've had pretty good luck with my 96 Aurora (radiator,plugs wires,brakes and little tinkering) It had 105k on it when I bought it and now has about 112k.

But honestly I'm paranoid about something breaking lol. I wasn't afraid to beat the heck outa my 92 Maxima with 160k on it which I'm sure someone is still driving.

I'm actually thinking of selling too!!

Well don't get me wrong!!! I absolutely love my car!!!

I only have a year to pay on it. Perhaps I shouldn't be too hasty.
Actually thinking of paying it off and buying a little Toyota 4x4 to drive in the snow and while I'm tinkering with my Rora.

I guess it boils down to money, and how much you love your Rora and or how much it loves you back hehe

Indy if you look on KBB.com it will tell you the features

But, some of the Aurora features say not available and they are...plus dual garage door openers hehe

Sorry I am just in loveeeeeeee

When I purchased my 97 Aurora it had 55,000 miles. I was really looking for a 97-98 Nissan Maxima and I found a pretty nice 97 with 100,000 for about $1000 more then what I paid for the Aurora. Even with the extra mileage I would have felt safer buying the Maxima. The Maxima might not have the guarge door openers ect. but it has a five speed manual and a v6 that will smoke the Auroras v8 anytime. The reason I purchased the Aurora was at 6'4" the Maxima had no more leg room then the 93 Altama that I purhcased brand new and still use as a work car. In fact I really couldnt beleive the lack of front leg room, the rear has more leg room but the front sure as hell didnt. I really like my Aurora but I think that Maxima, even with that much more mileage, will be running long after my Aurora isnt.

BKVic

my friends got a 98 5 speed and I took him 8), and he isnt a bad driver, it was really close.

Allright.....the only point I was trying to make is that the term "luxury" is just another word for size because almost all the old high end options are now standard on cars half the price. The weight and/or size of a vehicle and the number of gizmo's it has should have nothing to do with the reliability of the drivetrain.

my friends got a 98 5 speed and I took him 8), and he isnt a bad driver, it was really close.


I hate to say it but your friend cant drive a stick if you bet him. Motor Trend has clocked the 95-99 Maxima as low as 6.6 sec 0 to 60. That was a very quick time, most Maxima clock in the 7 sec to high 6 range. Oldsmobile said the Aurora was good for mid 7s 0 to 60. Ive loved the way the Aurora looked since it came out in 95 and can remember reading in Motor Trend and Car and Driver and while doing road test that they both said they couldnt figure out where Olds got those numbers as it was a mid 8 to low 8 car. Even going by Olds SUPER OPTIMISTIC numbers it couldnt touch the Maxima. The Olds is almost 1000 lbs. heaver then the Nissan and has a less effecient auto tranny so that 60 HP advantage isnt going to help one bit. I drove many 97-98 Maximas and 97-98 Aurora before purchasing mine and all I can say is the Maxima will eat the Aurora for lunch and last a lot longer also. I love my Aurora, the way it looks is second to none and while I do wish it didnt have that damn power sunroof option, it takes away a good 2 inches of head room and at 6'4" I need all I can get, I have been very happy with it so far. Im not going to suger coat things saying its a luxury car, you have to expect things to break. No car that cost $40,000 brand new should be having all the troubles I read about on this forum. A damn 97 Maxima SE or a maxed out 97 Camery SE wouldnt be having all these troubles. Im a Union Iron Worker and I hear the constant bitching about foreign cars and the Nissan I drive to work. Let me tell you if GM had the same build quility as the foreign cars do Olds wouldnt be going out of business and the Camery wouldnt be the #1 or #2 selling car in the US just about every year.


BKVic

Allright.....the only point I was trying to make is that the term "luxury" is just another word for size because almost all the old high end options are now standard on cars half the price. The weight and/or size of a vehicle and the number of gizmo's it has should have nothing to do with the reliability of the drivetrain.
I was really referring to the luxury cars from the 95 to 99 era. I was trying to say that the computer and other complex components in the luxury cars (from that era) are going to have problems. As far as the drive train goes, I wasn't referring to just luxury car drive trains, just drive trains in general. I have had a few things go wrong here and there, but I guess that I like it too much to get rid of it.

I hate to say it but your friend cant drive a stick if you bet him. Motor Trend has clocked the 95-99 Maxima as low as 6.6 sec 0 to 60. That was a very quick time, most Maxima clock in the 7 sec to high 6 range. Oldsmobile said the Aurora was good for mid 7s 0 to 60. Ive loved the way the Aurora looked since it came out in 95 and can remember reading in Motor Trend and Car and Driver and while doing road test that they both said they couldnt figure out where Olds got those numbers as it was a mid 8 to low 8 car. Even going by Olds SUPER OPTIMISTIC numbers it couldnt touch the Maxima. The Olds is almost 1000 lbs. heaver then the Nissan and has a less effecient auto tranny so that 60 HP advantage isnt going to help one bit. I drove many 97-98 Maximas and 97-98 Aurora before purchasing mine and all I can say is the Maxima will eat the Aurora for lunch and last a lot longer also. I love my Aurora, the way it looks is second to none and while I do wish it didnt have that damn power sunroof option, it takes away a good 2 inches of head room and at 6'4" I need all I can get, I have been very happy with it so far. Im not going to suger coat things saying its a luxury car, you have to expect things to break. No car that cost $40,000 brand new should be having all the troubles I read about on this forum. A damn 97 Maxima SE or a maxed out 97 Camery SE wouldnt be having all these troubles. Im a Union Iron Worker and I hear the constant bitching about foreign cars and the Nissan I drive to work. Let me tell you if GM had the same build quility as the foreign cars do Olds wouldnt be going out of business and the Camery wouldnt be the #1 or #2 selling car in the US just about every year.


BKVic

yes, 0-60 the maxima is quicker, I am talking about a race. I am just a very strong believer that the owner of the car decides how far the car wants to go. I have friends who own imports who need tranmissions, fuel pumps etc...and 2 of them own maximas. I agree that in the 90's, an a car like a maxima or camry will last longer than any v8. Those cars arn't economy cars, there nice cars, but the Aurora has performance. I know it's not like a sports car, but imagine if the Aurora was 3,000 lbs? It would be a rocket. If your engine isn't doing as much work your not gonna find as many problems.

I believe Olds went out of business, because lack of models and the brand name "OLDSMOBILE".

I'm not trying to argue with you, because we all have our opinion on cars. I love different cars, I like the fact you don't see an Aurora everyday, if it's going to cost me a little more money to ride in a nicer car then so be it.

I don't know where you are from but in my parts the Aurora seems a dime a dozen. I use to think it was a somewhat rare car and now they are everywhere. Although most seem to be driven by college students like myself. I just wish I could jerry rig the motor out of a rora to put into a good old demolition derby car ( feel the horse power ).