# How long will my Altima last?

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**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [February 24, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-will-my-altima-last/209507 "2011-02-24T19:45:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![roark2442](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@roark2442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roark2442)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-will-my-altima-last/209507/1 "2011-02-24T19:45:44Z")

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Hello,  
I have a '98 Altima GXE and it’s got 184,000 km on it. No mods- just plain jane Altima. I heard some screeching metal sounds and the mechanic says I need new struts, springs and tie bars. It’s a $960 fix [parts & labour] - and I was wondering if it’s worth the cost of repair? Is the price quotes about right- or too much? I figure the value of the car is about $2,000…

How long have people driven their Altima’s? I’m hoping to break 250k - but do lots of other problems crop up? I really like the car- it’s been good to me, since I’ve bought it in 2001. Can I make it last forever?

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**Author:** ![MiDNiTe\_VQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MiDNiTe\_VQ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MiDNiTe_VQ)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-will-my-altima-last/209507/2 "2011-02-25T13:27:08Z")

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My last Altima which was a 2.5 2002 went to 282,000kms. Just maintain it regularly and you should be good to go.

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**Author:** ![roark2442](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@roark2442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roark2442)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-will-my-altima-last/209507/3 "2011-02-25T18:21:13Z")

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That’s what I want to hear! I found a used strut so the bill for the work is now just over $500. Phew!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-will-my-altima-last/209507/4 "2011-03-15T21:34:36Z")

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depends on the drive on how they maintain the car! I have a car that usually gets it’s services at the dealership I guess they really fine tune the car and makes great maintenance by giving me the right parts that needed to be replaced.

[nissan altima parts](http://www.carpartswholesale.com/cpw/nissan~altima~parts.html)