Nissan Sentra (2010 and older) Midsize | Compact
Nissan Sentra (2010 and older) Midsize | Compact
[Nov 09, 2006]
erico
Model Reviewed:
Nissan/Sentra
Strength:
Comfortable front seats; reasonably quiet ride after tire upgrade. Excellent body integrity. No loose parts or problems with electronics.
Weakness:
Rear of the car is no place for an adult, unless a midget. I take back the no-problem report. The seatbelt light sometimes flashes when the seatbelt is fastened. Very unpredictable. I purchased this car with 35,000 miles on it while it was still under warantee. It was in immaculate condition. After four years and 75,000 additional miles the vehicle has been flawless--no maintenance besides oil change, air filter, radiator flush, and a new set of tires. Nothing has gone wrong. No brake or muffler service. It could not be a more dependable car. Standard transmission. Similar Products Used: Chevy Prism
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[Nov 03, 2006]
John
Model Reviewed:
Sentra 2.5 Limited Edition
Strength:
165HP/175TQ engine - 0 to 60MPH in about 7 sec (Auto Transmission). Good brakes. OK handling(SE-R and SE-R spec V should be better), Good mileage - 26-27MPG (70% highway 30% city), Very cheap for so many options
Weakness:
cheap interior, door panels rattle (had to put some dyno pad to eliminate the rattle). This was my first car and I was mainly looking for a cheap car with many options. I looked at Hyundai Elantra GT and I was about to buy that car before I looked at Sentra 2.5LE and found out that it was actually cheaper than Elantra! Sentra 2.5LE's MSRP was about $17,500 but there was a $1500 rebate and the dealership I bought was selling it for $14,100.
Similar Products Used: none- my first car but I drove my friends' civics, corollas, focus and elantras. |
[Nov 03, 2006]
John
Model Reviewed:
Sentra 2.5 Limited Edition
Strength:
165HP/175TQ engine - 0 to 60MPH in about 7 sec (Auto Transmission). Good brakes. OK handling(SE-R and SE-R spec V should be better), Good mileage - 26-27MPG (70% highway 30% city), Very cheap for so many options
Weakness:
cheap interior, door panels rattle (had to put some dyno pad to eliminate the rattle). This was my first car and I was mainly looking for a cheap car with many options. I looked at Hyundai Elantra GT and I was about to buy that car before I looked at Sentra 2.5LE and found out that it was actually cheaper than Elantra! Sentra 2.5LE's MSRP was about $17,500 but there was a $1500 rebate and the dealership I bought was selling it for $14,100.
Similar Products Used: none- my first car but I drove my friends' civics, corollas, focus and elantras. |
[Nov 03, 2006]
John
Model Reviewed:
Sentra 2.5 Limited Edition
Strength:
165HP/175TQ engine - 0 to 60MPH in about 7 sec (Auto Transmission). Good brakes. OK handling(SE-R and SE-R spec V should be better), Good mileage - 26-27MPG (70% highway 30% city), Very cheap for so many options
Weakness:
cheap interior, door panels rattle (had to put some dyno pad to eliminate the rattle). This was my first car and I was mainly looking for a cheap car with many options. I looked at Hyundai Elantra GT and I was about to buy that car before I looked at Sentra 2.5LE and found out that it was actually cheaper than Elantra! Sentra 2.5LE's MSRP was about $17,500 but there was a $1500 rebate and the dealership I bought was selling it for $14,100.
Similar Products Used: none- my first car but I drove my friends' civics, corollas, focus and elantras. |
[Oct 18, 2006]
Zeflin
Model Reviewed:
Nissan Sentra SE-R
Strength:
Performance - a fwd car w/ a limited slip differnetial! 0-60 in 7.4 sec.
Weakness:
Build quality / fit and finish I loved the performance of this decent looking little car. However, I became very frustrated and the problems with build quality. I was back to the dealer 5 times within the year for warranty repairs on interior bits and pieces. Similar Products Used: '81 Celica -- less power but built better. '87 Porsche 924S -- just as quick but MUCH more costly to maintain. |
[Aug 24, 2006]
jesse14
Model Reviewed:
Nissan Sentra
Strength:
Not Much
Weakness:
Everything!!!!!!!!!! The car was originally $21,000, but they had many discounts and rebates. This is the worst car we have ever purchased. The interior is quite comfortable but it is small. We only had it for a few weeks and stuff started to rattle when i stareted the car and make funny noises when i drove it. I now have a brand new Honda Accord that i reccomend to everyone who is having the same problem.
Similar Products Used: Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Equinox,
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[Aug 09, 2006]
hfjacobs
Model Reviewed:
nissan spec v
Strength:
the interior and overall style design
Weakness:
anything that's not the interior or overall style design:
STAY AWAY FROM THIS CAR. It's not just mine, it's at least 90% of them. I had less than 50k miles on it when I had to have the engine replaced and a new manifold. Ridiculous. This car has been in the shop more than it's been out. Between the computer, leaks in the trunk, replacing the carpets, the crank sensor, the starter, the engine, the exhaust manifold, the emergency brake and a million other things to mention. Oh yeah, and EVERY repair was a fight with the dealer and I've been to 8 different dealers. I actually had one mechanic tell me that my mobile speedpass caused the computer to fail!! Are you serious?! I wouldn't take this car again for free Similar Products Used: honda civic
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[Jul 03, 2006]
ramblinroseis
Model Reviewed:
Nissan Sentra
Strength:
Great gas mileage Lots of power with 5 speed engine LOVE THE COLD AC
Weakness:
NOISEY ENGINE computer malfunction sensor recalls I used to love my Sentra until the engine sensors recalled . I had that fixed under recall (along with foam removal for ECM.) The computer went dead a few months later. I think Nissan knows the computers would malfunction because of the sulfric acid gas emitted from the foam They told my mechanic they NEVER had computer problems even though he figured that right away. Similar Products Used: none |
[Jun 01, 2006]
Lee
Model Reviewed:
XE
Strength:
Reliable, Affordable, Nice little powerful engine, Quiet engine, great for trips.
Weakness:
backseat space and those crappy hubcaps the xe's come with (but with some money you can just buy you some nice rims ). I have done nothing but love my Sentra sinceI have got it. I have had no problems with my Sentra other than the crank sensor needing to be replaced. That was understandable since I didn't pay attention to the recall nissan made for them. The back seat space could be better. I love driving my car I have also done some modifications to my cars audio and tires and wheels. |
[May 07, 2006]
K Ci
Model Reviewed:
Sentra 1.8
Strength:
Excellent gas mileage, Good legroom upfront for its size.
Weakness:
Too many issues for a new car! Always seems to have something squeaking. Very good on gas, especially now! We bought the car late in 2004 having owned Nissans before, but are quite dissapointed. Every couple of months there seems to be something wrong; the computer needed to be adjusted severally, the gear knob was sticking, the starter had issues and needed a new starter kit(finally got it changed at a different dealership), all within less than 20,000 miles. Shortly after 20K the power steering fluid started leaking. I have a '91 Stanza with more than 160K and much less problems. If you have to buy a Nissan, I wouldn't recommend Mossy Nissan. We're planning to trade it in for a Toyota pretty soon. Similar Products Used: Stanza, Altima, Camry, Civic. |