2005 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V

[Wadded Beef]

My dad just bought one, he likes it because its fast n' cheap... like mom! *rimshot*
I must say it is a great price for the performance you get, brand new for 17,200. But the interior is kinda "bleh". Just wondering what you all think of the se-r...

 

Great little car. It's certainly no SRT-4, but it's well-engineered and looks great.

I had a 2000 Sentra GXE for about 3 years, same body style as the 2005. I loved my Sentra.

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef
My dad just bought one, he likes it because its fast n' cheap... like mom! *rimshot*
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wow......

 

[ElFenix]

yeah the interior is kinda blah. mine has starter issues that the dealer refuses to fix. they claim to have put in a new starter. i think it's electrical. the motor is fussy about the gas it gets (read: no sam's or grocery store gas). and the suspension is rather harsh in comparison to my SO's 1.8T jetta. there are a couple of rattles in mine after 20,000 miles, seems to come from the door but i can't isolate it. other than that it works pretty well.

 

[iversonyin]

Why not Civic or Corolla? I don't get it

 

[Wadded Beef]

corolla is way too "bleh" and the regular civics aren't peppy enough, and the fugly civic si was another $1000 bucks. I was reeally pushing for the rsx-s but those were 23k... his desire for a peppy import started when he test drove the turbo miata, and who was i to discourage it? =]

 

[Whisper]

Never driven one, but I've heard good things. I'd take one over a comparatively-priced civic or corolla, although a Scion tC might give it a run for its money in my mind.

 

[Wadded Beef]

hey ElFenix about the fussy gas... is 87 octane ok for the spec v? and ya i've heard that mom n pop gas is crap, we usually get mobil or chevron. they (the stealership) recommend premium but say 87 is sufficient. Would we notice a difference in reliability, milage or performance with a quality 91 or is it kinda pointless?

 

[Rogue]

WTF is up with all these live at home kids trying to call the shots on what cars their parents buy? What happened to kids that live at home shut the fvck up and worry about kid $hit?

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef
hey ElFenix about the fussy gas... is 87 octane ok for the spec v? and ya i've heard that mom n pop gas is crap, we usually get mobil or chevron. they (the stealership) recommend premium but say 87 is sufficient. Would we notice a difference in reliability, milage or performance with a quality 91 or is it kinda pointless?

The 2.5L motor will be happy enough with 87.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef
hey ElFenix about the fussy gas... is 87 octane ok for the spec v? and ya i've heard that mom n pop gas is crap, we usually get mobil or chevron. they (the stealership) recommend premium but say 87 is sufficient. Would we notice a difference in reliability, milage or performance with a quality 91 or is it kinda pointless?

well technically i only have an SE-R, not a spec-v, so i'm not quite sure. it *should* run fine on 87 according to the manual. i ran 87 from exxon in mine for a year, then started using cheap stuff... after a while with that it started pinging. so i switched to shell v-power, with some techron treatments. after a couple months of that i'm back to name brand 87 without problems.

note: my mom's truck gets the no-name gas, and it pings a lot. i'm waiting for her engine to explode.

basically, try a tank of brand name 87, if you don't hear any pinging you're golden. (pinging sounds like a couple of pennies in a coffee can rattling under your hood).

 

[sniperruff]

sentra's resell value is not too good. i'd probably get a matrix/corolla XRS or the brand spanking new civic Si...

but it doesn't really cost that much more to buy a used WRX from there.

 

[Wadded Beef]

resale isn't really an issue he's planning to keep it until he croaks =p

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Rogue
WTF is up with all these live at home kids trying to call the shots on what cars their parents buy? What happened to kids that live at home shut the fvck up and worry about kid $hit?

LOL