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| 1989 Nissan Sentra Review, Reza, From Gaithersburg, Maryl
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Nissan Sentra
| | Model of the car: | Nissan Sentra | | | General comments: | Overall, I loved the old Sentra. It truly kicked ass in every sense, except for the little electrical glitch that I mentioned earlier. But then again, I abused the hell out of it. Who knows. Want a reliable mid-size sedan for a good price and not sacrifice performance? Get a Sentra. If you're going for looks, you might wanna look into one of them new Grand Ams. But then again ya might wanna read the reviews first and plan on buying a gas station along with like a 10 year extended warranty. In other words, just get a Sentra. Make sure you get the 2.0L so you can stump on the Impalas. | | | What things have gone wrong with the car: | Clutch wire broke in the middle of a huge intersection. My ass almost got ran over by damn cement truck. But that was well after 110k. Paint chipped away easily giving way to gradual rust formations. Had a continuous electrical problem. For years could not figure out whether it was the starter, alternator or the battery getting drained for some arcane reason. For a few months, I actually had to pop up the hood and apply a screw driver to the starter and the connection screw to get a spark so to get it started. Changed the starter, battery, never had to change the alternator. Finally the problem was resolved by running a cheap cable directly from my starter to my ignition. Never had to pop up the hood again. Alas, I totalled it and got two grand from my insurance to get another car, big mistake, I should have just got them to fix it for me. | | | Previous car: | After that I got a Pontiac Sunbird LE, '93 model. Again, big mistake. Sucks compared to the Nissan. I'd really love to say that American cars are awesome, and I'd love to just buy American, but let's be realistic here. NO VALUE, NO RELIABILITY, and just p |
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