What vehicle will be a worthy replacement for your sedan when it is time?
#3166
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My kid's crappy little Sentra has a "Sport" button (sic) which changes the behavior of the CVT. It reverts back to normal every time I shut it down.
Man I hate that car. The second starter crapped out on her today, and we had to have it towed to the shop. Never buy a Sentra.
/rant
Man I hate that car. The second starter crapped out on her today, and we had to have it towed to the shop. Never buy a Sentra.
/rant
#3167
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My kid's crappy little Sentra has a "Sport" button (sic) which changes the behavior of the CVT. It reverts back to normal every time I shut it down.
Man I hate that car. The second starter crapped out on her today, and we had to have it towed to the shop. Never buy a Sentra.
/rant
Man I hate that car. The second starter crapped out on her today, and we had to have it towed to the shop. Never buy a Sentra.
/rant
That said, the mid 90s era SE-Rs with the 7500 rpm 2.0 was a sweet little car.
Last edited by Lego_Maniac; 11-05-2020 at 03:53 PM.
#3168
Rochester, you are right about the last two generations of the Sentra being pretty dull. Basically a rental car that sold in large volumes. I am surprised to hear about yours needing 2 starters. Usually those things are pretty bulletproof. My dad had a '92 that had well over 200,000 miles on it when he sold it and his co-worker who bought it hit 320,000+ the last I heard.
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Well, we'll see what the shop says. I had them put in a re-man starter in August 2019, and I bought a brand new battery in April 2020. It can only be one of those two things, so...
I agree the new Sentra has some style. And I had no idea it finally got an independent rear suspension. That's great info, thanks.
You know, I'm not too proud to admit I liked the old Infiniti G20. With the side skirts, that little sedan looked alright. And long ago I once had a girlfriend with a brand new 1992 Sentra that felt like a solid little toaster.
I agree the new Sentra has some style. And I had no idea it finally got an independent rear suspension. That's great info, thanks.
You know, I'm not too proud to admit I liked the old Infiniti G20. With the side skirts, that little sedan looked alright. And long ago I once had a girlfriend with a brand new 1992 Sentra that felt like a solid little toaster.
#3170
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#3171
Well, we'll see what the shop says. I had them put in a re-man starter in August 2019, and I bought a brand new battery in April 2020. It can only be one of those two things, so...
I agree the new Sentra has some style. And I had no idea it finally got an independent rear suspension. That's great info, thanks.
You know, I'm not too proud to admit I liked the old Infiniti G20. With the side skirts, that little sedan looked alright. And long ago I once had a girlfriend with a brand new 1992 Sentra that felt like a solid little toaster.
I agree the new Sentra has some style. And I had no idea it finally got an independent rear suspension. That's great info, thanks.
You know, I'm not too proud to admit I liked the old Infiniti G20. With the side skirts, that little sedan looked alright. And long ago I once had a girlfriend with a brand new 1992 Sentra that felt like a solid little toaster.
LOL - in high school (in some other century) I dated a girl with a 240SX she and her dad had worked over. Probably the start of my shift from American muscle cars to foreign sporty cars - that little thing could handle very well, and drift, long before Americans knew what dorifto was. I think her dad had been stationed in Okinawa so he might have known about the drift scene there.
#3172
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I've seriously thought about trying to find a nice physical condition 300ZX turbo as a project car. I blame Z1's instagram, honestly. But apparently they're hens' teeth too.
That would be a neat car with a VK56 in it.
//who am I kidding? If I buy a nissan V8 motor it's going in the G.
That would be a neat car with a VK56 in it.
//who am I kidding? If I buy a nissan V8 motor it's going in the G.
#3173
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FWIW, it was the 7 month old battery from Walmart that was the culprit. Lessons learned here. Should have bought Interstate. Sorry for the OT rant. Carry on.
#3174
I've seriously thought about trying to find a nice physical condition 300ZX turbo as a project car. I blame Z1's instagram, honestly. But apparently they're hens' teeth too.
That would be a neat car with a VK56 in it.
//who am I kidding? If I buy a nissan V8 motor it's going in the G.
That would be a neat car with a VK56 in it.
//who am I kidding? If I buy a nissan V8 motor it's going in the G.
Sounds legit
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I've been in love with the 300Z since the first time I saw one at the dealership back in the late 80's. To this day, they still turn my head, and I linger over the design.
That car, and the same-year model Supra... absolutely timeless lines. They had the stuff you could day-dream about all day long.
Going forward, I don't want a 30+ year old car. I suspect few of us do. But in the context of Id, Ego and Superego... the Id says, "OMG yes!"
That car, and the same-year model Supra... absolutely timeless lines. They had the stuff you could day-dream about all day long.
Going forward, I don't want a 30+ year old car. I suspect few of us do. But in the context of Id, Ego and Superego... the Id says, "OMG yes!"
#3180
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A Supra Turbo trouncing my Z28 in 1990 or so was what piqued my interest in Japanese cars. The slightly later girlfriend with 240SX completed my conversion. While I might be tempted into a German car, I doubt I'll even buy American again unless I need a truck.
Rochester - I wasn't really following this thread's intent - I was talking about picking up a project car, not rehabbing a 30+ year old car as a daily. Then again - my next daily might be white-bread-boring for a lot of reasons, so the project car *could* be the replacement for the G.
Rochester - I wasn't really following this thread's intent - I was talking about picking up a project car, not rehabbing a 30+ year old car as a daily. Then again - my next daily might be white-bread-boring for a lot of reasons, so the project car *could* be the replacement for the G.