Will I be dissapointed with a B13 UPDATE: LOOKED AT THE CAR!!!
I am 16, and looking to get a new car. I have been driving a 1993 dodge caravan LE v6 that my parents gave to me. And while it gave me ample ability to do all the car audio stuff I am into, it wasnt at all sporty, and I like driving manual.
I am looking at 1993 or 1994 sentra SEs or XEa because I like nissans, they are very cheap compared to hondas and toyotas, but I can't find a manual maxima or 1991+ 240sx in my price range(about $3000).
I have been reading some articles, such as the one about suspension modding that was in nissan performance mag, and it seems like the sentra is a real pain in the ass to mod. I went to motivational engineering, and they want like $1400 for the koni shocks.
Most of you guys have been there done that with modding these cars...what can you tell me about it?
I want a car that I can get into the low 8's for 0-60, and I want a car that handles well.
ALSO! can I drop in a SR20DE into a 4 door sentra? do any sites sell JDM sr20s liek they do for 240sx's
Please guys, give me any comments you can, I am looking at a 94 sentra xe tonight...
UPDATE!!!!
Well, just got back from looking and driving the car. The car is burgundy, XE trim package. The AC works perfectly, and power streering and brakes are fine. The exterior of the car is beautiful, with only a few minor dings by the door handles.
The interior is immaculate, non-smoked in, and no scent thing hanging from mirror to cover up anything. There are barely any scratches, and the seats are perfect. The gears were fine, and I got no "5th gear popping out" like i read about on this forum. The clutch was a little weak, but I would change it out myself to a better one down the road anyways. The milage is 104,000 and the engine is very very clean, it purs, but has a ticking, which is normal i guess for the g16. The CV boots looked good, no cracks. And the rotors and brakes looked like they were done recently. It needs a new muffler, but I would be getting an aftermarket one regardless.
I was looking at the car in the dark, so I will have to get under it and check for underbody rust when I get back there on saturday(there is NO exterior rust, in the doors...nothing).
The car was very solid, and I was pleasently surprised by the peppyness of the 1.6l 4 banger.
The used car lot wants $2790, but I should be able to negotiate it down a few hundred, then introduce my 1993 caravan as a trade in.
Last edited by gogeeta13 : Oct 17th, 2002 at 09:10 PM.
Try reading Kojima's Garage over at www.sentra.net you will find most of the usefull information right there. Read some back issues of the Nissan Performance Mag too, they go a few years back. Also, search or browse these forums, you should find plenty of other posts like yours that have already been answered.
I don't know where you live, SE-R's are becoming more and more hard to find. So if you find one that is in your price range GET IT!!!! You can do a lot more with SE-R. Yes, some of the mods are expensive, but worth it.
Certainly Cleveland has more than one zip code! Search all of those near you. Search Cincy and Louisville and Dayton and the other larger cities within a hundred-or-so miles.
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Originally posted by bahearn Certainly Cleveland has more than one zip code! Search all of those near you. Search Cincy and Louisville and Dayton and the other larger cities within a hundred-or-so miles.
heh, I am searching all cars within 100 miles....I am not going 200 miles to test drive a car, and find that it sucks
Originally posted by bahearn Certainly Cleveland has more than one zip code! Search all of those near you. Search Cincy and Louisville and Dayton and the other larger cities within a hundred-or-so miles.
Go to these links, I looked the prices for some 200SX SE-R they are high for east coast cars.
Well, just got back from looking and driving the car. The car is burgundy, XE trim package. The AC works perfectly, and power streering and brakes are fine. The exterior of the car is beautiful, with only a few minor dings by the door handles.
The interior is immaculate, non-smoked in, and no scent thing hanging from mirror to cover up anything. There are barely any scratches, and the seats are perfect. The gears were fine, and I got no "5th gear popping out" like i read about on this forum. The clutch was a little weak, but I would change it out myself to a better one down the road anyways. The milage is 104,000 and the engine is very very clean, it purs, but has a ticking, which is normal i guess for the g16. The CV boots looked good, no cracks. And the rotors and brakes looked like they were done recently. It needs a new muffler, but I would be getting an aftermarket one regardless.
I was looking at the car in the dark, so I will have to get under it and check for underbody rust when I get back there on saturday(there is NO exterior rust, in the doors...nothing).
The car was very solid, and I was pleasently surprised by the peppyness of the 1.6l 4 banger.
The used car lot wants $2790, but I should be able to negotiate it down a few hundred, then introduce my 1993 caravan as a trade in.
The Ga16 never had a 5th gear pop out problem, so don't take that as a bonus. See if you can talk them down to $2000 if you really want the car, I'm sure you can get it for at least that cheap.
Originally posted by Adam The Ga16 never had a 5th gear pop out problem, so don't take that as a bonus. See if you can talk them down to $2000 if you really want the car, I'm sure you can get it for at least that cheap.
Only get a regular Sentra if you absolutely can't find an SE-R anywhere. They're not similar at all, in fact almost everything is different between them. Engine, tranny, entire drivetrain, gauges, seats, suspension, brakes... etc. etc. the SE-R is a far better platform to mod as well, there's a much bigger aftermarket and the SR20DE takes to mods better.
And you wanted sub-8s, well a stock SE-R is well below 8 seconds 0-60. You thought the Sentra XE was peppy, you'll think the SE-R is a Ferrari.
I have been looking for SE-Rs and the like since ~june....nothing...
It will be hard to haggle the price down, cars with good bodies are like gold in cleveland. because of our crappy weather, most cars really get messed up and rusty.
ANOTHER THING
what RPM will the GA16 be at, at 75MPH
I didn't take the car on the freeway, and it has no tach.
You won't be disappointed in the reliability. Sounds like you found a good one. But the power is....well LACKING! do yourself and get an SE-R--there's not a huge price diff between the 2.
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Will I be dissapointed with a B13 UPDATE: LOOKED AT THE CAR!!!
do yourself and get an SE-R--there's not a huge price diff between the 2.
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