dsherw00d

New member looking for advice. I've owned several Nissan's in the 90s and am considering buying a 94 Altima or a 99 Sentra. The Altima is a GXE will full power and a 5 speed - only 50k miles (verified) one owner from a local dealer. It's an extremely clean car. I thought it was much newer. The Sentra is a x-rental vehicle with full power and 78K miles. The body on the 94 Altima is actually in nicer condition than the 99 Sentra.

I drove both cars and the Altima drives perfect - it drove like it was new and the dealer hadn't even sent it through the shop yet. The Sentra drives very well also but not as good as the Altima.

The Altima is $3900 and the Sentra is $4900. What's a better purchase? I drive about 300 miles a week and need reliable car that cost less than $5k. Gas mileage is important, but the 4-5 mpg different isn't that important. I know the $3900 is pricey, what would be a fair price for this? KBB has around $3100 for the Dealer price. The $4900 for the Sentra seems ok according to KBB?

As for warranty, they both have the default NY 30 day warranty for anything with more than 36k miles and less than 80k. Both cars should have lots of miles left on them.

Thanks,
Dan

caddymac

I'd go for the Altima. More room, a bit better interior, and it's a stick. Stick Altimas are pretty rare from that vintage, so it should be easy to sell off in a few years if you wanted something different.

dsherw00d

Thanks. It was fun to drive. Had a little spunk. Already checking out header and cold air intake just in case - for better gas mileage of course

-Dan