2001 Sentra GXE for sale (maybe)

I just registered for this forum so that I can discuss possible power/handling upgrades for my 5-speed GXE -- I'm currently waffling between selling it to buy a more family-oriented car (baby on the way) or selling our other car.

Since I'm waiting the 48 hours to be able to post to the B15 forum for potential performance mods, here are the car specs. If anyone out there is interested, contact me at davey@owenville.net and we can discuss.

The car is a Granite 2001 GXE 5-Speed with Stone interior, and no options other than floor mats and the allergen filter. Currently, there are a bit more than 28,000 miles on it, and we bought it at the end of May 2001 -- so it has 8,000 miles/1 year left on the manufacturer's warranty.

I use it for my daily commute in Southern California. The weather and lack of snow means the car looks fantastic and has no rust (although there's a door ding and a few small scratches if you know where to look) but the original tires are getting near the end of their useful life. Nobody has ever smoked inside this car, by the way.

Anyone interested, contact me at davey@owenville.net with a ballpark offer and we can quibble over it -- unless someone in the B15 forum talks me into "improving" it instead.

[Lurker Above]

hi davejay, welcome to nissanforums!

frankly, your sentra is quite family-oriented already. i don't know if you checked the rear window ledge, but there are child safety seat tiedowns in every sentra (yes, even my spec v!). i believe there are a total of three mounting positions, not sure if you can use all three at once. also, the rear doors come standard with childproofing interior latch lock-outs, for when your tykes outgrow their child safety seats. my 2003 model also has lap and shoulder belts for all three rear seat passengers, making it ideal for carpooling or for a family outing

also, with gas prices fluctuating for the foreseeable future, having a 1.8 liter four might prove beneficial for your pocketbook. while the qg18de doesn't get as much mileage as some hybrids, with your 5-speed you enjoy 35mpg highway, a nice feature for such a capacious car. speaking of capacious...the trunk is hard to beat, i have yet to fill it with a week's worth of groceries for two adults, and i have that rockford fossgate bass module sitting in there!

so before you consider trading in your sentra, take another look at all it has...and the equity you've got in it. if you want to talk performance upgrades (without impacting any of the features i mentioned to boot), ask chimmike what he did with his gxe, you'll be amazed good luck on whichever course you decide upon