New here...about to buy a Sentra. I've narrowed my choices down to 2 dealerships, and the one I'm going to first has a 2005 Sentra 1.8S with 8,000 miles and it also has a 2004 Sentra SE-R with 19,000 miles.
I've read into the difference and it's obvious that the SE-R will deliver much more pep. What I was wondering is if owners have found the engine in the 1.8S to be sufficient. That is, does it provide enough power to pass a truck on the highway when necessary and does it provide enough torque to get up a hill (I live in a hilly area). I used to own an '89 Jeep Wrangler that had a 4-cyl. engine, and I have bad memories of trying to merge onto the highway while creeping past 40mph.
Both cars have Automatic transmissions, and since I do a lot of urban driving, I don't want to bother with a manual.
Thanks for any help. The big day is Monday! I have that mix of excitement and loathing of having to deal with the whole negotiation process.
New here...about to buy a Sentra. I've narrowed my choices down to 2 dealerships, and the one I'm going to first has a 2005 Sentra 1.8S with 8,000 miles and it also has a 2004 Sentra SE-R with 19,000 miles.
I've read into the difference and it's obvious that the SE-R will deliver much more pep. What I was wondering is if owners have found the engine in the 1.8S to be sufficient. That is, does it provide enough power to pass a truck on the highway when necessary and does it provide enough torque to get up a hill (I live in a hilly area). I used to own an '89 Jeep Wrangler that had a 4-cyl. engine, and I have bad memories of trying to merge onto the highway while creeping past 40mph.
Both cars have Automatic transmissions, and since I do a lot of urban driving, I don't want to bother with a manual.
Thanks for any help. The big day is Monday! I have that mix of excitement and loathing of having to deal with the whole negotiation process.
You'd be better off with the SE-R in my opinion. I drive a 1.8 and love it, gets the job done, but SE-R would do much better.
I'm going to give the 1.8 a shot first. Of course there is only so much one can glean from a short test drive. My only concern is that the 1.8 is underpowered, but if you find it to be adequate, then I have high hopes.
The only other attractive thing about the SE-R is the braking system. I just got rid of a VW Jetta, and that had 4-wheel disk brakes. Thing could stop on a dime.
the 1.8 has sufficient brakes for what are there, and the engine is also sufficient. I find it to be more sufficient than the 2.0 unit used by VW for ages.
I have driven planty of GXEs, XEs, and 1.8Ss (all have the QG in it) and while not delivering the pep of the SE-R, they get the job done just fine. Given gas prices, I would keep these two things in mind. The 1.8 gets better mileage. The SE-R needs premium gas.
I have driven planty of GXEs, XEs, and 1.8Ss (all have the QG in it) and while not delivering the pep of the SE-R, they get the job done just fine. Given gas prices, I would keep these two things in mind. The 1.8 gets better mileage. The SE-R needs premium gas.
Yeah premium gas here is 92 oct, and its 3.60 a gal....but if you got the money to spend get the se-r but id go with the 1.8
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