dionmoodley said:
Hi guys, i live in south africa, i am 22 and want a 2.0 nissan, i have found a sabre but not sure much abt these cars besides that they r really fast, could some one give me an idea of what im gettin myself in for if i buy this car, is it heavy on maintenance and stuff??
Try heavy on petrol...lol
Seriously: very good engine, almost bulletproof if it's not modded. Also it responds well to mods- check out the SR20DE forum on this site. About the chassis, make sure you get one that's never been accidented cause you'll have problems with the suspension...
Handling wise, the pre-97 cars felt more solid, but post-97 (facelift) have better interior and ABS. Also pre-97 SR20DE engines have (please correct me if i'm wrong) factory tubular branch and sodium filled exhast valves (103kw). post-97 cars have cast branch and normal exhaust valves (107kw). The extra power is due to ECU tweaks i'm told...
During 97 the last of the old shape models, Nissan brought out a special edition SPORT model with 20mm lower springs and 15" Dotz rims. If you like the old shape, the SPORT would be the best ones (standard of course...)
Maintenance wise: Not more than you'd expect for 2.0L. Service intervals are 15 000km with the major every 30 000km.
The only problem is that any cars that you find now will be high mileage... look for a good one (FSH, no accidents, minor mods) and you won't be dissappointed...
TIP: find the road test for these cars in old CAR magazines. You can order reprints from
[email protected] (
www.cartoday.com)
good luck