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Ron Brooks
I was not even aware mine came with one and declined the service.
Does anyone know how I can find out if mine has one or not, and how to change it myself?
I need to order a new headlight assembly for a 2001 Sentra GXE and was wondering if anybody knows a good discount website to use. Thanks.
Occasionaly on the way to work, at the same stop sighn which is the end of a very slight decline (there're no hills in Chicago), braking causes grinding noise. Once this happens the noise pursists for next few brakings and then disapears.
The spot the noise starts is more than five minutes away from home and I would have applied brakes several times before I come to that point without any problem. Brakes seem to pulsate a little before this happens.
I've taken the car to the dealer twice when this happened, but they couldn't find anything wrong.
Does anyone know what's going on? I'm a bit worried.
add: forgot it's got 15k miles on it.
Does anyone have experience with cable replacement..does the speedometer have to be removed, or can it be accessed under the dash?
Is there a possibility that something else has failed? How much would a mechanic charge for this? TIA
Happy Motoring,
alpha
to answer your question- the Sentra should be completely redesigned for the 2005 model year, based on its history of 5 year term redesigns. the current model was introduced for the 2000 MY.
Good acceleration - city or highway; car has been to 105mph a few times and is regularily driven 80-85mph w/out a problem.
The ride is different than in other cars in this price range. Some call it harsh, others call it firm, depending on how much you value cornering ability and complete stability as opposed to a comfy, yet not so thrilling ride.
The ES comes w/a beautiful black interior (think baby-BMW), 16" alloys, all power stuff, CD w/4 speakers and tweeters (the tweeters maybe only in Canada?), spoiler, ABS.
Great braking w/standard ABD w/EBD on the ES.
Twin-trapezoidal-link (TTL) rear suspension!
Better looking than the Sentra at the rear IMO, front and sides are ok on both cars.
Reliability: PRO - Made in Japan, recommended by Consumers Report and won a 10-car comparison over the Civic, Corolla, Sentra, etc in Nov 2002 - for the second time, 3rd best-selling car in Canada - although sales #s don't mean a thing!
Driving fun: PRO
Price: PRO. 0% financing in the US from what I heard!
Looks: PRO - subjective
Comfort: PRO has a larger rear seat and room, Sentra a more forgiving ride.
As a driving and car enthusiast the choice is clear. As an A->B type of person, it's still cloudy...
Dinu
~alpha
Acceleration: Sentra was clearly better, and the engine sounded good doing it. The Pro's 2.0L hates to go above 4000 rpm. it whines and it's gruff. Very much unlike the 2.0L of my old 93 MX6.
Interior: The pro interior has nicer materials, but the Sentra interior is more modern. The sentra stereo was definitely better than the lame Protege stereo (the US doesn't get tweets). Its esp. lame because Mazda chose this whack 2.25 din size that no one has a proper aftermarket kit for.
Braking: Sentra's brakes more powerful, but Pro's brakes have ABS w/ EBD
Handling: Protege slightly better due to TTL, but on smooth surfaces Sentra dynamically had higher limit.
Reliability: Both equal, no problems with either one having owned them both 1 year...
Driving Fun: Sentra, great engine combined with reasonably good handling.. Pro's engine ruins it for me, though handling is good.
Looks: probably Protege, a bit more crisp than Sentra
Price: Protege; Mazda can't sell them here, i got 0% for 4 yrs, now it's 0% for 5 yrs.
Comfort: Pro; TTL helps w/ that and rear seat is comfortable. Sentra beam susp made for rough ride on all but smoothest roads.
Bottom Line: I wish the Protege had an engine to match the rest of the package. It needs an engine that like to rev, esp because the gearing is so short.
You might wanna post it in the PRO-vs-Sentra board. It is a balanced comparo from someone that owns both cars.
Dinu
Things I dont like
ABSURD/USELESS cupholders.
Wish it had fog lights standard, too.
Back seat way too small- (in this one aspect, you can tell the car was designed in the late 90s.)
Does not shift as smoothly as our Toyota's, but much smoother than my 94 Civic.
Engine sounds "boomy" between 2000-2500 RPM under load.
After incentives (1000 cash back at the time, and 2.9 financing to boot!), I paid 15,090+ tax, title, license. I was happy that I got it for invoice minus the rebate. MSRP was $17,366.
I test drove many cars in its class. I did not waste time at Saturn though, after sitting in the ION and feeling/seeing its interior quality/appearance.
~alpha
Thanks in advance to anyone who can answer my question.
The Sandman :-)
I would expect a full dress redo for 2005, though no word as yet.
~alpha
Alpha01, please post where you found your info.
I can copy the pages of the Sentra and fax them to anybody who wants to see what I am talking about.
~alpha
~alpha
The Sandman :-)
-alpha
ABS is not available with a 5-speed on any other Sentra.
$19,736.00 MSPR for the most economical Nissan with Manual Transmission and ABS. Little steep isn't it?
NHTSA recall info:
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.5 LITER ENGINE, THE EXHAUST PIPE HANGER PIN MAY CATCH DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD THAT COULD BE IGNITED BY CONTACT WITH THE MAIN CATALYST. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
ALSO ON 2002 ALTIMA AND SENTRA VEHICLES, CERTAIN ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE THE PRE-CATALYST TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGE THE CATALYST SUBSTRATE. IF SUBSTRATE PARTICLES ENTER THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, THEY COULD SCORE THE CYLINDER WALLS, RESULTING IN INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. IF THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS NOT CHECKED ON A PERIODIC BASIS AND DROPS BELOW THE LOW LEVEL, AND THE DRIVER CONTINUES TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IGNORING NOTICEABLE ENGINE NOISE, ENGINE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. NISSAN IS STILL DEVELOPING A REMEDY FOR THE PRE-CATALYST PROBLEM. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
I'm going to inquire about it when I next have the vehicle in for servicing.
~alpha
The Sentra will be cheaper to get into but am afraid I will be sorry about not getting the Corolla, thus my quandry.
Help!!!
the Sandman :-)