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I think the smell is coming from the exhaust, I never smell it in the car, but often when I walk behind it to open my garage door. I'd hoped it'd go away, but 2200 miles and 6 weeks - it's still there.
There are about 2 gallons left when the light comes on and the needle is a little above empty.
My guess is that the light is correct and the needle is confused.
For all others, do you get the smell when the AC is turned on, or just off. I notice smells in my altima but most times I look around and see if there is an old car in front. it usually their exhaust. My wife's neon had the rotten egg/sulfur smell from the AC and it was the heater.
It also cuts down on free tows during the warranty period for running out of fuel.
Regards,
Mark.
Don't forget. That "100" watt system is 25 watts to each speaker. They make it sound a lot more powerful than it really is. A cheapie aftermarket CD player will have more than 25 watts per channel.
My stereo in my 2001 GXE is pretty loud. It just sounds muddy. I am going to try new speakers first and see how that helps before I go for a new head unit. I like the look of the matching unit so I am not going to replace it if I can get away with it.
Regards,
Mark.
>to get 29/39 city/highway (Nissan Canada) as
>compared to our 24/30 - what's up with that?
Canadian gallons are bigger, so more MPG.
>Canadian models get day time running lights
>don't care, but still - hey now! Are we second
>rate?
Nope, DRL are mandatory on ALL Canadian cars.
hit a hard bump going straight or a hang a sharp left turn.....
now that's weird! I cannot get the car to do this if I'm alone in the car.....any ideas out there?
Yes, I'm calling the dealership......
-quark
* The paint quality on my Sentra is very odd?? The hood especially. When examined up close, the hood appears to have a grainy finish. Anyone else out there have a '01 Sentra with a crappy paint job?
* Any SE owners who drive an automatic? I had to get an auto because I drive mainly in heavy traffic. What's the difference in 0 to 60 times between the stick and auto? How do you guys like the way the auto shifts?
* Anybody tint there Sentra yet? I got mine tinted, w/ Llumar film, but there are some air pockets at the top of the rear window. The installer said that cars that have a dot matrix pattern on the rear window are very difficult to tint. Is that true?
* How do you guys like the 180w radio? I have a hard time believing that it is actually putting out 180w. Anybody replace the stock radio? Was it easy and where did you get the aftermarket dash kit?
Thanks in advance.
They said that the design of the engine places the oil filter above exhaust, so when some oil drips out of the filter on the exhaust you get the burned oil smell.
Anyone had this happen before?
BTW, this isn't the only car model that has dripping oil causing a burned smell, either. My friend's Accord does the exact same thing.
However, one weird thing. The vent air is warm to hot almost all the time. Regardless of time of day, or outdoor temp. When I turn AC on, it gets cold fast. When I turn it back off... it starts to warm up quickly. When I turn heat on, it gets hot fast and returns to warm when I turn heat off. Anyone see this?
pockets at the top of the rear window. The installer said that cars that have a dot matrix pattern on the rear window are very difficult to tint. Is that true?
My cavalier was the same...any car you see with the dot material on the top has a hard time getting the tint to stick. Don't sweat it.
Out of curiosity - I don't have any sort of contraption to hold the gas cap on the gas door when I'm refilling, forcing me to let the cap hang down (which marks up a clean car!). Am I just missing one, or is this a design issue?
2001 Nissan Sentra SE - Out of the Blue
*SE Perf. Package
*5 speed Manual
*Power Sunroof
*Floor Mats
*Side-Impact Air Bags/ABS
Dealer Price with Destination Charge and markdown:
$17,195
I then asked them if they would include some accessories in the price of the vehicle and this is what they quoted(price includes labor install when necessary)
*Sunroof wind deflector(installed):$64.50
*In-Cabin Microfilter(installed):$49.45
*Nose Mask:$91.80
All together this brings the price to $17,400 without tax, title and tags.
I checked the Nissan web site for a MSRP of this vehicle and added the $520 destination charge to see how much they are marking down. The difference is $700. It still seems more then what some people have paid, but it doesn't seem like a bad deal. What do you folks think?
I wanted a 00 Nissan Sentra GXE with the Luxury and Convenience package w/anti-lock brakes and side impact airbags. I ended up waiting and waiting.
Now, I'm having trouble with my car not starting with one of my keys, and sometimes the key gets stuck in the ignition and won't come out.
I had the dealer do a search for anyone in a 100 mile radious for the car I wanted, but dealers were not requesting any vehicles with side-impact air bags. It was even hard to get a car with the Luxury package.
I ended up getting to 00 Sentra GXE w/Luxury and Convenience package and no anti-lock brakes or side air bags. Then my car was in the shop for about 1.5 months because the check engine light came on and it needed a new brain (at 890 miles).
Anyway I would like to thank Quark99, Sentrafan, Happyman1 and all the other people who have made great posts on this site to help with the decision. I now really like the midnight interior and although it took a couple of days to get used to the stiff suspension over the bumps I now love it too. Even my wife who hates the interior with a passion has been overcome by this sporty car and she has threatened to steal the car back from me.(Fat Chance)
Anyone out there looking, the Sentra SE is THE car! I was a big fan just after test driving, wait till you own one and can really drive it around, it gets better and better. The handling the ride the road noise all fantastic. I strongly urge the SE over the GXE.
Regards,
Mark.
I have got 700 miles so far on my '01 SE and I am quite happy so far. However, I am unhappy with the stock stereo system and I'm getting ready to replace it very soon. I can't believe Nissan calls this a premium system. Heck, you can't even hear the subwoofer, even with the bass control turned all the way up. Anyways, I have the following questions:
1. Is the stock stereo powered by an external amp? I'm guessing that there has got to be an amp because of the subwoofer. There's a small white plastic box that hangs from the bottom of the rear deck. Anyone know if this is an amp?
2. Are the front A-pillar tweeters and the front door speakers part of a component system or are they separates?
3. Is it worth keeping the stock head unit and just upgrading the speakers or should I replace everything?
4. Finally, what's up with the goofy stick antenna? I can't believe that Nissan engineers would overlook this point. They should have copied Honda and integrated the antenna into the rear windshield.
Thanks in advance for all the help.
I read your response regarding you buying experience and I couldn't help laughing. My buying experience was pretty similar. My dealership had only 3 SE-R's in stock, including the one I bought. One of them was a brand new '01 Charcoal Gray SE with auto and sunroof. However, this car had 675 miles on it. The sales guy I dealt with tried very hard to sell this exact car to me. I wouldn't touch the car because of its high mileage, dirty interior, and a 2 inch long, deep, scratch on the driver's side door. I said no way and he then tried to sell me an '00 stick shift Pearl White SE. I told that I had to have an automatic and he reluctantly agreed to take me to their storage lot in order to find one. He drove me to the storage lot in the Pearl White stickshift. First of all, he was revving this brand new car to over 6,000 rpms. I asked him what he was doing and he said that he just learned last week how to drive a stick. Secondly, the dealer's storage lot turned out to be a dirt lot. My sales guy drove this Sentra like it had 4 wheel drive. He bottomed the suspension out at least twice. Well, the SE that I bought was sitting in the dirt lot, still covered with the white protection film. However, when I picked it up there was a small nick on the passenger's side door and the clear coat had some minor surface scratches. However, I was just happy that my car had never been test driven before. I can't believe how much abuse new cars take even before they are sold. You've got to be a picky buyer or else you'll end up with a car that has gone to hell and back.
First, I took out the stock back speakers and replaced them with 3-way Pioneers. Big improvement, but when I turned the music up the sucky sub really distorted the sound, so I decided to replace that. So I cut the wiring leading to it, and the system went caput and would not even turn on. Well, eventually I found out that the built-in amp is actually in the little metal box under the sub, so I realized that I had cut the wiring leading to the amp (as a side note, the little white box actually holds the seat belt). "Oh well," I thought, "as long as I already took these off, I'll just put in a new amp and sub." I figured that since the car comes with a built-in amp, I could just take it out and use the existing wiring to hook up a new amp and subwoofer. I tried to this, but I couldn't get it to work, and after much frustration I decided to take the car in to Best Buy and have them do it. Apparently, the reason I couldn't get the new amp to work is that the stock amp is really a "mini-amp." Now, as I understand it, this amp is sort of like the ones found in Bose speakers in that it's not hooked up directly to the battery, it's just hooked up to the regular speakers and somehow is able to increase the speakers' power (don't ask me how, this is what the guys at the installation center said). So I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you don't like the stock amp, you need to install another one as if there was nothing there-- you need to bring a separate cable from the battery, ground it, and install RCA outs from the head unit. I installed a 4 channel Rockford Fosgate (well, the guys at Best Buy installed it), and I really like it. I also put in a Jensen double-sub, and it really pumps the bass.
Next I may replace the head unit, but that's a whole different story. Feel free to post any questions and I'll do my best to answer them...
I didn't replace the front speakers or tweeters because I thought they were the only decent parts of the system. In my setup you can't hear them much anymore (they are drowned out by the back speakers and sub), but I guess that's okay. Sorry, but I can't answer your question about the tweeter size... in my experience, the difference between cheap tweeters and expensive ones isn't that noticable, but if you think that's important you should definitely change them. Good luck!
Congrats on the new Sentra. I saw a black SE with the performance package going down the road last week and it looked awesome. Made me think I should have considered getting black again (my last car was black) instead of the pearl white.
Wakbeigel, the Sentra has a timing chain, unlike, say, the Honda Civics ;-)
Concerning stereo upgrades -- sounds like some of you are doing some excellent modifications which no doubt will improve the quality of the sound. But my previous car didn't even have a CD player, let alone a 180 watt, 7 speaker setup. So for the time being, I'm still happy with my stock stereo.
One more thing, I just discovered that the glove box has a black elastic strap on the inside rear panel. It's designed to hold the binder that contains the owners manual. Perhaps most of you knew of its existence, but I just noticed it over the weekend. The binder fits inside it perfectly, freeing up space in the glove box. Just another example of the thoughtfulness that went into the design of the Sentra.
I just purchased a 2001 Sentra SE. It has premium sound, but no tape deck. I already have a nice sony tape deck/radio that I was hoping to install and integrate with the rest of the car's sound system. Does anyone know if this is even possible ?
Much thanks.
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