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The fix was an adjustment to the shifter/ignition cable interlock.
We took a picture of it with our children and the wife and I before sending it off. The picture hangs in our family room. It was just that kind of car.
I must admit however, after 4 months of driving my 00 Protege' ES 5-Speed I don't miss the driving experience of the Nova. You know, wait for the down hill section, floor it, hold your breath and pray!
Regards,
Mark
2001 Nissan Sentra SE - Granite
*SE Perf. Package
*5 speed Manual
*Power Sunroof
*Floor Mats
*Side-Impact Air Bags/ABS
*Sunroof wind deflector
*In-Cabin Microfilter
*Nose Mask
Price with Destination Charge
$17,090
I also went ahead and extended the service contract out to 5yrs/100k.
As far as stereo upgrades: I have to agree with sentrafan. I had a pretty lousy stereo system in my Hyundai Excel so I'm rather happy with the Sentra's stereo/CD. However the changes you folks are talking about sound really good. It certainly will be info I may come back to if I decide to upgrade later.
Nose Mask: I didn't wait to let the dealer install the nose mask so I had to put it on myself. I had a 1993 Saturn SL2 before and it had a nose mask also. I also had difficulty in installing the nose mask on my Sentra, but I agree that leaving in the sun for a while does wonders. After the nose mask and the front of the car was warm from the sun, it was less difficult(but still tight) to install. My complaint with the nose mask is the two clips located in the front center by the license plate holder(for those that need one; I'm in MD). Once you get all of the other clips in place these two clips are very loose and do not stay clipped toe the body. I didn't notice if they rattled against the front or nick the body, but it made me mad that i couldn't tighten the mask around the plate holder like the rest of the places.
Tjsen- I didn't have any difficulties with the hood part of the mask, although I did note it was very tight and I'm sure I could have broke it.
Bigsmooth- I think the nose mask looks good on the Sentra. I'm not sure it's as nice a fit as my Saturn was, but it still is a good fit, well made with good material, and IMHO it looks very sharp on the Granite color. If your still not sure I could send you a picture of mine with it on the car. Let me know.
Sunroof: Jv1701- I haven't had any probelms with my sunroof smearing and I have to be honest with you I just wiped it with a damp cloth. I believe the glass for the sunroof has a material on it to shade the sun much like the back window(little bumps). This may be why you're getting streaks on the glass when you use a cleaner of some sort. Just a guess.
I am truly enjoying every bit of my driving experience with my new Sentra. Last weekend I drove it to State College, PA from Annapolis, MD an thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Certainly a huge difference from my old Hyundai Excel.
Enjoy!
Peter
Also I noticed I didn't get a gas cap holder either. Is that really something Nissan doesn't include! How much are they?
Yes, I'm a private pilot. VFR only. I time share on a C-172 at a small aerodrome up here in Central, NY. ( real pilots fly off grass.) I log approximately 100 hrs annually. So, it's really recreational only. Too many children storing acorns for their college experience to take flying to the next level.
Regards,
Mark.
Sentra. Does anyone know if Nissan currently has a
student cash incentive regionally or nationally. I
didn't see it on the edmunds list of rebates - but
a dealer told me today that if I am a student
taking 6 hrs or more, I can get $500 cash back or
added into my "deal" or something. I cannot find
any info on internet about this program. Last week,
I got another dealership to agree to 2% below
invoice price + destination + 300 marketing
adjustment, which seems great. I was ready to
finalize that deal on Monday. But I don't know if I
should start dickering now with the 2nd dealership
that is offering the $500. If it's a regional or
national thing...then I ought to be able to get it
at the first dealership too. Please help anyone.
I have the nose mask and really like it. I'm convinced it protected my car a few weeks ago when I got behind a truck dropping pebbles all over the freeway. Three places on the front of my car took the brunt of some of those rocks -- I'll have to get some touchup paint to fix the damage to the paint. But, of course, the area covered by the nose mask had no damage. You definitely want to remove it each time you wash your car, otherwise dirt and mold can accumulate between the mask and the hood. For mostly convenience sake, I only put on the part that goes on the hood, which I think looks pretty good as well.
To my knowledge, no Sentras have shipped with the gas cap holder, although the owner's manual supposedly mentions its existence. I've read that the Altima's cap holder will fit the Sentra, though I haven't priced one yet. Personally, I think Nissan should foot the bill.
Thanks
Boomer1946 -- 87 octane will work fine in the Sentra, in fact, it's preferred. Don't know why you were told to use 89 octane in your 1996 Sentra, but it wasn't necessary. I had a 1995 Sentra and only used 87 octane.
Thanks!
Black color
Performance Package,
sunroof,
Automatic Transmission and
floor mats.
The price without taxes and licensing cost me: cost me 16,119. The actual invoice for the car with the above options and accessories was 16,058. So basically I paid $ 61 above invoice. The slightly vague figure came up because earlier I was charged $ 31 for the In cabin Micro Filter. When I got the car this was not there and so I asked for the reduction in price.
Too bad that after taxes (approx $ 1300) and licensing, the cost to me really grew up. around 17,500 dollars.
In my shopping experience I came across all kinds of dealers. Most dealers I contacted on the telephone and got qoutes that were close to the Invoice. I did want ABS but most cars did not have this option. And so I compromised for without ABS. There are a few questions which I am doubtful about:
1. I have done a lot of reading on whether theere is a Breakin for the first one year. So is there or is there not. My salesman said that IT IS NOT TRUE.
2. Is the insurance for a black colored car more than other colors (except red)?
3. What kind of gas will be OK for the car.
4. Finally, do you guys think that this was an excellent deal. Basically have there been cases of dealers going below the Invoice.
Another guidelines from Sentra owners?
Thanks for your replies.
You can do any speed as long as you do not exceed 4000 rpm on your tach. Go to www.b15sentra.net and you can meet all the Sentra enthusiasts and owners.
There is some info at the nissan website
(www.nissan-usa.com) about the deal...
My 2000 experienced snow/ice the for the first time yesterday. It was good and bad - the ABS works, but I required use of the ABS system.
Apparantely the SE w/PP still remains a hard-to-find thing, the dealer mine was purchased at had NO SE's w/ PP.
One more thing. Earlier I got a finance deal of 5/9% for 3 years. But today my dealer called up and said that I could get the loan for 4.9% instead.
All friends have really liked the car. I have come to the conclusion that this is really good value for money.
It is kind of sporty with a big engine and 145 bhp. Has a lot of space due to folding seats at the back. Good shape, accessories such as fog lights at no additional cost.
I drove both a 5 speed and an Auto, but I wanted to keep one hand and one foot free for a relaxed drive. I know 5 speed is great fun, but I just wanted convenience while driving. After all I have driven a manual Suzuki omni in India for 10 years.
COuld you guys tell me how many of you actually follow the break-in of 4000RPM and 55 mph for 1000 miles. And whether it must be done or not. My dealer said that it is not required at all.
And RE the tires, speedo calibration always tricks me up - the speedos are already off (reported 70 is actually 65), so would this effect be exagratted with larger tires?
Starchecker...I agree with you. I think the most important things are to vary your rpm's and don't go over 4000 rpm's. Part of my daily commute is on a 65mph freeway. No way I'm going 55mph on that road...lol...I would end up the victim of road rage. ;^)
How is anybody's/everybody's 2000/2001 Sentras doing so far? Before I bought my Protege, I had narrowed my choices down to the Pro, Sentra, and Civic. After dealing with the Honda dealership it came down to the Sentra and the Pro. It was pretty much a toss up. Ended up buying the Pro-ES because the dealership is 5 mi from my house & I liked the styling just a touch better. I felt that these 2 cars were the best value in their class.
I bought my car which was at the showroom for 60 bucks above invoice, though later I was quite sure that the dealer would have easily agreed to give it at the invoice price itself. IF you are still interested try to get the dealer to the invoice price and it might work. No big deal, but it is a good sense of satisfaction that you only paid the invoice price.
I myself wanted ABS but would have had to wait for a while, which I did not want to do. I was told that it might take upto 3 months which was certainly not acceptable to me. BTW, mine was an SE with PP, sunroof, automatic but no ABS.
If you can wait the best thing is to order it from the factory so that at least you get what you want and it may not be a bad idea to try and get the dealer to agree to sell it on the invoice!