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2005 Sentra Special Edition 1.8L Auto
NewEnglandDevil, 06/15/2009
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
An excellent vehicle to own and drive, has made my commute (~66 miles/day, + trips to client sites = 100+ miles occasionally) affordable. Blew a head gasket while still under warranty (~48K), needed a chip download to eliminate rough shifting. I've avoided replacing two expensive lights - fog light broke from being packed with snow and 3rd brake light went out. Other than that, no problems and I've had no expensive repairs. Has performed great in NE winter; even managed to get up a ~10% unplowed incline to our winter rental in NH. Previously owned a Nissan Truck (350K) so I'm not expecting any problems with the engine or tranny and I'm at 123K now.
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bigisland808, 08/17/2011
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
37 of 38 people found this review helpful
Bought this car from the orignal owner with low mileage 30K, seemed like a realiable car. The car well kept, inside and out. Too top it off we did our homework, called the dealership... the lady bought in her car faithfully for service since she bought the car. Only thing was there was a nail in the tire which they fixed 2 months ago. Had the car for 3 weeks with no problem then all of a sudden one morning the car had a hard time starting up. Bought into the dealership the very next day and they said that I had a blown headgasket. Nissisan claims it was a defect and costs $1800 to be fixed! AGGHH!
Reliable
Xy San, 08/24/2015
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
21 of 22 people found this review helpful
Got this car from my mom in 2013 with 120,000 miles. She purchased this brand new in 2005. it now has 180,000 miles on it. I drive so far to and from work everyday. Still running great and only had to do maintenance. Didnt have to replace anything prematurely.
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Good econobox on a budget.
Midwest Driver, 08/10/2016
updated 02/16/2017
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Had mine 8 years. Good car, always starts. 108,000 miles, so far normal brakes, tires, belts, hoses, maintenance, one alternator, some emission repairs, receiver for remote entry, trunk latch. Not much really for the miles and usage. Good gas mileage and good acceleration. Still good. No oil leaks, no fluid leaks, very reliable. With snow tires it goes through several inches of snow very well.
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It's...decent?
rhiamichelle, 09/29/2011
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I bought this car used with 70,000 miles on it. About 2 weeks after I got it, my service engine light came on. Nothing happened for months. Around month 5 the CD player won't spit my CD out, & won't suck them in. After about 6 months, my car started randomly dying while I was doing 70 on freeways, which was a big inconvenience since I drive around 60 miles on the highway a day. Changed the crankshaft position sensor, which was relatively cheap, I guess. This car doesn't stand well in wrecks. I hit a light pole going about 5mph & the back bumper just fell off. I feel that I'm paying far too much for far too little. Not worth it, can't wait to get a new car.
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