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4.38 out of 5 stars

Not a bad car

Hai, 08/31/2008
2005 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I'm happy with the performance of this car although it can't accelerate as fast as I wanted it but what you expect out of 4 cyl car? I only had to replace tires and battery so far, I'm hoping this car will last another 3 years without any problems. Would I buy another Altima? YES but it is going to be Coupe model with 6 cyl.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

wife loves it not a bad car

janeal, 12/05/2004
2005 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

solid car. nice looking and real comfortable. I like the ride and the size. we had a 2000 altima this car is bigger and drives and handles much better. a nice mid size sedan.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

ALTIMA 05

sas, 05/19/2009
2005 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my altima 05 2.5S brand new. Love the look of the car. Very sporty looking. Performance was great until I had approx 34k on the car. Radiator went. Dealership made me pay for radiatior which was over $800K and I had bumper to bumper on car plus extended warranty. Ended up getting my money back when I went to Nissan Headquarters. Changed dealerships for servicing. Check engine light came on at 104K and was told it was the catalyc converter which cost me over $900 to fix it. Needless to say I drove it until I had 145K and traded it in for a 2009 Mitsubishi Galant. Engine too noisy. Overall not a bad car with improvements. Wanted to try something different.

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5 out of 5 stars

2005 Altima 3.5se 5spd

rwouell1, 03/28/2011
2005 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love love love this car. I bought it new in 2005 and have almost 92000 on it now. The 3.5 with a 5spd is a rocket ship. Love to pull up next to sport coupes and blow there door off. I have only had to change the breaks and put new tires on it. It has been to the shop twice for repair work. Once for a rear suspension recall and once to replace something in the steering system which had rusted out. Over all would buy another except for the fact that you can no longer get a v6 stick shift sedan anymore. Only wish the car had come with abs and side airbags. Might actually trade it in for a mazda.

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3 out of 5 stars

Am I the only one with this problem?

Anthony, 09/12/2008
2005 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The car was great for the first 30,000 miles. Yes the engine is noisy but bearable. Before the 30k I was getting around 410 miles per tank of gas. Then I noticed I was only getting 270 miles to the tank! I have been riding with this terrible fuel economy for 10,000 miles now. I filed a complaint with Nissan Corp. right after I noticed this downfall and they still haven't helped me. Unfortunately the warranty ended when it hit 36,000 miles so they say nothing can be done about it now even though I filed it before the warranty was up. The car has been a nightmare ever since this happened and now recently the gas light stays on even when I fill up the tank.

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