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What a Car!
Bret Bowman, 04/16/2008
1997 Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan
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I'm preparing to put 185,000 miles on my 97 Sentra and it still drives like almost new. I do need to change the struts, tie rod ends, and a few other minor things, but after 185,000 miles you expect to need to do that. It's been the most reliable car I've ever owned and was cheap to purchase when it was one year old. I installed a remote start alarm with windows roll up modules, a decent stereo and it's now a fun car to drive. I love this car and how reliable it is. I especially love that it has a timing CHAIN (not belt). Not sure why any auto maker is still using timing belts. Thank you Nissan for quality vehicle that lasts and lasts!
1997 Nissan Sentra
osgoodusa, 04/21/2008
1997 Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan
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This is the second worst care I have owned. out of about 15 cars and pickups. At 88000 miles, the fuel system failed completely, the steering and front suspension are going out, and the timing chain is about to go. The oil and filter have been faithfully changed every 3000 miles. It is a strange combination of poor performance and bad gas mileage. Yuk!
Few Major Problems
aj2001, 04/24/2008
1997 Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I too have had issues with the windshield wipers which is seriously annoying. Other than that the only major problem i've had is that I had to replace the starter three times and the computer went out twice. I don't know if I bought a rebuilt one, but I was really angry that it wasn't as reliable as I had thought.
Sentra
John Mevalani, 02/16/2003
1997 Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car is so reliable, surprising power, fuel economic (twin cams). this car is also very underrated (as good or even better than a civic which is also overrated).