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4.75 out of 5 stars

great fun car

igottasweetride, 12/13/2003
2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This car is one of the most fun cars I've ever driven. It's fast accelerates good and hands decent but needs a little work. It doesn't seems to have any problems or kinks and is an all around great car. It gives you the biggest bang for the buck.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

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reighne, 10/18/2002
2003 Nissan Sentra XE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I really love my Nissan; its not hard to handle and comfortable. The air conditioner seems to only have a few settings though: Too Cold or VERY Cold. I constantly seem to be trying to adjust the temperature so that its comfortable. Great stereo system though. Fun to drive, AND THANK GOODNESS for AMAZING GAS MILEAGE. I pay typically about $10-15 of gas every week or so and so its not bad whatsoever. It's a very steady car, reliable, and compact enough that it'll fit practically anywhere. The doors are a little small for moving things, but you can pack a lot of stuff into the car once you get past the door.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Bad paint job

frosted, 08/27/2003
2003 Nissan Sentra XE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The car rides a little rough. You can feel every bump in the road. My car also came with a bad paint job. Two months after purchasing the car the paint job started showing light blotches on one side of the car. After 2 months, 4 trips to the dealer, and 19 phone calls(calls made to dealer and nissan customer line) they are repainting part of the car. I have also been having trouble with the A/C. Once you use the defrost setting, you can not shut the air conditioning off until you turn the car off.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

2003 2.5LE Sentra

nissanbuyer, 02/02/2003
2003 Nissan Sentra 2.5 Limited Edition 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I purchased a limited edition sentra in oct 2002.Overall, I am pleased with the performance of the car- good acceleration, and for the price there is no other car in its class that can compete with all the features that this model provides (ABS/side airbags/165hp, etc) I am upset however because no more than a month after I had the car, I discovered that I had a pin-size hole leak in one of the lower radiator tubes. I am surprised at this and did not really anticipate experiencing this type of problem from a company such as nissan. However, all in all the car is a good buy for commuting.

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5 out of 5 stars

Reliving My Childhood

Nemo, 02/07/2003
2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I am re-living my childhood driving this car! It combines the raw power of my 1965 GTO with the reliability of my 1994 Camry. It goes like a bat of hell when you want it and still gets great gas mileage. It impressed my daughter when she drove it the first time and that says alot for the car. It gets a steady diet of compliments from the 'tuners' around my neighborhood. Definitely worth the money

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