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badrobot, 07/08/2012
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 SR 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
14 of 20 people found this review helpful
I only heard one or two reviewers mention this car was a good value. The cars CVT takes some getting used to because it accelerates in a linear manner but overall this is a very well built car. I have owned Scion and Honda's and this car's power is just as good as a Honda and much better than a Scion. I have also owned a Kia and have had friends who own Hyundai. They are good cars until you get into a collision in them. Then they will sit in the auto body shop for at least a month while you wait for replacement parts to come from Korea. I bought a SR Special Edition Model for under 16.5K. There are none of the competitors than can match the options and accessories for this Price!
Easiest car to DIY maintenance. Great workhorse!!
Simple car, 10/24/2018
updated 10/26/2020
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Just unbelievable simplicity!! Pop the hood and see for yourself. Spacious room to work. Engine part placements are great accessible. You don't even need to jack it up for many maintenance jobs. Good acceleration! Great engine bay ventilation. You don't worry about this car ever overheated. Awesome A/C!! Suspension is stiff but I like it when it bounces over rough terrain. It holds the road well and quite stable at speed 95 mph with minimal wind noise. Hey! test drove it through New Mexico desert when I flew at that speed. The spoiler helps to stabilize at high speed. Don't underestimate the little 2.0L. It has adequate power to take this little light weight car up the mountainous roads of New Mexico-Colorado with no issue. And yet it sips gas. The steering is not that great. Mine does not feel like it returns to center though I am not annoying much with that. And it feels bouncy a bit. It is no way a flashy show off sport car, but a great daily workhorse. I don't like the look of newer midsize version Sentra1.8L. This small compact size is just right for most of the time I drive by myself. It has timing chain! In summary, it's a good economy car that lasts a long time and little maintenance cost, if you keep it regularly maintained. I hope Nissan will continue to make Sentra this good for many more years. Update: Now at over 100,000 miles it’s reliable gem with nothing major but normal wear and tear. Replaced tires, wipers, 2 front struts, regular oil change every 3-5000 miles depends on synthetic or regular oil, transmission oil every 60,000 miles. And it goes great!!
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30 MPG town and 35-36 MPG Highway (under 75mph)
fburns, 04/30/2014
updated 11/11/2016
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Great car, clean, a little to high of a coefficient of drag. Wife and I hypermile and can get the CVT to get us 30 MPG town and 35-36 MPG Highway (under 75 mph). If you drive like a 16 year old boy in heat, the CVT will keep you in the power band and use up a lot of gas, its true. If you drive smartly, it serves you well. Great handling/excellent lateral g for a car of its class (2.0 S model). Look, standing acceleration from stop (0-60mph) is poor; however, passing acceleration (60-80mph) can't be beat since it has high torque and the CVT revs it to 6500RPM. If you really need to get going, put it in Low until you reach 30mph, it will improve the start 0-60, but not usually recommended. Update, no longer hypermile, bought rims, lost gas mileage due to wider rims (drag) and larger wheel size diameter (not sure which contributes more to the loss of miles per gallon. Has a performance intake and does great without a check engine light. Improved throttle response. I replace the CVT fluid every 40000 miles (at 70,000 currently). Do not push the tranny before it warms up (ie. Wisconsin winters), this will cause it to whine and may damage it. So far, the CVT is still working perfectly. All CVTs from this year whine when pushed, but a loud whine is not good. I have only heard it two times and I let off before too long to prevent damaging the CVT. MPG now 26 with modifications.
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Great Car!!
pike1701, 11/14/2011
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 SR 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
If your thinking about buying the Civic, or Corolla take notice of the Sentra... Instead... Why? 14.5 Gallon Fuel tank... 27-34 MPG... That means you will get at least 350 miles or 400 deepending on how you drive and where you drive. I have put 500 Miles plus on the car since getting it in mid October. And it has given me my money's worth back in Gas... I had an old Dodge Neon 2000 ES and all it did was eat gas on a 9 Gallon tank... I only got 90 miles... Yes that car lasted me a full 11 years... But it had to go the Transmission was going.
Clunking Noises
ecallahan, 10/07/2014
updated 10/10/2017
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
8 of 13 people found this review helpful
Bought 2012 Nissan Sentra SE..I am sick of all the clunking noises when I drive slow ..backing up..turning wheel etc. I have been at the shop 3x they say its normal .Its driving me nuts I just bought the car 1 month ago and I hate it. It also does like aloud grind only the 1st time it goes between 1.5 and 2.5 rpm and you can feel it on the gas pedal as well. I am not happy with this car at all !!!!
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