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5 out of 5 stars

Great economical car

Karen Johnson, 08/15/2018
2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Lots of space, easy to drive.

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4 out of 5 stars

Beware

Nomore Nissan, 02/14/2009
2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

At 4700 miles car developed oil leak. Also hard start problem. Dealer had to practically disassemble upper engine to cure oil leak. He messed up the timing and had to redo the whole thing. Apparently the engines are not quality checked at the factory, or the leak would have been found. Fuel regulator was replaced to correct the hard start. I am very wary of this car now. I know something will go bad down the road.

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5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Value

Bob Browne, 11/24/2007
2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The Versa S sedan, manual trans, with the Power Package is more than enough car for our family of young drivers. The car shifts smoothly, rides nice for a small car, and has much more interior leg room in the back seat than many mid size cars. The trunk space is surprisingly large too. The dash has a nice look. I believe this vehicle will gain a lot of sales momentum as it priced so competitively and has so much to offer.

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4 out of 5 stars

Love my Versa so far#

adrianne phillips, 07/29/2016
2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I recently purchased my 2008 Nissan Versa SL. So far I love it. The acceleration is adequate and cvt shifts smoothly. Just had to fix a broken low tire pressurs sensor, but my mechanic checked it over and it was in great shape.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

The worst car ever...

ramo1, 12/26/2011
2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

The build quality of this car is really poor, the lens of the transmission console fell off (?), the front driver side splash guard came off on the road, the decorative cover of the driver side door lock came off for no reason, and the entire exterior door handle itself came fell off a few months later. These are items that hardly ever break down on any car. I addition I had to replace oxygen sensors at just 50 K miles, and exhaust pipe at just 56 K miles. After being a loyal Nissan customer (I owned Stanza, Quest, and Sentra in the past) I will never buy a Nissan again. I wonder what happened to the Nissan quality...it is not there anymore.

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