FlashHarry
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Fri May-21-04 06:04 PM
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I finally bought a new car! |
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Well, new compared to my old car... I bought a 2001 Nissan Sentra SE with only 23k miles on it. "Certified-preowned," they tell me--meaning it comes with a 100,000 b2b warranty. I traded in my '88 Sentra, which had 200,000 more miles on it than my new one.
I tell ya, I hate having a car payment, but I sure like not worrying about the vehicle...
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Fri May-21-04 06:08 PM
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1. And Nissans go for miles and have a good record on reliability |
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Good for you, buddy...you deserve good things :D
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GOPisEvil
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Fri May-21-04 06:11 PM
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2. Sweet! Nissans are great cars. |
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I've got a 1994 Infiniti (made by Nissan). It's got 92,000 miles and purrs right along!
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bigwillq
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Fri May-21-04 06:21 PM
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3. Hello fellow Sentra owner |
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I have a 2000. 67,000 miles. Have had good luck with it. They're decent cars. Good for the money and usually reliable.
Good luck with it and have fun.
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FlashHarry
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Fri May-21-04 06:29 PM
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4. Well, my last one was still going at 223,000... |
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Plus, it's pretty zippy for an econobox. I like that torquey 2-liter engine.
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bigwillq
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Fri May-21-04 06:30 PM
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5. I hope mine goes for 200,000+ |
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It needs to. Can't afford a new one right now.
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Fri May-21-04 06:40 PM
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6. Was the Sentra made in Tennessee or Mexico? |
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If the serial number starts with 3 it's assembled in Mexico. I have a New Beetle and it's from Puebla Mexico, all New Beetles are assembled there. The window sticker says the VW has 30% Mexican parts, 30% German parts and 11% US/Canadian parts.
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bigwillq
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Fri May-21-04 06:46 PM
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I don't know where my Sentra was made. I will have to check it out though.
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FlashHarry
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Sat May-22-04 01:00 AM
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Nissan's had a plant there since the seventies. I haven't heard of any problems versus the Smyrna, TN plant.
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Sat May-22-04 05:36 AM
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9. Great choice, a 3-year-old car is ideal value |
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In fact, I would vote for a Republican before I would pay the idiotic price of a new car. Well, I would never vote for a Republican, but the point of emphasis holds. Buying new is bozo.
And I agree with fellow G20 owner GOPisEvil, the Sentra is an excellent, well-made car, basically the older model G20 minus the luxury nonsense. From a distance, the only car I sometimes mistake for a G20 is a Sentra.
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FlashHarry
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Sat May-22-04 12:40 PM
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10. Actually... I was amazed at the mod cons it came with |
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Remote central locking w/trunk release, A/C w/cabin microfilter, ABS, side airbags, limited-slip diff., spoiler (why?), fog lights, alloy rims, low-profile tires, 4-wheel disc brakes, leather steering wheel and 5-speed shifter, 180-watt sound system/CD player, alarm system, chip-actuated keys w/immobilizer system... It was certainly a far cry from my '88 Sentra, which was basically an orange crate on wheels!
Now, let's just hope she runs for a couple of hundred thousand more miles... :)
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