2005 Nissan Sentra User Reviews

Great Its What We Could Afford At The Time. — loved it the only problem we ever had out of this car was one wheel bearing went bad. The rest was smooth sailing. Did i forget to mention I tried jumping the car with the cables backwards. That was my fault not frankie's

Primary Use: Family transportation

Great Car To Tune, Especially When With Brembo Abs. — Good performance in acceleration and decent handling. Wheel spin is an issue when getting on the gas from a stop. Mileage less than other small cars. Back seat small for 4 door. Can use regular grade gasoline. Six speed transmission and shifter assembly could better. Very fun car to drive.

I Love Almost Everything About My Spec.v — My Spec. V is my baby...I only wish I could afford to give it the care it deserves and needs. I love the 6 speed transmission, sometimes I swear the car just wants to go fast and doesn't give me a choice. The power steering has gone out and I need to get that fixed. Occasionally the steering wheel jerks when I am coming to a stop or if I accelerate during a turn. I'm not sure if this is torque steer or because of the power steering or possibly the alignment. Also, it doesn't look as sporty as it should.

First Impressions Of My 'new' 2005 Sentra — Well, I traded my '89 Celica ST for this '05 Sentra. I have had the car for 4 days and so far have no regrets. The Sentra has beautiful metalflake silver/gray paint (Nissan calls it "Radium"). The body and paint are in near perfect condition except for where some jerk keyed the front of the hood. The car gas paper (temp) license plates and everyone mistakes it for a new car. The interior is also perfect. It has been well cared-for despite the 50K miles on the odometer. The 1.8 liter engine is OK power-wise and actually sounds fierce under full-throttle. I will check the gas mileage after my first full (12.3 gallon)tank. The car has good-looking 16 inch wheels with low-profile M&S tires. It rides very firm and corners like it is on rails, but there is considerable road noise from the tires. (No rattles though). The front seats have very firm padding and are adjustable for any taste. The stereo is the premium 300 watt, 9-speaker job with a 6 disk CD changer in-dash and an amp & sub-woofer in the trunk. E.L.O. and the Moody Blues sound pretty good on it. The car also has power locks, mirrors, and windows. Cruise control, tilt wheel, and A/C. There is a crude trip computer that has a digital MPG readout and the outside temp display. From the photos you can see that it also has a big wing on the back that has the 3rd brake-light built in it. It makes the car look considerably more aggressive than it really is.

Owner for 0 years, 1 months

Miles Driven per Year:6,000

Efficient Family Car — Bought this car in 2010 with about 38,000 miles. We have put 26,000 miles on it. It does not have much "get up and go" but is wonderful on gas. The only problem we have had is that the car takes at least 2 turns of the key for it to start but it always starts.

Primary Use: Family transportation