Is This Actually Affordable? // 2024 Nissan Sentra SR
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- My Review of the 8th Gen Nissan Sentra SR, one of the lowest price new cars that's well..
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This woman seriously makes the best damn car reviews on the internet. Typically I wouldn't give a rats ass about watching a Sentra review, basically ever. But, when Sarah does it, I suddenly care and pay attention.
Savagegease I think is the same way
@@meanman6992 much better than savage geese imo
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Totally agree
Could not agree more - I typically rather watch Sarah review a car than any other car reviewers do it. What ever the car and often cars that I would not otherwise care for. If Sarah reviews it, I'll watch. Top Notch.
You now are my Motorweek and Top Gear (when they used to do normal people's car reviews). Thank you for this.
I loved my 2013 Manual Sentra, no options, I think I paid $15K…Those were the days!
My 1989 Nissan Sentra had a bulletproof transmission. Imagine all the stupid things a 16 year old would do to a car and my Sentra handled it. I just did the routine oil changes and some minor maintenance and it just kept running. I will admit the engine starting knocking at the 175,000 mile mark, but I blame myself for driving the car so hard.
@@NobleOmnicide b12's were tough cars, and dog easy to work on. currently on my 4th b12. had my last one in the late 2000's, needed one in my life again
You gotta adjust for inflation. That means you paid a bit over $20k in today's dollars.
@@EvilSardine084 Ok, and? What’s that have to do with enjoying my car?
$30k for a Sentra is insane tho 😂
As you mentioned, we get this with a Manual up in Canada. With the manual and proper performance summer tires, this car is a hilarious little commuter to drive.
Must be the only one left! Mx5 and type R are the only two I could find with a manual in canada
Is it possible to buy it in Canada and bring it to the US?
@@buildmorefarms1007yeah but then you'd pay import taxes.
Surprising that it handles better than the Mazda3. Not that Nissan couldn’t, just that they bothered.
The Mazda3 AWD has a short window before it reaches snap oversteer, the torsion beam rear end isn’t well suited to it.
Love watching Sarah! A woman that knows cars is a rarity on TH-cam. Keep up the great work!
She outdid herself today, she matched the car AND the grill! Best views on TH-cam!
Sarah does the best car reviews on TH-cam hands down!!🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💯
I continue not to understand why, when a manufacturer offers a manual in other markets, they deny it to US buyers. But I do recognize that says more about US drivers than the car manufacturer. Sad, because small power small cars are 1000 times better with a manual in every way that matters.
To meet emission control specs in the USA.... I've been told it's so they can let the robots control the specific shift points, engine revs, fuel mixture, etc. to keep the emission levels within the specs they need to meet the USA standards. Don't know if it's true, but it sounds plausible enough.
I just got a 2024 Tacoma with a 6 speed.
Love it. No more boring driving.
I'm sixteen again.
Most Americans (USA) can't drive a stick shift and don't want to! Can't get much further from needing to double declutch than driving an EV on "robot" autopilot.
Because they don't sell.
@@3henry214 I doubt that's true, because many of the other markets where a MT version is available have equally, if not more restrictive emissions standards, especially in Europe.
Just the greatest review from the hardest working content creator on TH-cam 🙂much respect ✊
I was done at JATCO…gonna finish watching anyway…
I'd only consider a Nissan with a manual. I'm with you brother.
Yeah they supposedly got better since 2019 but I’ve got a 2022 Altima that’s cvt is currently going out, I wish I would’ve gotten an Accord
@@danielhamby9448the accord has a cvt too
I had a 2007 Nissan Maxima and I changed the CVT oil twice (50,000 and 100,000 miles) when I sold it I had 160,000 miles and it was still running like a champ. The only issue we had with it was the alternator due to an oil leak from the valve cover. Easy fix.
i had a 13 rouge, only problem i didnt have was the transmission. was so glad to be rid of it at 137k
Im doing the same with my Jeep Patriot’s jatco CVT. Before doing a fluid/filter change I tracked the fluid temp in summer heat for a week or so, after service the temp dropped by about 20F on average.
The filter on the trans fluid cooler was so gummed up the pleats were folding over. I assume most of fluid was pushed through the bypass instead of the cooler. This was at 50k, the mfr recommended service interval is 120k…
Nissan Sentras have had that problem with valve cover leaks killing the alternator since the mid 90s.
@@TheDGeneration My 2024 Versa will get serviced at 20,000 miles.
theres nothing wrong with the cvt. the problem is people arent smart enough to maintain their equipment and change the cvt fluid
I hope that you have helped those who are about to make a purchasing decision of the Nissan Sentra SR. You gave it the scrutinized canniness. That word IMO describes your manner overall.
Bless Canada for "sticking" with the turbo 6 speed.
Yes, was at Nissan yesterday getting " rubber stoppers" for my 240. Saw one there and wanted to take out for a spin but they said to come back in couple of days because it wasn't preped yet.
@@stevemartin9688 Classic 240!
Nice video...drove a Sentra in Germany in the 1990s while stationed there. Nissan is weird and outdated. As for sedans, I wish Mazda would be bring back the Mazda 6...esp the ones with the V6. Even with their new SkyActiv turbo4 under the hood it would be sexyFun with 256 hp
A Sentra with mismatch body panels, bumper covers ripped and hanging off, headlights replaced and duct taped in... This is my old car!
It's a perfectly sensible mode of transportation 👍
No, it isn't. You don't buy a car that is known to turn into scrap in 80k miles.
@@aluisiousthis model has a completely new CVT transmission that has yet to be used in any other Nissan models and the PDF shows they are at least aware of the longevity problem
Compared to my 1991 SE-R that I bought brand new for $12,900 30 years later you get a LOT for your money, however I agree that my 91 with 140HP and a 5 Speed was much more fun and sporty....
Also more reliable
@@luisvilla799 I owned mine for 15 years without any major issues
Whenever I see Sarah do her bolster assessment, I can't help but burst out laughing. It's a great bit, I hope she keeps it in the rotation.
Common issues I've noticed with this car:
Manual gearbox isn't the greatest, I've seen the same car go through 3 replacements.
The engine splash shield is very fragile and almost all of them break.
The Hankook Kinergy GT tires are attrocious tires. I've seen tons of replacements due to sidewall failure. If you purchase this car, get rid of those tires ASAP.
Your outfit always matches with the car you're reviewing.
Biggest attention to detail.
Being completely honest, I have one of the first Nissan Versa Notes with CVT transmission. I don't take care of it nearly as much as I should. It's more of my wife's car, but we are about to hit 100k miles without any CVT issues. This car has driven from the Gulf to the east coast to the west coast and is still a daily driver. I don't know if it is user error that causes so many Nissan CVTs to die or if it's just a factory lottery. Either way, I really wish we got more manual transmissions in these cars. I believe the Versa is the only one in the states with a manual as an option, but only on the base model ='(
One of my favorite cars I ever had was my '87 Nissan Pulsar. Pearl beige, 5 speed manual, t-tops and independent rear suspension. You could power brake that car into a parallel spot on the other side of the street with just a little rain.
Haha nice ! I still have my 1985 pulsar nx with Jatco 3 speed slushomatic 😂.
Always enjoy Sarah's reviews
One thing I always note for people crying about "manuals are dying" no they aren't. Around the world they are still being sold as the affordable option. Outside of the US auto is considered more of a luxury. The reason why we dont have affordable cars is because companies decided we get enough financing so why bring the affordable option to the US?
@@MR3DDev Emissions certification is expensive and Americans buy cars off lots.
@@AtomicBuffalo I dont get what Americans buying cars off lots have to do with my argument, you are right on the first part tho
@@MR3DDev Most Americans don't order cars. Dealers don't want to stock cars that are less popular (or less profitable).
There's more to it, and I saw a good video on the topic recently; I'll try to find it.
American drivers don't buy cars. They buy loans for the privilege of driving a vehicle owned by a stealership. The stealerships set the demand to the manufacturer.
This has eff-all to do with emissions standards. That's a right-wing / libertarian (i.e. incorrect) talking point. Other countries are waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of the US in that regard and still you can buy manuals. We got receipts, stop sharing bs
@@MR3DDev Because people that need affordable cars buy off lots the same day they go shopping... Why? because the old car just died and they need a car for tomorrow and his point is sure, you can order a base car and wait for 6 weeks or pay another 75 a month for options that cost the car company very little and get a car right now... The USA is seen as a cash cow with nothing but rich people and companies like Apple, Nike and Nissan sell us cheap junk made in China for double what they charge people in Russia. Since the take over by Renault Nissan has fallen three notches per year every year.
I had a Sentra SER Spec-V. I wish I still did! It was much cheaper than the competition. The track tuned suspension didn't do well with city potholes & no snow traction on summer tires but it was otherwise totally reliable & a ton of fun. It had a 6 speed manual & Brembo brakes so no fade or dive at all & a short stopping distance on full braking.
A Causes Vomitting Transmission isn't appropriate in a "sport" model!
Surprised @ your scores - w/ a 6 speed, (I wish they'd give you manuals once in a while) mabey the scores would be even better?
They don’t offer it in the States.. I mentioned this
@SarahnTuned - [thanx 4 the reply] I heard the part where you mentioned the 1.6 turbo was N/A in the states. Ooops - too ME it seems so simple for Nissan to load on a few manuals/turbos on a ship, (use to take the imports from the long shore men in Boston off the ships) with whatever models they do export nowadays. I always view Sn T reviews - a thought I've had a while; fabricate a 'n' between the ST on your Celica! 🤔
I'm really glad I found Sarah's channel a couple of years ago!
Once again Sarah’s clothes match the color of the car. That can’t be a coincidence! 😂❤
Meticulous attention to detail, of course.
If you were her partner, l don't think you could leave the house with her, dressed the way you wanted ! 😅
Damn, never paid attention to that!
I was just considering this car and boom a Sarah review video.
Maybe the only person to recognize my old 200 sx se-r. I've never even heard anyone mention it. It had the sr20de and a sweet 5 speed. I destroyed mine. I bought a g20 to replace it but that was a completely different car although it had the same engine.
You're always the absolute best Sarah!
I had a 5 speed SER with the 2.0 engine, one of the best cars I ever bought.
Don't do it
Same here, drove it like a madman.
Paid 13k for mine and it was my first brand new car.
Or.. you could buy this immaculate 23k mile all original 1996 200SX www.ebay.com/itm/375512234653?hash=item576e45fa9d%3Ag%3ALOcAAOSwJmhmWSUr&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5337650957&customid=&toolid=10049
Thank you for all your hard work🙂
The Society for Hairy Cardboard Rights.. The SHCR objects to your continued unreasonable attack on their very resonable place on new cars.😛
For commuting, school, just everyday life, no human *needs* more car than this. It is the best kept secret in the auto industry, imho.
Except it breaks in 50k
well I actually want better.
manual transmission or a conventional automatic, port injection only and if the trade off is a torsion beam rear end, I'll take that sacrifice.
@@yaboirico5221 port injection only is worse
@@rubberwoody People way over exaggerate nissan issues, I'm still driving a 2013 sentra, cvt is fine.
@@screaminjesus the issue is most Nissan drivers are so underwater on their interest rate they can't afford to fix a CVT or do regular maintenance
"That's a big ass trunk for a little ass car!" Lmao. Your the bestest human that reviews cars for other humans that watch car reviews on the internet. ❤ Sarah n' tuned
At $29k, I would get a Civic SI instead
Sadly JATCO transmissions have been one an industry joke….
Yea its a shame. Nissan needs to sell its shares of JATCO and start outsourcing to ZF.
They’ll probably faze it out in favor of their e-power hybrid system in 2026, which is when they plan on bringing over.
Affordable?? This is a review of the highest trim Nissan Sentra, not the lowest trim Nissan Versa. And apparently they don't! Mitsubishi already announced that they are unaliving their Mirage model. So, if you want a truly affordable hatchback; better buy one of those now.
You can thank journalists that complain when something isn't on the level of a Bentley for them only sending the highest trim spec, I always request base models but they refuse to send them.
@@SarahnTuned
Fair enough.
@@SarahnTunedyou're a keeper (but I understand why they would never want to send base trim)
Yes some of us want cars!!!! I bought a Versa and really like it. I might have purchased a Sentra which I felt was a gorgeous car if not for The Sentra having a Direct Injection Engine. The Versa does not.
The paint on this Sentra SR is one of my favorite colors on any 2024 model year car. I saw a few of them while driving around a Nissan dealership lot a few weeks ago and it really caught my eye.
Love the Starfleet cosplay
I was digging the ST:TNG throwback vibe as well.
Sarah. I can't say SPORT anymore! Without saying SSSPORT! 😁😁😁
Schport
@@2605155 Much like Rowan Atkinson says BOB. 🤣
Brand new jatco cvt?......yea i think i will whait a year and see,bet fake shifts add to faster wear.
14:09 this car was my shit in NFS underground 2
I really hope that Nissan did not give up on the VC system. As expected, it had some VERY serious initial production reliability problems, but could end up being something we all want in a turbocharged engine. The VC system is essentially the 2020 version of VVT, especially if Nissan's claims of improving balance and ring wear(inline formats) are true. Given the problems that people had with it, it is perfectly reasonable for them to pull it from the market for a year or two and get it better sorted so that it does not end up with a Powershift, Vanos, self milling Hyundai I4, or GM V8 bottom end(16'-current fail bearings) reputation.
I bought a 96 200SX SE-R new, and it's still my favorite car I've ever owned. Thing was a blast!
Hope you enjoyed your car review break from the Celica. You are a hard working woman who puts out amazing car reviews. Even if I’m not interested someone is.
What happened to Nissan?
Renault happened.
Nissan has so much potential.
If you are stuck with a Jatco CVT, SERVICE IT! EVERY 30K!!
Base Versa starts at $16k and has three pedals. I never thought I'd want a Versa, but I kind of want a Versa.
Oh I didn't know that? 3 pedals I'm going to find one thx.
You can buy three used SCIONs for that price- 1.8 liter T/chain motor, please!
2011/12 are great years for the xD.
Better yet, double that and get a BRZ/GR86 and you will have the mostfun/dollar hands down.
@@funguy2playwith Don't the new ones have issues with stray chunks of sealant( silicone) clogging oil passages?
It's deff a tossable lil car 😅
that car looks nice, i bet it would be better with a manual transmission and some more horsepower and some better brakes on it.
Of course people want affordable cars, my 09 Corolla has been paid off since 2013.. that's what I call affordable. Edit...
I wouldn't mind getting a Sentra Sr (but I'm still keeping my Corolla until it's dead) as long as I could find a Sentra Sr in the 5-speed manual.
Manual, manual, everytime a,
manual. Why oh why are US drivers obsessed with automatics! No driving experience, no feel, nothing. Plus your never getting the full benefit of using the engine. 1.6 turbo and manual gear box would turn the Sentra into something completely different. What a waste.
It’s an attractive but boring car and I will never own another vehicle with a CVT. I will also never own an electric car. It’s obvious the manufacturer’s are purposely making budget gasoline sedans more and more bland performance wise to force people into electric cars. The future isn’t bright for people who actually enjoy driving.
Ive learned to strongly dislike the CVT. I owned a 22 WRC cvt for 2 years. Just tired of it.
Kinda wish Suzuki came back to America/Canada, the stuff they’ve been making in the past few years have been solid. More Japanese nuggets!
Sara you have a way of making a so-so car seem interesting. You do outstanding work with your reviews. Point in case the Toyota Sequoia TRD review. I wanted to go buy one after your review. I started watching a guys review of the same vehicle. It came across as boring in his review. Keep up the great work you do on here.
Hehe, Samsquanch. I love Trailer Park Boys.
1984 Nissan Sentra Std, bought in Giessen Germany. 1.6 Liter 4 cylinder about 69 HP & Torque, 5 speed manual. Speedometer would read about 105MPH on the Autobahn. No Radio or Air Conditioning.
This is the car you buy when you don't care about reliability and aspire to be a convicted felon.
The brakes slam on when we are loading them onto our trucks to deliver them aswell,proper 💩
This is the most bored Sara has sounded while reviewing a car. Haha
Did I spy a teeny, tiny scorpion checking out the wheel arch during the intro? 😉 Very fair review and I agree it is an attractive design inside and out. That mileage is crazy good for a non-hybrid. Thank you, Sarah. 👍👍👍
Please do a review of 2025 Nissan Sentra SR
I love catching a new Sarah, I wait for you every few days!!!! Those cars last forever, I just love a manual transmission.
None of the car reviews I've watched have EVER gone under the car💀
Cvt’s only belong in one vehicle, and that’s a snowmobile ! Thats it nothing else
At $29k I'll get the Toyota Camry LE or Honda Civic Hybrid
Or the Mazda3
You forgot another $3k-5k Toyota MSRP markup.
@@marvin7533 still $29k for a vehicle that is not hybrid nor is a reliable car is outrageous.
I can’t attest to new versions of either but to hear that the sentra handles better than the mazda3 is surprising! I’ll have to drive a sentra one day, although I quite disliked the altima.
Yr reviews are much better than Savage Geese.
I was attacked by a goose kayaking once.
@@SarahnTuned did it tell painfully bad jokes nonstop?
A LOT of things not to like here:
- Anemic acceleration with a stupid fake shifting CVT setup (you can’t even disable the fake shifts?)
- Disabling traction control requires digging down into a menu
- Drum brakes on the base model (?!?)
- Round “turbine” style air vents (I cringe every time I see these in an interior
- Infotainment system looks like it’s from nine years ago
- Interior styling 😖
(Thank you “Samsquanch” 🤣for the great overview!)
I just purchased a 24 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hatch with a 6MT for $30500 .... which in my opin is a zillion times better than any Sentra POS...
Its also 10 grand more
I used to lobe Nissans from the late 80s to late 90s. But when Renault acquired the corporation, I lost interest. Nissan never was the same.
This car transmission is a joke. I really miss my manual Sentra…
Uh-oh, JATCO!
Whats the problem with jatco im genuinenly clueless
@@jerrenb... They go from continuously variable transmissions into continuously non-functional transmissions pretty much right around 100K.
@@PeterBellefleursure they "all do"
. Even thought I know 3 people that had gone over 300k miles on a jatco trans.
That was what I heard to was "biggest pos transmission out there "
@PeterBellefleur that's alotta credit there fam ... 😅 I would not even give it that b4 it starts to slip and spin the belt 😅
why even put a cvt in if you are going to simulate gears.. wtf
Would be a nice little compact if a sporty-trim manual transmission was available in the USA. Not interested in owning anything with a belt/chain design CVT transmission though.
Can you review the 2024 Nissan Kicks, specifically a higher trim like the SV or the SR
Great Job!!! Thank You... :-)
"affordable" with like 40 asterisks.
Sarah, you and savagegeese are making car reviews great again
In the 1990s Nissan made some of the coolest cars...Sentra SE-R, NX2000, and 300ZX. I owned each of those in succession. I can't even look at Nissans these days though, especially anything with the cvt. Just not appealing at all.
Going to reply to myself here instead of making the edit:
I can't even believe I forgot the 240SX. No excuses, that was just negligent 😅
Sam-squanch :) Basic manuel would be nice.
What's a " sam-squanch"?
i work in car rental, and I drive this generation of Sentra around a lot. as an owner of a B15 Spec V, the B18 picked right back up where the B16 and B17 fumbled and took the platform in the direction it should have gone when the B15 needed to be replaced. it's an amazing car, new life for the Sentra platform, and the base model cars we have in our rental fleet can easily outdo what my modded B15 is already capable of.
all of Sarah's thoughts on this car are a mirror of my own thoughts on the B18, from the well deserved praise to the little negatives she brought up. the B18 just needs its chance to truly become what it can really be and reach its fullest potential, and it can shine like its SE-R predecessors once did. my hope in Nissan is not very deep, however, but I myself would very much like to see Nissan bring some inexpensive fun back to their lineup. theSR is setting the right foundation for it, now they just need to build something amazing with it.
Does the Corolla or civic have fake shifts with their cvt's ?
Always shocked when the finger doesn't fly off.
Fake shifts: "It's a *real* transmission!" - unaware consumer who's heard all the stories about 'CVTs bad' now is happy and buys the car because it's 'normal'.
Another great car review. Your channel is the best car channel out there!
I just rented a 2022 Sentra and it was terrible. It only has 12k miles and I swear someone took this car to a shop and swapped suspensions with a 12 year old Nissan. Cheap throughout.
I know this is basic transportation for anyone needing an easy loan approval, but this would make mw want to do better to at least get a better car of the used market.
Happy 4th of July Sarah, it's nice, I would buy it
Sarah, I've been watching your Car Videos for a few years now. No One Does It Better !! And please tell us your secrets.......You don't age at all. You are always Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed.
61/39 weight distribution… wow.
Nissan has the worst cvt transmission ever built
Oh I owned a 1996 Nissan 200 SX SE-R 5 speed stick in white. Those were the days. I miss it.
i had a 2008 sentra that bought 2nd hand with 50k on the clock, i used to change the cvt fluid every 25k, was going strong until got totaled at 235k by a distracted bus driver, but the curtain air bag saved my wife´s life
Cars are just tooo expensive I will stick to bicycles...
Been car free for over 3 years. Just borrowed my Dad's car for office commute. Nothing else.
Not possible for the vast majority of us who didn't have parents/family to fall back on, or don't live in a city with short commutes.
@@SarahnTuned
I agree With you partially Sarah. It's true US commutes tend to be longer. I too bicycle commuted 9 miles one way and worked all day, in the USA. Similarly, in Africa did commutes over 5 miles through brush and real gravel at an elevation of 7500 feet. You can check out my long unedited video on it ony channel. But with electric cargo bikes, the gap between cars and bikes is smaller. Great job on video though.
As so many other viewers are pointing out; yours are truly the best car reviews on the youtube and you have the ability to make any car interesting to watch the review of it. - Fun Fact: my very first car, a 1985 Saab 90, was almost exactly that shade of greyish blue. It had the weird tendency of looking super dull in good weather and very nice on dark days with stormclouds and rain... anyway, thank you for what you do and Stay Awesome!
Seems like a trendy if ugly color, see a lot of cars in that "primer blue-gray" on the road these days.
Dear Nissan and every other manufacturer that uses CVTs. PLEASE STOP making it do the fake shifts. Also. Do BETTER with your CVTs. Especially Nissan.
I enjoyed this review and also you in grey blue 🐸
“Three-way linear solenoid.” I’m going to have to look that one up. 🤔🤔🤔
always enjoy watching you Sarah....
Helped my brother just buy one of these. Msrp was 28,400 we got it for 24,500.