Nissan Sentra Sedan GX 2008

tipsymortal

Guys,

First time ko bibili ng kotse. Second hand car lang muna. Meron kasi ako mabibili na 200k lang na Sentra GX 1.3 2008. Casa maintained, 100+km. kaya mura, kasi kamag-anak ko may ari at bibilhin ko lang. Good buy na to diba?

Napansin ko lang kasi, parang wala halos Nissan Sentra topics dito sa Pitstop. Pangit ba ang Nissan Sentra? Kasi mababa ang resale value? Malamig aircon pero underpowered?

Magtatanong na din ako. Newbie ako pagdating sa mga kotse pero gusto ko pormahan yung Sentra na to. Ok ba gawin 17" wheels? Yung stock stereo gusto ko palitan ng mas maganda (touchscreen, gps). Pwede kaya palitan yun?

Ano ba mgandang second hand car sa budget na 200 - 250k? O panalo na ko sa Sentra 2008 sa 200k?

slamm

The price is good, especially if it's been maintained well and had no major accidents. The 1.3L Sentra is underpowered compared to the other 1.3s given it has a larger body (against the lighter Vios and City) but this translates to pretty good comfort on the highway. Minor bolt-ons such as replacing the intake with a free-flow filter like a K&N and adding headers helps improve the power a bit. Mataas lang ang mileage niya at 100,000kms+ and it's an 08 model (meaning more than 25,000kms per year ang takbo niya). If it's mostly highway driving then that fine; try mo itawad pa up to 180K para good buy na talaga.

A tip also is to clean the MAF sensor of the QG engine regularly with electric contact cleaner (every 10,000kms). This part is quite sensitive to dirt and affect performance quite much. It's the sensor that's located right after the airbox; you just have to access it and spray contact cleaner into the MAF housing (don't touch the inside/ sensor hotwire as this is sensitive and pricey to replace). If you test drive the car and feel it's having a hard time revving over 4000rpm while accelerating hard, a dirty MAF sensor is the usual culprit.

Nissans are actually good second hand buys as these are good, sturdy cars and the low resale value makes them quite affordable. We've had several Nissans (both brand new and second hand) and we've never regretted owning them (and have regretted selling some of them).

peternato9

yup good deal na yan, yes tama ka underpower pero malamig at comportable ang Nissan. maganda naman ang Nissan Sentra matibay and stable. hindi nga lang maporma.

ligkrammd

Mura yan for 2008. Kasi even for sentra yang 200k usually model 1999-2003 yan not 2008. Anyways siguro kaya mura kasi nga kamag-anak mo.

Sentra is a good car. Napakarami ng series na lumabas nyan since 1990s proving na matibay sya. May taxi pa nga na sentra b13 na umaandar sa kalye. That is almost 15 years as taxi (hindi ko alam kung paano naextend ang franchise). I doubt kung marating yan ng taxi na kia rio o hyundai accent. Nissan sa pilipinas is underrated IMHO.

Also, I think hindi naman mas malakas ang aircon ng nissan. Sabi ni Mang Mario, mas malakas lang daw ang blower ng nissan comapared sa ibang brand ng auto. pareparehas lang daw yung lamig.

jpd74

wow jackpot ka dyan 200k for 2008 model ..
medyo malakas lang iyan sa gas compare to vios na 1.3 ...

tipsymortal

Natest drive ko na din. Swabe. Bibilhin ko na. Mas malakas nga sa gas. Tapos automatic pa. Hehe.

Bakit ba naging mas malakas daw sa gas ang automatic kesa manual?

slamm

tipsymortal wrote: »

Natest drive ko na din. Swabe. Bibilhin ko na. Mas malakas nga sa gas. Tapos automatic pa. Hehe.

Bakit ba naging mas malakas daw sa gas ang automatic kesa manual?

1. Automatic transmission vehicles use a torque converter which eats up more power as compared to a conventional transmission.
2. Gear ratios of the a/t transmission are different due to having one gear less (at least with the 4-speed auto).

Mga 6-7km/L ata consumption ng 1.3 a/t na Sentra due to the weight.

tipsymortal

6-7km per liter lang ang sentra? Pag vios ba ano average?

ligkrammd

^ang lakas naman sa gas nyan. May sentra b13 1.6 ako dati hindi pa kondisyon hindi pa gumagana yung isang spark plug pero 7 km/L pa rin ang consumo. Nung nasa kondisyon yun mga 10-11 km/L city driving.

Yung vios 1.3 matipid lagpas ng 12km/L yung estimate ko, pero highway driving yun.

jpd74

puwede naman gawin lpg ang 2008 na sentra para makatipid sa gas ...
medyo hirap ang engine (1.3) sa mabigat na body ng gx ..
mas maganda pa ang fuel economy ng 1.6gs compare sa 1.3gx ...

slamm

jpd74 wrote: »

puwede naman gawin lpg ang 2008 na sentra para makatipid sa gas ...
medyo hirap ang engine (1.3) sa mabigat na body ng gx ..
mas maganda pa ang fuel economy ng 1.6gs compare sa 1.3gx ...

I agree here. It's basically the body weight penalty of the N16 Sentra that makes for it's poorer than expected FC.

LPG is another option if you can spare the change for a good LPG kit (around 40K+). If you use the car for 15,000kms or more yearly, in less than two years bawi na yan.