I took a '91 Sentra SE-R for a test drive today. 129K, all stock. Everything's functional except for the foglights. Test drove it, redlined it, also put it in fifth gear. No pop-out. Runs strong.
Now for the probs: Dings. No big deal, couple here and there. Rust. Some around the fender by the wheel, and a considerate amount under the door part (not sure what that part's called)
Also, when the car slows down (from about 15 or so to 0), the car feels a bit shaky. Any ideas? Could it just be bad tires? Bearings? I'm not very mechanically inclined, so I'm not really sure what to look for.
Besides that, the car looks and runs great. The dealer provided me proof that the car was owned by one-owner, with a stack full of maintenance papers. Oil changes, etc... All done at a Nissan dealership. Had all receipts. Seemed the previous owner was pretty anal with the car. Dealer asked for $3,500 and got him down to $2,695.
I think it's a pretty good deal, although I'd like to know if I should maybe just save another grand or two (which would probably take me another month and a half since I work part-time and go to school full-time) or just purchase the car?
Any advice/ideas/suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Jerome
'98 SE-R
Soon to be a Classic SE-R... Or an NX2K.
Now for the probs: Dings. No big deal, couple here and there. Rust. Some around the fender by the wheel, and a considerate amount under the door part (not sure what that part's called)
Also, when the car slows down (from about 15 or so to 0), the car feels a bit shaky. Any ideas? Could it just be bad tires? Bearings? I'm not very mechanically inclined, so I'm not really sure what to look for.
Besides that, the car looks and runs great. The dealer provided me proof that the car was owned by one-owner, with a stack full of maintenance papers. Oil changes, etc... All done at a Nissan dealership. Had all receipts. Seemed the previous owner was pretty anal with the car. Dealer asked for $3,500 and got him down to $2,695.
I think it's a pretty good deal, although I'd like to know if I should maybe just save another grand or two (which would probably take me another month and a half since I work part-time and go to school full-time) or just purchase the car?
Any advice/ideas/suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Jerome
'98 SE-R
Soon to be a Classic SE-R... Or an NX2K.