Roll_outz

hi ok heres the deal currently I owned 01 civic Si coupe w/ body kits on it...140 km and im planning to trade in to Nissan Sentra SER SPEC V.. Im jaz wondering w/c one is better both performance and reliabilty. sentra is 2002.. don know how many clicks.. Can Any body give a Idea b4 ill make a move... tanx a lot.....

BOND007

the sentra is known to have oil issues

imported_kungfugrip

the spec-v is really fun to drive short distance cause its pretty torqy

zeeman

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i know someone thats blown up 2 SE-R engines b/c the cat (which is parts of the exhaust manifold) fails and chunks of it get sucked back into the engine.
The new 2.5L have major oil burnage issues. Nissan admits this, and is replacing 2.5L SER and altima engines left, right and center, i know b/c i used to work at nissan and have had to replace them.
The only way i'd buy a SE-R is if it is a spec-V b/c the 6-spd tranny is pretty cool.

imported_t_dot_SiR

IMO keep your civic... if you want more power... swap in a k20a w/ 6spd

the civic looks nicer too imo

Roll_outz

wow dats gud to know guys....hmmm

Bryce

Civic FTW

bbarbulo

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I'm also willing to be they'll surface with electrical issues like the rest of the Nissan lineup.... in addition to all their engine issues.

szuberi

^^ are such issues common across the entire model line up...or just the altima or the sentra? i drive a 05 murano and its all cool...a little heavy on the gas bill.

imported_truluder

the 2.5 made in 06...sentra and altima are not good after about 100kms cuz they start to burn oil cuz when they we making the block...they didnt clean it properly leaving metal shaving in the block when brand new...same with the ser spec v...that motor needs better internals cuz if u have a heavy...that sucks cuz it will blow. i would stay with ur civic...or get a sentra and make sure it has warrnty.

imported_viper_2_4

keep the civic...its not like the sentra is drastically faster anyways...

imported_Marty99

nissan tech here...go with the civic

czeto

SiR>SpecV
Not to mention the interior quality/finish of the Sentra is shatty.
But they are still okay cars IMO. But I have also heard of t he engine probs. Honda reliability is proven.

imported_EG4door

It's the Si he's comparing not the SiR. Anyways get rid of the civic and buy a 2000 Impreza 2.5RS and swap for an STI motor.

Roll_outz

It's the Si he's comparing not the SiR. Anyways get rid of the civic and buy a 2000 Impreza 2.5RS and swap for an STI motor.

If ill buy impreza, ill'd rather buy RSX and swap w/ turbo N k20 R...

imported_plzbeleiveit

id prefer civic si its endless mods.

imported_Dawson

yeah im also a nissan tech and id say stay with the civic the ser spec v has a nice interior, there alittle better quality that the base sentras but the motors go for **** like nothing ....like zeeman said they do suck in the cats and chew up and blow the motor. but all said and done its not really worth the headaches of a spec v specially 2002 the first model year. id say stay with the civic its a allaround better car by far

imported_viper_2_4

... doesn't seem like he'd be really interested in that

czeto

Gotcha. Si is the better choice as well. I was just saying that the SiR would dust a sentra, the Si is a monster.

I was going to get the RS but I couldn't find one when I got me Honda.