- Jun 23, 2001
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I'm going to have a car at college this year, I thought I would be keeping the car I've driven at home for three years (a 93 Accord) but my dad decided to go out and buy a 1997 Nissan Sentra. I've driven the Sentra a handful of times and I absolutely hate it and I'd much rather drive the Accord.
First and foremost, the Sentra has horrible accelleration. Getting onto the freeway makes me feel like an old person. It has a horrible time getting up to 60 and then once it gets to 60, it seems to have more trouble going any faster (I'm not a speed demon, but I like to drive 65-70 on the highway).
The seat is either not broken in or horribly uncomfortable.
The steering wheel is pretty stubborn, but my mom's Maxima is the same way, so it might be a Nissan thing. One reason I don't like driving my mom's Maxima is the pedal placement, I'm not sure if it's me or Nissan, but I think the accellerator is too far separated from the break.
No ABS.
There is no passenger room in the back. My Accord could comfortably fit 4 people, there is no legroom in the Sentra in the back. And I think the rear doors on the Sentra are funky, they don't seem to open fully.
Some of the more cosmetic stuff, the 97 Sentra's are pretty ugly. My Sentra is white. I've never been a fan of white cars and this car certainly doesn't pull it off. I don't like the dashboard and the clock is part of the radio and is hard to see in the daylight. The rear-view mirror is pretty low on the windshield so it actually blocks part of my vision (it's glued on, so I can probably remove it and glue it higher). It lacks a few things I like about my Accord (armrest, moon-roof, etc.)
The thing is, I don't think I should have my dad keep this car. I can't find one thing I like about it and I don't forsee myself liking it in the near future. My dad keeps telling me that the Sentra is more reliable (Accord has 160k, Sentra has 60k), but I've had no problems with the Accord and it appears to be all speculation my dad's part (apparently the AC compressor is busted though, but my dad didn't decide to tell me until yesterday--I drive with the windows open). Should I have him return/resell it?
And before anyone replies about how I should be lucky I'm getting a car for free, I didn't ask for anything. I have never once complained about driving the Accord and have never asked for a newer car. I will not be proposing my dad to return the Sentra and getting a different one, I am perfectly happy with my Accord.
First and foremost, the Sentra has horrible accelleration. Getting onto the freeway makes me feel like an old person. It has a horrible time getting up to 60 and then once it gets to 60, it seems to have more trouble going any faster (I'm not a speed demon, but I like to drive 65-70 on the highway).
The seat is either not broken in or horribly uncomfortable.
The steering wheel is pretty stubborn, but my mom's Maxima is the same way, so it might be a Nissan thing. One reason I don't like driving my mom's Maxima is the pedal placement, I'm not sure if it's me or Nissan, but I think the accellerator is too far separated from the break.
No ABS.
There is no passenger room in the back. My Accord could comfortably fit 4 people, there is no legroom in the Sentra in the back. And I think the rear doors on the Sentra are funky, they don't seem to open fully.
Some of the more cosmetic stuff, the 97 Sentra's are pretty ugly. My Sentra is white. I've never been a fan of white cars and this car certainly doesn't pull it off. I don't like the dashboard and the clock is part of the radio and is hard to see in the daylight. The rear-view mirror is pretty low on the windshield so it actually blocks part of my vision (it's glued on, so I can probably remove it and glue it higher). It lacks a few things I like about my Accord (armrest, moon-roof, etc.)
The thing is, I don't think I should have my dad keep this car. I can't find one thing I like about it and I don't forsee myself liking it in the near future. My dad keeps telling me that the Sentra is more reliable (Accord has 160k, Sentra has 60k), but I've had no problems with the Accord and it appears to be all speculation my dad's part (apparently the AC compressor is busted though, but my dad didn't decide to tell me until yesterday--I drive with the windows open). Should I have him return/resell it?
And before anyone replies about how I should be lucky I'm getting a car for free, I didn't ask for anything. I have never once complained about driving the Accord and have never asked for a newer car. I will not be proposing my dad to return the Sentra and getting a different one, I am perfectly happy with my Accord.