Faults:

The following was due to my own negligence! Inspection recommended I change timing belt (about $200 Can).

Timing belt broke at 180000km. Valve damage seized cylinder head.

Took out cylinder head myself and had it professionally rebuilt ($450)...no use! The car must have suffered some other trauma, because it burnt oil like crazy after replacing cylinder head.

General Comments:

I originally purchased the car used for $1500.

Probably the best car I ever had. Incredibly reliable even in the -30C to -40C Canadian winters without being plugged in.

Though, I still managed to get $500 for the car, I kick myself to this day for not taking car of a true gem!

That's the reason for the sad, blue face!!

Faults:

I had to replace the alternator after 18 years of faithful use, @214000 miles.

I had to replace the LED in the distributor @ 214000 miles of faithful use.

General Comments:

This car has started every-time I have went to use it and has never ever let me down.

The gas mileage is up in the 40 mpg and it still does not use any oil between my faithful oil changes every 3000 miles.

Faults:

Front fenders are rusty.

General Comments:

I owned this 87 Sentra from the time it was new until 1996, when I gave it to my mother in law. Between 1996 and 2004 it was seriously neglected with rare oil changes, limited maintenance, etc. My mother in law passed away January of 2004 and the car was given back to me.

With a tune up, oil change and some minor work, the car runs like new. It always starts, it still shifts great, and has no problem keeping up with freeway speed traffic. Fuel economy is excellent at nearly 40mpg. I currently drive it 75 miles round trip to work a couple times a week for the economy.

I was afraid that I would be junking the car when I got it back, but it runs so good and is so dependable that I'll keep it around for a cheap spare until it does finally die-if it ever does. It has very few extras, but provides exceptional basic (and cheap) transportation.

Faults:

When I bought it, it had a bad tire an that got replace, but then since that one got replaced an the other front one didn't it pulls to the left. An now it keeps trying to stall right after you start it. It starts and then it stalls unless you put it into gear and start off right away. Not too bad of a problem though.

General Comments:

It's good car for the most part. I put a brand new stereo in it and it's handled that pretty well. I just have the speakers in the back, but they work awesome. For the most part it's a pretty good car. If I had a choice I would probably buy it again.

Faults:

Failed smog a couple of times; after replacing oxygen sensor, was up to tip-top condition.

5th gear went out at 105k miles.

General Comments:

This was by far the BEST car I have ever owned. It was my first car which I purchased in 12/1990 for $6224.25. I couldn't have asked for a better car.

All I had to do was put gas in it, give it an oil change every 8-10k miles (!) and it did the rest.

I wish I never gave this car away - it was in decent condition when I parted from it. It has 165k miles on it and could have probably gone another 50-75k miles.