i hear you man, but i love my spec. it's just a dd. when i pay this thing off i am going to buy another car without a trade in. i am going to run the spec until the wheels fall off.

I'm getting a bit sick of mine I have to admit. No room, rattles all the time, no resale value, and I agree on the gas mileage. My buddy has a Saab 9-3 Aero with a twin turbo V-6 and he gets right around the same as me. On the other hand though, I do like the car over all. It's pretty fast imo, fun to drive, handles very well, and is a rare car to see at least in my area. I'm going to get something more versatile when I get out of college, prob. move to the dark side of SUV's and trucks, thinking an Xterra or Frontier.

Last edited by 04SE-Rious (2008-10-07 23:08:26)

glad somebody mentioned the cupholders. i've actually contemplated making a custom center console (but one that would still look fairly stock) just so i could relocate them... bout the best use for them i've found is just to hold my phone or mp3 player...

anyone else get really good at driving a manual trans and hold a drink at the same time?

NOISE, CUP HOLDER, YOU GUYS NAMED it all!!! but the most hate i have for this car is the pre Cat, butterflies, ECM problem issue.. plus Gas gusler...

Love the Sleeper look..  and never want Spec-V to become like the civic nation crowd..some MOds are fucked on them civics..

I hated my spec too... until I put a VQ in it

and to think I almost sold it

Honestly.. It WAS kind of silly for nissan to make a sports model sentra.. which I can understand why they did it, but how the did it is the problem.. The interior is shotty, Plastic bits never go on the same way they came off, the seats stain every chance they get, and Most of all, I know you all have already said it but the rattles.. if you even have exhaust HOLY SHIT a 2 hour drive will drive you nucking futts! Just a cheaply pieced together car. Paint peels, once body pieces start to come off it's hard to keep them on, and honestly why make a car with the insignia of 'Spec V'(Which is american v-spec for those of you who don't know that already) that will break down  after you get down on it for a little while... Iv'e had a vast sundry of problems.. about 20 different sensors go out(pet peave is that everything is fucking electronic),  A piston arm has broke, oil leaks, and all else. As to where my friends 2002 honda civic EX Can be treated like shit all day every day and never experience a problem. And most of all has been my experience with nissan dealership, their mechanics fuck you any which way they can.. "This subwoofer you installed is causing your multi-cylander misfire, you fucked it up!" sound familiar anyone?

i really dont have any complaints

Lots of hate on this car in this thread haha...

I've also considered getting rid of this car but i can't. It's a fun car, regardless of the rattles and gas mileage. I do however want another car or truck. When my car gets paid off a whole new generation of "green" cars are suppose to come out so we'll see whats up. If anything looks cool like the "hybrid" altima... or cars of the like.

maybe i havent had mine for years, but i stil love it, even with BSR and MMI's. the vibrations give me back a massage and make my friends almost scared to get in my car cause it seems so fast. i love it! rattles are just your engine wanting to go!

gas mileage is great. dont compare to hondas with 1.7l engines, our is almost TWICE the size cylinder-wise.

space? im taking out my backseat to fit my snowboard in the car, and putting my 12' sub down below in the back seat

4 door 2 seater! woot!

smokeyV wrote:

space? im taking out my backseat to fit my snowboard in the car, and putting my 12' sub down below in the back seat

4 door 2 seater! woot!

I'm thinking about doing that. haha.....

specVnismo2004 wrote:

Jarek wrote:

Lots of hate on this car in this thread haha...

I've also considered getting rid of this car but i can't. It's a fun car, regardless of the rattles and gas mileage. I do however want another car or truck. When my car gets paid off a whole new generation of "green" cars are suppose to come out so we'll see whats up. If anything looks cool like the "hybrid" altima... or cars of the like.

screw that... i just wanna get a SAFC and i'll boost my gas mileage... i refuse to ever buy a hybrid, as they do not get all that great of gas mileage for what they are intended... the technology exists to make vehicles get much better fuel mileage, but the manufacturers do not care. lately, they are forced to act like they do. honestly, if a 1980-something civic gets better mileage than these 'greener' cars or the hybrids, then there is seriously a problem...

1980's civics however weighed close to nothing.
Our gas mileage problem stems from Power to weight. If manufacturers can solve that issue or some how mass produce a carbon fiber like substance that's strong we'll be alright.

The only thing I hate about my SpecV is the useless cupholders... You cant put anything else there beside a 12oz can...

Otherwise, this car was cheap, has a great TQ, 6-speed, HLSD, its decent looking unlike the B16...lol, is super easy to work on and you can run 10+ psi on the stock block without issues...

From my perspective the pros outweigh the cons

Last edited by Black04SpecV (2008-10-08 20:18:52)

I love the Back cup holders tho, I trust them with my Life!!!

But my windows rattle, my engine is shit (pre-cat), my butterflies where fine when I checked them but I shouldn't of had to check them. And my A/C doesn't work but, I'm just gonna rip it out now anyways.

Has anyone else notice a huge diff when they put rotors on? I dont know how much they weigh but mine are heavy ass f***, EBC GB's, I got rotors, rims and tires and I can feel every little imperfection, and they hit Hard, even when I'm going slow.

well....the only thing i really, really hate about the spec v is, that i don't have one yet !!!!!
if u want more gas mileage, buy a scooter, if u want more space, then buy an excursion, if u want a cool looking car with a kickass engine, 6speed and that make u feel like driving a race car, because it rattles and sounds loud, then buy a spec v!!

The biggest thing I hate about my spec is having to telling other people what it is......


**Autozone** "Yeah, can I get a Oil filter for a...*takes big huge breath*.....2006 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V......?

Fadet0blak wrote:

evilblackspec wrote:

The biggest thing I hate about my spec is having to telling other people what it is......


**Autozone** "Yeah, can I get a Oil filter for a...*takes big huge breath*.....2006 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V......?

Well I usually avoid the long winded question by looking at the handy book that hangs in front of the oil filters...LOL.

LOL.......Yeah, I was just using that as an example tho.


**@ The track*** "Man, I cant believe my Civic got beat by a....*takes big huge breath*.....2006 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V......!!!!

DJ MOSH wrote:

well....the only thing i really, really hate about the spec v is, that i don't have one yet !!!!!
if u want more gas mileage, buy a scooter, if u want more space, then buy an excursion, if u want a cool looking car with a kickass engine, 6speed and that make u feel like driving a race car, because it rattles and sounds loud, then buy a spec v!!

x2, no shit, we all bought this car for a reason, and minus the cupholders and the 02-03's having precat and ecu issues its a great car, at least to me, after 66,000 miles ive ony had one problem, a check engine ligt from the header i put on, but i fixed it same day with the spark plug defouler, THIS CAR is so easy to work on! oh and te paint suks (from factory), but i got it repainted so that solved that issue

**@ The track*** "Man, I cant believe my Civic got beat by a....*takes big huge breath*.....2006 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V......!!!!

LAWL.... sounds like some GM name shit ..... 1988 Olds 88 regency delta charlie tango foxtrot 9'er special edition custom classic.....

DJ MOSH wrote:

StreetEthics wrote:

DJ MOSH wrote:

well....the only thing i really, really hate about the spec v is, that i don't have one yet !!!!!
if u want more gas mileage, buy a scooter, if u want more space, then buy an excursion, if u want a cool looking car with a kickass engine, 6speed and that make u feel like driving a race car, because it rattles and sounds loud, then buy a spec v!!

x2, no shit, we all bought this car for a reason, and minus the cupholders and the 02-03's having precat and ecu issues its a great car, at least to me, after 66,000 miles ive ony had one problem, a check engine ligt from the header i put on, but i fixed it same day with the spark plug defouler, THIS CAR is so easy to work on! oh and te paint suks (from factory), but i got it repainted so that solved that issue

i don't get it.. if you all can mod.. change up ungine, cat back, body kit, turbo, intake...etc..why buy Spec-V,, buy 1.8 or 2.0 and mod up..
cup hold still shitty and part still shakes.. but as to other cars as well why buy stocked sport package and then change everything..???

that's my point

NO REGUARDLESS THE ISSUES..people buy sport package to mod it.. why..??? why not buy 1.8 or 2.0 or base with all the feature u want.. power windows.. a/c...etc and mod that..

o.. i want to add the shitty material used for the head light.. the car shoudl bling if headlight material did not fog up.. WTF!!!!

Last edited by JOHNYSLEEPER (2008-10-09 15:11:01)

Uh,i chose the spec for the LSD,wich is a pita to do yourself and can get expensive.sometimes it is cheaper to get a "Sport" model and go from there.Boltons are easy,but swapping motors and trannys is not,especially if you dont have a garage to work with.The base models can be nice to work on,but it all depends on the car too.The fact is the spec is cheap,fun,and pretty reliable.I would have had to do considerable work to a 1.8 to get it to compare to the stock spec,less so with the sr20,which is a more power freindly motor than the 1.8.There are a ton of variables here,and most of them involve price

Irish_mechanic wrote:

04SE-Rious wrote:

I'm getting a bit sick of mine I have to admit. No room, rattles all the time, no resale value, and I agree on the gas mileage. My buddy has a Saab 9-3 Aero with a twin turbo V-6 and he gets right around the same as me. On the other hand though, I do like the car over all. It's pretty fast imo, fun to drive, handles very well, and is a rare car to see at least in my area. I'm going to get something more versatile when I get out of college, prob. move to the dark side of SUV's and trucks, thinking an Xterra or Frontier.

you know why saab's get great milage? TURBOS AND RETARDED TIMING!!! atomize the air and time it like a wheelchair and you'll get good milage. Basically, if you want milage bad enough to drive something that makes you think "gee, i bet thats a member of the 'new kids on the block', get a saab!!!!!

i dont hate my car. My car is the shit.

Lol man, his Saab is actually a really nice car I think. Looks good, fast and excellent build quality from what I can see.