• Reply

#1 of 13 Nissan Sentra 2010 by jaxs1

Dec 11, 2009 (8:31 pm)

Replies to this message:

• deksza (Sep 09, 2010 11:37 am)

• Reply

#2 of 13 Pics by jaxs1

Dec 11, 2009 (8:37 pm)

• Reply

#3 of 13 Picture of New $400 Navigation Unit by jaxs1

Dec 12, 2009 (7:13 pm)

The previous picture is of the optional Rockford Fosgate premium upgrade system included in the Tech Package with optional backup camera, not nav.
 
The Nav is made by Bosch and is in the pic below.
 

 
Does anyone know if you can get the premium stereo upgrade with nav or what the stereo specs of the nav system is?
 
The nav seems to do everything you will notice from a $2000 system except for voice control. So you will need to stop and punch in the addresses manually just like the nav system available in the Toyota Corolla.
It may not have dead reckoning and gyroscopes etc. to estimate your location in tunnels since they never mentioned that feature, but $400 is still a great price since every aftermarket in dash stereo system with navigation I've seen costs much more than $400 and those don't those features either.
It does offer XM NavTraffic for a monthly fee on top of XM radio. So, if you want traffic, you need to subscribe to both XM Radio and XM Nav Traffic. No mention of the cost updates or how often map updates will be available.
The maps are stored on SD cards instead of DVD (like the nav in the 2010 Mazda3).

• Reply

#4 of 13 Just grabbed a 2010 2.0 S by backy

Apr 10, 2010 (1:47 pm)

I just drove home in my new 2.0 S, silver. I agree that it's surprising the car doesn't get much attention. I think it's an excellent value for the money, especially the SR which is about the same price as a comparably-equipped Elantra. Like the Elantra, the Sentra has mid-sized interior room in a compact package. I was impressed with the smooth and quiet ride of the car, and also the low-revving engine, thanks to the CVT. It's a quiet cruiser, perhaps quieter than my wife's 2007 Sonata. And with the changes for 2010, a pretty nice looking car also (albeit quite tall). Another neat feature, which I have on my 2004 Elantra hatch but is pretty rare in cars, is the flip-up rear seat bottom, which provides a flat load floor with the seatbacks down.
 
Another thing about the 2010 Sentra is that Nissan is offering some great lease deals on it right now. I got mine for $179/month, only first payment up front, for 39 months. I've not seen anything else close to that with almost nothing up front except cars like a stripped Mazda3i or a Corolla LE for around $200/month, or a Civic LX for around $220/month, and I think the Sentra 2.0 S or SR is a nicer car for the money.
 
As for nav... mine doesn't have it, but the dealer threw in a Garmin unit (and a DVD player) to ice the deal, so I do have a GPS, which I can put in any of my cars or a rental car when on the road.

• Reply

#5 of 13 2010 sentra clunking sound by 2010_sentra_sl

Apr 17, 2010 (7:30 pm)

we just bought a 2010 sentra sl and we began to notice a clunking sound coming from the rear of the car and when ever we closed the rear doors and passenger side door. we thought it may be that the muffler is loose. took the car into the dealership, and the tech was trying to wheel us and deal us that there is nothing wrong with the car. he showed us how the muffler moves on another new sentra, but didn't show us the sound it makes when you close the door. out of curiosity, my wife and i stopped at another nissan dealership, and when we closed the rear doors on a new sentra, the car didn't make the clunking sound. it sounds that the noise is coming from a "sheet" of metal around the muffler, which is what the nissan tech told me he moved away from the muffler while i was talking to him in front of the service department. please advice.

• Reply

#6 of 13 2010 rental surprise by canddmeyer

May 22, 2010 (8:59 pm)

• Reply

#7 of 13 purchased a 2010 nissan sentra sl by joeaugie

Aug 13, 2010 (3:08 pm)

• Reply

#8 of 13 Rental sold us by texassue

Sep 01, 2010 (7:29 pm)

I wasn't even looking at a Sentra until my husband and I rented one on vacation, and my reaction was the same- smooth ride, roomy, quiet. Compared to the Honda FIT, much more car for the money. FIT is cute but you sure can feel the road. While I had an electrical problem that turned out to be from the factory (see electrical issues Sentra thread I started), it so far seems to be fixed. I have no other complaints. Mileage- I do think the in town is overstated. But the highway seems accurate to me. However, I have gotten as much as 38 mpg on the highway with 89 octane gas. Today, I put in 93 octane and the drive down the highway back to work showed 43 mpg!

• Reply

#9 of 13 Re: Nissan Sentra 2010 by deksza

Sep 09, 2010 (11:37 am)

Replying to: jaxs1 (Dec 11, 2009 8:31 pm)

• Reply

#10 of 13 2010 Sentra Bluetooth Help by bad1550

Sep 09, 2010 (6:38 pm)