Alright guys, I've had my car for close to 2 years now. I remember back when I first posted about owning one a few people asked what I thought about it. Now that 2 years have gone by, I figured I would post my thoughts for possible future buyers.


The Good
- decent looks
- clean interior
- good performance for a stock vehicle

The Bad
- terrible support from Nissan
- ECU/ECM/Knock sensor/Timing issue in all SPEC V models
- no aftermarket support
- gas mileage is so-so
- possibly the worst suspension in the planet for a "performance" oriented vehicle
- resale value sucks


If I could go back and re-do my purchase, I wouldn't buy this car. The number of little issues is large enough that it isn't even worth it to own it. I'll answer any questions anyone has about it.

 

No... just no.

 

Your attempt at making any type of post in this thread has been a failure. Please try again when you figure out something witty to say that will actually be funny.

 

There is nothing even funny or witty to be said about this car. Just look at it



They're horribly ugly and slow.

edit: just remembered the shifter is on the dash. +2 to lameness.

 

They are kind of ugly I'll agree. On coilovers and with some tasteful changes in color of certain areas they look decent. The shifter on the dash is something that takes some getting used to. I'm currently trying to figure out a way to make it sit lower then where it does but still on the dash.

You can say it's slow all you want but for a stock grocery getter below $25000 it has decent performance. 200hp and 190tq isn't bad.

 

There are much better performing cars that you can get for that price if you're willing to break outside the Nissan bubble. That car is hideous. If you want an S-ER, get a B15 model that hasn't been beat to hell and save yourself some money.

 

Oh trust me I know. I'm kicking myself for not picking up a GTI of the same year because of the difference in performance. I will just have to remember this as a lesson.

 

There is nothing tech related in this thread.

 

Thank you for the pointless move.

 

Any time! The lounge aka "tech rejectofftopicuselessthreadtrashtalking dumpster" is where this thread belongs.