Why Affordable Cars Are Disappearing // 2024 Nissan Sentra SR 

This woman seriously makes the best damn car reviews on the internet. Typically I wouldn't give a rats ass about watching a Sentra review, basically ever. But, when Sarah does it, I suddenly care and pay attention.

You now are my Motorweek and Top Gear (when they used to do normal people's car reviews). Thank you for this.

I loved my 2013 Manual Sentra, no options, I think I paid $15K…Those were the days!

As you mentioned, we get this with a Manual up in Canada. With the manual and proper performance summer tires, this car is a hilarious little commuter to drive.

She outdid herself today, she matched the car AND the grill! Best views on RU-vid!

I had a 2007 Nissan Maxima and I changed the CVT oil twice (50,000 and 100,000 miles) when I sold it I had 160,000 miles and it was still running like a champ. The only issue we had with it was the alternator due to an oil leak from the valve cover. Easy fix.

Just the greatest review from the hardest working content creator on RU-vid 🙂much respect ✊

It's a perfectly sensible mode of transportation 👍

Whenever I see Sarah do her bolster assessment, I can't help but burst out laughing. It's a great bit, I hope she keeps it in the rotation.

Sarah does the best car reviews on RU-vid hands down!!🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💯

Compared to my 1991 SE-R that I bought brand new for $12,900 30 years later you get a LOT for your money, however I agree that my 91 with 140HP and a 5 Speed was much more fun and sporty....

I was done at JATCO…gonna finish watching anyway…

Surprising that it handles better than the Mazda3. Not that Nissan couldn’t, just that they bothered.

I continue not to understand why, when a manufacturer offers a manual in other markets, they deny it to US buyers. But I do recognize that says more about US drivers than the car manufacturer. Sad, because small power small cars are 1000 times better with a manual in every way that matters.

The paint on this Sentra SR is one of my favorite colors on any 2024 model year car. I saw a few of them while driving around a Nissan dealership lot a few weeks ago and it really caught my eye.

I hope that you have helped those who are about to make a purchasing decision of the Nissan Sentra SR. You gave it the scrutinized canniness. That word IMO describes your manner overall.

One of my favorite cars I ever had was my '87 Nissan Pulsar. Pearl beige, 5 speed manual, t-tops and independent rear suspension. You could power brake that car into a parallel spot on the other side of the street with just a little rain.

For commuting, school, just everyday life, no human *needs* more car than this. It is the best kept secret in the auto industry, imho.

Bless Canada for "sticking" with the turbo 6 speed.

One thing I always note for people crying about "manuals are dying" no they aren't. Around the world they are still being sold as the affordable option. Outside of the US auto is considered more of a luxury. The reason why we dont have affordable cars is because companies decided we get enough financing so why bring the affordable option to the US?

Your outfit always matches with the car you're reviewing. Biggest attention to detail.

Being completely honest, I have one of the first Nissan Versa Notes with CVT transmission. I don't take care of it nearly as much as I should. It's more of my wife's car, but we are about to hit 100k miles without any CVT issues. This car has driven from the Gulf to the east coast to the west coast and is still a daily driver. I don't know if it is user error that causes so many Nissan CVTs to die or if it's just a factory lottery. Either way, I really wish we got more manual transmissions in these cars. I believe the Versa is the only one in the states with a manual as an option, but only on the base model ='(

I'm really glad I found Sarah's channel a couple of years ago!

I was just considering this car and boom a Sarah review video. Maybe the only person to recognize my old 200 sx se-r. I've never even heard anyone mention it. It had the sr20de and a sweet 5 speed. I destroyed mine. I bought a g20 to replace it but that was a completely different car although it had the same engine. You're always the absolute best Sarah!

Once again Sarah’s clothes match the color of the car. That can’t be a coincidence! 😂❤

I bought a 96 200SX SE-R new, and it's still my favorite car I've ever owned. Thing was a blast!

1984 Nissan Sentra Std, bought in Giessen Germany. 1.6 Liter 4 cylinder about 69 HP & Torque, 5 speed manual. Speedometer would read about 105MPH on the Autobahn. No Radio or Air Conditioning.

"That's a big ass trunk for a little ass car!" Lmao. Your the bestest human that reviews cars for other humans that watch car reviews on the internet. ❤ Sarah n' tuned

Love watching Sarah! A woman that knows cars is a rarity on RU-vid. Keep up the great work!

Love the Starfleet cosplay

As so many other viewers are pointing out; yours are truly the best car reviews on the youtube and you have the ability to make any car interesting to watch the review of it. - Fun Fact: my very first car, a 1985 Saab 90, was almost exactly that shade of greyish blue. It had the weird tendency of looking super dull in good weather and very nice on dark days with stormclouds and rain... anyway, thank you for what you do and Stay Awesome!

Thank you for all your hard work🙂

Base Versa starts at $16k and has three pedals. I never thought I'd want a Versa, but I kind of want a Versa.

Hope you enjoyed your car review break from the Celica. You are a hard working woman who puts out amazing car reviews. Even if I’m not interested someone is.

i work in car rental, and I drive this generation of Sentra around a lot. as an owner of a B15 Spec V, the B18 picked right back up where the B16 and B17 fumbled and took the platform in the direction it should have gone when the B15 needed to be replaced. it's an amazing car, new life for the Sentra platform, and the base model cars we have in our rental fleet can easily outdo what my modded B15 is already capable of. all of Sarah's thoughts on this car are a mirror of my own thoughts on the B18, from the well deserved praise to the little negatives she brought up. the B18 just needs its chance to truly become what it can really be and reach its fullest potential, and it can shine like its SE-R predecessors once did. my hope in Nissan is not very deep, however, but I myself would very much like to see Nissan bring some inexpensive fun back to their lineup. theSR is setting the right foundation for it, now they just need to build something amazing with it.

i had a 2008 sentra that bought 2nd hand with 50k on the clock, i used to change the cvt fluid every 25k, was going strong until got totaled at 235k by a distracted bus driver, but the curtain air bag saved my wife´s life

Sarah. I can't say SPORT anymore! Without saying SSSPORT! 😁😁😁

Did I spy a teeny, tiny scorpion checking out the wheel arch during the intro? 😉 Very fair review and I agree it is an attractive design inside and out. That mileage is crazy good for a non-hybrid. Thank you, Sarah. 👍👍👍

Oh I owned a 1996 Nissan 200 SX SE-R 5 speed stick in white. Those were the days. I miss it.

I love catching a new Sarah, I wait for you every few days!!!! Those cars last forever, I just love a manual transmission.

THIS IS A GREAT CAR FOR A FAMILY HAULER AND DAILY DRIVER.

Common issues I've noticed with this car: Manual gearbox isn't the greatest, I've seen the same car go through 3 replacements. The engine splash shield is very fragile and almost all of them break. The Hankook Kinergy GT tires are attrocious tires. I've seen tons of replacements due to sidewall failure. If you purchase this car, get rid of those tires ASAP.

that car looks nice, i bet it would be better with a manual transmission and some more horsepower and some better brakes on it.

Nice video...drove a Sentra in Germany in the 1990s while stationed there. Nissan is weird and outdated. As for sedans, I wish Mazda would be bring back the Mazda 6...esp the ones with the V6. Even with their new SkyActiv turbo4 under the hood it would be sexyFun with 256 hp

This woman knows her stuff!

A Sentra with mismatch body panels, bumper covers ripped and hanging off, headlights replaced and duct taped in... This is my old car!

Sarah, you and savagegeese are making car reviews great again

Sarah, I've been watching your Car Videos for a few years now. No One Does It Better !! And please tell us your secrets.......You don't age at all. You are always Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed.

Yes some of us want cars!!!! I bought a Versa and really like it. I might have purchased a Sentra which I felt was a gorgeous car if not for The Sentra having a Direct Injection Engine. The Versa does not.

Another great car review. Your channel is the best car channel out there!

Yr reviews are much better than Savage Geese.

I think it's great that you called out the braking intervention, not enough reviews look at this kind of "living with this vehicle" detail. I'm very glad I can disable the one assist my car has.

Sarah easily putting most car reviewers to shame. So much detailed information its crazy lol

I can’t attest to new versions of either but to hear that the sentra handles better than the mazda3 is surprising! I’ll have to drive a sentra one day, although I quite disliked the altima.

A new Sarah video and a cup of Joe in the morning makes my day 😘

It’s both affordable and adorable…adorffable.

I had a 2019 SR Turbo 6 speed manual for a little over a year and loved it. Great to drive, not too fast but not slow either, easy clutch, just made for cheap and dumb fun. Go Nissan! Please get back to your glory days

What was the weird whine sound it made at the end of each rev? Sounded like it was jumping another 1000 rpm. You made an excellent point about analyzing the reliability and longevity of cars in this price range. By definition, cars in this range are bought by people who likely can barely afford maintenance, making these far more likely to make an appearance in episodes of Just Rolled In but that may not accurately reflect the design or build quality of the car itself, only the economic strata of the typical buyer.

Thanks for sharing. Some important points. This vehicle also has low tires in an urban environment with bumpers and deceleration strips. Parking on a half-pavement you will hear the metal sound of the wheel plowing the road. Under the hood looks messy and access is less convenient changing belts, etc.

My wife has a 2012 Sentra that she keeps in top shape. I cannot believe how much stuff you can get in the trunk of that car. Nice to know Nissan still makes a big trunk on the Sentra.

My second car was a 99 Infiniti I30T with the 3 L VQ, I loved that car. In fact I sold it to my aunt and she still driving it after I ordered the Subaru thing I didn’t like about the car the axle, beam rear suspension, and the four-speed automatic (you could order a manual but hardly anybody did)

drove an 02 Spec V for 13 years- tons of sensor issues but i really liked it.

Love your reviews of cars based on what they are designed for. For the nerds who want to see how they're built is something no other reviewer does that I know.

I used to have a 97 Sentra GXE and I had it for 8.5 years, that was the first car that I bought and every single vehicle I've ever bought has been Japanese brands.

I bought a B13 Sentra brand-new back in '91. It was a fun little car. That 16V I4 engine had some pep, for its day.

Would be a nice little compact if a sporty-trim manual transmission was available in the USA. Not interested in owning anything with a belt/chain design CVT transmission though.

As a former b-17sr owner I can say that the gas mileage, visual aesthetics of the vehicle are the only two things that are alright and "cruising" at 80mph. CVT is the reason I'll never go back though. Also B-17sr reminded me of a cool flying fortress. Cute fit : )

always enjoy watching you Sarah....

Your complete commitment is really impressive, right down to speccing the car to match your wardrobe.

I had a B13 manual and then buyed a B15 2005 SeR Spec V. I miss those fun to drive car

Hi Sarah, my Talking Snake told me to show you this because you like to learn about stuff. So here it is: The first production car to use a continuously variable transmission (CVT) was the 1958 DAF 600, built in the Netherlands. However, the idea for a CVT has been around for centuries, with Leonardo da Vinci sketching a design in 1490. Other early patents for CVTs were filed in the 1880s by Daimler and Benz.

Surprised @ your scores - w/ a 6 speed, (I wish they'd give you manuals once in a while) mabey the scores would be even better?

It reminds my first car, Nissan Sentra 2003, 2.5L model and it's a power house for a compact body. However, the big engine deserves an engine bay of full size sedan like Altima. It was service nightmare, especially, when I needed to change both cam shaft and crank shaft sensors. Hope this model won't be the same case. But I have to say, Nissan did a lot of improvements and innovations in this model after 20+ years.

I had a Sentra SER Spec-V. I wish I still did! It was much cheaper than the competition. The track tuned suspension didn't do well with city potholes & no snow traction on summer tires but it was otherwise totally reliable & a ton of fun. It had a 6 speed manual & Brembo brakes so no fade or dive at all & a short stopping distance on full braking. A Causes Vomitting Transmission isn't appropriate in a "sport" model!

I remember getting one of these as a rental last year. I had bad hemorrhoids after hiking the Vista trail and the poop stained blood stained the cheep cloth seats.

Best reviews by Sarah, but OMG I feel so sorry for you having to drive anything with a Jatco cvt, it’s for people who don’t really care about cars.

I looked at this car and for the price you can get it for, it's not bad. If they made a manual transmission version I would have seriously considered it.

Please do a review of 2025 Nissan Sentra SR

Sentra is huge compared to the 1997 version my neighbor had

Sara you have a way of making a so-so car seem interesting. You do outstanding work with your reviews. Point in case the Toyota Sequoia TRD review. I wanted to go buy one after your review. I started watching a guys review of the same vehicle. It came across as boring in his review. Keep up the great work you do on here.

Kinda wish Suzuki came back to America/Canada, the stuff they’ve been making in the past few years have been solid. More Japanese nuggets!

1992 manual Sentra XE for the win!

I'd really prefer the option to disable the "fake gear" thing. People complain about the "drone" but I personally got a kick out of how my last CVT would "drone."

I enjoyed this review and also you in grey blue 🐸

Another fine one. You could make a rocket-powered skateboard sound like a perfect commuter vehicle, with your class and honesty!!🤩

fake shifts are because of ppl (incl. car reviews) that found the constant engine noise annoying. I guess you cant make everyone happy. But its clever, coz it moves just a tiny bit where the power does not really drop much. It oscilates at the peak power (after and before it).

Granted I'm not a mechanic, but her knowledge of every single part and its specs is astonishing to me! I just bought a car and kept gravitating toward cars in this now-ubiquitous blue gray color. Kinda glad I didn't get one because they're so common, it doesn't look the same to me anymore. Is that weird?

My dad died today. Late watching video. nice review.

I’m not a fan of fake shifts for CVTs but they still operate as designed. They will still pull consistently when accelerating. The fake shifts, in my opinion, is sort of a “drone tamer” in a sense.

Awesome review. I have that exact spec on order, with the 6-speed manual :D

Helped my brother just buy one of these. Msrp was 28,400 we got it for 24,500.

At $29k, I would get a Civic SI instead

If they sold these with a stick in the US I’d have bought one. Instead I bought a Corolla SE. Surprisingly I don’t hate the CVT even if I would like a clutch.

In the 1990s Nissan made some of the coolest cars...Sentra SE-R, NX2000, and 300ZX. I owned each of those in succession. I can't even look at Nissans these days though, especially anything with the cvt. Just not appealing at all.

I think the only Subie so far not demo'd has been the Ascent. Subaru, don't sleep on this. That thing is kind of a little beast.

Sarah is the President of the KennyG fan club! 😂😂

My fav car channel!!! I hope you enjoy the holiday and take a day the relax.

A manual transmission would be nice!!

Nice job Sarah!

None of the car reviews I've watched have EVER gone under the car💀