Nissan Sentra 1.8GXE vs Honda Civic 1.7 VTEC

[KeV-TEC]

ahaha.. some of it... but some of it own by them self...
parents ask them mau apa, they answer civic! performance, style n affordable ma

 

[Ingolstadt]

Reliability, any Jap cars can be called so.

Durability is another issue. From my experience, Satay Ceruk Hondas weren't as good as Segambut Nissans, main thing are the plastics. But that's a small issue.

Which would i go for? A little explanation perhaps?

When Nissan is developing the current Sentra, EK Civic is just 2 years old. This Sentra was launched in year 1998 (Worldwide). Hence in short, the ES Civic is a wholly more modern car compared to the Sentra. There was a joke from Autocar saying one needs carbon-****** tools to tell how many years had Sentra been in the market. And the prob is, you aren't getting the current third facelift of Sentra which IMO looked real good. Go for the Civic.

 

[razr_sped]

i would prefer de the sentra...
my parent own 1 from the 1995 peroid i think...
should be de b14 if not mistaken...
would powerful for its 1.6 compare to proton
and tat stock

so i would vote for the sentra
can mould like the 1 in hypertune...
sentra for young yakuza exec...keke

as for hondas...no doubt its a futile resistence for the vtec
but its more boy racer looks both b4 and after exterior modding IMO

 

[darahhitam]

Sentra.

For it's displacement alone.
For perhaps-never-been-thrashed-since-it's-used-by-30s-40s-owners (Somebody said this - which is quite valid methinks)

Anyway, it's all boils down to usage history dude. Make sure you go by it (the checking) carefully.

p/s: As for the Wira eats Sentra post - perhaps he's referring to 1.8EXi DOHC LE Wira? ;)

 

[murcielago]

wira eat sentra, i think it's very possible ...nowadays so many wira on the road with transplant engine, u dunnno wat's under the hood...all the 4G engine or mivec for NA is very powerful for light wira body n u wont' notice it from the outlook....i drive civic 1.7, i feel the auto is very lame, good for cruising only..

 

[Lopot]

i drive civic 1.7, i feel the auto is very lame, good for cruising only..

Couldn't agree more with you. I don't understand why people said the civic ES 1.7 got performance....what performance lar wei? care to explain....if its the 2.0 than is ok lar for performance.....but for 1.7?..hmmmm...i just don't know what so performance about the car.

 

[putra4767]

honda

Just go Honda bro ....: The POwer Of Dream

 

[ed_vin]

looks like quite afew support honda's !!
im a honda fan too....!!

bro....both this car has its own style
for me...if for comfort wise...i'l go for sentra ! really comfortable..
1 thing....coz im tall...wit my height on sentra, its comfy, jus nice
for civic....comfort not as good as sentra...( driver seat ) i duno bout passenger seat :_:
if to say overall....i'l choose civic...more to young n stylish
y not sentra....coz body quite bulky, aftermarket parts little...., for bodykits...sentra doesnt hav much variety...as for civic...wit original skirtin oredi look nice stylish even sporty ! if to go with nice rims !

performance : 1.7 civic perform better thn sentra....aftermarket performance parts for civic oso alot....sentra, hardly find.
stability for this 2 cars...i think civic is better

good luck bro !!

 

[evo4g63]

thanks again for the comment its really helping me to justify which car shud i choose after reading the reply. n hope it also help other ppl in choosing their new or used car...

unfortunately there is high chances i will end up getting sentra where the dealer has offer a lowest price after my dad when to bargain with him last saturday..:cry_smile: wonder y he didnt bargain for the honda at the first place?? :emoticon_U: sorry to dissapoint u guys which like honda as much as i do...

no doubt honda has many aftermarket parts compare to nissan.. but hope i'm able to make some simple modding in the future like the nismo tuned suspensions, led side mirror..... as the car was totaly original..

cheers n like to see more reply...

 

[ed_vin]

ohhh....ur dad has bargain the sentra for u
well since u can get cheaper.....y not...??
yeap...im sure thre is some place sellin some performance parts for sentra !
all the best !!

here is some pics to make u feel better.....im not sure is this the model u tokin about
i caught this sentra in penang......

 

[gohkokeng]

simple but cun.....CF HOOD or just black paint hood?

 

[KeV-TEC]

why d sentra left signal light kena curi ka...

 

[ed_vin]

tht is black hood....do u c abit rainbow color on the hood?? hehehe
sort of 3 tone black hood !
mayb tht signal light stil in workshop....kekekek
or mayb for air intake ! hahahah

 

[KeV-TEC]

air intake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats funny...
hahahaha

 

[rayzy22]

evo...
this is my 1 sen
comfort wise i think sentra is better.performance still ok...for regular driver
performance and good FC civic do better.comfort quite good...for aggresive driver

re-sale velue...very much the same for both model...low but honda got better brand power compare to nissan

yes....wira can overtake nissan...but only after convertion laa if not day dream only

 

[zan]

wira LE DOHC surely will leave Sentra GXE in its dust!! :D

 

[drew1.0beta]

nice pic there..pearl eh?
for me, performancewise..the ES 1.7 and the sentra's 1.8 has about nearly the same HP if i'm not wrong..
anyone got the 2 cars spec? if wat i said is tru , of cuz 1.7 better rite?cheaper roadtax for the amount of hp thts nearly the same wif 1.8...looks pula : the ES is not thtr curvey..looks sharper..
err..its up to personal preferance actually..wat type of car u prefer? as in..smooth drivin? spacious? FC? power? etc etc..

 

[razr_sped]

wow...nice car...
but lost its signal light pulak...

ps: u may want to blacken out the reg. plate jus to keep the car's owner privacy

 

[murcielago]

oh..one more thiing for yr info...normally sentra price can be much cheaper when u buy second hand cos when new tat time, nissan is most famous for giving big discount...so actually most ppl didn't buy at the published price and got big discount instead...

 

[evo4g63]

ed_vin: yes this is the model where i going to drive soon. wow! theres a nice pic for reference on how to mod the body...

murcielago: ya.. found out nissan offers quite big discount for their car... sumore the used car dealer bought in the car with lower price (which i belief) so the dealer able to give a price which consider reasonable...:_:

anyway is time for me to do some google on the sentra as till now i still not so sure bout whether the engine code is QG18DE ? :confused_smile: or is it different coding?