The Nissan Sentra SE-R was often compared to Nissan's OG hot sedan — the 510. With decent power and handling in a three-box profile, I can see the resemblance. The factory limited-slip differential helped put all those whopping 140 horsepower to the ground better than most other front drivers.
And that SR20DE engine also pulls a premium the week before Race Wars.
For several years, I was a serial beater buyer. I'd drop a thousand bucks — often less — on a cheap car, drive it until it cost too much to repair, then head back to Craigslist for another helping of crapwagon.
As my $400 Accord had just popped a head gasket, I decided to spend a bit more on an "interesting" car. It was the spring of 2008 and I'd found a 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R about twenty minutes from home. The car was relatively rust free as it had been towed behind an RV for most of its miles. The clearcoat on the black paint, however, was peeling like my pasty skin after a day at the beach.
This 1991 SE-R looks like a cleaner sister to my long-departed car, though the two-hundred-thousand-plus miles is a concern. The seller notes that the car needs some bodywork, but I don't notice anything in the pictures given on eBay.
There aren't many good ones left, so this particular SE-R may be worth the work.
As for my car, it was one of the few beaters that left my driveway intact. That fall, my second daughter was born, and I couldn't fit her rear-facing baby bucket behind me. Thus, the crapwagon cycle continued to a $300 Volvo wagon.
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