Previous cars:
- '92 Sentra SE-R, White, 'Dagger 6', wrecked, my fault
- '91 Sentra SE-R, White, 'Ghost', wrecked, not my fault
- '92 NX2000 (mechanical twin to Sentra SE-R but in hatch form), Maroon, no name, parents thought it was too old and gave me next car (but perhaps my favorite car)
- '96 200SX SE-R, Black, no name, sold when I got my next car
- '03 Sentra SE-R SpecV, 'SilverV', traded in on my...
2008.5 MazdaSpeed 3!!!
So, I was a long time SE-R fan and obviously, a long time Nissan fan. So, the switch to Mazda was/is quite a change. I still REALLY miss the SR20DE motor. I never really fell in love with the QR25DE of the newer SE-Rs -- probably because my new '03 SE-R needed more work (though under warranty) then all my 'old' SE-Rs combined. My '03 needed a new ECU and fuel pump in the first year, and then the engine ingested a butterfly valve screw at 68k miles (thank goodness for extended warranties!). Before the replacement, the engine was sucking down between 1-2 quarts between oil changes -- most likely due to the somewhat common issue of the first cat deteriorating and breaking up, and the engine ingesting cat particles scouring the cylinder walls. On top of all that, I was beginning to have what I thought were tranny issues, the exhaust had sprung a major leak, the left speakers had quit working and it was needing another fuel pump.
Long story short... my B15 SE-R, in the end, just seemed like a piece of junk compared to all my previous SE-Rs.
Here's to hoping my MS3 last me a long time -- which will be helped by a 7year/100k warranty.
