I've owned and driven some slow cars in my time...so I don't say this lightly...but this next car is slower than a herd of snails on a plate of peanut butter. The basic gasoline powered Sentra was slow with its 1.6 liter gasoline 4-banger drooling to 60mph in about 14 seconds, but the 1.7 liter CD17 non-turbo diesel was an absolute boat anchor and would have possibly gotten to 60 in less than 18 seconds with a strong tail wind. But...if my experience owning an '81 Rabbit Diesel taught me anything...it is that slow can be exhilarating -- just try merging on the freeway and tell me your pulse rate doesn't skyrocket like a snail trying to cross the racing surface during the annual Bonneville salt flat speed week. Find this 1983 Nissan Sentra Diesel offered for $3500 in Cerritos, CA via craigslist.
From the seller:
1983 nissan sentra
condition: excellent
drive: fwd
fuel: diesel
odometer: 82000
paint color: blue
title status: clean
transmission: manual
Very rare car and in great condition.
Comes with a 4 Cylinder Diesel Engine which is very fuel efficient. 48+ mpg .Attached to a manual 4 speed transmission.
Has 4 new tires well maintained.
I am the ORIGINAL OWNER since new.
Very reliable fun car to drive you don’t really see these anymore.
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Well, that snail at Bonneville at least wouldn't have to worry about traffic - the ground would kill it first! That place is so lifeless that you don't even see birds flying over it.
ReplyDeleteI learned to drive stick shift on an '81 Datsun 210 painted a similar, but not identical, pale blue. This looks like it might be even slower.
The Clearcoat is broken in the motornot so much should go for many more slow miles ....
ReplyDeleteI'm mystified as to who exactly is in this market segment. $3500 buys you a functioning car so no non-enthusiast would find this appealing and ... is there even such a thing as a mid-80s Nissan diesel econobox enthusiast?
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