The Nissan B13 SE-R and NX Hatch were two cars that received near universal praise in the press and from enthusiasts for being fun to drive and extremely easy to modify. These models are prone to rust which is the main reason why you see so few decent examples up for sale any more. Being rare does not always translate into being valuable though. Today's reasonably priced NX2000 has been modified to excel at autocross, is said to be rust free, and has the tasty SR20VE engine swapped in. Find this 1993 Nissan NX2000 for sale in Tuckahoe, VA for $3,500 via craigslist. Tip from Fuel Truck.
The B14 Sentra was not exactly the home run that the previous B13 generation was. The BMW E30 styling cues were replaced with jelly bean curves and worse yet the rear suspension design was dumbed down. With all that said, the rest of the car was not bad and they can be bought today for pretty much peanuts. The Nissan SR20VE engine was never officially sold here in the USA. The VE engine is a even more pumped up version of the potent SR20. It revs to 9000 rpms, making crazy noise while getting there, and takes as well to boost as well as the normal SR20. The VE head flows a tremendous amount of air and has the capability of putting making 300 NA hp. Today's car has a VE engine swap and a low asking price. Find this 1998 Nissan Sentra Se for sale in West Orange, NJ for $1,500 via craigslist.
It is heartening to know that there are really fun to drive cars out there for not much coin. The first generation (P10) Infiniti G20 was known as the Nissan Primera overseas. It was the entry level Infiniti and came very well equipped for being a smaller car. Enthusiasts loved the good handling from the independent suspension and eager SR20 engine. It would be fair to consider the G20 as being the four door version of the SE-R. Today's G20 is in much better than average condition and kicks things up a notch with the screaming JDM SR20 NEO-VVL engine. The SR20VE was never sold in the US, but are readily available from JDM engine depots. The Nissan VVL is very similar to Honda's V-TECH system and helps these engines make power at absurdly high rpm. Find this 1991 Infiniti G20 for sale in Kearny, NJ for $2,500 via craigslist.
