Was totally interested until I saw the sunroof. I’m a purist. :)
Also, I think I paid less for mine new.
Photography Courtesy Cars & Bids
An early ‘90s Nissan with an SR20E engine, a limited-slip differential and a 5-speed manual. Silvia? Not quite–we’re talking about the Sentra SE-R.
While most Sentras of the era weren’t known for having a spirited attitude, the SE-R was Nissan's attempt to add a little spice to the lineup. (Fun fact: the B13 SE-R was the tool of choice for one particular Editorial Director back in the day.)
This particular example shows 87,500 miles and boasts no modifications. Most recently, in July of this year, the car’s engine oil plus oil filter were changed and the air conditioning was converted to R134a refrigerant.
Find this 1992 Nissan Sentra SE-R for auction from Cars & Bids. The auction closes on November 18.
Was totally interested until I saw the sunroof. I’m a purist. :)
Also, I think I paid less for mine new.
maybe it's the perspective, but was this hard to heel-toe with these pedals?
In reply to j_tso :
Not really. They worked fine by recollection.
The only bad thing is if you have long pedal travel like some Japanese cars were wont to do, and you have ankles that articulate poorly. Which is where I learned 25 years ago with my Subaru (paragons of long brake pedal travel in those pre-Impreza cars) to left foot brake and downshift without using the clutch. Easy once you get the hang of it.
Or just downshift after braking, I guess.
Yeah, I don’t recall trouble heel/toeing. Honestly, can’t recall a bad trait from the car.
David S. Wallens said:Was totally interested until I saw the sunroof. I’m a purist. :)
Also, I think I paid less for mine new.
I might be wrong but wasn't the sunroof part of the SE-R package? I had two and they both had sunroofs and after all these years I have never seen an SE-R with out a sunroof either in Sentra or 200 SX form. But if yours didn't have a sunroof then I guess they existed.
In reply to Feedyurhed :
I was under the impression that sunroofs were a mandatory part of the Mazdaspeed6 package until I saw a non sunroof model.
Part of the "joy" of a top level model is the dealerships usually check every option. Manual steer RX-7 Turbo IIs are unicorns for this reason.
No sunroof on my Sentra SE-R.
Didn’t even have a radio.
Damn. That's pretty close to my dream car these days.
David S. Wallens said:No sunroof on my Sentra SE-R.
Didn’t even have a radio.
Awesome. No sunroof or radio. You really are a purist.
Back when they made cars specifically for Showroom Stock racing... 
That was the reason for the Neon ACR and the trunk kit you could get with a ZX2, right?
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