Nissan Sentra GS Automatic

**SELEGNA_35** · November 12th, 2008 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by redpitz

selegna_35, hi,

same ride tayo, i hava been driving this car since 2005, it's my daily car except coding day and sunday... yup, ganun talaga cya katakaw, i am reaching 7km/ltr now, by changing to a lighter oil, bumping the tire pressure a bit higher and disiplina talaga sa pagmamaneho, tong car na to, cruiser lang cya, di mo pwde sabayan ung matutulin, comfort habol kasi nitong ride na to. i travel less than 4kms one way. follow ghosthunter advice by turning your o/d off, it will improve acceleration a bit but not much, turning it on only upon reaching 55kms on odo and on open highway. maganda lang tong ride na to kasi relax ka lang habang nagdridrive. i did reach 16km/ltr once going to tagaytay with my family.

Hi Redpitz,
glad to know that im not the only one experiencing this kind of FC. it is really a compy car, big space and i like the exterior except the back light hehehehe. what barnd of oil are you using?

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Here's something that some people would advise against but it does improve acceleration when you want it. It should be safe as long as you don't do it too often.

If you want to get the car to accelerate faster than you can get when the A/T is in "D", manually shift the A/T selector to "L" and floor the accelerator. As the engine is about to reach the redline, select "2" without removing your foot from the gas pedal. Do the same when selecting "D" (with O/D off).

The above mentioned "method" will not give you an increase in fuel efficiency but it would help you accelerate the car to do an overtake or similar.

I was told by my brother to do the same but i havent tried it.

**redpitz** · November 12th, 2008 06:39 PM

yes, i sometimes shift to no. 2, it says in our manual that u can use drive 2 as long as not exceeding 100kph, then i shift it back to d when i almost reach to 100kph on the odo. un na lipad na sya...kaso kakatakot, masyado lambot kasi suspension. hehe

bout di engine oil, im using redline 10w-30 now... i'll try the 5w30 next oil change.

**aga_cruz** · November 12th, 2008 06:45 PM

sir GHUNTER pwede ba sa ibang matic car and van un tips na binigay mo?

**ghosthunter** · November 12th, 2008 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by aga_cruz

sir GHUNTER pwede ba sa ibang matic car and van un tips na binigay mo?

Yes but vans have shorter gearing so it might not be as effective.

**SELEGNA_35** · November 13th, 2008 06:49 PM

REDPITZ,
what is the color of your sentra? mine is black. is your sentra in full skirts already? thanks.

**redpitz** · November 13th, 2008 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by SELEGNA_35

REDPITZ,
what is the color of your sentra? mine is black. is your sentra in full skirts already? thanks.

red po, nope, no skirt, exterior is all stock, but i am planning to upgarde my headlight to a projector hid kit, ipon pa muna...

**SELEGNA_35** · November 14th, 2008 12:17 PM

Ah ok, na kakaramdam ka rin ba ng ugong sa harapan ng sentra? parang sa gulong eh.

**wakin** · November 14th, 2008 02:18 PM

suggestion lang, baka naman naka set sa high yung aircon thermostat. set it in the middle lang or lower.

**Buendia_Kiko** · March 22nd, 2013 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by SELEGNA_35

REDPITZ,
what is the color of your sentra? mine is black. is your sentra in full skirts already? thanks.

I am new here. I have also a black sentra gs.. ok ang ride, comfy.. but bitin nga sa speed..

**peterstarr** · April 14th, 2013 12:16 AM

Hi. I got a 2nd hand 2007 GS last January. This is really a heavy car. But coming from a Cefiro and an Exalta, sanay nako sa bigat ng kaha ng nissan. Sa pintuan pa lang, ramdam mo na ang bigat. Pero ang good side is the comfortable ride.