Affordability is the key component of the list, and as some may not know that involves not only the price you pay for Nissan Sentra, and your down payment, and your monthly payments.  You also have to consider fuel consumption, maintenance, insurance costs, breakdowns and repairs(ie reliability), and depreciation. You really have to factor in all of these variables of your annual car budget to know if you are getting the most affordable car you can.  Reliability and wear and tear will obviously depend on how and where you use your Nissan Sentra, and how well you maintain it.

The Nissan Sentra comes with the most standard equipment of any of the top 1o cars on the list, including air conditioning, excellent stereo/cd system with four speakers, power locks and windows, etc.  Check the link for more details on the Nissan Sentra Specs.  Its four cylinder 2 litre engine gives the Sentra 140 hp, along with a miserly fuel consumption of 25 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway.  According to the study, the starting price of the Nissan Sentra is $16,070 and the 5 year total cost worked out to $29,623 (which includes all of the cost factors discussed above). This worked out to a cost per mile of $0.39 over the 5 years, assuming 15,000 miles of driving per year.

With the Cash For Clunkers program, buying a new Nissan Sentra this month, with the $4,500 cash back rebate, would make the low cost of owning a brand new Nissan Sentra EVEN lower!  Now’s the time to look at the Nissan Sentra!

Buy a new Nissan Sentra with the Cash For Clunkers Program

Thanks to the Obama Administation Cash For Clunkers program, now is the time to buy a new Nissan Sentra! If you’ve been considering selling your gas guzzling SUV or other older vehicle, take advantage of up to $4500 trade in to buy a more fuel efficient Nissan Sentra.

It’s a win-win-win-win-win situation! Why you ask?

For starters, you dump that gas guzzling SUV. That saves you a ton of money on gas every week, and helps reduce gas consumption overall, which reduces oil consumption, which reduces America’s reliance on foreign oil! I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea!

Second, you get up to $4,500 rebate on the purchase of your new fuel efficient Nissan Sentra. That’s over and above any other rebates or incentives currently offered on the Nissan Sentra. Add that to the fact that dealers are already slashing prices in an effort to reduce their sky high inventories, and you can just imagine how much you are going to save on that shiny new Nissan Sentra.

Third, you save lots of money on fuel, and maintenance on that shiny new Nissan Sentra. That’s extra money in your pocket every week/month to help pay your car or house down faster!

Fourth, imagine thousand or tens of thousands of others also taking advantage of the Cash For Clunkers program to buy a new Nissan Sentra. This could have the potential to have a significant impact on your oil consumption, which ultimately will reduce our reliance on foreign oil, which should reduce the cost of gasoline going forward!

Fifth, and lastly (I promise), all these new car purchases will help improve sales at all the major car manufacturers, hopefully, shoring up the financial woes of General Motors, Chrysler and Ford!

So, if you take advantage of the Cash For Clunkers Program, you are improving not only your own financial situation, but also improving the American economy, reducing oil dependency, and bailing out the auto makers. So get out to your local dealer and buy that new Nissan Sentra you’ve been dreaming about.

The 2009 Sentra FE+ 2.0 SR will start at $18,455, including a $695 destination charge, when it goes on sale on April 17. In comparison, the 2009 Sentra SE-R starts at $21,355, including shipping, while the top-of-the-line 2009 Sentra SE-R Spec V starts at $21,855, including shipping.

The new model adds exterior enhancements, including SE-R-style front and rear fascias, side sills and rear spoiler, a sport grille, dark chrome bezel headlights and dark smoked bezel taillights, 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels, exhaust finisher and an SR trunk lid badge. Nissan said it will be available in six exterior colors, including the limited Sentra SE-R/SE-R Spec V colors. The cabin gets a charcoal cloth interior.

The Sentra FE+ 2.0 SR has a 140-horsepower 2.0-liter DOHC inline four-cylinder engine.

“We want to offer customers a range of choices within the lineup so they can find the perfect level of equipment, sportiness and performance to fit their needs and budgets,” said Al Castignetti, Nissan Division vice president and general manager.