My first car was a 1998 Nissan Altima and I decided to switch to a Nissan Sentra when it was time to get a new car. I was surprised at how similar the two cars are. The Sentra is slightly smaller but it gets great gas mileage. It has a 4 cyl engine and I only have to fill up my tank once a week. I have the option to switch between fuel saving, normal, or sport mode when I am driving to minimize the amount of gas that I use. It comes with heated seats and a GPS navigation system. It has a rear view camera which comes in handy when backing out of tight spots or trying to parallel park on the streets downtown. The trunk is surprisingly spacious. The only negative is that sometimes it takes a while for the car to accelerate even when it is in sports mode. I also think the GPS system is annoying because it won't let you enter information when you are driving unless you use the voice function. It tells you to pay attention to the street, but you may have a passenger in the car that is trying to input the information and it won't let you.

This is overall a pretty solid car. It feels light when you're driving it, like you might get pushed around on the highway, but there have been no major mechanical issues with regular maintenance. Overall, this is a nice car to drive, and it hasn't given me any troubles. It's definitely not a fun or exciting car to drive, but when you're buying a hatchback, that seems like something you're willing to give up.