1994 Nissan Altima SE: Regular Car Reviews

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  • @32Thomasthetrain
    @32Thomasthetrain Před 5 lety +1555

    Now THIS is a regular car

    • @Starcrunch72
      @Starcrunch72 Před 5 lety +14

      yup, those rotted out in the rust belt epically...faster than its competition

    • @pontiacGXPfan
      @pontiacGXPfan Před 5 lety +18

      Now the Renault designed Altima is complete trash

    • @rohitrai2000
      @rohitrai2000 Před 5 lety +1

      THESE

    • @lonelydriver1421
      @lonelydriver1421 Před 5 lety +16

      I read THIS in doug demuro voice

    • @jimmbobb
      @jimmbobb Před 5 lety +1

      @@pontiacGXPfan Renault designed??

  • @artinyyk
    @artinyyk Před 5 lety +981

    I appreciate how clean this car is. Nice to see an owner who treats their car so well.

    • @brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap
      @brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap Před 5 lety +33

      90s regular cars are the best

    • @MyDailyUpload
      @MyDailyUpload Před 5 lety +3

      Me too. When I shop used cars, they are never this nice. I had a ‘98 SE and it was fine. I’d like to drive this one to see if it may have been better

    • @Helpnowirequireassistance
      @Helpnowirequireassistance Před 5 lety +1

      hence why I love my 01 Malibu LS.

    • @seththomas9105
      @seththomas9105 Před 5 lety +26

      Lately I've been seeing a lot of Southern cars on CZcams and it pisses me off on how they can have autos over 25 years old that haven't rusted to shit.... :( Try and find anything early 90's back that ain't a rustbucket in the Snowbelt.

    • @nakoma5
      @nakoma5 Před 5 lety +5

      Thank you, I do take great pride in my little car.

  • @nakoma5
    @nakoma5 Před 5 lety +148

    Yay, my ride has been immortalized!

  • @KerrijaGryphon
    @KerrijaGryphon Před 5 lety +757

    Suddenly 90s Altima SEs have jumped in value...

    • @LouisSubearth
      @LouisSubearth Před 5 lety +48

      Do we call that tax Mr. Regular Tax or Harris Hill Tax?

    • @iamstd2
      @iamstd2 Před 5 lety +76

      > regular cars tax
      > ChrisFix tax
      > MCM tax
      > Road Kill tax
      ..... Probably more

    • @michaellorah9051
      @michaellorah9051 Před 5 lety +28

      @@iamstd2 Roadkill tax? That's just zip ties, duct tape, and bad intentions.

    • @f181234
      @f181234 Před 5 lety +4

      Marthaen Dragon lol there’s none left rust killed them unfortunately

    • @SimplyGooch
      @SimplyGooch Před 5 lety +5

      @@iamstd2 S C O T T Y K I L M E R T A X

  • @lexmaximaguy8788
    @lexmaximaguy8788 Před 5 lety +668

    That car is clean as hell..

    • @RegularCars
      @RegularCars  Před 5 lety +137

      Yea it is

    • @earlscheib7754
      @earlscheib7754 Před 5 lety +11

      @@RegularCars review a G20 either generation, a G20t if possible.

    • @AlfaGTA156
      @AlfaGTA156 Před 5 lety +12

      Definitely . That interior has aged well. Still looks fresh. Seats are borderline bucket seats.

    • @Caledon91
      @Caledon91 Před 5 lety +7

      That's what you get when you live in a place that doesn't have snow or salt.

    • @firstname1lastname127
      @firstname1lastname127 Před 5 lety +4

      Yeah, but the licence plate has HPV, so you know it's not *that* clean...

  • @ryanc4544
    @ryanc4544 Před 5 lety +255

    When i look at the front end of this Altima i get the tiniest hint of the r33 skyline

    • @takafumiarisawa70
      @takafumiarisawa70 Před 5 lety +23

      Yeah Nissan liked to do that back then, if you squint a bit when looking at the front end of a 99' pathfinder you can almost see a weird R34.

    • @brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap
      @brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap Před 5 lety +13

      It reminds me of the 200sx b14 chassis

    • @drunknmonk12
      @drunknmonk12 Před 5 lety +3

      Looks more like a zenki.

    • @TraceurRobitza
      @TraceurRobitza Před 5 lety +3

      @@drunknmonk12 you can actually put the zenki lip without mods :)

    • @SiLvErUnIt911
      @SiLvErUnIt911 Před 5 lety

      Even the gauges remind me of the R33

  • @elnyoutube123
    @elnyoutube123 Před 5 lety +390

    "Under the correct track conditions, with the correct driver this 1994 Nissan Altima can keep up with a mid engine supercar." I can walk faster than a supercar under the "correct conditions"

    • @tonywellington7854
      @tonywellington7854 Před 5 lety +30

      +John C yupppp complete BULLSHIT statement on this guy's part

    • @greghmn
      @greghmn Před 5 lety +64

      Well, yeah. Supercars can’t walk.

    • @metalman1414
      @metalman1414 Před 5 lety +26

      Yeah I love RCR but that statement was just disingenuous

    • @jasonhagar1758
      @jasonhagar1758 Před 3 lety +3

      I think that's what he was trying to say. Lol

    • @staygray6212
      @staygray6212 Před 3 lety +2

      If the supercar has the correct driver, this car can kick it's ass

  • @brokenacoustic
    @brokenacoustic Před 5 lety +348

    8:45 - 9:55 this is why I watch this channel...that was perfect.

    • @MusKubium
      @MusKubium Před 5 lety +6

      I personally find it pretentious

    • @brokenacoustic
      @brokenacoustic Před 5 lety +29

      @@MusKubium *shrug* ok

    • @sunder6745
      @sunder6745 Před 5 lety +3

      @@MusKubium y tho

    • @tpbriplahey7384
      @tpbriplahey7384 Před 5 lety

      Absolutely no f'om doubt !!!

    • @tpbriplahey7384
      @tpbriplahey7384 Před 5 lety +13

      @@MusKubium if you have to ask, then u don't get RCR. it's clearly one of the greatest passages in RCR history.

  • @martin-gt7id
    @martin-gt7id Před 5 lety +266

    This is a shockingly clean Altima.

    • @benjaminbaumgart3935
      @benjaminbaumgart3935 Před 3 lety +2

      Especially for its age. I never really see a clean altima of any year, but those 90s altimas are trashed

  • @qubertm4704
    @qubertm4704 Před 5 lety +94

    Did you hear that?
    Precisely at 0:00, you can hear the Craigslist price of every first gen Altima jumping.

  • @Karmy.
    @Karmy. Před 5 lety +623

    Woah RCR uploading at 9 am instead of 4 am

    • @RegularCars
      @RegularCars  Před 5 lety +91

      I accidentally set the release time for PM instead of AM

    • @GozuTenno962
      @GozuTenno962 Před 5 lety +1

      @@RegularCars Its still a blessing tho

    • @markmalinowski5951
      @markmalinowski5951 Před 5 lety +1

      @@RegularCars messed up your Uberman sleep schedule?

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 Před 5 lety

      @@RegularCars gadzoosk you're joining the 9-5 rat race

    • @giannigreco7401
      @giannigreco7401 Před 5 lety

      *repeatedly slamming the refresh button between 1:30am till 1:55am, thinking "I'm gonna get to do that 'first!' thing for once in my life!!!"...

  • @markmalinowski5951
    @markmalinowski5951 Před 5 lety +46

    This is the definition of a good 90's car. Styling is neither too bland or too extreme. Fun, reliable, simple, and still regular.

  • @djhero0071
    @djhero0071 Před 5 lety +176

    one of y’all better bless this man with a B15 Sentra SE-R to drive. If he enjoyed the Altima, I can’t wait to see how he’d enjoy a purpose built Sentra.

    • @fluorine7575
      @fluorine7575 Před 5 lety +19

      Hell yeah, I miss the fuck out of my spec v. Cheapest way into a reliable fun car with limited slip and a 6 speed, and so much aftermarket support. They even had optional brembos from the factory

    • @PhaQ2
      @PhaQ2 Před 5 lety +8

      @@fluorine7575 My 2001 Sentra SE has all the bells and whistles. Power moon roof, Rockford Fosgate head unit, fog lights, and low profile Perrellis on 6 spoke aluminum rims.
      It has the 2.0 I/4 and revs to the moon. 218,000 miles and still surprising people with it's turn of speed to this day.
      I love my Chevelle, but I drive my Nissan...

    • @fluorine7575
      @fluorine7575 Před 5 lety +2

      @@PhaQ2 yesss SEs 2.0s are awesome too, that sr20de makes it a great candidate for a turbo build if you should decide to go that route

    • @thestig2583
      @thestig2583 Před 5 lety +10

      A 4th/5th gen Maxima is just as reliable, just as cheap, and much more powerful

    • @fluorine7575
      @fluorine7575 Před 5 lety +3

      @@thestig2583also heavier though, and no limited slip unless you have the se trim w/ 6sp. I had a 5th gen gxe w/ vq30de, it pulled around the same but felt boatish in comparison to the spec v

  • @WelcomeToTheMadness
    @WelcomeToTheMadness Před 5 lety +349

    The old reliable nurses, car..college students rejoiced for them!

    • @Gr8thxAlot
      @Gr8thxAlot Před 5 lety +2

      Exactly! I had the predecessor of this car, a 1990 Stanza, and it was pretty fantastic. (With better square styling, but still almost the same car as this SE.) Torquey 2.4, lots of room, great interior, and firm suspension. It got me through college and into my first job, even though it was a very used car that had a very hard life before I got it. The 90's were great. Nissan used to be the sports oriented Japanese company, now not so much. Now Nissan = boring. Too bad.

    • @michaelbriggs5737
      @michaelbriggs5737 Před 5 lety +1

      Are you paying for likes on all your comments your everywhere

    • @WelcomeToTheMadness
      @WelcomeToTheMadness Před 5 lety

      Michael Briggs Maybe I like all the car shows you like. We are all car people after all, no?

  • @CR055H41RZ
    @CR055H41RZ Před 5 lety +104

    The official car of "Just throw it in the front passenger area, I'll clean it _later"_

    • @MrManniG
      @MrManniG Před 5 lety +1

      And someday you just have to clean when the garbage starts to crawl up onto the passenger seat

    • @jasonlitherland4270
      @jasonlitherland4270 Před 4 lety +1

      Holy shit I just cleaned out my 04 Altima passenger seat of two dozen bottles and cans

    • @Andernol
      @Andernol Před 4 lety +2

      I feel personally attacked

    • @WMMASceneNow
      @WMMASceneNow Před 3 lety

      @@Andernol same

    • @jaidenmcdonald3677
      @jaidenmcdonald3677 Před 3 lety

      Lol yep

  • @raterbeast
    @raterbeast Před 5 lety +46

    Oooooh, my childhood.... my mom drove this exact car then traded it in for a 6spd manual 3.5 v6 2008 she still rips today.

    • @XenomorphLV426
      @XenomorphLV426 Před 5 lety +3

      Sedan? Those are quick

    • @raterbeast
      @raterbeast Před 5 lety +1

      @@XenomorphLV426 oh yes, a real sleeper, she rips around in it.

  • @LuckyPotatoKat
    @LuckyPotatoKat Před 5 lety +186

    "Altima can keep up with a Ferrari"
    and a yugo can keep up with an F40

    • @aussiebloke609
      @aussiebloke609 Před 5 lety +15

      In a narrow parking lot, a Yuga probably can - it's much narrower, so you can toss it into the corners without fear of hitting anything. The F40 is a fair bit wider - and much lower, so gotta slow down for all the speed bumps. :-P

    • @trashrabbit69
      @trashrabbit69 Před 5 lety +6

      Hey, it kept up with a S65 AMG and a Ghost! Although, it was called Mulsanne, must be a performance pack.

    • @1598hi
      @1598hi Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah it cant keep up with a moped

    • @TheMurlocTamer
      @TheMurlocTamer Před 5 lety +24

      A 2CV going 70mph will pass a Ferrari traveling at 60mph

    • @FinnishCarGuys
      @FinnishCarGuys Před 5 lety

      @@TheMurlocTamer J.C. logic!

  • @possiblycrazy442
    @possiblycrazy442 Před 5 lety +104

    Nissan: Cars
    Nissin: Noodles

  • @TheChrisPutnam
    @TheChrisPutnam Před rokem +3

    This was my first car - I got it with 193000 miles and drove it till 248000 and sold it for a good amount. It was quick and drove great and didn't need any maintenance besides oil changes and brakes

  • @shawnj5191
    @shawnj5191 Před 5 lety +176

    stops video halfway through to go on Craigslist to search for this car

    • @RoughNek72
      @RoughNek72 Před 5 lety +1

      Hahaha I thought about doing that!!!!!

    • @brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap
      @brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap Před 5 lety +12

      You will be disappointed. A bunch of shitboxes

    • @shawnj5191
      @shawnj5191 Před 5 lety +3

      I managed to not find one.

    • @da_jeezuss8922
      @da_jeezuss8922 Před 5 lety

      Did you go looking for a ford transit after that top gear episode where that chick nearly beat clarksons jaguar nurburgring time in a transit?

    • @shawnj5191
      @shawnj5191 Před 5 lety

      @@da_jeezuss8922 yes i did lol

  • @takafumiarisawa70
    @takafumiarisawa70 Před 5 lety +68

    If you find a clean B13 Sentra SE R you're in for a treat, Kutztown.

    • @fluorine7575
      @fluorine7575 Před 5 lety +4

      B13 se-r, b15 spec v, Altima se-r manual would all probably amaze him

    • @FrecklesOpenMic
      @FrecklesOpenMic Před 5 lety +7

      I thought I was inhereting an absolute shitbox, and I guess I was.
      But that 1994 B13 surprised the shit out of me. Would love to see him review one.

    • @takafumiarisawa70
      @takafumiarisawa70 Před 5 lety +8

      @@FrecklesOpenMic
      Yeah the B13 is the official car of car shaped car. But after you own one you start to understand why they built them in mexico all the way till 2017 scratching Lada Niva territory in ideology, price, proof of concept and longevity but also defeating the late in reliability, comfort, availability, economy and performance.
      All in all it's a pretty weird car. Got a sedan and got bored of the GA16DE? swap it for a SR16VE in less than two hours with literally two or three wires that need to be reworked all by yourself. Ever wanted a Pulsar GTiR but the rust fairies took them all? Well you can take all the bits and pieces that made it AWD and install them pretty much directly on a B13 (Coupe or otherwise) because they're in the same bloodline and you can put an SR20DET with surprisingly small effort and they were born with stage two weight reduction while keeping enough creature comforts to be a suitable daily that could last you between 1991 and -to be determined-.

    • @aarg2609
      @aarg2609 Před 5 lety +4

      @@takafumiarisawa70 I could hear you talk about b13s all day. Good insight!

    • @takafumiarisawa70
      @takafumiarisawa70 Před 5 lety +1

      @@aarg2609 Much obliged eh.

  • @91_C4_FL
    @91_C4_FL Před 4 lety +6

    Can we all appreciate how clean the interior of this 24 y/o (at the time of filming) car is? I hope this Altima is gracing car shows for decades to come.

  • @cpthuggyface2011
    @cpthuggyface2011 Před 5 lety +46

    Those old Nissans could run forever, it's sad that their quality has gone down since then.

    • @jdmjimmy
      @jdmjimmy Před 5 lety +5

      Cuz French toast company's own them now

    • @cpthuggyface2011
      @cpthuggyface2011 Před 5 lety +3

      @@jdmjimmyThey own Mitsubishi as well. I could kill for some french toast right now.

    • @jdmjimmy
      @jdmjimmy Před 5 lety +4

      @@cpthuggyface2011 yea but they don't know how to make transmissions

    • @cpthuggyface2011
      @cpthuggyface2011 Před 5 lety +1

      @@jdmjimmy They're ok if you get the manual. It might not go 300k miles like a Toyota but they'll last longer if you don't get the CVT.

    • @jdmjimmy
      @jdmjimmy Před 5 lety +2

      @@cpthuggyface2011 that's what I mean they make crap cvts , oh wait all cvts from any automaker is trash period

  • @haroldb2663
    @haroldb2663 Před 3 lety +1

    Love you guys the way the content is presented and the dialogue cracks me up. Down to the shadow running along side the car and the songs at the beginning and end. I totally recognize the melody of the songs..."These Days" is one of my favorites!

  • @Sedan57Chevy
    @Sedan57Chevy Před 5 lety +196

    I feel like every car maker made better cars in the 90s.

    • @11094DEREK
      @11094DEREK Před 5 lety +51

      Especially Nissan

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 Před 5 lety +47

      People had hope back then

    • @theepicfailgamer6317
      @theepicfailgamer6317 Před 5 lety

      yes sir

    • @maninredhelm
      @maninredhelm Před 5 lety +111

      The Korean brands were terrible in the 90s, and the American brands were mostly crap with a couple gems. For the Japanese though, this was the era when they grew out of their automotive adolescence and were ready to show the world what they could do as energized college students. Now they're in their late 30s with steady jobs and just trying not to screw things up. They saw what happened when their old buddy Mitsubishi couldn't let those days go and got too drunk at the company holiday party.

    • @robbrown3941
      @robbrown3941 Před 5 lety +16

      Sedan57Chevy they did. They need to get those 90”s engineers out of retirement and have them make cars again. You can kick a hole through these new overpriced machines.

  • @XboxUnitD77
    @XboxUnitD77 Před 5 lety +3

    I had a 98 Altima GXE which had the same engine and it was awesome until the timing chain tensioner shattered to a million pieces and jumped chain. Comfy and worked really well for me. Just didnt have the money to replace the engine in my first year of college.

  • @TheAscoolascanbe
    @TheAscoolascanbe Před 5 lety +2

    Here in NZ it is called a Bluebird and it came in an SE or SSS variant. The SSS is the exact same chassis with a transverse SR20DET putting out around about 230WHP from the factory.

  • @TheMostAriel
    @TheMostAriel Před 5 lety +2

    Sick camera rig. Love the content. Thank you for all the entertainment you have provided.

  • @zanghalittlespas9285
    @zanghalittlespas9285 Před 5 lety +56

    this looks like a bluebird.
    I'm an Australian. We didn't get the altima 'til like 2013

    • @qnxuxamasesalminger
      @qnxuxamasesalminger Před 5 lety +6

      It is a Bluebird mate!

    • @cj92akl
      @cj92akl Před 5 lety +4

      Yep, this was a Bluebird in New Zealand, too.

    • @Bahraini_Carguy
      @Bahraini_Carguy Před 5 lety +3

      It was the Bluebird over here in the middle east. The Altima sold hereon the other hand were rebadged Nissan Cefiro A31.

    • @qnxuxamasesalminger
      @qnxuxamasesalminger Před 5 lety +1

      @@Bahraini_Carguy in Latin America the US Altima was sold as Bluebird and the Cefiro was sold as the Laurel Altima with a carbureted RB24

    • @wombatdj
      @wombatdj Před 5 lety +1

      Yep, it's a U13 Bluebird in Aus. Replaced the Pintara. The SE Trim was equivalent to the Ti trim, which we only got as Auto.

  • @MichaelHux24
    @MichaelHux24 Před 5 lety +4

    I owned a 1997 Altima Limited, a GXE with a hint of SE outside and a hint of GLE inside. This was the swansong for that generation of Altima. And he's exactly right...it handled well, and the engine was the perfect balance of horsepower and torque, especially for the car's size.

  • @aaronbays4
    @aaronbays4 Před 5 lety +2

    I call this gen Altima "the egg". These were pretty stylish back in the 90's and were EVERYWHERE around where I lived(near the Smyrna TN Nissan plant). Official first car in high school as well, there were 3 or 4 of these in the parking lot. By the late 00's though they were a rare sight on the road, I think a lot of them were wrecked/ragged out by young drivers with no money, this one looks minty fresh.
    Having driven a couple of them, I too was blown away with the handling, very tight, direct steering and it cornered flat. Also the build quality was top notch, way better than the garbage Nissan has been putting out since the Renault merger. As for why it didn't sell as well, maybe it was priced wrong, wrong size(it is smaller than a Camry, Buick Regal, Ford Taurus, etc), people said screw it and bought a Maxima instead.

  • @HW-uz7so
    @HW-uz7so Před 5 lety +2

    It's nice to see Mr. Regular becoming more comfortable around a track! Keep up the good work!

  • @charlesgroover9646
    @charlesgroover9646 Před 5 lety +3

    These are little gems would love to find one like this. Great regular review B

  • @zachb264
    @zachb264 Před 5 lety +5

    I had a 98 Altima and to this day it's still one of my favorite cars that I've owned.

  • @rvsteve583
    @rvsteve583 Před 5 lety

    this editions commentary is totally the reason why i sub'ed. excellent, my hats off to you sir!

  • @4DSCdude
    @4DSCdude Před 5 lety +2

    i bought a 95 altima se when i was 18 back in 1998 and I LOVED THAT CAR. it was purple!

  • @bigpopparand1
    @bigpopparand1 Před 5 lety +52

    2.4 liters are bulletproof had one rusted around the motor lol

  • @askmeaboutmattweiner
    @askmeaboutmattweiner Před 5 lety +7

    I loved that zoom transition

  • @lonelydriver1421
    @lonelydriver1421 Před 5 lety +2

    The regular ones are always the best ones. Truly, the best ones.

  • @inflameswetrust2194
    @inflameswetrust2194 Před 5 lety +2

    I had a 200- sentra gxe for five or so years.
    Sometimes i miss that qc18de powered sprite. For a ff with only 130hp that little car could go well. Dohc sang and it loved redlining. It had slight oversteer when off power in corners. It made me fall in love with nissans.

  • @RupturedStudioOne
    @RupturedStudioOne Před 5 lety +43

    I love RCR but to be honest I haven't been enjoying the new "track performance" focus so much. It is kind of fun to see unusual cars on a racetrack but it feels like it's pulling away from that deeper daily driver experience this channel has been so amazing at relaying. So many places do track videos but this is my only fix for Automotive philosophy and brown.

    • @ScubaSteveM45
      @ScubaSteveM45 Před 5 lety +5

      Ruptured Studios agreed I miss the ruminations on the owner mentality and the philosophical discourse as Mr. R drove around with the actual owner and whatnot

    • @StirlingMossDrives
      @StirlingMossDrives Před 5 lety +5

      Ruptured Studios It’d be one thing if he knew how to even drive on track. These videos are terrible.

    • @wickedsks
      @wickedsks Před 5 lety +1

      What, you don't take a Caprice to the track day bro!?

    • @austinfrazier7325
      @austinfrazier7325 Před 5 lety +4

      Agreed. These track videos are shit.

    • @Syncopia
      @Syncopia Před 5 lety

      I like it

  • @MRTuning704
    @MRTuning704 Před 5 lety +28

    240sx ECU and wiring harness is a quick upgrade make good power . It lets the car respond better to upgrades and adds tune-ability
    Fun fact did you know there’s an all wheel drive light in the dash there is no bulb in it because the US didn’t get all wheel drive and it’s probably stolen from a truck

    • @bushdog
      @bushdog Před 5 lety +6

      there was the bluebird sss which was awd and sr powered.

    • @MRTuning704
      @MRTuning704 Před 5 lety +2

      bushdog I know that’s the one I’m talking about

    • @bushdog
      @bushdog Před 5 lety +1

      @@MRTuning704 the car i wish I had (or atleast parts of) when I was on the old nissanclub forums.

    • @MRTuning704
      @MRTuning704 Před 5 lety +1

      bushdog you sound just like me xD I had a L32 awd for 4 years it’s was the best car I’ve ever owned you can get half cut pretty cheap and do the swapping and conversion
      Now I’m on a s13 and a L32 fwd

    • @bushdog
      @bushdog Před 5 lety

      @@MRTuning704 awesome man...I put a shit ton of money in my u13...then she ended up going to the big junkyard in the sky.
      now building an 06 scion tc boosted and a 99 civic with an eventual b20b low comp boosted for the twisties.

  • @colinnixon4570
    @colinnixon4570 Před 5 lety +1

    I worked at a Nissan dealership when these were new. I always liked them. Back then a lot of them were actually standard which doesn’t happen today. Although I do remember they were a little pricey. Well equipped could run over 20k. You could get a Maxima for just a little more. Great review regular guy.

  • @derekrinaldi6652
    @derekrinaldi6652 Před 5 lety +1

    We had one of these in Silver growing up, and stayed in the family until somewhere around the 220K mile mark. It was the first new import car I remembered my parents buying. I eventually learned how to drive on it, and our 1986 Buick LeSabre wagon. To this day, this car will always be the go-kart I remember driving, and have insane nostalgia for. It was light, and nimble, and way quicker than I expected or was used to.

  • @texan176
    @texan176 Před 5 lety +3

    The key quality this has over a new car is that it is designed for the pleasure of driving instead of posting on social media, making phone calls, using GPS, etc. If there is no screen and it has a manual transmission in a reasonably attractive body it is better than what is available today.

  • @EmSig9d2
    @EmSig9d2 Před 5 lety +3

    I had a 93 Altima XE when I was in high school, and it was great. Very reliable and fun to drive. And the first manual transmission I owned too.

  • @ctdrone
    @ctdrone Před 3 lety +2

    Crazy how clean that Altima is. Always referred to these as the baby Infiniti J30. Note, that double din is from a 98-01 (L30) Altima. And I remember the 93 Altima wore a small "Stanza" badge on the trunk lid to remind us that this was its replacement.

  • @ellomdian
    @ellomdian Před 5 lety

    Well, that is one of the smartest episodes you've put out in a while. That closing was... fantastic.

  • @mattwatson9389
    @mattwatson9389 Před 5 lety +3

    This is so cool! I am sitting in my 1997 Nissan Altima with a 5 speed. I love this car so much more fun than other cars in its class, alot of times its even faster than the competition. My Altima has 243,000 miles and is still plenty reliable especially for $300 which is what I got mine for.

  • @basithph8958
    @basithph8958 Před 5 lety +93

    I rather have the old Altima over the new ones with the trash CVTs

    • @SamsGam3rtag
      @SamsGam3rtag Před 5 lety +3

      My first car was an 09 v6 altima with the CVT. Not the most fun transmission but it would pin the revs at redline under wide open throttle and was considerably faster than most of my friends cars.

    • @RickTrajan
      @RickTrajan Před 5 lety +3

      @@SamsGam3rtag the idea of CVT is great, but the problem is reliability for the old ones. I hope they figure out how to program the transmission right rather than making it feel like traditional automatic transmission

    • @LiamS94
      @LiamS94 Před 5 lety +2

      They are just completely faked out autos now - one big money saving exercise. Toyota (in Europe at least) are starting to use a CVT that has a real 1st gear to remove the initial delay in setting off, which then shifts into a stepped CVT thereafter. People clearly favour autos over these things, since Toyota & co have to make them mimic the behaviour of a real auto, but the manufacturers are still adamant on rolling shit in glitter

    • @SamsGam3rtag
      @SamsGam3rtag Před 5 lety +1

      @@RickTrajan actually, the one in my car didn't mimic a traditional auto at all.

    • @RickTrajan
      @RickTrajan Před 5 lety

      @@SamsGam3rtag but most new one do. My dad has an older nissan cvt, I don't drive it does what I want it to do - keep revs low, I don't notice shifts too.

  • @ivorysoap
    @ivorysoap Před 5 lety

    This was such a good review! My ex wife had this car and I had a 1999 SE which I really really loved!

  • @darius2640
    @darius2640 Před 5 lety +9

    Yeah mr. Regular is right if track conditions were, lets say, snow, and the supercar in question has slick tires, this would certainly beat it

  • @MuffinWRX
    @MuffinWRX Před 5 lety +9

    Mr. Regular, look into a b14 200sx SE-R or even SE, the little brother to this!

  • @dirtyitalian
    @dirtyitalian Před 5 lety +14

    Am I the only one who's glad to see a clean stock original 5 speed example of this car? Rather than some shitty rattlecan job with ziptied fenders a giant ass wing and cut springs?

    • @nakoma5
      @nakoma5 Před 5 lety +1

      Your welcome ; )

  • @shutterbug1076
    @shutterbug1076 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video. My best friends parents bought that Altima the year they came out. His dad is a car guy that loves a nimble car. They ended up owning another one before the body got all bloated.

  • @KojiGaming
    @KojiGaming Před 5 lety +2

    OMG.
    You got to review one! Yes! I want an SE decklid for my GXE... I love the wing.

  • @jakesimpson1042
    @jakesimpson1042 Před 5 lety +75

    Having owned an altma se...i respectfully disagree with your inflated opinion of its performance capabilities

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 Před 5 lety +3

      It was on that Ferrari

    • @lamarasamuel
      @lamarasamuel Před 5 lety +12

      Marcus INfinity Don't believe that. If she raced herself in the Ferrari against her in the Altima.. Who do you think would win.

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 Před 5 lety +1

      @@lamarasamuel it would be close. So the Ferrari just narrowly.

    • @-SleepySatan-
      @-SleepySatan- Před 5 lety +21

      @@Sp1n1985 I'd say the ferrari would give it a 6-8 second gap. While I like this car, I can admit, Rcr kinda jerked it off in this video.

    • @mattwatson9389
      @mattwatson9389 Před 5 lety +2

      There not amazing but they are better than cars in its class. At least I can say about my 97 altima with a 5 speed

  • @CajunWhy
    @CajunWhy Před 5 lety +48

    Need to find an Altima SE R to review

    • @michelveraliot
      @michelveraliot Před 5 lety +1

      That would be awsome

    • @pontiacGXPfan
      @pontiacGXPfan Před 5 lety +2

      Try finding one with a 6-speed manual

    • @EMdemo
      @EMdemo Před 5 lety +3

      Ugh yaaaaasssss 6sp and the exhaust on it was great... The dealership near me had one that sounded like a 350z at the time and fuck me, i always wanted it

  • @PeaceLoveVolvo
    @PeaceLoveVolvo Před 5 lety +1

    More of this please! This and the 850 from last week are true “regular cars”

  • @dragon81heart
    @dragon81heart Před 5 lety +1

    I remember when these were new!
    I drooled over the sales brochure of this, the Maxima, and the truck (hardbody but not called hardbody, just truck lol)
    I still love all three to this day!

  • @blarfneggs3728
    @blarfneggs3728 Před 5 lety +12

    'I would have had that Ferrari in three turns ' lol
    I'll race her in my automatic NA 2.0 Jetta any day.

  • @MilsurpMikeChannel
    @MilsurpMikeChannel Před 5 lety +78

    When you're 10? I am willing to bet that Mr. Regular still thinks he is the stoplight whisperer 😀. I hope you one day are offered a Dodge Shadow ES from the mid-90s with a V6 and standard transmission.

    • @AdinBriggs
      @AdinBriggs Před 5 lety +6

      My god yes. K cars are glorious when fitted with either the turbo 2.2/2.5 or that wonderfully built 6G72 joint venture. Mmmm...Special K car.

    • @sluggo1515
      @sluggo1515 Před 5 lety +1

      @@AdinBriggs I like the k car wagon with factory hemi badges. No shit!

    • @blindmime5660
      @blindmime5660 Před 5 lety +7

      I actually know exactly where one is that is still being driven by the original owner. 93 white with black trim and less than 150k miles. Some of the other original owner non molested vehicles I see on my FedEx route is a 91 Honda hatch with almost 100k miles, an 88 jeep comanche chief, a 1972 trans am 455 SD with the Hurst lightning shifter, and an 80s Suzuki samurai sitting on factory wheels and tire size, factory carpet floors, and an unripped original soft top. Theres a lot more. Seems people in small towns hold onto things forever.

    • @MyerShift7
      @MyerShift7 Před 5 lety +2

      I'd want that! Both of my K based cars ('93 LeBaron Convertible and '88 Aries K LE America) were excellent vehicles. Simple, comfortable, reliable, and the Chrysler fours, though sometimes hungry for head gaskets, are durable and a snapped timing belt doesn't matter. I love K cars. I don't care what anyone says. My family had five that I recall.

    • @sudmuck
      @sudmuck Před 5 lety +1

      I have a 94 shadow sedan myself.

  • @terbennett
    @terbennett Před 5 lety

    I always loved this car but it was under appreciated, and also rare. I used to work for Nissan Motor Corp back then and I had the GLE model (with the head's up display), but this was the model I wanted. It doesn't look like anything special, but it really was. Back then, the Altima was a very reliable car- something you couldn't say about the modern Altima. I've only found two of these for sale and I've been looking off and on for 11 years. Both had over 200K miles on the odometer and had quite a bit of wear on them. Thanks for this video.

  • @8bithavok
    @8bithavok Před 5 lety

    So much nostalgia. My first car was a '93 GXE. I miss that car and this video watered my crops.

  • @casualsuede
    @casualsuede Před 5 lety +5

    Funny how you did a nissan review today. I wonder if Carlos Ghosn was driven to court in an Altima...

  • @burn_mf_burn4561
    @burn_mf_burn4561 Před 5 lety +8

    Morning Mr.Regular

  • @joseeduardobarrientos3422

    the '94 Altima SE used to have a SR20DE when released here in the Philippines, the same engine used in the B13 SE-R. but the B13 SE-R is something we didn't got. we only got the Nissan SENTRA B13 JX, a 1.4L GA14DS variant, then came out a 1.3L GA13DS and a GA16DE for the high-trim classification, the B13 Sentra ECCS or the Super Saloon as we called it. awesome review

  • @TearingRaven
    @TearingRaven Před 5 lety

    Love this car! Great review as always!

  • @williwonti
    @williwonti Před 5 lety +7

    Ahh, back before the Frenchies started to hide fancy cheeses in the bodywork.

  • @terririley4929
    @terririley4929 Před 5 lety +28

    I've always thought white was the only colour for these

    • @DiegoRuiz1991
      @DiegoRuiz1991 Před 5 lety +2

      It looked less bad in white than in the other options.

    • @terririley4929
      @terririley4929 Před 5 lety

      Diego Ruiz tbh I don't remember very many other color options. In my neck of the woods they weren't super common. Would've been a unique platform to customize but I don't ever remember there being a lot of aftermarket parts

    • @vector6977
      @vector6977 Před 5 lety +5

      I only see these in 💩 Brown metallic.

    • @LittleAnastasia...
      @LittleAnastasia... Před 5 lety +1

      I had a green one. Had 212k miles when I finally got rid of it.

    • @-SleepySatan-
      @-SleepySatan- Před 5 lety

      @@vector6977 Same

  • @theDavidChannel1
    @theDavidChannel1 Před 5 lety +1

    I drove a 1996 Altima for 16 years. I owned two of them; my first was from 1997-2009, second from 2009-2013. It was arguably the best car I ever had. One thing that's overlooked about this car was that it was an anomaly in the industry. At the time every Japanese car company had a small sedan and a large one. Toyota had the Camry & Corolla, Honda had the Accord & Civic, and Nissan had the Maxima & Sentra. Nissan decided to shake things up by squeezing a new car into their lineup that fell in between those two. It had the amenities and power of a Maxima but the affordability of a Sentra. Its power was also ahead of its time. To have a 4-cylinder putting out 150 horsepower was pretty unheard of at the time. Most 4-bangers back then were floating under 100 hp. It could easily hang with many V6 vehicles of the time. This is what made it a pleasure to drive for so many years. There really was no need for me to upgrade all those years! I would probably still be driving mine today had I not gotten t-boned in an accident in 2010, making the car a rattling mess at stoplights. So in 2013 I upgraded to a 2004 Toyota Solara, which I still own and drive every day.

  • @maxman1244
    @maxman1244 Před 5 lety

    I'm going to get real with you for a minute here roman. I can honestly say that sometimes I'm still here because of just your endings (before the songs)
    Absolutely beautiful every time

  • @IwantPizza2011
    @IwantPizza2011 Před 5 lety +137

    That Ferrari bit was stupid

  • @oliverhilton6086
    @oliverhilton6086 Před 5 lety +11

    "brah my **insert regular car here** outruns lamoghinis I swear man got a drive gear from a skyline and it makes like 1200hp now"

  • @Prodriver33
    @Prodriver33 Před 5 lety

    I had one of these, and the model after which was essentially the same thing with a few new body panels. Love that KA24, a truck engine makes a great daily driver engine. Plenty of “ I don’t need to floor it and look how fast it is” torque.

  • @hillby
    @hillby Před 5 lety

    Everything you said also fits perfectly with my 89 Nissan Pulsar. A once disposable car that, when maintained, is still reliable and as fun to drive as anything else almost 30 years on.

  • @bone4495
    @bone4495 Před 5 lety +5

    This was my first car, Some trims came with 4 wheel disk brakes as well, this was rare for the segment in 1994.

    • @skylius
      @skylius Před 3 lety

      Mine does! Cherry red :D

  • @geigerzoola6642
    @geigerzoola6642 Před 5 lety +166

    The official car of the GHETTOS

    • @MatrixDiscovery
      @MatrixDiscovery Před 5 lety +7

      This is the car that really saved Nissan in the 90's.

    • @christianlynch5507
      @christianlynch5507 Před 5 lety +31

      I mostly see overweight white girls drive these.

    • @Yukikazehalo
      @Yukikazehalo Před 5 lety +42

      That would be a Maxima, not the Altima. Niggas need the larger whip to fit the whole crew.

    • @brandonhightower5666
      @brandonhightower5666 Před 5 lety +10

      along with the Diamante

    • @shitboxoffroad
      @shitboxoffroad Před 5 lety +2

      @@brandonhightower5666 no not my diamante! Hahaha

  • @WestleyWolf
    @WestleyWolf Před 5 lety +2

    8:02 I remember that being the same radio that was eventually put in the 1996-2000 Pathfinder, 1997-2001 Infiniti QX4 and 1997-98 Maxima. A version of it included a Bose Audio System with the branding on the Cassette Tape Deck, I used to ride in a 1998 Pathfinder as a kid with its 6-Disc CD Changer.

  • @lurtz8656
    @lurtz8656 Před 5 lety

    I like that Mr Regular went to a track once and now I see these roads like once a week. Nice.

  • @genericusername5520
    @genericusername5520 Před 5 lety +6

    When will u review the Geo metro?
    The *original* Prius

    • @jasoncrinklaw9210
      @jasoncrinklaw9210 Před 5 lety

      Generic Username I was J U S S S S T thinking/yearning for the same!

  • @epicmasta400000000
    @epicmasta400000000 Před 5 lety +29

    Good morning yall

  • @Bahraini_Carguy
    @Bahraini_Carguy Před 5 lety +1

    I posted this before but in the Middle East from 1989 to 1994, the Nissan Altima that were sold here was a rebadged Nissan Cefiro A31 while the Nissan Altima in the video was sold as the Bluebird SSS. The Cefiro A31 became popular with kids thanks to its Front Engine, rear wheel drive, easily swappable with an RB or JZ in it and that it's really cheap. Some of them are even used for burnout events or car meets over here.

  • @redcamaro9401
    @redcamaro9401 Před 5 lety

    i like how you have your personal and calm Sabine Schmitz giving pointers on the track.

  • @BCJDM
    @BCJDM Před 5 lety +4

    I have an 06 Altima SE R, 6 speed. If you guys are ever in the Toronto area you can review it!

    • @EMdemo
      @EMdemo Před 5 lety +1

      Fuck yeah

    • @EMdemo
      @EMdemo Před 5 lety +1

      I LOVE that version

  • @slowspecv69
    @slowspecv69 Před 5 lety +5

    Review a 05-06 Nissan Altima SE R if you can find one.

  • @mafiaplayer1000
    @mafiaplayer1000 Před 5 lety

    I have a GXE automatic of this car, and I love it so much. The looks, the sounds, and everything makes me enjoy it so much. I have a 2018 sentra and i’ll take the altima any day

  • @synapticburn
    @synapticburn Před 5 lety

    Whoo hoo! A review that talks about how the car drives and sounds again. And an interesting regular car to boot

  • @brandonhightower5666
    @brandonhightower5666 Před 5 lety +18

    The SE-R tho...

  • @xan_carman4216
    @xan_carman4216 Před 5 lety +16

    Ever gonna go back to normal videos not at a track?

  • @tpbriplahey7384
    @tpbriplahey7384 Před 5 lety

    I 81 south bound runs parralell to my childhood home and touches our property line., sign for old exit 58, new exit 194 Clark's summit is in my backyard. And this minute of RCR, this last beautiful minute , encapsulates everything it is to live in PA , love cars, have your your youthful emotions tied to a moment in time, learn we can look back and still appreciate things we may have missed , and realize I'll prolly never drive a NSX outside of Forza, this last minute is more beautiful than any art I have heard , seen or experienced in the fact that realizing although it's a "Price is Right life", wherever my plinko chip falls, there'll be others right there with me to reminesce, enjoy and become wiser and more appreciative as we move forward, and never forget the Regular Cars we grew up, Buick century, 93 Nissan Maxima 5spd , 82 olds Cutlass couple with doors longer than a Civic. These were OUR super cars. This is Regular Car Reviews, but none of the people , cars or stories are regular my friend, they are all extraordinary... Join us and become special, become.....REGULAR

  • @lunchboxinsulinboy
    @lunchboxinsulinboy Před 5 lety

    those closing comments were very well said sir, excelsior to you!

  • @NNoradIV
    @NNoradIV Před 5 lety +6

    "Capable of keeping up with a supercar 20 years in the future."
    No. The other driver sucks. That is the reason.

    • @liamvanderploeg1254
      @liamvanderploeg1254 Před 3 lety

      The other driver probably doesn't even suck, they just don't care. Rcr even alluded that it was just some guy having fun.

  • @aurorajones8481
    @aurorajones8481 Před 5 lety +7

    A friend bought a black 94 SE brand spankin new back in the day and I remember that car being THE SHIT. I loved the looks inside and out. I mean in good condition its still a great looking car...well IMO. Now Nissan makes SHIT (not the good kind) cars THANK YOU Renault.

    • @nakoma5
      @nakoma5 Před 5 lety +1

      Agreed, the Maxima SE of the same era made me a Nissan fan but after looking at their products at the autoshow is great disappointment with over-styled, cheaply made, rental car products. And they sell millions more than the 90s Nissan's. Consumers, go figure.

  • @tim850csi
    @tim850csi Před 5 lety +2

    Loved this car when it came out. A fun, "fast" good handling small sedan. I think it still looks pretty damn good.

  • @mculli80
    @mculli80 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video. I had a 96 Altima back in the early fast and furious days and I would beat the crap out of civics and integras (except the Type R version). You forgot to mention that it also came with a limited slip differential in the 5 speed.

  • @grunkohlaktionar7474
    @grunkohlaktionar7474 Před 5 lety +24

    You Need to drive an old eclipse

    • @ilovemanunited6179
      @ilovemanunited6179 Před 5 lety +2

      Grünkohlaktionär I want a 90s eclipse, they are beautiful cars. I want to get one as my first sports car.

    • @grunkohlaktionar7474
      @grunkohlaktionar7474 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ilovemanunited6179 same but it's so hard to find a decent one (best: gsx) for small money in Germany

    • @RallyLancer95
      @RallyLancer95 Před 5 lety

      I have a 90 & 98 GSX and I live in Pittsburgh. He never answered me

    • @NewDimensionsvideo
      @NewDimensionsvideo Před 5 lety

      ilovemanunited not much of a sports car

  • @zacht9447
    @zacht9447 Před 5 lety +10

    I feel like if the ferrari was pushing it even a little bit there would have been no chance

  • @morton_slc
    @morton_slc Před 5 lety

    What perfect timing for this Nissan video, with the Nissan news today.

  • @dobbinj
    @dobbinj Před 5 lety

    Had a 93 SE. Put over 300k on it. Loved it! I wish I had it back. Awesome video!