Originally Posted by TheOtherDave™
Totally depends on the way in which the transmission is programmed and whether you have any real control over shifting.
When the DC4 was in the body shop, I had two rental cars in a two-week span. The first was a brand-new 2005 Corolla and the other was a 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS AWD.
The Toyota transmission drove me nuts. No matter what I did, the tranny would insist on upshifting at 3800 rpm and combined with the totally numb steering and limp suspension, I absolutely loathed that car.
When I took it back in the hope of upgrading, I was given the Mitsubishi. Th Having the abilty to actually control when the trans selected a gear made all the difference in the world. The Outlander was still underpowered and slow, but having an obedient transmission made the car bearable.
Given my experience with the Corolla, I would shy away from an automatic Sentra. If the Nissan tranny is going to second-guess you like the Toyota transmission, it will definitely bug you.
That's weird....i have a 2002 Nissan Sentra GXE and i've learned to drive it and basically can get it to shift when i want it to. It's all on learning the car and making the car adapt to you....just my two cents...i love the auto sentra over the auto civic.