I am close to hitting 15k miles in my 23 gun metallic 5 speeed Versa. It has been an awesome car. Nice to see others in Maine rocking the 5 speed versa!
Hello 2024 versa manual owner myself, owned mine since October 23 and absolutely love the car. I just took mine on a 12 hour drive to Florida it was all day comfortable and did fantastic no issues as expected.
Thanks man. Great info for me. That is what I needed to hear. I have a dealer close by that has ONE manual in transit. I think I’m gonna go ahead and secure it now before it sells
No problem, glad to know the video helped. So far, based on my own personal experience, I can easily recommend this car. Just took it on a 400 mile road trip and had no issues. On cruise, it got 40 mpg at 70 mph and 3200 rpm with the AC on.
Been thinking about this car with a 5 speed just because its cheap and it is a manual. Wish they still made this in hatchback. Thanks for reviewing the car.
I bought a 2024 manual Versa in August. I just got home from my first road trip, put over 1200 miles on it on this trip. I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable and capable it was on the freeway. The only negative I can say was that when you are directly behind a semi, at highway speed, the car does get buffeted around a little bit - nothing scary. Just don't tailgate semis. After this trip, my overall average is 44.6 MPG. It was a very relaxing car to drive, even through construction zones. The small size and ease of maneuvering is much nicer than my F150 with an 8 ft bed. LOL
I feel the same way when I get out of my Chevy Express 3500 and drive this. I definitely have felt the buffeting behind trucks, that's how you know you're a little too close. Sill loving this car, no problems at all. The only thing I don't care for is the low beams not raised high enough (can't see a lot of the road on low beam). maybe they can be adjusted up a little, I'll have to check. Other than that, no issues. Very happy with it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day!
Nice car. I've been driving a 2003 Pontiac Vibe for two and half years now with no AC and a bad heater core. Ready for an upgrade and finally in a place where I can afford one. This in a 5 speed is a serious contender.
I just passed the 1K mile mark on mine, same 2024 as yours with the 5 speed but with the White color exterior. I haven't stalled mine yet but I did do a partial crank with the ignition that failed to start the engine one time, I did not experience any power loss after. When you mentioned about the TPMS sensor light, that reminded me that dealers tend to overinflate the tires quite a bit when they deliver the car to you on the lot. I had to remove like 10 PSI from each tire when I got home.
I have a S 2024 CVT versa and I replaced the screen with a Kicks screen and it allows me Apple CarPlay and android auto and it was very easy to change and install
I don’t own one as of right now, but I do hope that these cars stick around, it would be a shame if in 10 years from now the only new options are crossover hybrids with turbos etc
Yeah, that would be horrible. Unfortunately, simple basic cars like this are slowly going out of favor. I'm going to try to keep this one as long as I can.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 oil change every 5k miles and other maintenance and it’ll last a long time. The problem is that for some reason so many people trade in their cars after a few years or less, makes no sense to me why
Nice! So far I've gone about 1000 miles and I'm averaging 39.5 with about a 70/30 split of highway and around town driving. It's higway sweet spot seems to be 67-68 mph in 5th gear on cruise with engine rpm at around 3200 or so.
Car Care Nut reviewed this car and had nothing but praise for it. What he likes is the simplicity of the car. It does not have direct injection so no worries about carbon build up. To turbos. Minimal computers on board. With Nissan having tons of problems with cvts, getting a manual gets rid of that issue. Only issue raised by a few is that some experienced transmissions refusing to shift to 5th and reverse. Nissan dealerships want $600 off the bad to service the transmission without even looking at it. It could be anything from a loose nut or something bigger. Did you find any of that? I'm considering this car.
Not really. Any issues with not finding 5th or reverse I would have to blame on my own sloppy shifting. No "Limp Mode" issues so far either. Really, the only thing I find myself consistently not liking is that the low beams are aimed down a little too much, which makes it a little hard to see the road at night. High beams are not a problem and work perfectly. Just crossed 3000 miles with no issues to report. Very happy with this car. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day!
@@youtoobe169 Yeah, the whole thing is pretty weird. It was something i was aware of before i bought the car, and I just crossed my fingers. So far it hasn't happened, but if it ever does I'll definitely make a video about it.
@@danielhamby9448 Here in southern Maine these cars are pretty rare, and almost every dealer in this area I talked to said the same thing. I found this one about 40 miles away and they only had 2.
@@GeorgeStar I gotta say the shifter in this car is pretty good. It ain't no Hurst, but it has a decent feel. The gears are pretty easy to find without any grinding or guessing, although 5th is a little hard to find sometimes. The clutch has a nice feel; not too firm, not too soft. Overall I'm very happy with it. Great question.
I bought a 2024, manual, blue, about a month ago. So far I love it. Shifting is easy. I've owned a lot of manual transmission cars and trucks through the years, and this Versa struck me as about the easiest that I can recall to get smooth, effortless starts.
I'd seriously consider a Versa with the 5-speed manual if I were in the market for a new car. But I've never heard of a car with a badge indicating that it has a manual transmission. Why would you expect such a thing?
@@scotpens Well, it might be on there for the same reason it might say 4WD, or AWD, or Turbocharged (of which this car is none). The Ford Taurus MT5 is an example.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 yep but I just hate having a car payment cause both of my car are payoff already the 2014 370 four years and the 2016 Juke Nismo RS two years 😀
@@SunsyloSouvannaraj-rh6zm I hear ya on that! I'm 56, and this is my first new car and only the second I've bought on credit (1999 Mazda B3000 pickup. Still have it!) I own my 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis and my 2004 Chevy Express 3500; no payments on those, although the insurance gets kinda expensive...
I got the same one but it's also available in blue which I got in a manual. Only thing I did to mine is put a aftermarket alarm in it to add a key fob to open the doors for about $150 & opens the trunk also as it not available. Downfall is no HD Radio, Android Auto & Apple CarPlay. I would not expect this vehicle to last as it was made in Mexico & poor quality control issues there but for a $16k vehicle it's not that bad.
That's cool you found a blue one. Haven't even seen a picture of one of those. I'm one of those people that rarely listens to the radio while driving. Would rather listen to the car and for motorcycles or approching emegency vehicles. I doubt I'll ever spring for a fob or an alarm, I'm too old school. As far as build quality goes, we'll just have to wait and see.
At MSRP is 20K OTD. Crazy Nissan does not give us folding rear seats, that’s my deal breaker. No Apple CarPlay either. It’s 20K come on now, gives us those two at least.
Folding rear seats would be nice, but the trunk has a lot of room. I'm old, so I pretty much only listen to the radio once in a while, so no Apple CarPlay dosen't bother me.
@@dr.awkward9075 It is weird that fold down rear seats aren't available on manual trans models. I'm hoping that it might be possible to retrofit a salvaged fold down seat into this car.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 I also am disappointed that the fold down seats and Android Auto are not available on the Manual. I've heard two theories on the seats: 1) Somehow the seat is structural to the manual - don't really buy this. 2) It is a weight issue, the none-folding seats are significantly lighter, so you get a little better performance.
@@LyleBialk The second theory sounds a little more plausible to me. Might also help fuel economy somewhat. You'd think Nissan would use the same seat to save on design and manufacturing costs. I haven't looked into retrofitting a split seat from a CVT yet; not sure if it's even possible.
Lucky man, I want to trade in my Altima for one of these with a manual but my wife won’t let me, she’s rather pay $8000 when the cvt goes out in it. I hate my Altima
Man, sorry to hear that. The CVT trans is, unfortunately, the way of the future, and I don't want anything to do with them either. I have old snowmobiles that have CVT's and I know what happens to those belts. That's why I try ro keep my old iron on the road. I was under the impression that those were decent cars. Is the CVT the only thing you don't like about it?
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 yeah the cvt is the worst part, crazy vibrations at low rpm/speeds, constant hesitation when taking off from a stop, constantly having to floor it and keep it in high rpm’s to get up to speed… seems like it defeats the purpose. I’ve took it in to the local dealership to see if there’s something wrong and they say that it’s “operates as intended” I use to have a 1992 Nissan Stanza with a 5 speed back in the day, I’d take it with the 300k miles it had over this one only 3 years old any day
The base model comes with a regular key, no keyless entry or anything fancy. You can buy a flip key from nissan and have a locksmith cut it and program it for you.
If you feel it's unsafe for highways due to not being able to accelerate quickly enough, there is a solution: Drive defensively, and if you are entering a conflict zone, slow down to get out of the situation - novel idea!! Works much better 97% of the time.
If this was 9999 new, I would go for one, just out of my budget....well, for the money, ima just get a gently used V6 Camaro or Mustang V6 with a manual or get a vintage Mustang....with a manual trans of course. I am 29, but never wanna go back to autos ever again. Right now I drive a 1998 5 speed Nissan Sentra....which is actually smaller than this car I think...besides the hood.
Those older Sentras are great cars, among the last made to be kept and maintained for a long time, not traded in and recycled after 50,000 miles. It's worth keeping and maintaining if it's in decent shape.
I am close to hitting 15k miles in my 23 gun metallic 5 speeed Versa. It has been an awesome car. Nice to see others in Maine rocking the 5 speed versa!
@@brandonscoolvideos Cool, Man! Loving mine so far. Where'd you get yours from?
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 I purchased mine from Darlings Nissan in Bangor!
Hello 2024 versa manual owner myself, owned mine since October 23 and absolutely love the car. I just took mine on a 12 hour drive to Florida it was all day comfortable and did fantastic no issues as expected.
@@jacobelsenraat4767 I've found this car to be rather enjoyable on the highway. The engine noise is kinda noticable but I don't mind it.
Thanks man. Great info for me. That is what I needed to hear. I have a dealer close by that has ONE manual in transit. I think I’m gonna go ahead and secure it now before it sells
No problem, glad to know the video helped. So far, based on my own personal experience, I can easily recommend this car. Just took it on a 400 mile road trip and had no issues. On cruise, it got 40 mpg at 70 mph and 3200 rpm with the AC on.
Been thinking about this car with a 5 speed just because its cheap and it is a manual. Wish they still made this in hatchback. Thanks for reviewing the car.
@@NickD-mm4xg A hatchback would be great. Would've bought one if they did.
They do make it in a hatchback, they just call it the Kicks. I have a 5-speed Kicks in Mexico, but they don't offer them in US.
@@danielmoore6939 That's a shame because I think a hatchback with a manual would be very popular here in the US.
Exactly what I am looking for.
They're out there. You'll find one.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 two dealers near me had blue one's in stock with the manual.
I bought a 2024 manual Versa in August. I just got home from my first road trip, put over 1200 miles on it on this trip. I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable and capable it was on the freeway. The only negative I can say was that when you are directly behind a semi, at highway speed, the car does get buffeted around a little bit - nothing scary. Just don't tailgate semis. After this trip, my overall average is 44.6 MPG. It was a very relaxing car to drive, even through construction zones. The small size and ease of maneuvering is much nicer than my F150 with an 8 ft bed. LOL
I feel the same way when I get out of my Chevy Express 3500 and drive this. I definitely have felt the buffeting behind trucks, that's how you know you're a little too close. Sill loving this car, no problems at all. The only thing I don't care for is the low beams not raised high enough (can't see a lot of the road on low beam). maybe they can be adjusted up a little, I'll have to check. Other than that, no issues. Very happy with it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day!
Nice car. I've been driving a 2003 Pontiac Vibe for two and half years now with no AC and a bad heater core. Ready for an upgrade and finally in a place where I can afford one. This in a 5 speed is a serious contender.
I was in a very similar position not long ago, so I can relate. Very happy with this car; highly recommended.
2023 Versa SV owner here. Love the car hit 33k. Smoothe drive. Basic to mantain. Stress and hassle free
@@lovedove9734 That was the impression I got when looking into one of these cars. Seemed like most people were very happy with them.
I just passed the 1K mile mark on mine, same 2024 as yours with the 5 speed but with the White color exterior. I haven't stalled mine yet but I did do a partial crank with the ignition that failed to start the engine one time, I did not experience any power loss after.
When you mentioned about the TPMS sensor light, that reminded me that dealers tend to overinflate the tires quite a bit when they deliver the car to you on the lot. I had to remove like 10 PSI from each tire when I got home.
The TPMS warning turned out to be a small nail in the tire. Got it plugged at the dealership.
I have a S 2024 CVT versa and I replaced the screen with a Kicks screen and it allows me Apple CarPlay and android auto and it was very easy to change and install
@@alexfrias6665 Cool! Did you install it yourself? Not really my kind of thing but good to know that it's possible.
I don’t own one as of right now, but I do hope that these cars stick around, it would be a shame if in 10 years from now the only new options are crossover hybrids with turbos etc
Yeah, that would be horrible. Unfortunately, simple basic cars like this are slowly going out of favor. I'm going to try to keep this one as long as I can.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 oil change every 5k miles and other maintenance and it’ll last a long time. The problem is that for some reason so many people trade in their cars after a few years or less, makes no sense to me why
We’re only a couple of model years from THAT right now.
Just crossed 2000 miles on my 2024 gunmetal metallic Versa. Mostly highway driving very conservatively . 44.9 mpg cumulative on the readout .
Nice! So far I've gone about 1000 miles and I'm averaging 39.5 with about a 70/30 split of highway and around town driving. It's higway sweet spot seems to be 67-68 mph in 5th gear on cruise with engine rpm at around 3200 or so.
I wish there's a remote lock and unlock the least. I would pay a bit more for that
That would be nice. Not sure if it's possible to have remote locks installed.
Car Care Nut reviewed this car and had nothing but praise for it. What he likes is the simplicity of the car. It does not have direct injection so no worries about carbon build up. To turbos. Minimal computers on board. With Nissan having tons of problems with cvts, getting a manual gets rid of that issue.
Only issue raised by a few is that some experienced transmissions refusing to shift to 5th and reverse. Nissan dealerships want $600 off the bad to service the transmission without even looking at it. It could be anything from a loose nut or something bigger. Did you find any of that? I'm considering this car.
Not really. Any issues with not finding 5th or reverse I would have to blame on my own sloppy shifting. No "Limp Mode" issues so far either. Really, the only thing I find myself consistently not liking is that the low beams are aimed down a little too much, which makes it a little hard to see the road at night. High beams are not a problem and work perfectly. Just crossed 3000 miles with no issues to report. Very happy with this car. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day!
Those are great cars, the only weakness is the Cvt tranny but you got that covered.
super common all over the world except the U.S
also have not been sold in Europe since like 2 generations ago
I really dig this thing. It's like a brand new 30 year old car.
Sweet! I just did an online search to find one near me and the closest one with a manual transmission is 200 miles away... Bummer!
Man, that sucks. Can you make a deal online and have them deliver it?
Seems like a good choice.
So far I'm very happy with this car.
I'd love to see this car show up on street outlaws with a can of NoS hooked up! would be great to see haha
That would be awesome! I think there might be enough room under the hood for a turbo...
That's a twin to my '23!
Seems like they didn;t change much between '23 and '24. Very dfficult for me to tell the difference.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 They are identical. By the way, some people with '24s have the power problem and others do not. Not sure why.
@@youtoobe169 Yeah, the whole thing is pretty weird. It was something i was aware of before i bought the car, and I just crossed my fingers. So far it hasn't happened, but if it ever does I'll definitely make a video about it.
There is a dealer near me that has 9!!!! of these with a manual, and one is even blue!
Oh man, go grab that thing! A blue one could be a rare future collector's item!
You should go get one now, my local dealer had 5 and when I went to buy a month later they were gone. I had to go elsewhere and wait a month for one.
Damn man where are you? There’s like one within 100 miles of where I live and it’s “in transit”
@@danielhamby9448 Here in southern Maine these cars are pretty rare, and almost every dealer in this area I talked to said the same thing. I found this one about 40 miles away and they only had 2.
If under $14k with discounts, manual? Sure! I nearly bought the prior generation one in 2018, end of the year, $9500.
Well, not quite that cheap, but pretty close. Very affordable and kinda fun to drive.
How do you like the manual? Is the shift throw reasonably short? Easy to find gears? Any grinding?
@@GeorgeStar I gotta say the shifter in this car is pretty good. It ain't no Hurst, but it has a decent feel. The gears are pretty easy to find without any grinding or guessing, although 5th is a little hard to find sometimes. The clutch has a nice feel; not too firm, not too soft. Overall I'm very happy with it. Great question.
@@GeorgeStar Forgot to mention the shift throw being a little shorter than expected, not bad for an economy car.
I bought a 2024, manual, blue, about a month ago. So far I love it. Shifting is easy. I've owned a lot of manual transmission cars and trucks through the years, and this Versa struck me as about the easiest that I can recall to get smooth, effortless starts.
I'd seriously consider a Versa with the 5-speed manual if I were in the market for a new car. But I've never heard of a car with a badge indicating that it has a manual transmission. Why would you expect such a thing?
@@scotpens Well, it might be on there for the same reason it might say 4WD, or AWD, or Turbocharged (of which this car is none). The Ford Taurus MT5 is an example.
I just wrecked my 2016 Juke Nismo RS about 5 days ago and kinda looking into the Versa or Sentra SR it affordable
@@SunsyloSouvannaraj-rh6zm Wow, sorry to hear that. Hope everything is ok. Big difference between the Nismo and the Versa.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 yep but I just hate having a car payment cause both of my car are payoff already the 2014 370 four years and the 2016 Juke Nismo RS two years 😀
@@SunsyloSouvannaraj-rh6zm I hear ya on that! I'm 56, and this is my first new car and only the second I've bought on credit (1999 Mazda B3000 pickup. Still have it!) I own my 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis and my 2004 Chevy Express 3500; no payments on those, although the insurance gets kinda expensive...
I’m 51 debt free is how I want to live my life bro 😀
Please make more videos on your Nissan Versa.
I'll see what I can do.
1.6 litre. 122 hp "S" Trim doesn't give a 40/60 split rear seat back.
A split rear back seat would be nice, but the trunk has a lot of room.
I got the same one but it's also available in blue which I got in a manual. Only thing I did to mine is put a aftermarket alarm in it to add a key fob to open the doors for about $150 & opens the trunk also as it not available. Downfall is no HD Radio, Android Auto & Apple CarPlay. I would not expect this vehicle to last as it was made in Mexico & poor quality control issues there but for a $16k vehicle it's not that bad.
That's cool you found a blue one. Haven't even seen a picture of one of those. I'm one of those people that rarely listens to the radio while driving. Would rather listen to the car and for motorcycles or approching emegency vehicles. I doubt I'll ever spring for a fob or an alarm, I'm too old school. As far as build quality goes, we'll just have to wait and see.
At MSRP is 20K OTD. Crazy Nissan does not give us folding rear seats, that’s my deal breaker. No Apple CarPlay either. It’s 20K come on now, gives us those two at least.
Folding rear seats would be nice, but the trunk has a lot of room. I'm old, so I pretty much only listen to the radio once in a while, so no Apple CarPlay dosen't bother me.
My 2022 Versa S automatic has fold down rear seats. It's weird they don't include this with the manuals.
@@dr.awkward9075 It is weird that fold down rear seats aren't available on manual trans models. I'm hoping that it might be possible to retrofit a salvaged fold down seat into this car.
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 I also am disappointed that the fold down seats and Android Auto are not available on the Manual. I've heard two theories on the seats: 1) Somehow the seat is structural to the manual - don't really buy this. 2) It is a weight issue, the none-folding seats are significantly lighter, so you get a little better performance.
@@LyleBialk The second theory sounds a little more plausible to me. Might also help fuel economy somewhat. You'd think Nissan would use the same seat to save on design and manufacturing costs. I haven't looked into retrofitting a split seat from a CVT yet; not sure if it's even possible.
Engine is 1.6 l
Noted in description.
What are your revs at 60 miles per hour in 5th?
@@fultonjackwaterloo4085 Revs at 60mph in 5th gear are right around 3000rpm and the engine seems perfectly fine with it.
whats the update ? any issues ? THX
No issues so far, very happy with it. Definitely looks better with the hubcaps off.
Lucky man, I want to trade in my Altima for one of these with a manual but my wife won’t let me, she’s rather pay $8000 when the cvt goes out in it. I hate my Altima
Man, sorry to hear that. The CVT trans is, unfortunately, the way of the future, and I don't want anything to do with them either. I have old snowmobiles that have CVT's and I know what happens to those belts. That's why I try ro keep my old iron on the road. I was under the impression that those were decent cars. Is the CVT the only thing you don't like about it?
@@oldsledpurgatory3595 yeah the cvt is the worst part, crazy vibrations at low rpm/speeds, constant hesitation when taking off from a stop, constantly having to floor it and keep it in high rpm’s to get up to speed… seems like it defeats the purpose. I’ve took it in to the local dealership to see if there’s something wrong and they say that it’s “operates as intended” I use to have a 1992 Nissan Stanza with a 5 speed back in the day, I’d take it with the 300k miles it had over this one only 3 years old any day
Did the car only come with one key?
Thankfully the car came with 2 keys.
The base model comes with a regular key, no keyless entry or anything fancy. You can buy a flip key from nissan and have a locksmith cut it and program it for you.
How much does it cost?
MSRP on this car is $16,980. You could probably get a pretty good deal on one right now.
122 horses unsafe for freeway driving no passing speed and cannot accelerate quickly if needed. I regret owning one stay off freeway.
Not sure if we're driving the same car. This one has plenty of passing power, no problem driving on the freeway here.
Where? I'm in Dallas traffic and have not encountered any problem, might have to down shift once or twice but never a problem.
If you feel it's unsafe for highways due to not being able to accelerate quickly enough, there is a solution: Drive defensively, and if you are entering a conflict zone, slow down to get out of the situation - novel idea!! Works much better 97% of the time.
Pepe!
For Dedushka.
If this was 9999 new, I would go for one, just out of my budget....well, for the money, ima just get a gently used V6 Camaro or Mustang V6 with a manual or get a vintage Mustang....with a manual trans of course. I am 29, but never wanna go back to autos ever again. Right now I drive a 1998 5 speed Nissan Sentra....which is actually smaller than this car I think...besides the hood.
Those older Sentras are great cars, among the last made to be kept and maintained for a long time, not traded in and recycled after 50,000 miles. It's worth keeping and maintaining if it's in decent shape.
You can get a Micra for 9999 new. Base model 5 speed with hand crank windows of course
@@michaelquNot sold in America as far as I know