I only buy Sentras for City travel and for my tight budget. I wish could afford feeding Ford MustangConvertible but too much gas, so I rent high-performance cars for a few days on vacations, otherwise my home horse are Sentras and alike. I owned 1992 basic Sentra and through the years currently ended up with "2004 Sentra 1.8S" with multiple upgrades, notable Aluminum alloy wheels which further improved already excellent gas mileage.
Reliable, no problems though I admit my model is better than yours obsolete GXE. Nissan changed labeling system since 2002, no more GXE, Se, etc. only engine type and S or no S, e.g mine is 2004 1.8S. (1.9 liter, delux trim/entertainment package/power windows/doors/etc version comparing to basic 1.8).
So comparing to others in its price range, a very good unit, I paid $14K and have seen my model now going at 11K!!!!!
tHIS IS A STEAL 11,000 NOT LEASE, BUT PURCHASE AND YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A STUDENT OR OTHER CRAP, AND NEW!!!