I already answered in the comment you are replying to -
"my mind was already made up based on price/features"
and
"I'm more-or-less just looking for something that gets me where I need to go safely."
I know that "car guys" can't fathom this but I've driven a LOT of car models (as I've rented a LOT) and they are (mostly) the same to me; I consider cars almost a commodity. I wouldn't even know how to compare vehicle "handling."
>You’ve driven a lot of car models yet you wouldn’t know how to compare handling?
Correct. I've also been driving for a quarter of a century.
>That claim seems disingenuous, in order to serve up a point.
>You most certainly would be able to differentiate and compare
No I wouldn't. I swear to you I'm not lying. A car is a car to me. There are different sizes and some are a bit more comfortable than others but they are mostly the same to me. I don't even know what "handling" even means, I've never had a car behave unexpectedly when turning the wheel.
In sure I would notice a difference if I was racing or something, but I'm not, I'm just going to the god damn grocery store.
Something led you to buy a Sentra, though, a car that is middling in its class. Why?