Differences between SE and LE

[leper421]

I have a 91 LE and was wondering what the differences are between it and an SE. Is an LE better or worse than SE? Mine has alloy wheels, spoiler, leather, sunroof, abs, front and rear sway bars, and cruise control.

[stickgoat]

I believe LE is the top model and SE was just under that, for the S13s.

SE was the top model for S14s, though.

[UncleBen]

stickgoat is correct i believe

[leper421]

So that means I have the thicker sway bars and coils, and whatever else came with an SE?

[UncleBen]

yea, you have whatever the SE came w/. i'm not exactly sure what the LE has that the SE doens't. i don't know much about the s13 trim's anyway, seein as how i have an s14.

[MaineExport]

It is my understanding that in the s14... the LE is just the Canadian badge for the U.S. s14 SE. As far as s13's go... damned if I know..... I didn't even know such a thing existed.... ya learn something new everyday!!!

[97 Silvia]

No you are incorrect. The "L" in "LE" stands for Leather. The LE's are simply SE's with Leather standard. Now leather was an option for SE's also so it's possible to have an SE with leather. It's very odd... you could have gone into Nissan and ordered either an SE model or an LE model and have all the same options. Some people say that the ABS + LSD combo was an option for LE's as well... but every LE that I have seen, including mine, has the ABS + LSD combo so I believe that's standard in the LE package, as well as sunroof's.

[TommyyJ]

i believe that the s14 le's had the bose surround system also...the s14's w/ abs did in fact have the vlsd as well...

[MaineExport]

i believe that the s14 le's had the bose surround system also...the s14's w/ abs did in fact have the vlsd as well...

ONLY the 1995 240sx SE had VLSD and ABS together as a package, or not at all..... any other s14, they could be ordered together or seperate. If you have a 95 SE with ABS it will also have VLSD..... it is not true for any other s14... this I am SURE of.... NO DOUBT!

Are you all sure there is a US s14 LE... I have never seen one.... I thought they were just in Canada. S13..... I haven't got a clue about badging or packages.

[UncleBen]

there is no s14 LE. SE is the highest

[SpeeDDrifT]

S-13...yes as far as i knew the only difference was the Leather in the LE and i thought it was slightly heavier. be now that we are on the subject does anyone actually really know what the differences are between the SE and the LE for the S-13....did the LE come with LSD stock?

[UncleBen]

sweet signature SpeeDDrift

[TommyyJ]

so if there is no s14 le, then all the ones on autotrader that say le are se?

[SpeeDDrifT]

yeah you should have seen this kid! haha. but really i wanna know what are ALL the diffs between an LE and a SE...

mainly, as many people on the board know i am looking for #2 and there is an SE and a LE both black, both 165k miles, both the same distance from me, and both close to the same price.

So i really need to know if i should take the LE or the SE.....if the LE does come stock with a LSD than that is a major bonus.

currently i have a 92 S-13 fastback SE.

[TommyyJ]

in the faq section, theres a link on the left, not sure what its under, but tells you how to find out whether it has vlsd...it concerns the vehicle identification plate in the engine compartment, which is located on the passenger side on the firewall...

[leper421]

With regards to the vlsd topic, the 91 FSM shows two differentials, R200 and R200V. Judging by the locations of the drain and filler plugs in the pictures, I have a R200V. I'm assuming the 'V' is for VLSD, and hoping that I do in fact have one.

[97 Silvia]

there is no s14 LE. SE is the highest

You are totally wrong on this. I own a 1997 LE. Had an LE badge on it as well (now debaged).

[97 Silvia]

Also the LE is the highest, SE middle, and base model being the lowest.

[MaineExport]

You are totally wrong on this. I own a 1997 LE. Had an LE badge on it as well (now debaged).

Is there any chance at all, that your car came from Canada? I believe you... I'm just curious because I have always been under the impression that there was NO US s14 LE..... this is strange to say the least.... I'm about 99.9% sure there is no 95 LE.. because I have a list of all of the 95 models and options packages in front of me... and there is no mention of an LE... and this list is VERY complete.

[97 Silvia]

Nope... My car was originally sold new in Utah. Here's my VIN if you wanna check it... jn1as44d5vw102503

[Nismo Sr22GT]

some info in this post is incorrect, i have a 98 240sx LE, yes its from the US not canada, if it was canadian, it would be in kph, not mph, also the car came from utha as well. Not all LEs come with lsd and abs, luckly, the original owner did not get abs, i hate abs, and i guess he didnt know jack sh*t was lsd is bcs it doesnt have it either. I do have leather, sunroof, white gauges, all power, cd&casette factory, and some sort of "premium" sound package from the factory. again, no lsd, no abs and it is a LE.I asked many nissan dealers which model is higher, and as far as 97/98 mcS14s go, base is bottom line, i dont know if this model came 4 lug or not, se is better,sunroof and other goodies, and Le is best or "top of the line" with whatever other options u chose to get besides the standard options. oh and my ride is 5spd 5 lug with the 5star rims. there arent many 98 le that are 5spd, to my knowledge, there werent that many made, most were auto transmission. I feel very lucky to own my ride.

[MaineExport]

Well, thanks for clearing that up guys. So, boviously the mcs14 has a US LE model... does anybody know about the existance of a 95-96 s14 LE in the US?.... because like I said, I have a list of ALL of the models and options packages for 95, and there is no mention of an LE.

[Miami240]

What i was always told about this from nissan when i used to work for them.. (all nissans use this badging also) theres base, then SE (Sports Edition) then LE (luxory Edition) and from what i have seen.. is that that system of models has been in use on every car they have made for over a decade.

[SpeeDDrifT]

via cars.com for 91-94 240sx fastbacks

the LE came standard with leather, powersteering, and A/C basically your luxory edition and ABS was an option. however the power sunroof and LSD were not available.

the SE came with all the options of the LE standard, however A/C was an extra $850, the manual sunroof was available for $450 extra, or the power sunroof for an additional $850. leather and ABS were not available. power-steering and the LSD were available in a package. thus your sports edition.

i wouldn't say either one is "top of the line" just a matter of which options are important to you i guess.

Also the was no LE edition in 1995 and 1996...however there was for 1997 and 1998 the only difference being that the LE came standard with a power sunroof and leather; however they were both available for the SE as options.

[SpeeDDrifT]

to add........the ABS for the 97-98 was an option for both the SE and LE....apparantly the LSD was not available for individual purchase. i'm assuming that means it came with the ABS.

same thing for the 95-96 SE .....those years SE was the top model LE didn't exsist and the LSD was not available for individual purchase.....ABS was an option..

So in a way everyone was right.....just the people with the S14 were right about their cars and the people with the S14.5 were right about theirs.

well i hope i helped to clear things up a little.

[leper421]

via cars.com for 91-94 240sx fastbacks

the LE came standard with leather, powersteering, and A/C basically your luxory edition and ABS was an option. however the power sunroof and LSD were not available.

I have a 91 LE, and I have the R200V LSD on my car. Its possible a previous owner put it on, but HIGHLY unlikely.

Quote » the SE came with all the options of the LE standard, however A/C was an extra $850, the manual sunroof was available for $450 extra, or the power sunroof for an additional $850. leather and ABS were not available. power-steering and the LSD were available in a package. thus your sports edition.[/quote]I know of a 93 or 94 SE with the stock leather and fake suede door trim. I KNOW that it was put in at the factory.

[MaineExport]

Something I found out today at the Nissan parts counter...

Any s14 with a factory rear spoiler has heavy-duty rear struts to compensate for the added weight and down force. Thus, the SE has beefier rear struts.