Great car, will last for another 20 years
Only things that have gone wrong is a leaking shock absorber, flat battery and a Holden Commodore crashing into me.
It has over 270,000 kms on the clock and doesn't smoke or leak. Good condition on the inside for a 20 year old car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th November, 2009
Not a good car
Suspension was totally stuffed.
Engine blew clouds of blue smoke when started.
Car blew smoke at all times.
Oil leak.
Used 4L of oil every 2 months.
Car didn't look clean, even after being washed.
Bad ticking noise from motor.
Speedo needle did not move smoothly.
Temperature gauge was faulty.
Difficult to do anything to, eg install a stereo/speakers.
Clutch was on its way out.
Two rear tyres replaced.
Paid NZ$2500 for it, spent $500 on repairs in first month, sold it 5 months later and lost more than $1000.
Sluggish for a 1.8L.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 17th April, 2003
Pretty decent
Hose pipes keep leaking and splitting, this is a constant problem. Easy to fix.
Engine mount split.
The car is pretty decent in terms of acceleration, handling is OK, but can slide out fairly easily. I've thrashed the hell out of this car and it's stood the test quite well, Nissan motors are pretty tough. The car used to run on the smell of an oily rag, but I put a 'Coby Resonator - Straight through exhaust system' and it goes thru petrol really fast now, this did give it the power of a 2.0 liter engine which was well worth it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 10th December, 2002
29th Jan 2006, 05:17
This seems to be a very unfair review. It would appear to highlight your ineptness at assessing existing problems when purchasing a car rather than point towards any unreliability issues with this model. Everybody else who owns one of these seems happy, we've just brought one for the kids to learn in based on the other more realistic reviews listed in this sight. Perhaps an AA check might serve you well in future.