Faults:

Back in 1993, we had a problem with the accelerator "missing". It was diagnosed as a computer related issue and was fixed with no further problems.

The red factory paint faded very quickly. Red paint is more vulnerable to the elements, however the original paint looked pretty bad by it's 5th year.

General Comments:

This car has been driven pretty hard. I even ran the oil low a couple of times during the first 5 years of ownership and it hasn't had any long term affects. Considering the high mileage (220,000), the car has been reliable, easily passes all smog tests and has cost us very little to maintain. We use it as a commuter car and will continue to do so until it "dies"...which doesn't appear to be "in the stars" any time soon.

Faults:

My Nissan is nothing but a hunk of crap.

But first, it was a nice car to drive. I bought it for 4000 dollars canadian. The owner before I bought it was a mechanic.

I am just a student out of college who needed transporation. So I bought a car.

It needed work, but I could handle a few touch ups. Then disaster came.

Fuel line, Thermometer, Brakes, Tires, Fuel Injection, Oil leaks, Antifreeze crack etc. This car was going straight into the ground.

I enjoyed it being my first car that my Dad helped me buy and taught me to drive standard. All I really wanted was a nice looking sports car.

This car is only worth now Approx. $500.00.

General Comments:

This car once was really fast, but old men could beat it in their wheelchairs. Just pushing themselves and they would go faster.

It needs a new compressor since it only works on 3 cylinders which once use to be 4.

Needs a new Exhaust. New side mirror, since some kid ran his bike into the mirror. It drives really really rough.

I just had the fan belt fixed since that was going on top of everything else.

This car has been nothing, but crap, and will stay crap forever.

Faults:

Three fuel injectors needed replacing.

The power steering hose leaks huge amounts of fluid.

Oil pan gasket needed replacing.

Distributor cap needed replacing.

The speedometer is about 15 kilometres under.

Plus a lot more little things needed to be replaced. I can't remember any more of them though, there were so many.

General Comments:

I love the look of this car as opposed to the newer models. The body is in great condition with only a little bit of rust around the taillights and a corner by the doors.

In the driver seat, it's comfortable. However, there's really not much to the backseat. That's fairly common with cars this size though.

It accelerates well, and is great fun to drive. It feels like there is a lot of power compared to the Sentra that I was driving before.

I think now that most of what's wrong with the car is fixed, it will be good for a while yet. Being the age that it is, it's in pretty good shape.

Faults:

Light seat wear.

Replaced a warped exhaust gasket that was causing a lack of boost.

Cigarette lighter quit working.

Leaky #1 fuel injector.

Leaky power-steering rack.

Windshield washers don't work.

Side mirror adjustors don't work.

Turbo has started to make a noise that sounds like a death whine when cold, but the boost is still there and once warmed up the turbo quiets down.

General Comments:

The combination of light weight, turbo power, and RWD makes the car a kick to drive on the twisties. Feels well planted and weight balanced, if just slightly tail happy. But as they say tail happy, driver happy. Well I say that anyway.

The car I have has the factory body kit, which is an improvement. The aggressive hood dome is rather extreme, but fits the look of the car perfectly. Plus with a dremel tool and a few hours it is easily made useful as a source of under hood cooling, which my car needs badly. I think I have a water pump going south.

The driving position is excellent even for my 6'3 frame. However not much room in the back seats with my seat position. There is a cool B&W pattern on the cloth of the seats and doors. I have the electronic instrument panel, which surprisingly enough still works. It does get hard to read with the sun directly behind though.

I like this car a great deal and am thinking about treating it to the DOHC Japan spec motor and a set of lowering springs.

Faults:

Almost no repairs in 13 years, 130,000 miles. Replaced the alternator, computer and exhaust manifold. All within the last 3 years. Other than scheduled maintainance, no other repairs done to the car.

General Comments:

Runs like a dream, 26 mpg, never uses oil. Exterior finish impeccable even though it has never been in a garage. Interior has held up as well. Great car.