Faults:

The air circulation switch broken!!! My driver and passenger doors have a slight leak. Passenger side door lock broken. My handbrake light stays on when handbrake is off.

General Comments:

It's a great car and it performs well. The T-bar roof is super-cool and easy to remove. I think for a nine year old car it still has a nice fresh look about it. Even on a dull, wet day the inside of the car stays bright thanks to the glass roof.

But I have to say there is a lot of rattles coming from the back of the car and they are driving me mad!!!

Faults:

Air inlet lever always sticks on recycle. Manually pushing wipers down to their lowest position frees it (!).

Flimsy hinges on parcel shelf can break if you aren't careful when removing it.

Front spoiler needs constant touching up in wheelarch area.

General Comments:

Bought "new" in 1998 (dealer's own "project" car, never registered). The dealer removed all soundproofing and fitted lowered suspension with 7x15 alloys/Yokohamas, sports exhaust, close ratio box, and a remapped ECU.

Because the ECU has been changed, the insurance and fuel costs make it almost prohibitively expensive to own and run.

Fantastic performance and marvellous handling: easily the most exciting car I've ever owned!

Faults:

Carburettor problem. The car ran terribly when we bought it. We tried two Nissan main dealers and were told that bad running is a 'characteristic' of Nissans with Hitachi carburettors and Catalytic Converters. We wrote to Nissan UK and they said there was nothing that could be done to fix it. In desparation we 'phoned the local Weber carburettor specialist near Skegness. We couldn't get a replacement carburettor but they said they'd have a go at adjusting our existing carb. The result? For £100 we now have a car that performs like a car should. Fuel economy is excellent and starting is perfect every time. We have covered 10,000 miles in a year in it and it is still as good as when it was fixed by the garage.

General Comments:

Moral of the story is: If you have a Nissan 100, Sunny or something similar with a 'carb.' and a 'cat.', don't let Nissan fob you off with stories of 'characteristics' - it's a fault and it can be fixed!!!