Faults:

The front calipers are a little seized.

There is rust on the rear sill.

The rear sub-frame bushes were perished.

Rust under rear spoiler is common place.

General Comments:

Wow, I have had many Japanese cars one of which was a 200sx before the one I own now.

It had a few faults on it when I bought it, which I have stated above. other than this it has caused no problems.

Handling on standard cars can be a little soft, but once uprated give a balanced and positive feedback.

These cars are fast, for the insurance and fuel.

Interior is comfy a little plastic, but hard wearing.

My 200sx is modified to 250bhp an is really exciting to drive, they can step out of line easily if provoked.

A very competent car which can deliver blistering performance, 30mpg (if driven correctly) and there are stacks of modifications available.

Faults:

Electric window switch (drivers) broke twice.

Drivers seat frame broke at left upper wing.

Headlight motor relay needed replacing.

Third gear synchro needed replacing.

General Comments:

This car can top 150 mph, on a long road.

Brakes are a major concern, standard pads fade quickly, and need an expensive upgrade pad.

Steering is fluffy when the car is pushed hard, giving heavy understeer, more noticeable with larger wheels, but easy to cure with NISMO tie bar bushings, which are the single best handling improvement that can be made.

Must use fully synthetic oil, to keep the turbo happy.

Road tyre noise is high, but can be cured with some sound insulation from company's like BJ auto acoustics.

Rear diff and drive shaft is super strong, and will take any amount of punishment.

Seats are poor, with little shoulder support, and little adjustment.

Engine is strong, and good for high mileage.

Sunroof can rattle, very annoying, but its actually the outer rubber that causes the noise, can be cured by using silicone polish on it regularly.

Over all the car is very quick, and easy to drive, but best to use very high quality tyres like Bridgestone SO2, which make the car very easy to drive in the wet.

Faults:

Turbo gaskets - Very expensive for what they are, £60 for parts, £100 for fitting.

General Comments:

I bought the car recently after my Escort RS Turbo. It is faster, smoother, and handles better at high speeds. RWD - much fun to be had.

Parts are expensive, but well worth it to have a car with this performance. 17" Alloys going on this week, next mods are a Norris Design Stage 1 conversion!!!

I don't regret buying it!!!

Faults:

Garage mistakenly diagnosed a blown exhaust manifold gasket. When I took it apart to replace it I found that it was actually a blown turbo gasket that was at fault (14 quid for a new one).

The clutch is on it's way out now, at 75000 but that's to be expected. An AP Racing 4 prong clutch is cheaper than the standard Nissan item (200 quid). Same goes for most parts, uprated ones are cheaper than Nissan ones.

Other than that, just tyres, brake pads/discs (standard ones suck) and other "consumables".

General Comments:

I've uprated the supension. Fitted an HKS exhaust, K&N filter, turned the boost up to 14psi, got a Norris design chip for it and there are still heaps of mods still to do. This car has so much potential. Even stock, this car out performs almost everything in it's class (in the dry). Look after this car and it'll last forever (that means regular oil changes and sort out the rust under the rear spoiler).

Faults:

Not really the car itself, but I had the alarm and immobiliser rewired after a previous owner did a crap job of installing. Nothing mechanical has gone wrong, yet. New front discs and pads were £250 fitted at Nissan dealer.

General Comments:

Amazing performance from the 170BHP engine, capable of 150MPH (on dial). Great whistle from the turbo. Unbeatable value for money - I paid £3000 for my H reg example, with full Nissan history, new turbo, new air-con, new clutch and new exhaust manifold. Any period car magazine rated it very highly when compared to its equivalent priced competitors such as an MR2 or Corrado. It undercuts these by approx. £2000 on current prices but completely wipes the floor with performance. As others have mentioned, notchy change in 1st and 2nd when cold, annoying water problem when boot hatch is opened in wet weather. Seats a bit uncomfortable after long journeys. Always let the engine warm up before driving hard and always let idle 2 mins. after turbo has been running for extended periods for increased turbo life.