Faults:

Absolutely nothing beyond bulb, rubber boots, tyre and exhaust pipe replacements.

General Comments:

An extremely reliable car as it is reputed to be, that is to be scrapped only because some welding is required on one side at the rear. This, plus the fact that a timing belt replacement is long overdue, means it would cost several times the market value of the car. This car was, moreover, never serviced, only undergoing one oil change in four years or 40,000 miles. It weathered neglect wonderfully.

Faults:

Very little ever went wrong with it. The reliability was incredible.

I had the brakes repaired, plus a few other quite minor things during the two years I drove the car.

I went to Cornwall twice (from South Wales) for two holidays during this period. On the second occasion, I noticed the gearbox becoming more and more noisy.

This heralded the end of the car for me, since I could not locate a cheap replacement box at the time. The car was getting old, and rust was becoming a serious problem, so that is why I parted with it, yet this was a seriously dependable little car.

General Comments:

The car was probably very average in performance and handling, but its reliability was just what I needed at the time.

Since it was white, it was also very easy to touch up over the increasing rust problems.

Faults:

Nothing at all went wrong with this car. Wish I still had it.

General Comments:

Fantastic little car, if slightly dated looking. I liked the slightly retro 80s styling, but it's not to everyone's taste. Brilliant performance, low fuel consumption even though it used L.R.P. Well proportioned front sports-style seats, back seats usable (good for a coupe!) good visibility, etc. Only real issue was under-steer, which could be alarming at times, but I got used to it.

Rock solid Nissan build quality, cheap prices, mine was owned by older driver, must be others out there the same, go buy one! Very quick, light (maybe overlight) steering, great brakes, great fun and cheap!

Faults:

Digital dashboard clock display occasionally fails on cold mornings, works fine when warmed up. Clock also slows down if the car hasn't been used for a week.

Tailgate gas struts don't work if its raining or covered in frost or snow. Works fine in warm weather, although acceptable for a 16 year old car. Tailgate lock has seized up, the previous owner only ever used the interior release lever to open the boot.

Rust appearing on the bottom of the drivers door, threatening to spread to the sills. Some surface rust on the rear arches, although not serious at the moment. Small rust bubbling around the plastic trim/bumpers on the front wings.

Occasionally difficult to start after a long run i.e. after filling up with petrol. Usually starts on the second attempt.

General Comments:

Bought as a temporary replacement for my previous car for 400 pounds. Came with a full Nissan service history and one previous owner, this unmolested and unmodified example still looks superb, despite its age. The interior is unmarked and looks as good as new. Became so attached to this car and am still using it daily.

Excellent reliability, has never let me down. Always starts first time every morning even at -10 Celsius.

Engine is the reliable carburettor 1.6 which doesn't suffer from the problems of the 16 valve 1.6 & 1.8. Easy to work on for self servicing and replacing components.

Being the base coupe model, there are no electric windows or central locking, although came with a factory fitted manual sunroof. Variable intermittent wipers are useful. Ideal for a car of this age as electrics usually start to go wrong after 8-10 years old. All switches, lights and dashboard meters still work fine. Original top of the range factory fitted stereo/cassette still works.

Strictly a 2+2 seater. The rear seats are only suitable for (very) young children, although even they may complain.

Engine and gearbox still in excellent condition, never missing a beat. Can get noisy above 70 mph though.