Faults:

Changed timing belt.

Fixed alternator (90€).

Clutch bearing.

General Comments:

A bit slow, specially climbing.

Very cool to drive.

Great gear box.

Excellent strong, reliable engine.

The dash has all the info needed.

This car will go on forever if you just take a little care for it.

It will even keep on going with damaged parts.

The only similar cars are the Mercedes series 124.

I have heard and seen some of these models doing 1.500.000 km without opening the engine.

It´s just a headache when we need parts that only Nissan has! (they do not sell... they simply steal money from you!!!) It´s outrageous!!!

Faults:

Brakes were very worn.

Rust in rear damper turrets.

Shock absorbers defective, especially front.

Worn ball joints

Oil leak from rocker cover

Auto choke sticks on

Rust, rust, rust.

General Comments:

I'm quite impressed with this car.

I got it for almost nothing and have been very lucky sourcing cheap or used parts.

Nissan main dealer prices are just a joke. Avoid them.

Not particularly economical, but extremely high comfort level.

Common faults include steering rack problems, cracked blocks/heads and suspension faults and rust, rust, rust.

Easy to work on.

Faults:

Well its when I bought it, the rear window De-mister does not work, but am getting it sorted.

General Comments:

OK the car is a little slow of the start although when inside the cabin the engine growls when you put your foot down a little. Being a 'C' reg it is remarkably agile for its age. The fuel side of things seems OK. I put around £10 of unleaded fuel into it and it gets around 100 miles out of that which is quite good.

Compared with my 306, it's an OK car. I bought this as I am getting married this year and buying a house so my newer car had to go.

She hasn't given me an cause for concern yet.

The only thing I will say is that the auto choke stays on a bit too long for my liking and rev's quite high. Also I think my starter motor is sticking, but it starts never the less.

The power steering makes this car a dream to drive and when you consider I only paid £475 for it, it certainly seems to be worth it, but, then again I have only had it for a little while, but all things considered it's a big thumbs up here.

Any comments e-mail me jmohammed1@aol.com.

Faults:

Power steering had leak.

Generator has been too weak for winter conditions.

Oil consumption a bit too high.

General Comments:

Very comfortable car.

Powerful and reliable engine.

Lots of space for whole crew and luggage.

Fairly economical - round 7.5 liters of diesel per 100 km in mixed environment.

Expensive service and parts.

Faults:

The shock absorbers.

Rear calipers.

And steering rack have all had to be replaced.

The gas struts for the boot need replacing.

Get it with air conditioning. It gets real hot inside during the summer.

General Comments:

A real bargain of a car, cheap to insure (group 6, that's the same as a Nova).

Good economy if driven politely, evan at the high millage it still flys down the motorways at 70 and uses about 15litres per 200 miles.

Drive it hard and it just won't respond. This car was not built for aggressive driving. That said the handling is very secure if not amazing.

The brakes are the best I have experienced and that includes modern cars. The 13 inch disks on the front bring the car to a halt in an alarmingly short distance.