Faults:

Not much beyond the wear and tear you would expect at the age and mileage. We kept the car serviced on time and drive correctly. Never was abused.

Lately however the auto-box is playing up and likely won't be worth fixing.

General Comments:

We have had this Nissan Note for about 8 years. Needed a family run about and it has been pretty much perfect for that purpose.

Odd color - weird orange/brown. Looks OK though. Inside is typical of a Japanese car, lots of grey plastic everywhere. The car won't win any awards for looks or design. But I can live with it.

Comfortable enough, if a bit cramped, and smooth and quiet on the move, the car drove OK. 1.6 with the automatic was adequate enough, and did about 39 mpg on average.

SE model has comfy seats, alloy wheels, electrics and A/C.

Boot space is a joke, not a car to have if you carry a lot of luggage, but it will seat 4 adults in relative comfort.

Shame the auto-box is playing up (jerky shifting) as I would have kept it another year or so, but at 16 years old and high mileage it will likely be scrapped. Not the best car I have had, but I will miss it, it has been pretty good to us.

Faults:

Suspension rattles, air con won't work, minor oil leak, plus the usual work to brakes and wear and tear parts for age and mileage. Auto box a little jerky now, but still works fine.

General Comments:

My black 2009 Note has been family used for the past 5 years and has stood up well to my use and abuse. I do service the car at the bare minimum, but it has been a workhorse and a bit of a shed in the last year or so, but still soldiers on.

1.6 with the auto box is surprisingly nippy and still manages around 40 mpg. The car is economical to run.

Rear space is a joke, but it is a smaller family car, and my family is not so small haha. The trays on the back seats are a nice touch though.

Tekna spec is well equipped and the alloy wheels are nice.

Worth a look if you are after a small family car and don't have much cash.

Faults:

Nothing, just done normal maintenance.

General Comments:

Acquired with 202,000 kilometers, the feeling is of driving a much larger car for its robust 1.5 Dci K9K engine that pushes decisively well with great fuel efficiency. The manual transmission is correct, but it takes a bit to adapt to the synchronization between first and second gear, the clutch is robust, and the brakes are a bit spongy.

Just did the change of the distribution belt, the water pump and its respective change of oil and various filters.

The interior space is very well used while the exterior maintains relatively compact measurements, especially in width.

The materials of the cloth seats are resistant while those of the doors come off easily after a while. Its lines and design are pleasant for some, while for others it is hardly digestible, although for me it is very functional since the trunk is spacious and configurable while the rear seat can be adjusted to give more space to the legs or luggage.

Certain extras are unique and unconventional, such as a refrigerated glove compartment that serves to cool your drinks while the air conditioning is in use, it has 3 12v ports and its radio connects to the smartphone, the controls to answer calls or to operate the radio are on the steering wheel, and it also has cruise control and a speed limiter on it.

It has 4 air bags while the ESP control is not in the most basic series.

His spirit is very Nissan, while his heart (motor) is very French (Renault).