Faults:

Passenger door lock has a fault. If you unlock manually, it won't actually unlock, you have to either unlock with the key from drivers door, or unlock by the driver's door with the "unlock button".

General Comments:

This is a terrific car, the seats aren't so comfy, but is very cheap to run. They have a very smooth ride to them, and are very peppy compared to our old Lada.

I am a bit worried about the crash test results though, as they say a lot of head injury can be caused in the driver's head region.

Faults:

In 100,000km of motoring the only problem has been with the air conditioner. There was a minute hole in a metal pipe that allowed the gas to escape over a 3 month period. This was fixed outside of warranty when eventually the hole become large enough to identify. The dealer continued to recharge the gas for free until the problem was solved.

General Comments:

This is the most reliable car that I have ever owned.

It is also very comfortable, with firm, but comfortable seats. A slightly drab, but functional interior is let down by a lack of cup holders. Also I replaced the weak stereo unit with a CD head unit and better speakers.

Mine is a dark green Pulsar Q hatch, and I have tinted the windows and added some alloy wheels and low profile tyres to improve the already impressive handling as well as trying to minimise the slightly daggy station wagon looks.

The car has been ultra-reliable. It has never broken down, and apart from a minor fault with the air-conditioner needed not a single fix under warranty and has only required standard servicing in 100,000km. Additionally Nissan service costs are the cheapest I have ever come across, and resultantly I have chosen to continue its servicing with the dealer.

I purchased the car because of the high cost of insurance on my previous Suzuki Swift GTi. It seemed to be the best handling and sportiest car of it's type, however I have always been disappointed with the performance, not in comparison with Corollas or Hondas of a similar vintage, but when compared with the Pulsar SSS or my previous Suzuki. But I refused to become a hostage to exorbitant insurance premiums.

Faults:

Nothing... with only 35k's on it, you wouldn't expect anything to go wrong.

General Comments:

Very deceiving car, looks like a normal Pulsar, but it's something completely different.

I can't praise this car enough, it's so quick and handles like nothing else... and it's not even a turbo!