1992 Nissan Silvia K's SR20 turbo from Australia and New Zealand

Summary:

Excellent performance, even as an auto

Faults:

Replaced shocks and springs.

Replaced several belts.

Replaced faulty 02 sensor.

Replaced battery.

Replaced spark plugs.

Replaced cracked radiator overflow bottle.

General Comments:

Excellent performance, even as an auto.

Unfortunately the S13 is showing its age, and I've had to replace a number of parts.

Fuel consumption isn't great.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 3rd November, 2008

1992 Nissan Silvia S13 2.0 petrol from Australia and New Zealand

Summary:

An excellent quality bargain

Faults:

The Nissan Silvia has done me very well. I haven't had any major problems since I've owned the car.

However some of the smaller problems include - the brake lights staying on. This was a cheap 5 dollar fix at the auto electrician.

An exhaust rattle. This was a cheap 12 dollar fix at the auto mechanic.

General Comments:

This car runs beautifully. I haven't had any real problems with it yet. Even after a year.

I would recommend this car to almost anyone into a cheaper sports car, because they are a very durable and long lasting car.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 24th February, 2004

5th Dec 2004, 02:17

Why does my Nissan Silvia S-13 idle at 400 RPM's. The car has the stock ca 18 in it. Is this right? I just got it imported from japan like a month ago. I'm just kinda curious because the car only has 60000 km. Send response to tsk8_420@hotmail.com Thanks for your help. Have a good one boys drift one for me.

11th Apr 2005, 20:12

That is were they idle mine sits on 500 rpm they idle low.

19th Nov 2005, 19:13

The S13 Silvias are supposed to idle at 800RPM.

Cheers.

11th Apr 2008, 00:06

I owned one s13 (sr20de) for about 5 years and the only real issue was cracking appearing on the dashboard. Comes with the Australian climate I guess, and some power window problems (switches falling off and such). Sold her and bought a Holden Vectra... If only I found this site before I bought the Vectra!

4th May 2009, 23:05

My Silvia 1992 has 176,000kms on the clock and has the SR20DE Black Top. It is a great car for speed and handling. The car is very very low. There is a hole in the catalyst converter and the exhaust rattles heaps. Oh and it idles at 900 rpm!