Faults:

Flex pipe replaced at 187,000 miles

Had to change left and right front axles at 195,000 miles

A few minor repairs earlier in the car's life, total of less than $500 spent on the car in maintenance (not including the axles)

Transmission went at 205,000 miles, have not fixed as of yet.

General Comments:

Bland styling.

Extremely quick acceleration for a 4 cylinder.

Basically a maintenance free car, passed around the family, with some members not even changing oil on time and myself constantly redlining the car after family pressured me into getting rid of it. Either that pushed it into the grave or it was just its time, but the car remains in my driveway with a bad transmission until I can get myself to repair or junk it. I would rate it higher on the reliability scale since it crossed 200,000 without any real repairs, but my 94 Honda Civic just crossed 311,000 and is still running strong. Japanese all the way. The stanza was replaced by the Altima in 1993.

Faults:

Nothing except the wipers.

General Comments:

This car is my first, and I don't think I'll never find a car that reliable.

Faults:

My transmission seal broke and I lost all of my transmission fluid.

I have a crack in my exhaust manifold, and it started melting my spark plug wires over time. The car would sputter, and stalled only once before it was fixed.

My struts creak loudly.

General Comments:

My AC works like a dream!

It's peppy for having so many miles on it.

Faults:

So far nothing has gone wrong with the car. The previous owner had a week antina so I'm going to replace it.

I do have a little slop in the shock and if I go fast over a speed bump I can feel it. I will update this review with the price a of repairs when that is done.

General Comments:

The car doesn't leek at all. Trunk is always dry and the cabin is air tight. The car is extremely reliable and drives well in all conditions.

This is a great car to purchase used.

Faults:

This is the most reliable car ever I've ever owned and probably ever built by Nissan.

Things gone wrong are due to fair wear and tear, and are not an indication of build quality.

Torn CV boots - replaced 2x over the past 14 years.

Leaky fuel injectors at 100k - new rebuilt ones for 100 bucks work great.

New tires every 40-50k miles (darn car is driven so much).

Alternator failed me 3 months ago, but wasn't really bad - stuck brushes that had stuck due to a little carbon buildup on 'em. A simple tap to the alternator fixed this problem after I took it apart.

General Comments:

Engine is bulletproof. It burns NO oil and is a daily driver. I recently took the car on a 2000 mile roundtrip to Arizona, and it ran flawlessly at 100 mph (3500 rpm in overdrive with auto) for several hours while passing thru New Mexico.

Regular maintenance is important, and will reward you with many years of use. However, neglect it and you will pay the price - as with any vehicle.

The car is VANILLA and not very exciting. With that said, it is a dependable daily driver and does what it is supposed to do well: get me going where I need to do with no worries.