The Nissan Almera Tino is a mini-people carrier variant of the Nissan Almera hatchback. We have had a Tino 1.8SE+ for 2 years (28,000 miles). Extras include satellite navigation and pearlescent paint.
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A review by robers7 on Nissan Almera Tino 1.8 December 6th, 2004
Author's Car rating:
Safety
Good
Comfort
Good
Road Handling
Satisfactory
Security
Good
Looks
Excellent
Advantages:
Cubby - holes
Disadvantages:
Sluggish
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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The Nissan Almera Tino is a mini-people carrier variant of the Nissan Almera hatchback. We have had a Tino 1.8SE+ for 2 years (28,000 miles). Extras include satellite navigation and pearlescent paint.
On the outside the Tino is a more attractive beast than it's counterparts (the Scenic et al). On the inside it has been extremely well designed. When developing the Tino Nissan enlisted the assistance of the National Childbirth Trust here in the UK. Consequently, many child-friendly features have found their way into the car's interior. In particular, the rear seats are all individually removable. With the center rear seat removed, the two outer seats can be repositioned closer together and are variably slidable forwards or backwards. The two outer rear seats are also reclinable and foldable. All the rear seats are also mounted higher than the front seats for ease of access to kiddies by the parents. This also allows the kiddies to see outside more easily.
The front seats are tapered at the back somewhat resulting in a narrower shoulder section to facilitate easy passage of arms, hands, baby wipes, sweets, and juice to kiddies sitting at the back. Legroom at the front is somewhat limited (this car is based on a small hatchback after all), though the more upright seating results in a lesser need for space.
The 1.8l enging is sluggish on the motorway and doesn't pull away particularly quickly at junctions. The clutch is sharp and the car is easy to stall, especially on an incline.
The air-conditioning on our model provides very poor output (it takes ages to cool right down and then it's not very cool). Even with the heating off warm air seems to be expelled by the interior vents, which may account for extra work undertaken by the air-con when activated.
The satellite navigation is excellent. In our model it rises electronically from the center of the dash, but I believe current models have an integrated screen in the central console. The map screen provides a birds eye view of your position which is much easier to follow for those who find map reading difficult.
The CD multi-changer is located in a space under the floor beneath the driver's seat. This is tricky to get to, but preferably to having it in the boot (since this would waste boot space and would require you to get out of the car to change CDs).
With all the rear seats removed, and the front seats moved forwards, it's like a mini-van. Excellent for IKEA trips (I got a tall bookcase to fit comfortably).
So far reliability has been excellent (no problems whatsoever *touch wood*).
All in all I prefer this vehicle to the Scenic - it has a better external appearance, a more resilient internal feel and the reliability of Nissan vehicles is excellent.
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Advantages: Incredibly reliable , spacious , well equipt , good economy , good performance Disadvantages: Paint work scratches easily
We have owned our Tino for over 18 months now & covered 16,000 miles & we can honsetly say it's the best car we have ever owned.
It is a well reported fact that nearly ever car that comes out of the factory has at least 5 faults . The Tino has to be the exception - we have not even experienced the slightest murmer of a fault .
The tino is extremely spacious with plenty of headroom & leg room . There are storage drawers under both drivers seats ... ...valuables , brollies etc . Boot space is huge - 5 suitcases is not a problem . Our 3 kids have ample space in the seperate three seat in the back
With a 1.8 litre engine performance is good , even when the car is full of kids - keeping up with modern motorway speeds is not a problem
Comfort is excellent as well - we have been across the continent on severals occasions & you reach your destination free of aches & pains & numbness you might expect
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Advantages: Well equipped with precise steering and gear change Disadvantages: So much body roll I felt seasick!
Car: Nissan Almera Tino
For: Well equipped with precise steering and gear change
Against: So much body roll I felt seasick!
Value: Good levels of equipment as standard but it is a bit expensive when compared with the likes of the Scenic and the Tacuma.
Costs: Fuel economy is pretty good from the 1.8 which gives about 36mpg on a good day. Insurance and servicing costs are also quite reasonable
Reliability: It is a Nissan so nuf said really
Driving: ... ...The steering is good and has lots of feel and the gearbox is slick too. However these are about the only good points that I can think of. When you try to accelerate hard there are two problems; first nothing happens and secondly the engine sounds as if someone has chucked a load of nuts and bolts into it. NOT GOOD! People carriers are not great at cornering at the best of times but this has to be one of the worst of the lot. It rolled so much in ...
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Advantages: Comfortably smooth, cost effectively elegant, superbly designed Disadvantages: Poor economy, some naff dealers, not suited for the tall
Where we live, we see lots of Picasso's, loads of Scenics, far too many ugly (but fairly ingeneous) Zafiras and all too many Galaxy-esque tanks and the like. We rarely see any Tinos!! Even though we've been looking at purchasing one for 18 months, we STILL don't see many.
Anyway to the car:- We took delivery just 3 weeks ago, but we nearly purchased from a different maker JUST BECAUSE of the service we "didn't" get from our local dealer. He/they ... ...found throughout our extensive car search, that many dealers, of varying manufacturers were like that too.
By recommendation, we travelled 15 miles to a caring (or seemingly so) alternative dealer, DON'T be put off by bad service. Search your car first, test drive - THEN search for the supplier. So, back to these cars, (sorry mini-MPVs). They are simply magnificent, well designed, nicely equipped and are also very refined for what they cost. Their ...
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Advantages: Storage, Price, Smooth drive, Removeable seating Disadvantages: Some body roll, wheel arches take up boot space
We bought our Tino 18mths ago, second hand on an X plate. It's the SE 1.8 petrol. A fantastic car and having drove both the scenic and picasso it's probably the best MPV out of them all. Great care has gone in to it's design with loads of storage space, cubby holes, cup holders and pull up meal trays (which kids love!). The seat design is also very clever with all of the back seats being seperate, adjustable and can be fully removed, and an option ... ...The boot could have been bigger as room is taken up with the rear wheel arches. But the boot is still sizeable with a good folding parcel shelf and netting to secure shopping etc. The drive experiance is very good, only let down a bit by some excess body roll, so you may find your bum sliding over to one side after a while. The gear box is as smooth as liquid and is a real pleasure. Seating position is very good with good visability. Extras on the ...
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Bought2005 05 reg Nissan almera tino as a second hand with 2000 mileage and have never regretted buying it.it has good spacious interiors and a good look.the seats are positioned higher than other cars giving a good view outside.it also feels secure driving with adjustable sterring weel and seats.There are no issues with maintanance so far and had good mileage on 1.8 s, petrol.
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