Hi everyone. I have had a few months of ciao but know im back with more experinaces to share with yo...
Hi everyone. I have had a few months of ciao but know im back with more experinaces to share with you! Sam
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Well when you think Nissan Micra anyone who knows the slightest about car manufacterers think reliability well.....NO our Micra has been driven by my family for a few yers now and it has proved to be a complete nightmare.Ours is a 1989 F regd Micra Mk 1 LS which is the lowest posible spec model.No-one in our family has enjoyed driving the Micra nor has anyone enjoyed forking an average £200 repair bill on a Mot!.
Reliability
The Nissan Micra Mk 1 dont keep up with Nissans excelent reliabilty record as evelything possble has gone wrong with our Micra.At 69,448 miles to be exact our engine blown totally!!!.It was only that we were getting an new engine with 60,000 miles done fitted and our old one taken out and disposed of for £250 that its still on the road today.
STORY TWO.....
A few weeks back i was taking my friends daughter
home from her freiends party when the main beam lights dissapeared which meant we had to get the AA out to take us home which costed a fortune.The actual light switch which is the thing that sticks out from the steering colum needed repalacing which costed a grand total of £99.99 for the switch and fitting.
STORY 3.....
A motorway journey was done from Birmingham to Coventry,I was driving almost flat out at 75mph which that sort of speed is needed to prevent some prat sitting on your back bumper when a crash thud thud thud was heared from the rear of the car,I glanced in my rear veiw to see part of my exhaust pipe in the middle of the road and you can guess what fun that was driving 15 miles down the motorway at 70mph which was 5 mph of flat out with no exhaust....
Yes i can hear you sniggering away there but it wasnt funny.....
Peformance
Well peformance, Dont even go there the Micra 1.0 Mk1 has a maximum speed of 75mph slightly uphill and 80mph on the flat and a 0-60 time of about 18seconds.This is not a peformance car i know but it isnt happy at 50mph.
Fuel ecconomy
Around town the Micra will do 38.8 mpg and on a long run at 50mph 48.0mpg if your lucky and stick to 50mph on the motorway is dangerous nevermind boring.
~Parts and Servicing
The old Micra is exspensive to service about the sam eas my old Orion,A service is needed evely 6-8,000 miles which includeds a oil change according to my local garage.Parts are very exspensive but if you havr the time to go down to the scrap yard you will find some bargains.I was charged £5.95 for a poxy oil cap!.
Driving out and about
The Micra isnt really a joy to drive but gets you about easily (as long as your with the AA/RAC/BRITTANIA).The Micra LS has a 4 speed box which is quite heavy and not really very enjoyable to operate.
The Brakes on the Micra are not very affective at speeds of over 50mph but are satisfactory around town.
Handling on the Micra without power steering is to an acceptable standard and parking where a lot of turning the wheel at low speeds can become heavy which is why i would choose a 1200cc GLX because the 1200cc offers little more power but not much so i've read and the GLX offers power steering and a few other gadgets.
There is pleanty of leg room in the old Micra in the front but is ypoor in the rear.At a push i can get 3 medium sized adults in the rear without to many moans and groans.
Rust and overall condition~
Nissan Micras dont really rust or rot till there about 16 if the paint work is looked after well.Mine has 1 medium sized bit of rot on the wing and thats it,So its not all bad.There has been no welding or anything like that been done to our Micra.
~~Looks
The Nissan Micra is o.k to look at but nothing to go mad about.I think the Fiesta Mk2 is a better looking rival but rusts very badly.The Micra maybe nothing to look at but was better looking in its time compared to the new micra.
Equipment
The Nissan Micra is much better equiped than the entry model Fiesta (The Popular).The following equipment is on our Nissan Micra LS.
The list may well be short and sweet but it wasnt bad for its time especially for the entry model.
Depreciaion
The Nissan Micras hold there value quite well we payed about £900 in 1997 for ours with 55,000 miles on the clock in above average condition.Brand new they once costed £5,295 ON THE ROAD
Overall~
Overall i dont think Nissan Micras are bad cars i think we just got a bad one if you can find a H reg 1.2 GLX which is the posh spec model with about 60,000 miles 75,000 max with a bit of history in abover average condition your safe paying up to about £800.
This op is on the Nissan Micra 1.0 LS, I know this is the 1200cc section but i have all ready written about a Nissan Micra 1.0 S which was brand new.
LAST OPINION FOR A FEW WEEKS AS IM GOING TO SPAIN 9AM TOMMORO!!!!!!!
Feedback most appreciated.
Well this week it was time to part with my old Micra!.I will be left carless for a while!.At the moment i have my eye on the Ford Focus and the Renault Megane Fidigi special edition.
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