Nissan Note 1.6

I've always preferred a larger car with a straight six, big pot motor, or a V8…always wanted a rear wheel drive vehicle with big interior, couldn't fit in smaller because I'm 6"4' tall, a big luggage compartment and I always felt safe in them…so I drove this type of vehicle since I started to drive a long time ago…then I discovered the Nissan Note… My lady and I decided to look for another car because the big ol' Mercedes was getting a bit tired now, so I pulled into a Nissan dealership and a delightful young lady saw us entering and immediately became our shadow…I asked her what's new and she ... more

This is a review of the Nissan Note 1.4 with manual transmission & not the 1.6 auto as listed. My first acquaintance with the Nissan Note was on a rental car hire parking lot last week, it was my transport for three days. If we all purchased a car for looks alone I doubt if anyone would even consider this car. I know looks are a subjective matter but no matter which angle I looked at this vehicle is was just………….well, ugly. With its long wheelbase & box shape & those striking ‘bug eye’ headlamps it was never going to win a beauty contest. And then there is the name, how many well paid advisors ... more

One of my favourite cars, the Nissan NOTE is just plain and simply an honest car that offers stunning levels of space, equipment and value for money. Long gone are the times when someone might not choose Nissan because of the badge. Nissan today are the makers of the fabulous 350Z a sports car we would all love to have. The stunning 3.5 V6 Murano, which is just superb and of course the latest style icon and one of the best pick-up in its class, the new Navara. So the Nissan NOTE has a fabulous pedigree and shares many features and design keys from the cars above, what else does it offer? Well ... more

Now to make it clear from the start, I actually brought a Nissan Note 1.6 SVE manual, so my report is on a different version of the same car, but I couldn't find a way of doing it otherwise. I brought this car as a replacement for a Toyota Avensis, with a family of two gangly teenagers, me at 6ft, my wife not much shorter and a dog. As you can imagine, I need space, but don't want to be in a bus. The Note provides space in bucket loads. JCB bucket loads. With the drivers seat, set for me, I can sit behind it, and still have space for my legs. (and yes they do remain attached to my body!) The ... more

Having had two other Nissans from the same local dealer, a Micra and an Almera, I know Nissans are well built and very reliable. In the past, Nissans have been described as bland by some people but the Note is a world away from that. I got all the techy info off the net and traded in my two year old Honda HR-V, having never actually sat in a Note I was quite gobsmacked at the difference between my other two Nissans. All the heater, air con and vents are controlled by electronic dials, the audio system has a six CD auto changer and sounds superb, there is provision for MP3 connection and ... more