I was in desperate need of another car, my chitty chitty bang bang had literally dropped dead in front of my very eyes... I was open minded as to what car to get next as my criteria was nothing out of the ordinary... respectable, reliable and not too juicy.. I am a woman in a car alone each day, driving a round trip of 35 miles per day through country lanes, and often in the dark.. I needed to feel safe. Sadly I was not in the market for a new car, so it makes it harder to get the right one at the right price.. but I think I have found a great friend in my Nissan. I bought a Nissan Almera for just under £2000, it is 8 years old and I was lucky ...  Read the complete review

Nissan Almera 2003, Petrol, 1.5, Manual It's a good car for the price. It drives well and I think it's very economical. I was impressed by the way dealt with the faulty headlights. I gave Nissan a call, the following day it was fixed for free. Lately it started to idle badly, also stalls and wouldn't start. In the last couple of days it took me 45 min to start it, when old bangers drove off without any problems. Google suggested this is a common problem with Nissan Almeras caused by a faulty timing chain which stretches and makes the car very jerky and a nightmare to start and even dagnerous as it stalls without a ...  Read the complete review