Nissan Bluebird

When my first car, a Volvo 340, was written off, I was still only 21 and as such the replacement needed a low insurance group. As I don't like small cars this narrowed things down somewhat. I also needed something capable of handling big mileages with reliability. What else could I buy but a Bluey? Insurance Group 6 for a 1.8 and as for reliability, well - drive one of these puppies off a 40-storey building and the engine will still be running long after the rest has disintegrated. After the very stark Volvo, the Nissan was a revelation - the 1.8GS was the mid-range model but had electric windows front and rear, electric sunroof, power steering, central ...  Read the complete review

We have had a 1986 ( D ) Reg. 2 litre saloon in the family for the past eight years. It just goes forever. There is no visible rust or corrosion anywhere on it. How much has it cost to run ? Well apart from services and consumables, just £6.15p for a distributor oil seal that was weeping - it took ten minutes to change it - just one bolt. It has no " Street Cred " at all, basically it is square, front and back. I have used it for towing a caravan, my Daughter now uses it daily. It has never missed a beat, the engine and transmission are quiet. Having now covered 87.000 miles I am confident that it will do the same again without any problem. If you have a ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Bluebird 1.6 LX on the 28th March 2002 as a replacement for my other Bluebird which I managed to roll on the motorway (long story). It is a 1986 (c reg) with one owner from new, 66000 miles on the clock and only one spot of rust on the bottom of the drivers door. It has a different specification to newer LX's, it does not have elec windows or sunroof but does have elec mirrors, power steering, tilt drivers seat with lumbar and remote boot and fuel cap release. The colour is Nissan Light blue which I have grown to like. It only cost me £245 with a full MoT, 4 new tyres, new exhaust and radiator. I was looking for a Turbo or exec model but then i found ...  Read the complete review

I have just bought a 1996 Nisan Bluebird Le Grand saloon off a friend who bought it off another friend. The 1st owner (the friends friend;) took abosultely wonderful care of it(oil changes, servicing regularly, driving it well, etc!), and so did the second owner. Because of that, i got it at just under 200,000ks and it goes beautifully- wouldn't be surprised if it had a few more years in it! The interior is prestine- and all the whistles and bells are wicked! I would highly recomend a Nissan Bluebird- or any Nissan for that matter to anyone! If it's taken good care of then it should last you ages and run really well. Mine is a 1.8, and does about ...  Read the complete review

My Dad bought one of the last brand new Nissan Bluebirds eleven years ago. Its a 2.0 SGX automatic in black. In the first eight years that he owned it, he spent money on petrol, oil, washer fluid, wiper blades tyres and a new exhaust system. In this time he drove about 90k miles. For the exhaust, he bought one with a lifetime guarantee on it. The factory fitted one lasted 6 years. The replacements have each lasted a couple of years, but he has been able to keep going back to get them replaced. In the last couple of years, he has had to spend more money on it. The battery, alternator and some track rod ends have been changed. However, he's ...  Read the complete review