Cheap and Cheerful Motoring (Nissan Micra (1983-92))

Member Name: paulmiddleton

Product:	Nissan Micra (1983-92)
Date:	19/06/09 (90 review reads)
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Advantages: Reliable, well designed, easy to service (no fancy electroinics), cheap to run

Disadvantages: Poor ride, Getting old now, beware of the rust

What can be said about buying a 18 year old car. Must be mad to buy this type of car for £300. Well how wrong can you be. I paid my money and drove off a white 3 door 1.2 GS Automatic Nissan Micra 4 months ago. And it was a bit of a leap for me as it repalced a Land Rover Freelander.
I had the car checked over, nothimg needed to be done. Has a genuine 51,000 miles on the clock, has full service and MOTs from new.
What a superb little car. No fast, but will cruse at a steady 60mph. The gear changes you cannot feel, all 3 of them. Interior is good if somewhat basic by modern standards, and brown! Why brown. White car black bumpers and trim. Brown interior. Crazy Japanese idea I guess. A few rust spots, nothng major. Everything still works, nothing leaks. Quite comfy, but not the best ride you will get in a car. Poor by todays standards. Feels bigger than it really is, but low to to road from a 4x4. Does about 40miles to the gallon, has not let me down once. Better than my Freelander! If you want a cheap well built, reliable, straight forward, honest little car. You can't go far wrong. And anyway......you can say you have a Nissan Figaro.....sort of!

Summary: Cheap, honest, reliable, fun motoring

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