Nissan Micra S in general

I am the lucky owner of a new style 1.4 S automatic Xreg Micra, this replaces my 1.3 SLX Mreg auto which was also bought new and for which I was offered an excellent trade in value. My main interests in a car are legroom and economy for stress free town driving and longer distance pleasure trips. This car exceeds all expectations and is highly recommended. It is worth pointing out the improvements and changes. Impressive additional power with the small increase in engine size makes the car surprisingly nippy. One downside is that this automatic car creeps in neutral like a traditional automatic whereas the older car with the same ...  Read the complete review

The model I own is a 1.0l Micra S 3 door 02 plate. It was purchased in Derby, about 30 miles from my home, in February 2009 at a price of £2500, and a mileage of about 18 or 19 thousand miles, I had a hundred quid knocked off for my Ford Fiesta SI 1.6 which I paid £250 for and did me just over 2 years of motoring. About me as a driver= I am mid twenties with no children yet, just me and my OH to think about, mostly city driving with the occasional long motorway jaunt. Why I changed cars= I had lost faith in the reliabilty of my Fiesta SI, I had to have the AA out at least 4 or 5 times, funny noises, lots of work each MOT, a month before ...  Read the complete review

~ ~ This little car comes in for quite a bit of stick from various sources for being both staid and dated, but Nissan can afford to laugh all the way to the bank, as it has been a best seller for them in all its various guises and models for more years than I care to remember. One of the main reasons I believe this to be the case is that Nissan as a manufacturer are never content to sit on their laurels, and constantly strive (in common with all the Japanese car manufacturers) to improve their cars. ~ ~ The most recent version of this very popular little hatchback sees it getting a fairly drastic facelift in the styling stakes, that allows it to still hold ...  Read the complete review

I?m not sure where to start this review so I?ll start at the beginning. It?s July 2000 and I need a car, the loan is sorted (with the Co-operative Bank) and I?ve spent the last two afternoons walking round car lots in Ipswich and I?m getting nowhere fast. Lex Autosales (no longer selling cars) are next on the list of places to visit. On the forecourt is a plethora of shiny things in a rainbow assortment of colours but nothing in my price range, as I get ready to leave a salesman chasing his commission no doubt asked if he could help. I told him I was interested in the Micra but it was too much (£4,500) and did he have anything cheaper in pink? He went ...  Read the complete review

Living in the big smoke as I do, there is a wealth of cars around, from the classic to the latest model. But as space is such a premium in the congested, polluted modern Scottish city there are an abundance of tiny little cars known as "city cars". Like lice in the hair of a six year old, these little pests are all over the place. As a rule I would never buy one, but I have driven a few. One such car is the Nissan Micra. Of course it would be very stupid of me to review this car purely from the point of view of an enthusiastic driver because if you’re actually referring to this review to make a decision on what car to buy, you’re not ...  Read the complete review