Nissan Almera Tino 1.8 SE 5d (2001/Y) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
A lot of car for the money. Aircon, sunroof, build quality, reliability, comfort. The craziest thing is the secondhand value. I can't believe how little the car is worth after 3 years.
Costs
Not cheap on petrol, but not over-expensive either
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On the road
Driving
Great cabin, in fact the interior is the coolest thing about the car. It's quite quick when you put your foot down. At 90 it's doing about 4000 revs, and is totally comfortable at 100. Feels as if you're doing about 70. I've had smoother gearboxes
Performance
It's no turbo diesel, but quite responsive
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Living with it
Reliability
Even when I was 1000 miles late for the last service it has always started first time and been 100% reliable
Image
I like the rear view alot, and quite like the front. What I don't like is the way the rear side window slopes up. That and the trim below door level makes it look a bit naff from certain angles
Comfort
Lovely seats and classy interior. Worst feature is the hard armrest that sticks out from the door. I banged my elbow on it 2 years ago and it has never fully recovered (my elbow, that is). It should be padded, and less prominent!
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Security and Service
Security
Never had any problems
Service
Unfailingly polite and human. The only negative is that one of the guys at Lookers in Hendon is a Chelsea supporter and they are top at the mo (I've always followed Arsenal)
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
none
Other
Armrest, as mentioned above, and the other really annoying thing is the windscreen wipers are hinged the wrong side for RH drive cars, so the passenger gets a clear view in rain but the driver has to look through a watery residue the whole time!
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
New
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes