Nissan Primera Hatchback 2.0 16V Sport+ 5d (1999/S) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Someone else paid for the first 3 years of depreciation - a GREAT 2nd hand buy!
Costs
Seems a little thirsty (after a 1.8 8v Laguna) but I can live with that. Front bumper expensive to replace - minor crash after just 3 weeks - Boo Hoo!
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On the road
Driving
Very nippy - a surprising test drive with no dealer sat with me gave me an opportunity to truly test before buying it!
Performance
Not quite as good as my day out driving a Subaru WRX, but faster that my old Diahatsu Charade Gti (that seemed very quick!)
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Living with it
Reliability
Already suffered from flat battery in first week of owning it - spoilt the 'newness' of it.
Image
Not the sportiest looking of sports models - bit of a 'wolf in sheep's clothing' - performance is superb though.
Comfort
Lovely half-leather seats (hard but supportive), digital climate control, CD muliti-changer, sunroof etc... what more do you want?
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Security and Service
Security
NATS seems very effective - no-one's tried to nick it yet though.
Service
Not used Nissan yet!
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
None (except flat battery caused engine failure).
Other
2nd week a trolley ran into it - following week I hit a fence! Hope the next 23 months is better :-)
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes