Nissan Primera Hatchback 1.8i SE 5d (2002/52) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Leased at an excellent rate
Costs
31 mpg max! Rubbish for a medium power 1800. 9,000 mile servicing, other cars now up to 20,000
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On the road
Driving
Good visibility, handling ok, like central dials, N-form controls a bit fiddly. Antilock braking is ineffectual - car will skid quite happily in the wet.
Performance
Fairly good if you wind it up, but gets noisy
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Living with it
Reliability
Awful: hatch would'nt close properly initially, air vent fell apart, front rollbar links wear out every 15000 miles (renewed 3 times). But it's never actually broken down - well done Nissan …
Image
"Grampy" I suppose, but for me one of the best looking saloons out there today and they're different. Just a pity mine is duff.
Comfort
Seats not too supportive, but hey, no backaches at all. Lots of head & leg room. Climate control best kept on manual, wants to go full blast in your face all the time when temp goes above about 15 degrees
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Security and Service
Security
Seems fine, apart from times when hatch refused to close & had to leave it just held down by its weight.
Service
Not good. Took 4 visits to resolve hatch closure problem, could not find anything wrong with electrics, but Nissan do seem to be doing something about the hatchlid damage from so much slamming needed to close it. They have ignored all the other faults.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Occasionally, indicating right causes engine to lose power. Great fun overtaking on the M4.
Other
See under "Reliability".
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
New
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
No