Exerpt from the diary of a Nissan Primera Driver

[kennyk]

'nother bit of rust fell off on the motorway today.

was going flat out at 75 too, fuck me that steering wheel judders a bit

still only cost me £50

 

[earl of sodbury]

kennyk wrote:

'nother bit of rust fell off on the motorway today.was going flat out at 75 too, fuck me that steering wheel judders a bit

still only cost me £50

Have you been stalking me?

 

[kennyk]

earl of sodbury wrote:

Have you been stalking me?

check yer rear view mirror.

that's right. you can't cos it fell off

:sw:

 

[Polarbear]

kennyk wrote:

'nother bit of rust fell off on the motorway today.was going flat out at 75 too, fuck me that steering wheel judders a bit

still only cost me £50

They must have seen you coming

 

[hifikrazy]

Nissan Primeras are great (Apart from the bits falling off thing.) Ive had 2 and Id gladly have another in preference to my much newer, supposedly 'better' car

 

[earl of sodbury]

hifikrazy wrote:

Nissan Primeras are great (Apart from the bits falling off thing.) Ive had 2 and Id gladly have another in preference to my much newer, supposedly 'better' car

You're wasting your breath HFK - the rich kids wouldn't even begin to understand.

I spend a lot of time on the motorway laughing at broken-down BMWs, Range Rovers, Jeeps, VWs etc, some less than a year old. Nowt has ever fallen offMy beautiful Car,and it's done 147,000 miles with minimal servicing and work needed. At 10 years old the only rust anywhere is on the exhaust (original) and on 1 door pillar (about 1" square). If I can stop frittering money on hifi I will have another eventually.

 

[Craig]

Agreed: nothing wrong with a Primera

If someone can tell me a car as running-cost friendly at that price and that size, I'm all ears

(Having said that, I hear the 16v is suprisingly thirsty)

 

[earl of sodbury]

Craig wrote:

(Having said that, I hear the 16v is suprisingly thirsty)

news to me -40 litres of fuel is good for 420 - 450 miles in mixed driving (v. little M.way)

would have though bigger, heavier newer versions will be thirstier mind...

 

[Craig]

Ah, well- I dunno

I have a friend who has one, and he grumbles frequently about it, although he changed to it from a Ford Ka, and he is a proper tightwad.

He seemed to think he was easily dipping under 40/gallon if he was ham-fisted with the loud pedal

 

[earl of sodbury]

Craig wrote:

Ah, well- I dunno

I have a friend who has one, and he grumbles frequently about it, although he changed to it from a Ford Ka, and he is a proper tightwad.

He seemed to think he was easily dipping under 40/gallon if he was ham-fisted with the loud pedal

:roll:Not the sharpest tool in the box is he? Bigger car, bigger engine = less fuel economy. Give 'ima :clout:for his own good or he'll start voting Conservative or something equally antisocial...

 

[hifikrazy]

earl of sodbury wrote:

Craig wrote:

(Having said that, I hear the 16v is suprisingly thirsty)

news to me -40 litres of fuel is good for 420 - 450 miles in mixed driving (v. little M.way)

would have though bigger, heavier newer versions will be thirstier mind...

I had the old p10 primera 2ltr egt version. 150 bhp output in a relatively light car with lovely handling. Brilliant car. Mpg on it was better than my new Seat Toledo 1.8T Sport. Doesnt matter how i drive that i cant get anything better than ~35mpg(handling was better too, new car is slightly faster in a straight line, but in real driving conditions i know which id back to be faster driven by someone who can drive). Oh yeh and the primera was comfortable too, whereas my new car has completely shot my back to bits.

New primeras are awful cars. P10s 90-96 are the best. P11 that replaced it is OK but a tad heavier.

 

[kennyk]

earl of sodbury wrote:

Craig wrote:

Ah, well- I dunno

I have a friend who has one, and he grumbles frequently about it, although he changed to it from a Ford Ka, and he is a proper tightwad.

He seemed to think he was easily dipping under 40/gallon if he was ham-fisted with the loud pedal

:roll:Not the sharpest tool in the box is he? Bigger car, bigger engine = less fuel economy. Give 'ima :clout:for his own good or he'll start voting Conservative or something equally antisocial...

dunno. I drive a 54 plate Saab 9-3 diesel. almost 50 to the gallon. there's 2 versions of the engine. 120bhp and 150. I've got the 120. wife wanted a safe family car sowe got one of those ex-dem.saved about £5k off the new price too. road tax is quite low due to low-ish emmisions. so I can take up as much road space as the BMW sales twats in suits who have high power low economy penis extensions. and it's more economical to run than my previous car - a suzuki ignis.

smug saab driver of glasgae toon

 

[earl of sodbury]

kennyk wrote:

earl of sodbury wrote:

Craig wrote:

Ah, well- I dunno

I have a friend who has one, and he grumbles frequently about it, although he changed to it from a Ford Ka, and he is a proper tightwad.

He seemed to think he was easily dipping under 40/gallon if he was ham-fisted with the loud pedal

:roll:Not the sharpest tool in the box is he? Bigger car, bigger engine = less fuel economy. Give 'ima :clout:for his own good or he'll start voting Conservative or something equally antisocial...

dunno. I drive a 54 plate Saab 9-3 diesel. almost 50 to the gallon. there's 2 versions of the engine. 120bhp and 150. I've got the 120. wife wanted a safe family car sowe got one of those ex-dem.saved about £5k off the new price too. road tax is quite low due to low-ish emmisions. so I can take up as much road space as the BMW sales twats in suits who have high power low economy penis extensions. and it's more economical to run than my previous car - a suzuki ignis.

smug saab driver of glasgae toon

Very nice car that, but being diesel you might perhaps be entitled expectsuch goodeconomy...

Suzuki Ignis?

How drunk were you when you bought that?

Brave man admitting it here...

 

[earl of sodbury]

hifikrazy wrote:

earl of sodbury wrote:

Craig wrote:

(Having said that, I hear the 16v is suprisingly thirsty)

news to me -40 litres of fuel is good for 420 - 450 miles in mixed driving (v. little M.way)

would have though bigger, heavier newer versions will be thirstier mind...

I had the old p10 primera 2ltr egt version. 150 bhp output in a relatively light car with lovely handling. Brilliant car. Mpg on it was better than my new Seat Toledo 1.8T Sport. Doesnt matter how i drive that i cant get anything better than ~35mpg (handling was better too, new car is slightly faster in a straight line, but in real driving conditions i know which id back to be faster driven by someone who can drive). Oh yeh and the primera was comfortable too, whereas my new car has completely shot my back to bits.

New primeras are awful cars. P10s 90-96 are the best. P11 that replaced it is OK but a tad heavier.

Performance wise that was the series to have, handled and went beautifully - even the basic versions.

 

[kennyk]

earl of sodbury wrote:

kennyk wrote:

earl of sodbury wrote:

Craig wrote:

Ah, well- I dunno

I have a friend who has one, and he grumbles frequently about it, although he changed to it from a Ford Ka, and he is a proper tightwad.

He seemed to think he was easily dipping under 40/gallon if he was ham-fisted with the loud pedal

:roll:Not the sharpest tool in the box is he? Bigger car, bigger engine = less fuel economy. Give 'ima :clout:for his own good or he'll start voting Conservative or something equally antisocial...

dunno. I drive a 54 plate Saab 9-3 diesel. almost 50 to the gallon. there's 2 versions of the engine. 120bhp and 150. I've got the 120. wife wanted a safe family car sowe got one of those ex-dem.saved about £5k off the new price too. road tax is quite low due to low-ish emmisions. so I can take up as much road space as the BMW sales twats in suits who have high power low economy penis extensions. and it's more economical to run than my previous car - a suzuki ignis.

smug saab driver of glasgae toon

Very nice car that, but being diesel you might perhaps be entitled expectsuch goodeconomy...

Suzuki Ignis?

How drunk were you when you bought that?

Brave man admitting it here...

dunno, it was a fun car, and the only small car in its class that would take a hardshell guitar case width wise in the boot. which was my sole criterion for buying it. besides it was replacing aSwift

fold flat seat so it was almost a van in some respects too, and doesn't look like a shopping trolley like the Wagon R. I can't quite put my finger on what looks wrong with that one.

vfm the ignis was a great car. pity about the residual value.

 

[earl of sodbury]

kennyk wrote:

earl of sodbury wrote:

kennyk wrote:

earl of sodbury wrote:

Craig wrote:

Ah, well- I dunno

I have a friend who has one, and he grumbles frequently about it, although he changed to it from a Ford Ka, and he is a proper tightwad.

He seemed to think he was easily dipping under 40/gallon if he was ham-fisted with the loud pedal

:roll:Not the sharpest tool in the box is he? Bigger car, bigger engine = less fuel economy. Give 'ima :clout:for his own good or he'll start voting Conservative or something equally antisocial...

dunno. I drive a 54 plate Saab 9-3 diesel. almost 50 to the gallon. there's 2 versions of the engine. 120bhp and 150. I've got the 120. wife wanted a safe family car sowe got one of those ex-dem.saved about £5k off the new price too. road tax is quite low due to low-ish emmisions. so I can take up as much road space as the BMW sales twats in suits who have high power low economy penis extensions. and it's more economical to run than my previous car - a suzuki ignis.

smug saab driver of glasgae toon

Very nice car that, but being diesel you might perhaps be entitled expectsuch goodeconomy...

Suzuki Ignis?

How drunk were you when you bought that?

Brave man admitting it here...

dunno, it was a fun car, and the only small car in its class that would take a hardshell guitar case width wise in the boot. which was my sole criterion for buying it. besides it was replacing aSwift

fold flat seat so it was almost a van in some respects too, and doesn't look like a shopping trolley like the Wagon R. I can't quite put my finger on what looks wrong with that one.

vfm the ignis was a great car. pity about the residual value.

ah, priorities right

 

[Craig]

kennyk wrote:

and doesn't look like a shopping trolley like the Wagon R. I can't quite put my finger on what looks wrong with that one.

with eyesight like that I'm surprised you're even allowed on the road

 

[hifikrazy]

Well i might be returning to the Primera fold. Theres a nice late p10 model near me that im going to take a look at. Then i can get rid of theSeat Toledo 1.8Tthats killing my back.

 

[earl of sodbury]

hifikrazy wrote:

Well i might be returning to the Primera fold. Theres a nice late p10 model near me that im going to take a look at. Then i can get rid of theSeat Toledo 1.8Tthats killing my back.

Nice. Should eave some cash for a hifi upgrade too!

Must admit if I found a good enough example of the P10 I'd have it likea shot...