Bought A Car Today.

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

Well, I bought a car today so that I can get my mother in law (who I dont like a whole lot) out of her Escort that is mega knackered.

 

The car in question is a Primera SRi 5 door in red. It is on an N reg and has 150,000 on the clocks, full service history and 4 months MOT.

 

It is in clean condition with a little rot on the drivers wing but thats it. I paid fifty quid for it as a trade in at work.

 

What I am asking, is anyone ever had any experience of these cars? common faults? I dont care as at 50 notes, it can go in the bin if it does not get through an MOT.

 

Problems I have spotted so far:

 

- Handbrake is crap

- Starter solenoid works poorly when the engine is cold sometimes.

 

 

Any input?

[The Arch Bishop 0]

They're pretty sturdy if I remember but I think the gearboxes have a habit of popping out of fifth on high-mileage cars. I do know they handle pretty nicely but I'm guessing your mother in law probably won't appreciate the niceties of a well balanced chassis.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

As said pretty good bar the gearbox which I remember a mate having problems with his, and all the suspension bushes due to the multi link set up

[mickie 3]

one of the best btcc cars

[MrG 3]

excellent cars, if not a little bland, & if I remember rightly at the time it was more or less a blatant copy of the then Cavalier!

 

Typical Japanese reliability to by all accounts.

[Anulfo 22]

Got an M-reg micra 1.3 as my daily driver and have had a few primera's too.Mechanically they seem bullet proof if serviced at proper intervals and the SRI is a pretty capable car!!!Think the main worry of nissans of this age is rust.Up til about a year or so ago i had a K-plate primera estate which from the outside looked solid but one day i was jacking it up to change a wheel and CRUNCH as the jack punched through the rusty floor.....on closer inpection underneath it was rotten as a pear!!!! In the main though the primera is a great little car and can be picked up on a poplar internet auction site for peanuts!!!!

 

Happy motoring.

[BERTMAN 40 1 Cars]

not useful to you in anyway, but the 2.0 litre eGT was an awesome car.

[DaveW 6]

I had a old J reg primera 1.6 looked like cack it was and very rusty, but drove so nice and smooth. yes the 2.0 gt is a fab car just snobbed by everyone cos is a nissan.