nissan 100nx - any good?

[wagon and horses]

My brother has aquired one for bugger all and is planning to MOT and sell it, however I am rather interested!

Clean black body with beige leather, looks in good nick overall. Its the 1.6 version.

Does anyone have any experience of them? Am I correct in assuming that being a Nissan it should be very reliable?

I'm also assuming its fwd but would be happy to be corrected if its rwd

Opinions appreciated

Cheers

[farrendahl]

Run away, run away very very quickly. What you are interested in is a Nissan Sunny in bad drag.

Think of it as that cute girl you see at the bar........she just happens to be called Brian.

[wagon and horses]

but it looks soo good!

whats so bad?

[Tonberry]

300bhp your thread has arrived!

[doodles19]

wagon and horses said:

but it looks soo good!

whats so bad?

... really?

[wagon and horses]

the one on my drive, not that one

this liking for random cars is probably why there are 3 licensed drivers in the house and 6 cars on the drive!

[alfa pint]

farrendahl said:

Run away, run away very very quickly. What you are interested in is a Nissan Sunny in bad drag.

Think of it as that cute girl you see at the bar........she just happens to be called Brian.

It's a slow gutless vague handling plasticky rusty bag of ste. It's a marginally prettier version of a sunny, but they've done nothing else to it.

Also, only girls drove them....

[farrendahl]

wagon and horses said:

but it looks soo good!

whats so bad?

1. Its a Nissan Sunny in drag
2. Drag, Sunny in
3. Camper than a row of pink tents at an uphill gardeners convention that is being presented in conjunction with a Cher tribute act.
4. Purports to be a sports coupe when in fact it is, well I refer you to points 1 and 2


All of the above however can be ignored if you work for a company called Toni and Guy and have a lovely life partner called Ricardo from the Philipines and your kitchen floor.

But seriously if you are after a two door sports coupe then please please please look elsewhere.

[Blue Meanie]

If you want something weird, a Toyota Sera?



Now, for a weird, low power Jap car, the Sera takes the biscuit. Not all that bad if I recall, from seeing them as Jap shows.

[MrMoonyMan]

As has been noted already. They're not very note worthy.


Punt it on..

[T89 Callan]

No

[wagon and horses]

cheers,

any other options? prepared to spend 2k, must be reliable

[wagon and horses]

cheers,

any other options? prepared to spend 2k, must be reliable

[Blue Meanie]

wagon and horses said:

cheers,

any other options? prepared to spend 2k, must be reliable

NA Mr2, MX5

[farrendahl]

Blue Meanie said:

wagon and horses said:

cheers,

any other options? prepared to spend 2k, must be reliable

NA Mr2, MX5

As much as I hate to be part of the PH MX5 love in, the man talks sense

[Blue Meanie]

Well, I'd take the MR2, but hey ho, it's law to say MX5, isn't it?

[farrendahl]

Blue Meanie said:

Well, I'd take the MR2, but hey ho, it's law to say MX5, isn't it?

Indeed, having said that at 6'4 I've always had trouble fitting into either of em :S

[AnotherClarkey]

Nothing much wrong with the Sunny that it is based on, quite a good drive actually. I imagine it could be quite nice to punt about.

[Blue Meanie]

farrendahl said:

Blue Meanie said:

Well, I'd take the MR2, but hey ho, it's law to say MX5, isn't it?

Indeed, having said that at 6'4 I've always had trouble fitting into either of em :S

That's because you are a freak.

[jamiebae]

Run away! In fact if it's anywhere near the top of your £2k budget (or in fact, any more than £500) then running isn't going to get you away fast enough!

Look at an MX-5, Puma, Saxo VTS, even an MGF or Punto HGT would be a better bet than the 100NX.