Faults:

Valve stem cells needed replacing. Blew a bit of smoke as a result of slight oil leakage.

Crack in dashboard.

General Comments:

Sticks to the road like nothing else.

Awesome fuel economy (roughly 500km on the 43L tank)

For a 1171 cc 1975 model a top speed of around 150 km/h is great.

Changed all head gaskets, exhaust gaskets, cleaned push-rods, and replaced valve stem cells in under 3 hours.

Faults:

The Carburetor has had a few problems, but was replaced for $40 Australian.

Radiator was cracked when we bought it.

Has trouble warming up due to the extractors not having a hot box like the original headers.

Large amounts of rust when we bought it.

General Comments:

The Datsun originally had a A12 motor in it, but we have recently put an A14 in. The new motor goes twice as quick with minimal effects on the fuel consumption.

The Front seats are horrible, but can easily be removed and have later model japanese seats put in. I just don't have the money at the moment.

The car only cost me $400 Australian to buy and since have spent around $300 Australian fixing it up and now it looks like it came off the showroom floor.

Faults:

General wear and tear.

Bad rust.

Cracked dashboard.

Nothing major.

General Comments:

My first car and has proven to be a bargain buy. Cost me $500 and nothing major has gone wrong with it although it's driven long and hard.

It has excellent fuel economy, sometimes I think it runs on air!

Not the best looking car, rust, bad seats, bad body roll, but wouldn't have another car at this stage because of it reliability.

Faults:

The base of the carburettor became warped causing stalling and missing.

Brake master cylinder needed rebuilding because of leakage.

General Comments:

The Datsun 120Y is in my opinion is the most reliable, fuel-efficient car I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing.

Faults:

I have a lot of rust at the front, which was hidden under the wings and on top of the suspension.

Already changed the brake system (pumps, etc..)

At first site, the engine seems problem-free..we'll see that afterwords, because the poor thing is totally stripped!

General Comments:

All the parts are in pretty fine shape, bought it from an old dude..only..i broke my front windshield and it's hard to find spare parts over here.

Faults:

New master and rear brake cylinders and lines.

Diaphragm needed replacing (blew smoke for a few hours there!)

Dirty contacts on ignition coil (getting desperate now...)

General Comments:

Get one.

There is no better first car if you can grab one of these classics in good condition. This car has been better than Fords, Holdens, Toyotas, Mercedes as far as reliability goes. It runs every day without fail, is very easy to work on, and book stores will sell you a manual so that even a beginner can work on these cars (like me).

"Oil and Water" is what keeps this car going.

Sure, a moped could probably outrun it, but who's on a drag strip?

Faults:

Nothing apart from the regular wear and tear.

Mechanically it has not given much trouble.

I do get some noise in the steering around fast sharp corners.

Oh hang on the glove box fell off, but I could just put it back no fuss.

General Comments:

It's bloody reliable.

Put in a new points set.

And replaced original radiator cap after 27 years.

It still has the original toshiba headlamps and they work fine.

Great on fuel consumption.

Upholstry is looking good.

It has been my family since 1975 and we have not yet taken the engine apart.

Good handling for car that weighs around 800Kg.