1981 Datsun 200SX review from North America
"This thing moves!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Only 2 things went wrong with the car when I owned it for about 1 year.
The fuseable link blew and the car would not start, so it had to be towed to the garage, but it was fixed in a jiffy.
Second was the car kept wearing out clutches at an alarming rate. In the year I owned it I put 3 clutches in, and the dealer could not figure out what was wrong other than to stand there and say "I think you need a new clutch".
General comments?
The car was silver and in good condition in and out and everybody said so, it was my first car and I couldn't clean it and tinker with it enough.
It had power everything, disc brakes in the rear, fuel injection, and a rear wiper on the hatch.
This baby moved, I could spin the back tires till the cows came home and believe me I did, that's why the first two clutches I thought were my fault.
The car's comfort level was good and the handling was good, although being 18 years old it didn't stand up to my torture and I ended up in some guy's front yard and some other guys ditch.
I had to get rid of the car because of the clutch, but the car was sweet for my first.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1981 |
| First year of ownership | 1988 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1988 |
| Engine and transmission | 4 cylinder Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 70000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 82000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 9th November, 2002 |