1995 Nissan 200SX SE review from North America
"Luxury and reliable for a great price!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
1) Recurring Problem with the A/C sensor... when the car runs hot and the AC is on the car idles low... then dies. It happened every summer for first 4 years.. had it replaced 4 times. But still under warranty (even the 4th one because I showed them the history).
The front driver seat wears quickly. I had to put a carseat covers to preserve them.
Only AT 5 years old and 100,000 miles, I replaced:
1) Alternator
2) Starter
3) Left/Front CV Boot
4) 3 simultaneous oil leaks
5) Transmission Leaks
6) at 80,000 miles the 1-2-3 knobs of the Airconditioner stopped working, but 4 does. So it's no airconditioning or high blasting.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE 95-96 NISSAN 200SX IS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING A NOT SO QUICK DEFROSTER, THE TRICK IS TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER HI, TURN THE HEAT DIAL TO HOTTEST, THEN TURN ON THE A/C...THEN IT WORKS WELL.
General comments?
This car feels good to drive, luxury on the inside, looks best with a spoiler, I simply changed the fluids when I needed to and it only needed big repairs (see above) when it was already over 100,000 miles, except for that AC sensor problem.
When shopping for a car, I compared it to its competitors the Toyota Corrolla & Tercel, Honda Civic, etc. And for it's price, I had better luxury interior, Power-everything, a Spoiler (tail), and a sliding sun roof/moon roof. And it still gets about 32 miles to the gallon.
I love my car!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 6 miles |
| Most recent distance | 124600 miles |
| Previous car | Mitsubishi Colt |
| Date of Entry | 25th April, 2002 |