1989 Nissan Pintara gli review from Australia and New Zealand

Where do I start?

Blown alternator.

Engine constantly over heats.

Major rust in boot an behind back seats.

Rotor button screw fell out shreading the dizzy to pieces.

Slave cylinder cracked and leaked.

The coils have cracked.

Faulty starter motor.

Also most of the electrical side of the car have caused problems from day one.

(All off this has happened in only 4,000 kilometers)

I decided to buy a car that was small and good on fuel, as my 1978 Ford XC 5.8L got a bit thirsty and my budget couldn't handle it, so someone said that I should buy a Nissan Pintara, they good on fuel.

So the next day I set off looking for one, that would suit my life style, and I found it Nissan Pintara 1990 GLI, manual, 12 months rego, rims, extractors, CD player, very neat an tidy car, urgent sale must sell this weekend $3500. So off I went an sure enough it was very neat an tidy, it sounded nice an drove well, so after sum negotiations I got it for $3000, I gave him the cash an off home I went, an while I was driving home it decided it just didn't want to go and it slowly rolled to a stop, I had to hire a car trailer just to get it home, the alternator had blown, an after that the problems started, first the coils cracked, then the dizzy, it has just been problem after problem, in total it has costed over $3000 in repairs.

I must say the Nissan Pintara is a nice car to drive, when they work! But I must say that their not very fast and are hard to control around tight corners at high speed, if your looking for a car I would not recommend a Nissan Pintara even if they are good on fuel, what you save on fuel you pay on repairs.

I would prefer my Ford any day.