1998 Nissan Primera Reviews - Page 4 of 11

Nothing other than service items you would expect from mileage. Exhaust, brake disks and pads.

What can I say, these cars are first class. I have owned loads of cars due to my annual mileage, but nothing compares to Primera's. They are bland, but this isn't a negative feature always.

These cars are super reliable, trust them they have never let me down. They last like nothing else in their class. They perform well and give excellent economy.

Don't be talked into a Fix-Or-Repair-Daily Mondeo. The Primera is a far superior built car in my opinion. It's bland styling leaves it discreet and unpopular with the Kev's. Next door Mondeo man will be green with envy when your Primera still sits on the driveway years after his Mondeo was crushed.

The only bad thing is the turning circle, truly appaling in car parks.

The solenoids for the central locking had blown and were very expensive to fix.

The brake pads also had to be replaced.

The driver's electric window has trouble moving back up.

The clutch also slips from time to time resulting in high revs.

Overall the engine reliability is brilliant and starts each and every time.

Nissan could of designed the shape better

I strongly recommend a stronger engine such as the 1.8 or the 2.0.

I replaced the original battery when the car was 4 years old.

This car is virtually indestructable. I have used and abused it for over 60,000 miles and it has never let me down.

Niggles include:

Insatiable appetite for windscreen wipers - I replace them every 6 months.

Doesn't like going into reverse.

Huge turning circle.

Fuel light comes on too early (13-15l left in the tank) and the resolution on the fuel gauge is poor

Brake pedal needs a good shove when braking hard, and there is poor feedback through the pedal.

Tall people complain that headroom in the back is tight.

It's a 'Grandpa' car.

Good bits:

Due to the nature of my work I would leave the car standing in the open for 3 weeks, then leap in a drive 600miles. It never missed a beat.

It is comfortable (I am 5'6")

It is fun to drive, and reasonable quick.

Other bits:

I get 33-38mpg

D.I.Y servicing is easy

The Front discs were changed at around 60,000 miles

It had a new section of exhaust at 70,000.

I had the air-con recharged at 100,000 - it was very week, and was almost out of gas (100cc left out of 600cc)

Other than oil and brake pads it's not had any major work in 120,000.

Haven't had it long, but nothing.

Car is lively and is very comfy, looks good and has all the trimmings. a real head turner with japanese build quality.

With the exception of the odd rattle, absolutely nothing.

'Consumables' have been replaced: shocks, brake disks, exhaust, etc. Still on it's original clutch with no signs of failure.

I can't rate this car highly enough. Its done 50k since I've owned it and except for routine maintenance, it simply keeps going and going and going.

It's a car for all occasions. You can quite happily drive like your grandmother without a problem, or open the throttle and annoy 'GTI' drivers on demand.

I've had some cars which do some things better, but this generally does everything well.

The only real downside is parts availability and Nissan dealers. OEM parts, like oil filters, are difficult to source correctly (they often aren't the right part when you try to fit them). Dealers are fairly useless - they never have anything in stock when you want it.

However, the car is simple enough to maintain - it's best you find a good private mechanic and simply ignore main dealers where-ever possible.