Faults:

Nothing mechanical.

The speakers are completely ruined from normal use.

General Comments:

So far I have owned the car for just over a year.

Mechanically it is amazing; from what I can tell it has been regularly serviced. The only thing is the exterior. Fortunately there is no rust at all, but the paintwork is like 600 grit sandpaper, and has a matte finish due to neglect.

The seats have no tears, and for 230000 kilometres it is doing well. The ride height is comfortably high, and even the LX version still has things such as air conditioning and a good speakers system, but now the speakers are completely ruined, so they have had to be replaced.

Faults:

Nothing yet. Apart from replacing oil filter which was due. Considerably improved the fuel economy after the change.

General Comments:

Compared to other cars I have owned the steering is very light and easy especially in comparison to European cars. So good for elderly or beginner drivers.

Interior looks much better than it is. A lot of plastic and other cheap materials are used. Seats are nice and comfortable, although the back seats are better for 2 kids as not much leg room.

This model is quite sporty looking inside and out with a little bull bar on the front.

Brakes are good compared to other 1.5 litre Japanese sedans and hatchbacks I have driven.

Body roll around corners not bad although I would choose one with alloy wheels and wider tyres (mine doesn't have either).

Quite good acceleration especially when it get up near 100 km/hr.

Apparently likes thinner oils (5W or 10W) and regular oil changes because of the chain cambelt (no need to change cambelt every 100K - a great feature of some Nissans like this).

Noise from the road and muffler worse than average.

Faults:

I have only had the car 6 months now and have had no problems at all.

General Comments:

The car is from aftermarket tuner Autech which means it comes standard with 180hp SR20DE, performance exhaust, fully adjustable suspension and stabilizers both front and back. Basically a road car that wouldn't be out of place at your weekend track meet.

It also includes a body kit that could be said to err on the side of outrageous.

I previously owned a Celica turbo and in many respects this is a faster car which is saying a lot. The car is really only hitting it's stride around 5500rpm, but in saying that has plenty of low down torque and can easily be driven economically.

Perhaps the only gripe would be that because of the race suspension you almost require a mouth-guard when driving on bumpy roads, however that is a compromise I am happy to make.

Faults:

Nothing yet, slight exhaust resonance can be heard however I hear this is something to do with the heat transfer plate under the car, and that it is inherent with Pulsars.

General Comments:

I love this car, After having the Corolla for over 4 years (which didn't have a/c or power steering) this is like a dream to drive.

It has great pickup, I could do 100km/hr in 2nd gear with it still having space to go before redlining.

It handles extremely well, and the power steering provides enough responsiveness while maintaining the light response.

I find the a/c can take a little longer than my mum's Excel to cool the car down although this may have something to do with the fact that my car is metallic black :) and that it is a bigger car.

The car is comfortable to drive. There doesn't appear to be much leg space in the back seat as both my girlfriend and I like to have our seats back a bit, but it isn't too bad.

Braking performance is good and the pedals are very responsive.

Living in Australia and being from the country the car is required to travel at high speeds for long distances. While I haven't done that much driving in it yet, it does appear to sit very comfortably at 120km/hr or the speed limit.

My model has the spoiler and alloy wheels. Along with tinted windows and the colour the car looks very sleek and sporty.

Faults:

Flat tire

Air filter

Central locking (keypad)

General Comments:

Nice car to drive The seats are OK and the air con is good.

The sound system is cheap, very cheap and can't sound good to save it self.

The steering is light n' easy.

The cabin is gloomy and plasticky!

The engine has a good sound when revved hard and is a bit noisy when driven normally.

The auto is a bit clunky when changing gears.

Faults:

Don't know yet. Car is only 8 months old so it's still running great!

General Comments:

Great handling and visibility. Steering is very responsive due to a more solid body (30 % stability increase). Viscous LSD provides stable traction through rain or snow, as well as corners.

If the car came equipped with bucket seats to support drivers through cornering, I would have given it a 10 in comfort.