1989 Nissan Silvia S13 J's review from Australia and New Zealand

Engine wouldn't start intermittently.

Using the drivers side power window would trip a fuse and completely immobilise the car.

Fast tyre wear.

Large supporting underbody brace not present.

This was my first car purchase, and very valuable lesson indeed!

This is a beautiful looking car; however it also does attract some negative attention, as I was pulled over by the police on my first day of driving! They just wanted to "check" my license.

The car was very difficult to start. Often I would have to spend over 10 minutes trying to start the car with different techniques. On the first day, I was stranded at my friends house for 30mins, and then again in the same week when going out for a family dinner. Not confidence inspiring!

Engine was replaced with another CA18DE imported from Japan. It ran better; however it still didn't start well cold and still wasn't very reliable.

Handling at first was very rough/stiff in comparison to previous cars. I soon discovered this gave the car great handling ability in corners and a pleasure to drive through the hills!

After 4 months driver side power window switch use caused a fuse to blow, which in turn somehow immobilised the vehicle. I discovered this after the second time it happened. I did not use the window again after this.

When it came to selling the car and getting a RWC, it apparently was missing a large brace only on the LHS of the underbody.

Next time I would certainly recommend a full mechanical inspection for a person purchasing an older import!