1990 Nissan Skyline GXE review from Australia and New Zealand
"Completely brilliant"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Absolutely zilch.
Right rear door won't lock-unlock with central locking. That's it.
General comments?
This would have to be the best buy I've made in a long time. The previous owner had the car since 1993 when it had only 30000km on it. As it was used as a business car, he kept meticulous service records (every 5000km).
Brand new auto trans about 25000km ago, so I won't have to worry about that for a while.
The RB30 motor is a masterpiece. Nissan apparently developed these engines to last some 400000km and I don't doubt that it will.
They don't seem to rust either, and the interior is not far from new condition even with the mileage it has on it.
The car still feels "tight" and quite solid, a much better buy than the equivalent VL Bombadore or XF Foulcan.
They don't yell "steal me" either, I think they're still looked upon (in NZ anyway) as a bit of an "old man's" car.
Oh, and the A/C is brilliant too.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1990 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 255000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 261000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Citroen ZX |
| Date of Entry | 16th June, 2003 |