1987 Nissan Micra Collette from UK and Ireland - Comments

I had an earth leakage from my battery that took absolutely ages to find. It was some wiring under the dashboard which was really hard to get to.

A great little car, really suited to first time drivers and students.

The seats are a little uncomfortable, but if you move around enough, you will find a fairly comfortable position.

It's a really cheap car to run, and will do about 30-40 miles per gallon. When you consider that the tank will hold 8.8 gallons, you've got good value.

The visibility is excellent for such a small car, there's plenty of room to see what's going on around you.

For such a small engine, it accelerates quite quickly, and will travel along without too many problems at 60+ miles per hour.

Problem: That bloody steering wheel! It makes me think that Nissan ran out of normal sized ones when they were building the Micra's, so they nicked a few lorry wheels! The thing is huge, thin, and really hard to grip. If you should slip and let go of it at high speed, you've got no chance! That's why I replaced mine with a normal size one, which is easy to grip.

Overall, a great, cheap to run little car, they look pretty good customised too!

Hi could you tell me where you got your replacement steering wheel.

Thanks.

I got it at a Car Boot Sale mate. It came off of a Vauxhall Senator.