Stereo was dead when I first bought the car, so a £40 replacement from Argos was installed.
Car cuts out sometimes in very hot weather, especially in traffic jams, although I'm told this is normal for this sort of engine.
Starter-motor is sometimes a bit reluctant to do its job quickly without making a horrible noise.
A rust patch needed a sand-back and a bit of paint - purely cosmetic.
Very reliable car, which I would take anywhere.
Only money I've spent on it is the Stereo, and some bits for DIY servicing. (Who'd take a 13 year-old car to a Nissan dealer?!)
The engine is incredibly simple, so DIY maintenance is simple enough. Won't have any cambelt problems, because it's got a chain instead!
The steering is sometimes heavy (mainly when parking), but I got used to it fairly quickly. Other than that, it handles well.
Performance is excellent for a 1.4 litre car. It moves away swiftly, and would probably hit 100mph.
It's comfortable in the driver's seat, but people traveling in the back complain!
Overall, a good, cheap, reliable car.
I've now had the car for 3 more months, and taken the mileage up to 88,000. It's not skipped a beat, always starts first time, even in sub-zero Middlesbrough!
The engine runs better on LRP in the cold, rather than unleaded - don't know why! (higher octane rating?!) Perhaps the 12-hour return journey home for Christmas will do it some good...
OK, so my luck's finally running out. Changed the air filter the other day, and accidentally wiped some dirt into the carb air intake. Oh dear. Carb has since been stripped and rebuilt, and the car's running like a dream, but my wallet's feeling a bit lighter after the whole experience!
Considered getting rid of the car because of persistant poor running, lack of power and misfiring. However, a couple of hours spent cleaning plugs, distributor, and adjusting the carburettor idle speed has fixed everything!
The frequency of problems with this car has been fairly high, but so far (touch wood) they've all been relatively minor and easy enough to fix. Considering my mileage recently has been over 1000 a month, the quality and simplicity of this 14 year-old car is really showing.
Search for New and Used Nissan Sunnys available in the UK
Click here to advertise your car
Today the car passed its MOT - not a single fault. Not bad for a 14 year-old car that's kept outside and maintained by me!! The tester warned that the front pads hadn't got much life left in them, so I bought a new set for £10 and fitted them this afternoon! If only every car were this easy to keep running...
Still got the car, mileage now up to 96,500. No faults as yet apart from an annoying squeak. No more expense apart from 4 new tyres, which is normal on any car!
Still got the car, has now got 110,000 on the clock. Starting to show its age with rust appearing, but still passes MOTs. Had endless problems with seized brake callipers - went through 3 sets of front pads in a year! Keeps going though.
Search for New and Used Nissan Sunnys available in the UK
Click here to advertise your car
Absolutely fantastic car!
Looks like crap (no babe magnet) but is more reliable than day following night.
Bought '94 LX sunny for £1400 in 2000.
(Spent all the money saved over the years on my hobbies).
Costs £40 every 5000 miles for oil and filter.
Changed water pump, thermostat and radiator after 100,000 miles.
Now at 140,000 miles and NEVER any trouble (plus I drive it very hard everyday).
Note: A Comments RSS Feed 
is available. New comments appear in the Members Area before the main site