Electrical fault in headlight circuit - due to minor accident (only bumper damaged in accident, but shock must have moved something around - $50 for auto electrician fix that)
Engine seized after running out of oil (I didn't have it at this time :P). Low-pressure oil indicator lamp circuit (and other warning lamps like low volts) had apparently shorted earlier.
Vacuum leak in one of the hoses in engine after having motor replaced with 2nd hand. This is probably due too bad installation rather than the motor though. Causes rough idling and can stall when braking and it's cold. Hard to fix because pipe is not easily accessible. Will do it sometime ;)
This is my second Nissan Pintara. My first one was written off in an accident - whatever one can say about this car, having a long rear-end definitely helped the safety of my passengers - I was stopped and cleaned up at 60km from behind, passenger cell unaffected.
All the problems in this current one appear to be caused by maintenance after we got it. Performance is what you would expect from a 2L sedan. 1st gear is a bit long, but acceleration is much better once past 40 km/h. Engine very loud when working. Handling is good and helped by being RWD. Would be very interested to see how handling is after changing rear diff with LSD from R31 Skyline. Rear drum brakes aren't very good – car is heavy and rides high, braking doesn't do this car any favours.. Basically this car lacks many of the things in the Skyline.
Fantastic fuel economy. When I'm not being an idiot, I can get about 500 km off a tank (but they do have a big 60L tank though). When cruising at 60 km/h, ride is smooth and engine is very quiet. Huge interior (car is very tall) and huge boot. This is a good daily car or for driving long distances.
Oh and turning circle is amazing for a car this long. I regularly scare passengers by u-turning in small spaces, and I get pissed off in other cars like Camry's.
Has never failed to start and only once stopped working.
Bad engine design causing early oil consumption 1991 pintara.
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