1992 Nissan Micra L from UK and Ireland - Comments

In 6 years of owning this car it has only broken down once, and that was a year ago when the original battery (which was 13 years old!) finally gave up the ghost.

The only repeat problem with it is the wiper blades - it does tend to need a new set every year as they tear pretty easily.

This isn't the most exciting car on the road, but, after 6 years of fairly high mileage running for a car of it's age, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this model of micra. It's been extremely economical to run and only ever failed it's MOT once (because I it had a scratched window screen). If you service these little motors twice a year I swear they will run longer than almost any other comparable small car! It's fairly nippy and quick out of a junction, and handles pretty well on lanes and around the town. It's clearly not really built for the motorway and does rattle rather a lot at speed, but that said it quite happily chews up the miles from Manchester to Oxford at a steady 70-80 miles an hour, and as I have a 5 gear model is pretty responsive on the open road. It's also much pretty comfortable over long distances too.

I'm glad you've had such a good experience with your Micra. I've been Nissan mad since I was a little girl (no idea why!) and have always wanted a Primera Sports +. However, having only just learned to drive at the age of 27 I decided for my first car I'd have a Micra.

I picked one up really cheap and my partner's an MOT tester so thankfully it was thoroughly checked out before I bought it. It might not be the best car in the world, but it's extremely economical and comfortable to drive. I love it!

Drive these cars with respect,

I.E. do not try and thrash them,

and the only time it will sit in a garage

is for the M.O.T. they are truely that good.

I bought mine 4 Years ago as a runabout,

it was 10 years old back then!!

Now into its 14Th year still no rust,

had it serviced, and the fitter found nothing at all

mechanically wrong with it!

Reckon its good for many more years yet.

I will certainly keep it till it dies!