| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2584 |
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My wife is trying to talk me into shelling out �4K for an E-reg Nissan Silvia 1.8 Turbo. I know when I was looking for a replacement for my old Cavalier CD I looked at a Nissan Bluebird Executive -- until the garage said I had to come back fairly regularly -- just to have the Turbo checked and lubricated. Do Silvia Turbos have the same sort of service requirements? Does anyone rate or not rate these beasts?? - Ian W.
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| 2117.1 | but I know a man who.. | CHEFS::ARNOLD | Mon Jul 05 1993 19:30 | 8 | |
Ian - I have no personal experience but know someone who has a Bluebird
Turbo which not only requires a lot of servicing, but now due to lack
of servicing (and treating gently at start-up and switch-off) now faces
a bill of �800 for repairs. Also understand the suspension on these is
very costly to repair. I guess that E plated technology may now be a
little outdated.
Doug
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| 2117.2 | VANGA::KERRELL | Imagine: It's your business, your money... | Tue Jul 06 1993 16:56 | 4 | |
I know someone who has had one since 1983 and been round the clock a couple of times in it.... I think he's quite pleased with his purchase. Dave. | |||||
| 2117.3 | is the price right? | METSYS::REID | ceci n'est pas une pipe | | Thu Jul 08 1993 11:05 | 16 |
�4k sounds too much, considering it's 5 years old and
in quite a high insurance group (eg 16).
My Parker's guide (and I don't know how much you trust
these things) says it would be worth anything between
1300 (rough D/E) and 3350 (A1 late E).
I haven't got one myself, but have a car of similar age
and insurance group. I was shocked how low the value had
sunk recently! However, if you can afford the insurance
you should be able to get yourself a really smart car at
a real snip.
have fun!
d:){=| Dave.
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| 2117.4 | I had a 200sx.... | BONNET::DAVIES | Wed Jul 14 1993 11:26 | 12 | |
Hi,
I had a Nissan 200sx for 18 months or so, which uses basically the
same engine with a 16valve head (171bhp from 1.8 litres). The car was
reliable, quick and fun (rear wheel drive), the only thing that that
you may want to bear in mind are the frequent services for oil changes
etc (every 6000 miles on mine), which could be costly. I'd certainly
check for a FSH and maybe even get the car checked by a dealer before
buying as I'm sure that blown turbos,etc would be costly to repair.
As far as performance per Pound is concerned, I reckon that my 200sx
was hard to beat.
Jonathan.
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