Nissan Pulsar GTi R Review

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Nissan Pulsar GTi R
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jazza2007's Review of Nissan Pulsar GTi R

26th Aug 2007

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    6 Years
  • Performance
    4.5 stars
  • Reliability
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1993
  • Doors
    5
  • Practicality
    1.5 stars
Good Points

In a country where absolute speed is limited to 70 the fastest car is the one that accelerates fastest. Outside of supercar money this is basically it. 0-60 in ridiculously short times without a 20K+ hole in your bank balance.


Bad Points

Naff interior. Noise and heavy clutch severely dent day to day practicality. Trust me I have commuted in one and it is NOT fun. Requires ear plugs on long motorway journeys. Bit of a weekend and evening car. Suit boy racers or older racers with more than car where the other one can bears life's practicalities. But hey you could say that about a Ferrari. I'm just pointing out what you are buying here is raw power over finesse.

Can suffer from water penetration through the bonnet vent to the badly designed plug area (a big rain collecting dip in the engine block). However this is more annoying than serious.


General Comments

I really would not consider buying a Nissan Pulsar unless you understand cars or know someone who does. These cars are old, they were largely not for UK anyway (only 53 actually marketed here) and keeping them on the road will be a pain if you are not a mechanic or don't have backup from one capable of dealing with a relatively rare car. On the plus side people are always crashing them so anything from the bonnet back is usually available from online forums at less expense than you probably think. You just need someone capable of fitting it.

Sorry - sounds like I am on a downer, which I am as I have largely fallen foul of the above. ABOVE ALL: These really are fun cars if you can put in the attention span to own one properly. So please do take what I have said here as a minor caution only.

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