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| Performance | 7.3/10   |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7.7/10 |
| Reliability | 8.7/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.4/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 7.9/10 |
| Overall Rating | 7.5/10 |
By mike83 on 11th Dec 2007
| Year Manufactured | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | week |
| Doors | 5 |
| Performance | 10/10 |
| Practicality | 10/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 |
| Value for money | 10/10 |
| Overall value | 8/10 |
 mike83's recommendation | |
Lots of high quality spec for a good price.
Great diesel engine.
Small rattle in passenger footwell, seems to be coming from beneath dash.
I have been a Ford driver for years but after shopping around and realising that they are now far too expensive for the kit you have, I thought I'd test drive the Primera.
As soon as you sit in it the quality easily outshines Ford's Mondeo and Focus Ghia. The dash is futuristic but also practical, not like the foolish gimmicky touches adopted by Renault (see the new Megane's handbrake).
The 2.2 diesel is the pick of the bunch in the engine dept, easily outstripping most 2.0 petrols. The torque impressed me also, this car would have no problems beating any boy racer! Ironically though, the Primera still suffers with the 'old mans car' tag, despite the radical new styling. Nissan seem to go from one extreme to the other; the Skyline' is every boy racer's wet dream and yet the Primera wouldn't keep a pensioner up past the 9 oclock news. Shame really, as the look of the car would definitely turn heads, if the Nissan Primera label was removed.
To Nissan's credit, the car comes loaded with hi tech equipment as standard. The 'bottom' of the range Primera has more kit than the Ghia Fords!
What makes the Primera even better is the price. If I had bought a new one, I would now be suicidal, but the second hand market offers bargains galore. I paid £5500 for a car that 3 years ago would sell new for £16000. A 3 year old Focus with similar mileage and spec etc was nearly £7500 in my area. So, conversely what makes the Primera an 'old man's car' is what makes it a good buy!
Everything clunks and clicks the way it should apart from a small rattle in the passenger footwell, nothing a bit tape won't solve.
A good car with great engine but be careful what colour you buy if you want to avoid the 'old man' tag!
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