Nissan Pulsar GTi R Review

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Nissan Pulsar GTi R
4 stars
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pulsar moley's Review of Nissan Pulsar GTi R

24th Oct 2008

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2 years+
  • Performance
    4 stars
  • Reliability
    4.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1992
  • Doors
    2
  • Practicality
    3.5 stars
Good Points

A fun car for a good price. Speed of it suprises people. Not as common as a scooby. Tuning potential.


Bad Points

Expensive to work on if carried out by a garage/dealer.


General Comments

I have had my grey pulsar (K-reg) for over two years now and covered about 25000 miles. The only problem i had was the clutch go at about 80000 miles and the car has done another 20000 since. Yes if a had put it into a garage it would have been expensive but me and my brother changed it in our garage so labour costs werent an issue. I put an uprated one in only because i am thinking of increasing engine output otherwise i would have stuck with standard. Apart from the clutch i have only changed the slave cylinder which on a car of this age doesnt suprise me and was only about £40. I enjoy this car as even though it only has a few mods, and is quick (for me) i find has a good economy giving on average 25mpg running at around 270bhp. On a run to cornwall with the car fully loaded I got a suprising 34mpg, but admittedly when driven really hard have seen the figures down to 16 mpg. As with any car some people end up with one thats been thrashed and not looked after which sways their opinion on them. I am currently looking to buy another with even more horsepower as i like them. It does have bad points like it understeers but with a good right foot can be corrected, I dont think there is a car that will tick all the right boxes it is just down to taste. The intercooler is a problem when sitting in traffic but it soon cools back down again. I dont have tracking problems with mine and the tyres have not worn abnormally apart from the outer edges on the fronts from hard cornering. I change the oil in mine every 3000 miles since purchased and I dont use expensive oils just some semi-synthetic 10w40 at about £18 for a 5litre jug. It still runs as well as the day I bought it and im very pleased with its reliability.

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