Nissan Micra 1.2 S Review

My mother had bought an ex demo Micra 1.2 s auto 03" reg from New Way Nissan dealership Aldershot in 2003 it only had 1200 miles on clock, she still owns it now and only has covered 20000 miles since. so you could say it's hardly used, but she has kept up the service schedule up to date, but whilst she has owned it she had to replace the ignition lock twice, and now it has had 3 new batteries within 2 years and had another new battery 2 weeks ago but has gone dead again. Nissan used to be known for their outstanding reliability which is why she choose to buy a Micra, I think the worst thing that has happened to Nissan is when they were partnered with Renault. I going to make sure she trades this in soon to get something that has no French connection.