Dont buy a Nissan, Should had bought a Vito!!
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Doodle
MB Enthusiast
Renault-Nissan Alliance - A significant number of UK-built Nissans use Renault drivetrain (especially diesels). The engines are also found in the bottom-end A-class models.
It's happening everywhere, the smaller BMW engines were developed jointly with PSA group. Jointly developing and/or sharing designs under contract will make a big difference to the books.
It's happening everywhere, the smaller BMW engines were developed jointly with PSA group. Jointly developing and/or sharing designs under contract will make a big difference to the books.
Our Juke has Megane (and I guess Captur) running gear.
Shame the gearbox isn't made by ZF.
The CVT in our Jazz ran for 8 years from new without fault - and is probably still going.
Delayed Steve
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Were they willing to fix it? or did you have to make numerous phone calls for them to even look at it?1,600 is poor
I'm still running 2 Nissan pathfinders whilst waiting for my Vito, one is now 10 years old one is 5 years old never had an issue with either, new clutch at 130k miles in the older one other than that just normal servicing. I'm hoping the Vito proves as reliable, all manufactures have their bad cars it's how it's dealt with that counts, Nissan have always been fine for me but as I said no problems on the 2 cars we run as vans so only dealt with them for servicing.
Delayed Steve
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Were they willing to fix it? or did you have to make numerous phone calls for them to even look at it?1,600 is poor
Yes they fixed it,it wasn't two months old. It went into limp mode with the engine management light on.
I phoned MB recovery and they sent a technician who couldn't fix it because so many faults were coming up. He arranged for it to be recovered to the dealer and a courtesy car was delivered, it wasn't like for like but I wasn't bothered about that.
The fault was a wiring loom that had rubbed through on the engine. Poor quality control I suppose.
I've had no other problems so all is forgiven and I was impressed by MB breakdown people.
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Thats something id never do, i cant stand Vag's
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No just from past experiences, And our leased sack of **** Transporter (not my idea) either
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Update its beyond a Joke,
Well after waiting weeks to get a 7 seater Loan car from Nissan Colchester, The wife has had to wait a further 1hr in there show room after taking the Pre booked X-trail in for repair the penny drops, Yep you guessed it They ordered a Poxy Qashqai which aint a 7 seater! GLYN HOPKIN COLCHESTER you lot are simply useless!!
Well after waiting weeks to get a 7 seater Loan car from Nissan Colchester, The wife has had to wait a further 1hr in there show room after taking the Pre booked X-trail in for repair the penny drops, Yep you guessed it They ordered a Poxy Qashqai which aint a 7 seater! GLYN HOPKIN COLCHESTER you lot are simply useless!!
Beyond a Juke, surely?
Keep going until resolved and then vote with your feet.
We had an issue with the parking sensors in our Juke just before we went on holiday. A lorry and flooded the bonnet and killed at least one sensor and they just beep constantly.
Couldn't find anything in the manual so spoke to our local garage, who are actually quite good, and they said there wasn't a way of turning them off.
Then phoned our usual Nissan dealer, who we won't be using anymore now, and they said there wasn't. We went on holiday in my car instead.
Eventually found out from my Merc inde that there is a tiny switch next to the steering column for that - but it has no label like it does in my car. Nissan fit aftermarket front sensors to their factory cars...
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Well just had a phone call, the Car is Fixed! Funny how its taken 3 hrs to fix a 4 week problem, and how a Non functioning Air flow metre can effect the cruise control and A/c but there you are.
Wife is on then way back to Colchester (again) to collect our expensive Garden ornament
Wife is on then way back to Colchester (again) to collect our expensive Garden ornament
trapperjohn
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Ive "liked" it but not holding my breath for a complete fix til you say its done, properly.
Nissan fit aftermarket front sensors to their factory cars...
I bought a new Honda Jazz some years back and ordered that with parking sensors (rear only). When it arrived the sensors were unpainted and had apparently been fitted at the dealership - seemingly you had to pay extra to have them painted (not that I'd been told that at the time)! It was black so only took me 5 mins with touch-up paint but not something you expect to have to do on a new car.
Doodle
MB Enthusiast
That was the sales model for the Jazz, apart from colour and a couple of specific options everything was fitted by the dealer at PDI.
Meant delivery times were usually within a week or so as the base car came from held stock.
Meant delivery times were usually within a week or so as the base car came from held stock.
