13-04-2013, 07:30 PM
Hi,
Noisy tappets Refugee; I haven't heard tappets for years but it was common practice to set tappets using feeler gauges.
You really got a dud Ed with your Nissan X trail and I can understand you never wanting another Nissan again.
Bron and I have owned 9 brand new Micra's; when I was working we changed our Micra about every 18 months but when I retired we then changed at 3 years. The last Micra we owned was like riding around on a skateboard it was that uncomfortable; the pot holes and speed humps rattled our teeth. When Dixon's went bust Nissan weren't bothered about us at all. We visited the Nissan dealer in Halifax and couldn't even park up; the forecourt was full of 4WD's and the surrounding roads suffered from yellow paint so we didn't even get out of the car.
Next place was Nissan in Wakefield; as we pulled into the car park there was a 4WD up our rear bumper pushing us through so once again we didn't even get out of the car. Nissan weren't bothered about us and we couldn't even park in their dealership car parks.
On the way home we decided to have a run around and headed towards Barnsley knowing if we kept above 30mph the wheels and tyres would remain on the car. We spotted Pentagon Toyota so pulled in and parked without any problems whatsoever; as soon as we walked into the showroom we were greeted by a lovely lady offering us refreshments. 30 minutes later after test driving an Aygo we had signed up for a brand new Aygo but would have to wait 3 months due to high demand. We waited and enjoyed our first Aygo and are now on our second Aygo and possibly a third in about 18 months from now as we like them.
The Aygo has a unique water feature in that when it is raining which is of course often and I open the glass tailgate everything in the boot gets a soaking as the water runs straight in from the glass. This is our only gripe with the Aygo's.
Just before parting with our Micra skateboard I ran a fuel consumption test for a few weeks and it was returning between 38 and 42mpg. I checked the Aygo and the Aygo returns around 60mpg. The Aygo is a very comfortable small car with wrap around seats; it does bounce around on the local roads but then a tank would.
We had been thinking of buying a 4WD Fiat Panda next time we change but we like our little Aygo. I must say though in our years of owning Micra's they have never ever let us down and the only real problem encountered was a split windscreen washer bottle which was exchanged free under warranty. Because of the way we were ignored by Nissan they have lost two very loyal customers and now they have the cheek to keep sending brochures.
Like you with the X trail Bron and I are somewhat worried about trading up to a 4WD with it's extra drive complexity after all there is a lot more to go wrong and to look after. We only keep our car three years then trade it in just as the MOT is due so our car is always under warranty and all service bills are fixed. We could save money by running an old car but it's just not worth the hassle any longer now that we can afford to upgrade to a new car every three years; we now have motoring peace of mind.
Kind regards, Col.
Noisy tappets Refugee; I haven't heard tappets for years but it was common practice to set tappets using feeler gauges.
You really got a dud Ed with your Nissan X trail and I can understand you never wanting another Nissan again.
Bron and I have owned 9 brand new Micra's; when I was working we changed our Micra about every 18 months but when I retired we then changed at 3 years. The last Micra we owned was like riding around on a skateboard it was that uncomfortable; the pot holes and speed humps rattled our teeth. When Dixon's went bust Nissan weren't bothered about us at all. We visited the Nissan dealer in Halifax and couldn't even park up; the forecourt was full of 4WD's and the surrounding roads suffered from yellow paint so we didn't even get out of the car.
Next place was Nissan in Wakefield; as we pulled into the car park there was a 4WD up our rear bumper pushing us through so once again we didn't even get out of the car. Nissan weren't bothered about us and we couldn't even park in their dealership car parks.
On the way home we decided to have a run around and headed towards Barnsley knowing if we kept above 30mph the wheels and tyres would remain on the car. We spotted Pentagon Toyota so pulled in and parked without any problems whatsoever; as soon as we walked into the showroom we were greeted by a lovely lady offering us refreshments. 30 minutes later after test driving an Aygo we had signed up for a brand new Aygo but would have to wait 3 months due to high demand. We waited and enjoyed our first Aygo and are now on our second Aygo and possibly a third in about 18 months from now as we like them.
The Aygo has a unique water feature in that when it is raining which is of course often and I open the glass tailgate everything in the boot gets a soaking as the water runs straight in from the glass. This is our only gripe with the Aygo's.
Just before parting with our Micra skateboard I ran a fuel consumption test for a few weeks and it was returning between 38 and 42mpg. I checked the Aygo and the Aygo returns around 60mpg. The Aygo is a very comfortable small car with wrap around seats; it does bounce around on the local roads but then a tank would.
We had been thinking of buying a 4WD Fiat Panda next time we change but we like our little Aygo. I must say though in our years of owning Micra's they have never ever let us down and the only real problem encountered was a split windscreen washer bottle which was exchanged free under warranty. Because of the way we were ignored by Nissan they have lost two very loyal customers and now they have the cheek to keep sending brochures.
Like you with the X trail Bron and I are somewhat worried about trading up to a 4WD with it's extra drive complexity after all there is a lot more to go wrong and to look after. We only keep our car three years then trade it in just as the MOT is due so our car is always under warranty and all service bills are fixed. We could save money by running an old car but it's just not worth the hassle any longer now that we can afford to upgrade to a new car every three years; we now have motoring peace of mind.
Kind regards, Col.
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