primera estate 2.2dci or X-trail 2.0 petrol?

marious

I've been looking for a car recently as mine became to small (auris)
I need to put in buggy now
I like X-trail 02-04 but I'm afraid of its thirstiness (10l/100km avg) Its big and safe but heard that its not so reliable... on the other hand less visible primera p12 estate 2.2 dci(2002-2004) taking half of that amount of fuel and its diesel, even though it would be over 200 euro more for tax. I like primeras as I was driving P11 2.0 GT before and loved it, of course its not the same but still feel sentiment to primera and nissan all together. My question is what would you prefere? nice looking and safe jeep with 2.0 petrol or cheap to run primera 2.2 dci estate? they're both cost around 5k

si_guru

To my mnd the X-Trail is going to be challenged with a NA 2.0 petrol... I too had a couple of Primeras, including a GT!... never had a fault. The 2.2DCi should move that car along well.

marious

see I don't do too much mileage anyway (around 7-8k miles per year) so I'm not too scared about MPG. But the other side is multiplying that amount per money spent on petrol (xtrail) or diesel (primera) and its quite amount....

Gophur

The 2.2 dCi engine in both the Primera and the Xtrail eats turbos and inter-coolers. Stay well away, unless you have €2,000 to €3,000 for their repair/replacement.

Bodhan

If I had to choose it would be the Primera, just because its a car and not a 4x4. Big 4x4's are hard to live with in the long term.
But, if the budget will stretch then go for this

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/Rav4/D4D-NCT2/201021198195654/advert?channel=CARS&featuredListingClickThru=true

This drives like a car, but with the high ride height. Good fuel economy and reliable. All fixes have been done in Ireland by Toyota.

BTW, there's a good choice of estate cars out there. Anything BMW would be good too.

high horse

marious wrote: »

I've been looking for a car recently as mine became to small (auris)
I need to put in buggy now
I like X-trail 02-04 but I'm afraid of its thirstiness (10l/100km avg) Its big and safe but heard that its not so reliable... on the other hand less visible primera p12 estate 2.2 dci(2002-2004) taking half of that amount of fuel and its diesel, even though it would be over 200 euro more for tax. I like primeras as I was driving P11 2.0 GT before and loved it, of course its not the same but still feel sentiment to primera and nissan all together. My question is what would you prefere? nice looking and safe jeep with 2.0 petrol or cheap to run primera 2.2 dci estate? they're both cost around 5k

You seem to believe the X-Trail is a safe car but it got the same 4 star NCAP rating as the Primera so don't choose the X-Trail on that basis alone.

As for which Nissan I would prefer, does it really have to be a Nissan?

Stevie Dakota

No offence but your two options are very mediocre, at best. Primera is not a reliable car and the 2.2, as mentioned, can prove troublesome. And unless you need 4WD I would skip that segment altogether.

I would look elsewhere.

cadaliac

4wd jeeps are not "safe".
They turn over easier and are harder to stop. As mentioned above, I would steer clear of that whole segment. Not just fuel expense but also maintenance and tires would be a hell of a lot more expensive. So, your day to day running expenses would be higher.
Have you looked at a ford Mondeo estate? Cheap as chips and cheap to run too. Good cars as well.

marious

high horse wrote: »

You seem to believe the X-Trail is a safe car but it got the same 4 star NCAP rating as the Primera so don't choose the X-Trail on that basis alone.

As for which Nissan I would prefer, does it really have to be a Nissan?

give us another options so, I don't stick to one make, just think nissan is reliable or maybe it was back then when it was pure japan ?

marious

cadaliac wrote: »

4wd jeeps are not "safe".
They turn over easier and are harder to stop. As mentioned above, I would steer clear of that whole segment. Not just fuel expense but also maintenance and tires would be a hell of a lot more expensive. So, your day to day running expenses would be higher.
Have you looked at a ford Mondeo estate? Cheap as chips and cheap to run too. Good cars as well.

I've been told about japanese cars over any others not too sure about mondeo, heard focus is reliable allright byt don't know about mondeo

Not

Bodhan wrote: »

If I had to choose it would be the Primera, just because its a car and not a 4x4. Big 4x4's are hard to live with in the long term.
But, if the budget will stretch then go for this

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/Rav4/D4D-NCT2/201021198195654/advert?channel=CARS&featuredListingClickThru=true

This drives like a car, but with the high ride height. Good fuel economy and reliable. All fixes have been done in Ireland by Toyota.

BTW, there's a good choice of estate cars out there. Anything BMW would be good too.

Avoid petrol versions of the Rav4 like the plague. 2WD, woeful traction, drinks petrol (and oil) - and has a small tank. The diesels are quite good though.

Mr Benevolent

marious wrote: »

give us another options so, I don't stick to one make, just think nissan is reliable or maybe it was back then when it was pure japan ?

Nissan got bad when Renault got involved. Coincidentally, Renault got better!

fonecrusher1

Confab wrote: »

Nissan got bad when Renault got involved. Coincidentally, Renault got better!

+1,000,000

Nissan's were bulletproof up till about the year 2000 & then....:rolleyes: