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Nissan Almera 98 Reliablilty.

  • 17-09-2010 09:58AM
    #1
    shawnee
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    Had a 98 Almera that has been passed on to er indoors. She just likes a car to be reliable and get her from a to b . This car has certainly done that and has clocked up only 60,000 trouble free miles. The car has been trouble free and has had an annual service which consists of a change of oil and filter. What amazes is me is that the car still has the original battery and it is now 12 years old. Is this a record ? The car was never garaged and was never failed to start all last year during the record cold conditions. Usually the car is started at 8am in the morning . Would have to be the most reliable car that I have had in my household. Strangely I don't like driving the car because like most Jap cars ,i find the seat very low to the ground.:D:D
    Car recently flew through the nct and I have advised herself to hold on to it as she will probably never get another as reliable :D:D(bit like myself really lol)


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    Yeah, they go forever if maintained any way regularly.


  • #3
    langdang
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    shawnee wrote: »
    Car recently flew through the nct and I have advised herself to hold on to it as she will probably never get another as reliable
    It should be a grand yoke to potter around in, very little in it to go wrong. I know someone who had one of these, but traded up to one of the newer ones for silly money, can't see why - there was nothing wrong with her 98 one, and tis not like the newer ones were more desirable?? I had Sunny back along, it didn't use a drop of oil or water between services, ran very quiet and smooth considering it's age and the 155k miles on it.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    It will be rust that eventually kills it. If you're planning to keep it until it mechanically dies I'd waxoyl inside all the box sections/doors etc. and make sure all the emerging rust underneath is treated before it has a chance of developing into something terminal.

    Acquaintance of mine has a -96 of those and the sills are now getting perforated from inside out. A treatment of yours now before winter sets in would probably give it extra 10 years of life.


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