Comments on: 2008 Nissan Micra review

By: sonia perry

sonia perry — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:52:35 +0000

My mums carpet has fallen apart after 2 years 14,000 km and Nissan are refusing to replace did they initially replace your carpet ???

We are going to fair trading tribunal and need some backup – previous cases.

Many thank
Sonia

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:08:41 +0000

My wife has owned two Micras. We had the first, K11 from late 1997 to early 2007, and clocked up 160000+, both city and outback (mainly sealed roads, but not always) driving. It was a manual, and never missed a beat. It was written off when someone tailed ended it at a pedestrian crossing a week after we moved to NZ. We bought a new one, the 2008 K12 featured here, except in a manual. I would hate an auto, but the manual is superb, with all the pep you need for a small car, windy NZ roads or straight Oz ones, city or country, handling well and very economical. We’ve now done 60,000+ in this one, and this too has never missed a beat.

By: franz chong

franz chong — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:54:57 +0000

This is a cute looking car.I have had mine for a little over a month now and love it and worth the savings alone over buying in the next class up.The fuel bill is cheaper compared to the Tiida I used to have.My only wish is they brought the same red colour one can get on a 370Z or a Navara for this little Mr Bean Mobile.

By: franz chong

franz chong — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:05:53 +0000

I will be getting one of these next week in the Rio Latte.I am not a young girl buying the Micra but someone who needs a car for work purposes that does not cost the earth to buy and run.If Little Miss Tiny was a car this would be it.Also as much as I love my Tiida I felt it was time to move on and take advantage of what is left of my youthful years before the age of 40 kicks in which is seven and a half years away.

By: yvonne

yvonne — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:13:03 +0000

I used to love my Nissan Micra but i have found that Nissan doesn’t honor the warranty. The carpet is substandard and comes apart. Now they are refusing to replace it, it’s already been replaced twice, approx every 3 months.

I would never ever recommend Nissan to anyone.

By: doreen harvey

doreen harvey — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:38:48 +0000

I have a Micra that I have driven on all the motorways, wonderful car,I find it most comfortable.Love it!!!!!!

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:06:51 +0000

Came to the local dealer and tried test drive the car for missus last week. It impressed me of the solid build. Handling was good too, it handled bumps pretty well. Comparing to similar other small car that I have tried like Honda Jazz, the Micra is a hell lot better

By: Maneesh

Maneesh — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:49:38 +0000

This car is so wrong!!! One of my friend’s Mrs. got it. And one day he had to drive it somewhere!!! So embarrasing….

Unfortunately the new Suzuki Alto looks a bit like this…and comes in pink too!!! >-(

By: franz chong

franz chong — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:22:38 +0000

This is all you need for a city car.I still have two and a half years to go before considering a replacement for the Tiida so will reconsider the Micra then.Hopefully there will be a New Model out by that time.

By: Tee

Tee — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:59:52 +0000

I think Nissan hit this nail square on the head with this car: they knew their target market really well. And as someone who falls squarely within the target market (I wouldn’t go as far as to say “girly girly”, but definitely young, urban, stylish female with disposable income who appreciated 7 airbags but has no idea what 1.4-litre 74kW and 137Nm engine means, and does not care). It’s the perfect car for city driving because it’s little, zippy, and turns easily (great for tight city u-turns – that’s right fellas, I’m the one who zipped into the last parking space while you were still trying to figure out how to turn you ute around HAHA!). It might not have the boot space, but that’s not what it’s made for – if you need more space, buy a bigger car.

Best of all, you can’t beat the price – most other cars of the same class try to up-sell things like the safety package, sound system, allow wheels etc etc etc, which pushes the price up well into $20,000. Nissan just bundled them all into the city edition, making it much more economical. GOOD JOB!

And PS – love the look!