Newbie saying hi

[SRi-Jonny]

Hey guys just signed upto this site so thought i would post a couple of pictures of my car.

Its a Nissan Primera P11 SRi 2.0 16v

Not to everyones taste but i like it and thats all that matters.







All silly badges and the cold air feed have now been removed but the exhaust is just a massive backbox and has been welded on by the previous owner. Looking to get a full performance system made by Exhaust UK including manifold in the not too distant future.

Thanks for looking and happy motoring.

[OllieWinchester]

Nice car, like these things, very under-rated apparently. 150bhp?

[SRi-Jonny]

The GT is 150bhp mine is around 130bhp as it has a different ecu iirc. Not a prob tho as i have one (ecu) waiting to be fitted. Also in the not to far future will possibly be a pulsar conversion using my box.

[Martin_Hx]

Used to have the 2.0 SE, did everything i asked and never broke, quick enough and only cost £2k bargain

[Graham E]

Looks nice, but I really don't like the bodykit you've put on the rear - that big swirl really messes with the lines of the original design.

[Mr.Jimbo]

^^

Were these the ones with the trick suspension, read about them last week in Autocar, and was the first I'd heard about it...

bugger, its the eGT I'm thinking of, thanks to Alfa_75_Steve.

Edited by Mr.Jimbo on Sunday 10th May 23:17

[vz-r_dave]

Come on get an Sr20VE head in there and be done with it ;-)

[SRi-Jonny]

The suspension on these ones is a sore point as they start to creak over time due to the bushes but somehow its not an MOT failure.

[Alfa_75_Steve]

I had a P10. Nothing special, just a 2.0 SLX. On steel wheels with trims.

Can't remember the bhp - around 120, as I recall.

However, it was one of the quickest point to point cars I've ever driven.

Complete and utter shed - paid 400 quid for mine, but it was faultlessly reliable.

[SRi-Jonny]

Yeah i paid £280 for mine off the bay. Its quick enough for me though and does what i want it to.

[Alfa_75_Steve]

SRi-Jonny said:

Yeah i paid £280 for mine off the bay. Its quick enough for me though and does what i want it to.

That's a bargain.

I still rate Primera P10 / P11s. They handle and ride as well, if not better, than the cars the media rave about today.

Always fancied an eGT myself.

Anyway - you've got a cracking car there for sod all cash. Enjoy!

(I'd be booking some track days myself!)

[SRi-Jonny]

Yeah cheers mate just gotta change the clutch next weekend as its started to slip and sort the bushes on the front and it will prob see a bit of action.

[gareth.e]

Looks like you got a bit of a bargin!

[Ecurie Ecosse]

A good car.

I'm pretty sure Tiff Needell owned one in the 90s.

[190E Matt]

SRi-Jonny said:

Not to everyones taste but i like it and thats all that matters.

Good

If everyone had the same taste, the world would be such a mundane place.

[Lil' Joe]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

However, it was one of the quickest point to point cars I've ever driven.

Really?

[Alfa_75_Steve]

Lil' Joe said:

Alfa_75_Steve said:

However, it was one of the quickest point to point cars I've ever driven.

Really?

They have huge amounts of grip and absolutely brilliant handling, so you can maintain much higher speeds than any mundane 4 door saloon has any right to.

[SRi-Jonny]

Thanks for all the nice comments guys.

[Darkslider]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

However, it was one of the quickest point to point cars I've ever driven.

Hmm. Been driving long?

[Alfa_75_Steve]

15 years.

I had a regular commute to work at the time - my absolutely fastest time door to door was set in the Primula.

I couldn't beat it in a Passat 1.8T, Alfa 75, Alfa 155 or Alfa 156.

It just gripped and cornered without fuss at some very silly speeds.

Might have helped that it was the only car of the above which I could drive with an 'I don't give a toss if I crash it' attitude

Don't knock them, though - Tiff really rated the handling and they were the class benchmark for many, many years.

Edited by Alfa_75_Steve on Tuesday 12th May 18:05