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I agree it is very much an older persons car, but a great car none the less. I learnt to drive in my mum's Jazz and I never saw anyone else under 40 driving one, everyone probably thought I'd stolen it seeing a 17 year old driving one. They are great little cars though and you can fit a silly amount of stuff in the back with the seats folded down.
slipstream 1985 said:
it's a granny car. My mum has one our neighbour 50s has one. Great car amazing seat configeration and holds its value well. It's like having a mini van practicallity wise. But you never see a young person driving one.
Maybe not in the the sad old UK but in Asia it's the youngsters favourite .
That hair cib24 said:
Yeah, in the US these are pretty popular with the under 30 crowd, but they also get a larger engine that makes 115-120 bhp so it is slightly less slow. However, a k20 dc5 integra type r motor swap is not uncommon.
Very big with the young 'uns in Oz, I believe?My daily driver (at the moment) is a Jazz 1.2 on a 56 plate; its pretty economical (low 40s mpg trawling round town), just about as fast as my pair of 1980s carbed 1600s apart from at the lowest of revs, runs and runs despite being very overdue for a service (oops!
) - but it's lacking in any sort of soul (unlike my 1980s cars) with overlight steering and sharp brakes plus you feel as well sa hear the bumps and potholes all the time. Can't knock its loadspace though... 
I was in a similar position three years ago. Needed a reliable, cheap daily that the missus would be happy to drive, and that I, as someone who likes driving, could also live with.
On paper the Jazz (Mk1 1.4 was what I was looking at) was the best fit - excuse the pun - and I drove it and liked it but the steering was.. well, unenthusiastic. It had no feel, and it was not particularly precise. I wasn't expecting an Elise response but I felt it could have been a bit better than it was. Brilliant little car though.
Then I tried a Nissan Note, does everything the Jazz does just not quite as well, but the steering felt much, much nicer, and it made the car just interesting enough to drive to keep me happy on the morning commute. Not much point in ragging it but for the 99% of the time when I'm just keeping up with other traffic it does flow really nicely down the road.
Just be aware that the 1.6 petrols apparently have a different steering and suspension setup to all the others, apparently the steering has a bit more weight and the suspension is a bit stiffer, but I never drove any of the others to feel the difference.
I love my old Italian cars for the great amount of driving involvement they used to provide, whether or not I was attacking the road. Never been bothered about performance and grip, really. The Note comes a bit closer to that than the Jazz, and indeed the Golf 3 16v it replaced.. though to be fair the GTI disn't set the driver involvement bar particularly high..
On paper the Jazz (Mk1 1.4 was what I was looking at) was the best fit - excuse the pun - and I drove it and liked it but the steering was.. well, unenthusiastic. It had no feel, and it was not particularly precise. I wasn't expecting an Elise response but I felt it could have been a bit better than it was. Brilliant little car though.
Then I tried a Nissan Note, does everything the Jazz does just not quite as well, but the steering felt much, much nicer, and it made the car just interesting enough to drive to keep me happy on the morning commute. Not much point in ragging it but for the 99% of the time when I'm just keeping up with other traffic it does flow really nicely down the road.
Just be aware that the 1.6 petrols apparently have a different steering and suspension setup to all the others, apparently the steering has a bit more weight and the suspension is a bit stiffer, but I never drove any of the others to feel the difference.
I love my old Italian cars for the great amount of driving involvement they used to provide, whether or not I was attacking the road. Never been bothered about performance and grip, really. The Note comes a bit closer to that than the Jazz, and indeed the Golf 3 16v it replaced.. though to be fair the GTI disn't set the driver involvement bar particularly high..
kiseca said:
I was in a similar position three years ago. Needed a reliable, cheap daily that the missus would be happy to drive, and that I, as someone who likes driving, could also live with.
On paper the Jazz (Mk1 1.4 was what I was looking at) was the best fit - excuse the pun - and I drove it and liked it but the steering was.. well, unenthusiastic. It had no feel, and it was not particularly precise. I wasn't expecting an Elise response but I felt it could have been a bit better than it was. Brilliant little car though.
Then I tried a Nissan Note, does everything the Jazz does just not quite as well, but the steering felt much, much nicer, and it made the car just interesting enough to drive to keep me happy on the morning commute. Not much point in ragging it but for the 99% of the time when I'm just keeping up with other traffic it does flow really nicely down the road.
Just be aware that the 1.6 petrols apparently have a different steering and suspension setup to all the others, apparently the steering has a bit more weight and the suspension is a bit stiffer, but I never drove any of the others to feel the difference.
I love my old Italian cars for the great amount of driving involvement they used to provide, whether or not I was attacking the road. Never been bothered about performance and grip, really. The Note comes a bit closer to that than the Jazz, and indeed the Golf 3 16v it replaced.. though to be fair the GTI disn't set the driver involvement bar particularly high..
That's the response I was looking for! ThankyouOn paper the Jazz (Mk1 1.4 was what I was looking at) was the best fit - excuse the pun - and I drove it and liked it but the steering was.. well, unenthusiastic. It had no feel, and it was not particularly precise. I wasn't expecting an Elise response but I felt it could have been a bit better than it was. Brilliant little car though.
Then I tried a Nissan Note, does everything the Jazz does just not quite as well, but the steering felt much, much nicer, and it made the car just interesting enough to drive to keep me happy on the morning commute. Not much point in ragging it but for the 99% of the time when I'm just keeping up with other traffic it does flow really nicely down the road.
Just be aware that the 1.6 petrols apparently have a different steering and suspension setup to all the others, apparently the steering has a bit more weight and the suspension is a bit stiffer, but I never drove any of the others to feel the difference.
I love my old Italian cars for the great amount of driving involvement they used to provide, whether or not I was attacking the road. Never been bothered about performance and grip, really. The Note comes a bit closer to that than the Jazz, and indeed the Golf 3 16v it replaced.. though to be fair the GTI disn't set the driver involvement bar particularly high..
slipstream 1985 said:
it's a granny car. My mum has one our neighbour 50s has one. Great car amazing seat configeration and holds its value well. It's like having a mini van practicallity wise. But you never see a young person driving one.
Ironically my 2 lady lodgers have one each, both in silver. Confusing, and they are about 24 years old. No pics. And my friend crazy Harri, 35 year old lady has one too in silver. It's like an owners club meeting when they are all here at the same time.I don't know any grannies that own one.
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