Nissan Primera GT?

[BCA]

Anyone know much about them? Will shortly be after a sensible sized car with a little bit of poke, for the money these seem pretty good - are there any weaknesses or issues I should be aware of?

[trickywoo]

Chain driven cam.

Set up round the 'ring by the same bloke who sorted the Skyline.

Have a reputation as being tidy handlers for FWD.

Can be over priced.

[knight]

The wife has a 1998 GT, got it in 2004 with 70,000 miles it's now done 136,000. Had no major problems, just a few bits that have worn, I do as much of the work as possible. Still feels solid, no rattles or squeaks.

[51mes]

Had one of these from 98 for 3 years as a new car... got an amazing deal from nissan at the time...

put 65K miles on it - apart from tyres - changed one brake light bulb. It is a little heavy on front tyres but not excessively so...

The boot is huge loads of inside space fitted an interior door inside with the back seats dropped...

Simes

[BCA]

All sounding rather promising. thanks.

[edfiasco]

I've got one and I love it, decent steering, LOO on tap, reliable, big boot and room for 5 adults.The lcd display on the stereo probably won't work and they can pop driveshafts but it's a relatively cheap afaik. npoc are a good bunch

[NismoGT]

Had mine since January , best car i ever bought.

Problem wise :

Suspension top links , drive the car on a bumpy road and any squeeks will give it away that these need replacing.

Wiper spindles , water gets into the bearings and seizes them , push down on the bottom of the wiper arm ( front ) if theres any movement up and down they need replacing.

Drive shafts , have a rubber balancing weight on them. Water can get inside them over time and corrode the shaft on the inside , snapping the shaft when you least need it.

Timing chains , these rattle on startup for about 5 seconds and perfectly normal as oil pressure builds up , if the rattle persists walk away from the car. Stretched timing chains are an engine out job to replace and if it snaps it will probably bend a valve or two.

Rust , can be found around the tailgate but its slow spreading as the bodies are galvanised.

CV joints , if the shaft is ok then clicky CV joints need replacing , probably due to the gator splitting and all of the grease leaking out.

ABS light , if its lit up on the dash then the sensor probably needs a clean or replacing

Good luck finding one mate , look after it and it'll go on forever