would you buy jap? - Page 2

jack1 · 28-10-10, 05:40 PM

modern no no,,,, classic yes k20 ,k30 and celica ta40 coupe

BIGGYIN · 28-10-10, 05:52 PM

If I had the money,I,d have a Skyline as a toy.

Gouldy · 28-10-10, 07:48 PM

i still think that jap stuff is the most reliable tbh, a lot of the people who like german cars say that jap stuff has no character and is boring to drive, which TBH I think is total BS,

i have had loads of different makes models, and driven even more

the worst i have had has been vauxhall and volvo, the volvo was a D5 S60 and was horrific! the vauxhall broke down 3 times in three weeks lol

the Skylines are great cars, and hondas are completely indistructable if serviced well, the D&B series engines are renouned, as is the K20 engine becoming

never had a toyota but have heard good things about them too

rich.r · 28-10-10, 08:09 PM

older jap stuff is spot on imho

once had a mazda 323 craking car quick as and went round corners was on loan and i went back to my capri oh dear
the problem with newer stuff is all the cross over bits like engines etc who ever would have thought a nissan engine would throw rods regular a few years ago
something has gone wrong somewhere

AAN 5pot · 28-10-10, 08:16 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

crank failure aswell

Gouldy · 28-10-10, 08:18 PM

is the nissan engine your refering to in the navaras?? if so that is a renault/nissan derived engine, they are horrendous, the engine in the 350Z is part renault as well IIRC

AAN 5pot · 28-10-10, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gouldy

is the nissan engine your refering to in the navaras?? if so that is a renault/nissan derived engine, they are horrendous, the engine in the 350Z is part renault as well IIRC

yes.

Gouldy · 28-10-10, 08:22 PM

those engines are renouned for that, the amount of people i know who have had that problem is rediculous, however nissan did do many on warrantys, also the later navaras had a different engine in AFAIK

nissans biggest problem at the moment is their styling, WTF is the new DUKE about!!!

rich.r · 28-10-10, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gouldy

is the nissan engine your refering to in the navaras?? if so that is a renault/nissan derived engine, they are horrendous, the engine in the 350Z is part renault as well IIRC

there lies the problem cross over stuff you tend to get the worst of both worlds not the best of each imho

darreno'd' · 28-10-10, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rich.r

there lies the problem cross over stuff you tend to get the worst of both worlds not the best of each imho

Just like the Alfa Arna of the eighties, Nissan styling and alfa mechanicals and electrics. Whoever signed off on that should have been shot.

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28-10-10, 07:48 PM	#13
Gouldy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: W.Somerset Posts: 1,083	i still think that jap stuff is the most reliable tbh, a lot of the people who like german cars say that jap stuff has no character and is boring to drive, which TBH I think is total BS, i have had loads of different makes models, and driven even more the worst i have had has been vauxhall and volvo, the volvo was a D5 S60 and was horrific! the vauxhall broke down 3 times in three weeks lol the Skylines are great cars, and hondas are completely indistructable if serviced well, the D&B series engines are renouned, as is the K20 engine becoming never had a toyota but have heard good things about them too

28-10-10, 08:09 PM	#14
rich.r Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,832	older jap stuff is spot on imho once had a mazda 323 craking car quick as and went round corners was on loan and i went back to my capri oh dear the problem with newer stuff is all the cross over bits like engines etc who ever would have thought a nissan engine would throw rods regular a few years ago something has gone wrong somewhere

28-10-10, 08:16 PM	#15
AAN 5pot Grown up member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 683	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ crank failure aswell

28-10-10, 08:18 PM	#16
Gouldy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: W.Somerset Posts: 1,083	is the nissan engine your refering to in the navaras?? if so that is a renault/nissan derived engine, they are horrendous, the engine in the 350Z is part renault as well IIRC

28-10-10, 08:22 PM	#18
Gouldy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: W.Somerset Posts: 1,083	those engines are renouned for that, the amount of people i know who have had that problem is rediculous, however nissan did do many on warrantys, also the later navaras had a different engine in AFAIK nissans biggest problem at the moment is their styling, WTF is the new DUKE about!!!