Timing chain problems wheel bearing problems POWER STEERING problems (check out yahoo) drivers doors flying open brakes not applying when pressed ignition problems 3 or 4 recall notices...If I recommended one of these cars to anyone it wouldn't be a friend or the friendship would die a death............The driving experience between the k11 and k12 the k11 wins hands down, the steering on the k12 is always trying to set its self in the straight ahead position so your driving it more unlike the k11 you could give it 5 degrees left or right on the steering and not feel it trying to pull back, Overall I say it is what it is a throw away car there are more k12s on eBay than k11s. The k11 has held its price much more than the k12 why? I have seen a N REG k11 1.3 selling for nearly a grand down south but a 2005 k12 only 2500, people will make up there own minds about these some will love it others will hate it there will be good ones and lemons the majority are the later. Mine has a mere 39k on it 2 lady owners and i have a w reg k11 with 30 k on it I have thrashed the k11 and pushed it as hard as anyone could in fact to the point of destruction and its bomb proof never let me down never had major surgery and still is a better drive than the newer k12, but thats just me been picky I bought with my heart and not my head but that said I will get more than I paid for it without trying to hard so every cloud has a silver lining, next car to buy is the 1.4 k11 micra why?........... why not.
seadog you have major issues bud one bit of advice keep on putting me down......................PRICK
I dont ever recall saying it was a death trap where is that said ? nope cant see it anywhere. As for lemons didnt say that either,So, the K12 is rubbish, a death trap and most of them are lemons? I suggest that the only thing that is rubbish about this thread is the stuff that is coming out of your mouth.
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have taken 2 steps forward with the k11 and five steps back with this...............
I dont ever recall saying it was a death trap where is that said ? nope cant see it anywhere. As for lemons didnt say that either,
Timing chain problems wheel bearing problems POWER STEERING problems (check out yahoo) drivers doors flying open brakes not applying when pressed ignition problems 3 or 4 recall notices...If I recommended one of these cars to anyone it wouldn't be a friend or the friendship would die a death............The driving experience between the k11 and k12 the k11 wins hands down, the steering on the k12 is always trying to set its self in the straight ahead position so your driving it more unlike the k11 you could give it 5 degrees left or right on the steering and not feel it trying to pull back, Overall I say it is what it is a throw away car there are more k12s on eBay than k11s. The k11 has held its price much more than the k12 why? I have seen a N REG k11 1.3 selling for nearly a grand down south but a 2005 k12 only 2500, people will make up there own minds about these some will love it others will hate it there will be good ones and lemons the majority are the later. Mine has a mere 39k on it 2 lady owners and i have a w reg k11 with 30 k on it I have thrashed the k11 and pushed it as hard as anyone could in fact to the point of destruction and its bomb proof never let me down never had major surgery and still is a better drive than the newer k12, but thats just me been picky I bought with my heart and not my head but that said I will get more than I paid for it without trying to hard so every cloud has a silver lining, next car to buy is the 1.4 k11 micra why?........... why not.
Im not trying to cause any sort of trouble and maybe sometimes my choice of wording leaves a lot to be desired I was simply making observations between what was an excellent all rounder ie the k11 to what they have transformed into. Long and tall of it is Nissan have short changed there customers and given them the thin end of the stick, how many people have bought the k12 just because they owned the k11 and wanted a newer car (just like me) only to find in comparison it is not as good in fact not even close. I will say in its favor I do like the funky body and I do like the extra cabin space, brakes on mine fantastic, but the engine feels like it runs out of steam unlike the k11 on start up from cold it rattles its guts out until the oil gets up top. and its a very bouncy drive through the steering not as positive as the k11 and the gear change is clunky due to it having cables connecting the gearbox no doubt. So overall its a disappointing car but im in the position of been able to rip it all out and replace it with something better not all people are that lucky and have hefty repair bills to remedy the faults, If Nissan wanted to keep there customers why didnt they just re body the k11 or at least used tried and tested mechanics instead of something that works sometimes but not all of the time, If you had a pedigree dog and a mongrel had its way with it you wouldn't be happy, welcome to the k12mate i seriously feel that you have been unfair! obviously i think there could be a war between the k10, k11 owners and the k12 owners as most have there own opinion whats best like the ps3 and xbox row blah blah,
like i own the k11 and cant fault it and everything i find says nisssan on it but ive worked on a couple of dozen at work and they do say renault on the parts what come in like the bodywork and they feel like a renault to drive and just uncomfortable.....
so at the end of the day the k12 may have the least favours on its side compared to the k11 and k10 but if you like it then fine if you dont then fine for any reason theres no point causing trouble on here... what impression is it giving new members or people going to become members