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1999 2 litre diesel Nissan Primera

  • 08-02-2019 4:53pm
    #1
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭


    hi, could anyone give me a review of these cars.

    and what would such a car in good condition with 125,000 miles be worth?


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  • #2
    Heres Johnny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Heres Johnny


    They were ok back in the day. Reliable. Nothing exciting.
    Value today would be lucky to be 100 euro.


  • #3
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,723 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    A couple hundred quid maybe. It's a 20 year old car, and a fairly bog standard one at that.


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,297 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    20 year old diesel car with only 125,000 miles on the clock?


  • #5
    racso1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭racso1975


    bazz26 wrote: »
    20 year old diesel car with only 125,000 miles on the clock?

    The second time around


  • #6
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,292 ✭✭✭tanko


    bazz26 wrote: »
    20 year old diesel car with only 125,000 miles on the clock?

    One lady owner.


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  • #7
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,517 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    tanko wrote: »
    One lady owner.


    A negative more than a plus :pac:


  • #8
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,478 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Sell it to an exporter. They’d love that in Africa.


  • #9
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Sell it to an exporter. They’d love that in Africa.



    really?


    the mileage is legit, it has not been used the last 6 years


  • #10
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,232 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    Had 1 here and ran it to 300k miles. Engine bullet proof but very sluggish by modern standards. Top links and track/tie rod ends regular fails but inexpensive. On ours the back axle mounting rubber on the chassis seized an pulled the mounting bracket off.


  • #11
    turbodiesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭turbodiesel


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    really?


    the mileage is legit, it has not been used the last 6 years

    If it has not been used for the last 6 years then it might need quite a bit of work to get it nct test ready/road worthy again
    .so budget for that unless you are a DIY mechanic. Gonna need

    Servicing
    Possible sticky brakes from lack of use
    Battery
    Interior could.be smelly from lack of use
    Tyres could be cracked(inspect, they'd definitely receive an age related comment at NCT
    Fuel tank might need to be drained of old fuel
    Etc etc.

    If you've time on your hands.

    It probably doesn't make great commercial sense to a lot of people but if you've have time and somewhere to work on it then why not.


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  • #12
    monkeysnapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,576 ✭✭✭monkeysnapper


    orm0nd wrote: »
    Had 1 here and ran it to 300k miles. Engine bullet proof but very sluggish by modern standards. Top links and track/tie rod ends regular fails but inexpensive. On ours the back axle mounting rubber on the chassis seized an pulled the mounting bracket off.

    I had one and head gasket went , my mechanic said he never had one go in one of them before. I got rid of shortly after . Mine was far from bullet proof and I bought it new enough .

    I had a citroen c4 after that and that car was probably the only c4 on the planet that never went wrong ....


  • #13
    10fathoms
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭10fathoms


    20 years old and off the road for the last 6. It's worth scrap value.


  • #14
    Old diesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,822 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    The normally aspirated version of this engine as used in first generation Primera, the Almera and Sunny could blow head gaskets.

    I don't know whether the turbodiesel fixed this - or made it worse.


  • #15
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    it was actually only off the road the last 2 years.


  • #16
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    how much would you get for scrap these days?


  • #17
    10fathoms
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭10fathoms


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    how much would you get for scrap these days?

    You'd have to carry it to a scrap yard yourself to make any money. Most yards I know around here will charge you what the car is worth to take it away. But maybe €100 or so if you got it there yourself on a trailer. That's all it's worth.


  • #18
    selectamatic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭selectamatic


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    how much would you get for scrap these days?

    As Colm has already said you really need to get in contact with some exporters.

    Some of them are giving up on €650 for a running and driving turbo diesel avensis or carina.

    They usually take 90's Nissans too so it'd be worth seeing what you could get.


  • #19
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    selectamatic wrote: »
    As Colm has already said you really need to get in contact with some exporters.

    Some of them are giving up on €650 for a running and driving turbo diesel avensis or carina.

    They usually take 90's Nissans too so it'd be worth seeing what you could get.




    what companies should i contact about this?


  • #20
    selectamatic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭selectamatic


    http://www.adverts.ie/7640631

    These fella's in Maynooth usually pay pretty well.

    There are plenty of others at it too however I'm only really familiar with a few others round Connacht.


  • #21
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    selectamatic wrote: »
    http://www.adverts.ie/7640631

    These fella's in Maynooth usually pay pretty well.

    There are plenty of others at it too however I'm only really familiar with a few others round Connacht.




    can you give me the names of the guys in connacht?


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