Article in newspaper.

For those interested.In this weekends "Drive" section of the THE AGE newspaper there is a small write up with photo about the Micra.

Mychael

Hey Mike,
Scan it and post on the site.When is the new Micra going to be released? Must be getting close.
Would love to rock up to a dealership in Family Hack and ask for a test drive then come back and say it is way down on power compared to the K11 model.

Yeah Dave, I'll try that.
Is the photo posting feature working again?
It seemed a bit funny recently with odd pics appearing at random.

This article was only refferring to our Micras K11's.

Mychael

New micra is being released in the last quarter of this year and I can't waittttttttttttttt.......bye bye swift hello micra :)

Here is that article from the newspaper.

Mychael

Quite a good summary of the K11 Micra really. A great car in its time and still a good car if you get one that hasn't been abused.

the question is whether the K12 will live up the the K11's reputation

I saw it at the Perth Motor Show - impressions were of a very stylish interior and a quirky exterior. Sort of like a designer handbag on wheels! Might grow on me if they release an S version!

Except they're incorrect with the timing belt thing.


Regardless I know I don't regret parting with my money for my Micra. Probably going to be one of the best cars I'll ever own.

I doubt any cars I'll buy in the future will be packaged as nicely as the k11 (and as DIY friendly & built to not be a throwout item).

see the website http://www.nissanmicra.com.au run by Hardmans of Armidale NSW.
apparently it is due for release around September 07
LWC

Comments about the "timing belt" are just bizzare.
Where did they come from?

Nissan have got it on their website too now.

http://www.nissan.com.au/micra/

sounds interesting - think it will be more of a chick car than it's predecessor:(.

Whose car did they road test? Some lunatics, no doubt. I had no trouble with my timing chain, brakes, driveshaft, clutch or anything else for that matter. It all boils down to how you drive and look after your car.

It does depend mostly on care and use but mileage is a component.As is the type of driving such as long country runs or lots of stop/start city driving.
The front brake rotors do wear down reasonbly quickly. After about 8 pad changes you will see wear in the rotors.

My clutch is original at 278,000k's but I've driven some 2nd hand Micras with only 148,000k's and the clutch's were rooted.

Lots a gravel road driving can damage the CV boots which will bring about early CV joint wear.

I spoke to one owner who suffered timing chain failure without any warning rattle.

Generally speaking however good maintenance and not having an abusive driving style should see a Micra go to at least 200,000 with out any worries.

Mychael

Shesh. I killed my brand new exedy clutch on the first micra within about 15000Km. Absolutely flogged it though. I don't drive anything like that any more. Once I accidentally burnt the clutch a little in the R Colt and was very very upset about it :) Want to keep that car perfect :P Any wear/tear is terrible!!! Your car is a perfect example mipcar.

i think i'm quite hard om my cars.
in the micra. i was at 2 sets of pads per disc. 1 set of performance pads per year.
full set of tyres 1 year/8000 miles.

Polar, at least you were out enjoying your car. I admire you for that! Pads, rotors, tyres - they're all disposable items that are designed to wear out but that doesn't wear out the car itself. Lugging it around in too tall a gear, poor maintenance and being out of tune with the nuances with your car which means you don't notice when something's not quite right - those are the things that shorten the life of a car.

exactly, i push the car hard but i dont feel that i am mistreating it. it gets nice oil changes. i often rev to 7krpm, but the engine is designed to take it no problem.

Also I am lucky in that I live out of town. so lots of long miles. (Like the time I drove to up to Cisco's place, for the day, from Melbourne and return). I sat on about 135kph for hours on the return leg.

Mychael

My micra 1.3 98 have 203360km at the moment no problem