Nissan have in the past built some great cars. 200 SX Primera Mk I Sunny GTi Almera GTi To name a few. Sadly all we get in Blighty today are rebadged Renaults with all the typical woe they bring once they’re out of warranty. The only genuinely good car they still sell here is the Skyline.

Work colleague had a 200SX, agree it was a good car but sod all use for an adult in the back (just like all coupes), had a headache for days after going to a course in it.

Mate had a Sunny GTiR, the one with 4WD and what at the time seemed like a stupid amount of power (only about 200 bhp, less than the Superb iV). Saw the wrong side of a hedge a couple of times, unbelievably tail happy, probably the short wheel base.

Dad bought a new Almera SRi when he had just turned his 69th birthday. It replaced a Primera Mk 1 which had more hit and runs in 1 year of ownership than all the other knocks he had had in almost 50 years on the road, other than that a nice car. The Almera as well as being the "sportiest" car he ever owned was also the most reliable. In 7 years it had just one failure, the drivers door lock which was sorted under warranty. When he bought it the dealer had loads of pre-reg ones in stock which included GTi's. I would have snapped one up for myself if I had not swapped cars 3 months earlier.

We have also had 2 x K12 Micra 1.2's. Both great cars, in the 10 years they were on the drive the only problem was a failed boot release (warranty) and a broken front spring. One is now coming up 16 and the other just turned 13, both still on the road with decent looking MOT history. Why did we have 2, the first proved to be a pain since it was only a 3 door and had no A/C but we were offered a terrific deal on a 5 door with better spec (5 door with A/C and other bits) so we did a deal. The 3 door went to a chap as a driving school car, no surprise there.