I think you will find these are a re-badged Renault Modus ,so not quite the jap manufacturer.Not a bad motor,but engine bay very tight if you are a diy person.hth

Its not. The Modus may be a re-badged Note; the Note arrived first and has to all acccounts been as reliable as any other Japanese car. Somehow seems more grown up that the obvious comparable the Jazz and cannot see how it would be a mistake buying the last of the current model.

Edited by Happy Blue! on 14/09/2013 at 23:06

1995 / 2001 / 2007 / 2012 - old model, BIG discount - 17 yrs ownership and repairs under £100 per year (ex servicing, brakes, tyres etc)......and they were / are all Japanese (Jap/Jap). (Jap/USA) and (Jap/UK).

Mistake MB 1996 - it cost me a bundle!

Agreed. Always bought Japanese 1999, 2006, 2010 and apart from servicing, tyres and new wipers I've never spent a penny.

One mistake, a Mini in 2010. after 3 weeks of ownership I had to trade it in. Lost what my previous Japanese car had in 4.5 years from new.

Seems to work well with Korean now too, we bought my dad a Hyundai i30 a few months before the change in model. Only cost 65% of the new model.